For many of the programs we have done this semester, we have been actively cosponsoring with other groups. On March 24, we had a unique event cosponsored with Career Services and the Rutgers Alumni Association called the How-To Network Party. The goal of the event was to teach students the dos and don't of networking. There were several Rutgers Alumni on hand to help practice the various techniques that were learned. Our speakers were Gene Gentile, Tony Doody, and Andrew Seguel. Gene from the Rutgers Alumni Association spoke about first impressions and how to make a memorable first impression. Tony from Student Life spoke about the one minute elevator pitch- how to summarize your most important and useful qualities in one minute. These are important traits when first meeting a potential contact or employer. Andrew from Career Services discussed dining etiquette in the event food or beverages are served, and how to properly follow up after meeting someone. We had 2 sessions, both filled with students who learned valuable lessons for the future.
Because the event went so well, we will also be working with the Rutgers Alumni Association on Thursday for the Almost Alumni Party, where seniors can come and get their complimentary Rutgers Class of 2011 mug, some free food, and hear live music by the Beatles cover band Hey Bulldog! We are really excited for the event and hope to see you there!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
& That's A Wrap - For this year's Community Service & Volunteering!
I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It feels like just yesterday I was thinking of ideas for the very first RutgersZone community service/volunteer event. Well, here we are in the end of April with our end of the year banquet just around the corner. I just wanted to share with you all how the last few events have gone thus far.
So on April 11th the Zone hosted a Blood Drive in the Student Center which turned out to be a huge success - thanks to all of you who donated! Jared (from Blood Services) and I set up a goal to get 40 donors throughout the whole day - which was from 11am - 5pm. All together we had 53 people come out! A great turnout! We had 38 people that were actually able to donate their blood, which made it a success! It was exciting to have the Blood Services workers be so proud of our efforts. The RutgersZone staff did an amazing job at recruiting people to donate and we had so much fun in the process. We had a table set up right in the middle of the student center so you couldn't walk by without us grabbing your attention - and it paid off! A lot of the RutgersZone staff donated their own blood as well (including myself)!
The second big event we were supposed to do was the gardening at New Jersey Olde Towne. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible on the day of the event - literally poured all morning. So instead, we all decided to get together anyways and go out for brunch so we could spend some time together. Afterall, community service isn't only about helping others and the community but it gives us an opportunity to spend some time with each other and get to know each other a little better. We had an awesome time and hopefully we can go back to New Jersey Olde Towne sometime in the near future!
We are still working hard to raise money for New Brunswick School kids - i'm not sure how close we are to our goal, but I sure hope it's enough to help out!
This year has been so much fun planning the events that we have done thus far and I am so glad that the staff has enjoyed the events as well. I am anxious to see how this tradition will carry on over the years and what kinds of things the Zone will get involved in in the future!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Student Employment Showcase
Rutgers kicked off its week long tribute to its student workers with a Student Employment Showcase. Representatives from multiple on campus facilities including Asian American Cultural Center, Office of Information Technology, and the RutgersZone, used visual displays to communicate their year of hard work. Below is a picture of Ali being interviewed in front of our table.
This was a great opportunity for administrators and by passers to see the awesome activities the RutgersZone offers as well as the work Ali and I specifically done. And even though we were located between the Rutgers Daycare Center and the Rutgers Animal farm (how could you resist the cute children and baby animals), we still got attention from our elaborate display.
What I didn't expect to get from this event is learning about the other organizations offering student employee jobs. We are all apart of a team of people helping to educate students further outside the classroom. I already knew the RutgersZone was focused on this. (our K in the TOKEN philsophy is knowledge).
And hey, there is always next year to win an award!
Check out this link for a video of the event! I'm in it... embarrassing. Matt also makes an appearance in the first few seconds! =)
http://studentwork.rutgers.edu/
This was a great opportunity for administrators and by passers to see the awesome activities the RutgersZone offers as well as the work Ali and I specifically done. And even though we were located between the Rutgers Daycare Center and the Rutgers Animal farm (how could you resist the cute children and baby animals), we still got attention from our elaborate display.
What I didn't expect to get from this event is learning about the other organizations offering student employee jobs. We are all apart of a team of people helping to educate students further outside the classroom. I already knew the RutgersZone was focused on this. (our K in the TOKEN philsophy is knowledge).
And hey, there is always next year to win an award!
Check out this link for a video of the event! I'm in it... embarrassing. Matt also makes an appearance in the first few seconds! =)
http://studentwork.rutgers.edu/
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