February 8th, 2015 (Week 2)

The second week of classes has just ended, but I can already feel the work and deadlines slowly creep up! I have attended most of my classes in spite of the past few snow days, but there are still a few recitation classes that I have yet to sit in on. Unfortunately, I still haven’t experienced what a full scheduled week feels like because shadowing hours are starting this week! I am excited to meet some of the other Senior Consultants I have not worked with so far. I hope to learn a lot from them and listen to their experiences as interns and Senior cons.

To sum this past week up, I’ve learned more about proper work etiquette and two features of TLT: Digication and the CoLA centers. In class on Friday, Urszula from the Career Center gave us a general run through of what the TLT internship entails. We will be evaluated throughout the semester by our performance and our assignments. Urszula also gave us a leaflet that explained the Do’s and Don’ts in the work environment, which I thought it was helpful and easy to follow. Jasmine and Jennifer, two Senior cons, also gave a detailed presentation on how to use Digication to set up our e-Portfolios. I’ve used Digication before for my WRT 102 class when I had to post my essays up for my final project. Luckily, my instructor showed us before hand some general tips and tools on how to navigate through the page. Rose and Pam explained that we will be using Digication as more of a professional platform to advertise ourselves for future employers. Since I already had my page set up before, I plan on refining my page and adding more career related information. Aside from learning more about Digication, I also learned how to help students reserve CoLA booths. I worked a shift in NRR2nd floor on Sunday from 3 to 6PM. I was lucky to have Daniel, a Senior con, show me the procedure in signing up students for CoLAs. The steps are straight forward, and I am glad I learned. Next time, I can help students sign up as well! I am glad I am learning more as I work around the different SINC sites. Last semester I was on probation because I missed one of my shifts on my first day during Temp 1. Although I learned a lot from the Senior cons in the Main Library, I did not have the pleasure of working in the other sites. However, I have that opportunity this semester and I’m planning to hop around the SINC sites to understand how each are run!