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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Week 7: The Last Stretch – But a Glance Backward
Earlier this week, one of my colleagues, Robin, asked me how many weeks I had left at the Ohio History Connection. An easy question to answer, but reality didn’t hit at that moment. The past seven weeks have been filled … Continue reading
Cultivate week 7
The fellowship is almost over! There are only three weeks left. This week I spent some time doing hard labor in the gardens. I did this last week too. The other garden work was hard but tilling is something else. … Continue reading
Week 7: Youth Summit & Evening of Promise
This week, I heavily focused on ETSS’s two annual events: Youth Summit and Evening of Promise. Youth Summit is right around the corner, taking place on Thursday, August 9th, which means this week and next are focused in on the … Continue reading
Week 7 Pique Week
The week began with three back-to-back events dubbed Pique Week, led by Nakai, Career & Workforce Readiness Director. The three events were part of our CareerLaunch program. CareerLaunch prepares our teens to assess their skills and interests, make sound educational … Continue reading
Beginning to See the Fruits of my Labor
It’s been a very exciting week here at the Siemer institute. We have a new employee! Her role is the Director of Impact & Partnerships. It’s nice to hear a different voice during meetings and have a new perspective at … Continue reading
Week 7 – Walking and Talking
This week I have been working on ongoing projects. With people out at our national conference this week I have been wrapping up some projects. The main one that I have been working on this week has been distributing pamphlets … Continue reading
Week 7: Last Week of 2022 Summer School
This week we finalized all of the projects and deliverables for the Information Session on Thursday. Families came to the session and walked around the school scanning QR codes that linked to the videos we made about the different programs, … Continue reading
Week 7 | Meetings and Evaluation
This week was my first week back in the office after the conclusion of the Summer Camp. I have had a very eye opening week. I got the opportunity to meet with a few important people in the Community in … Continue reading
Week 7: Rough Drafts Are Called Rough Drafts For a Reason
As I have stated, this fellowship has placed me outside of my comfort zone. My prior work experiences have been externally oriented. I interacted directly with customers or constituents, and examined public policy issues while identifying possible solutions. My current … Continue reading
Week 6: Shadow Day and Info Session
This past week was enjoyable and very busy. On Monday I shadowed Darrell and got to tag along on the projects he worked on that day. In the morning we helped guide our summer school students during morning drop-off into … Continue reading