What is this blog?

The RutgersZone is a revolutionary new space located in the Livingston Student Center on the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University. The space includes games like Skee-Ball and Pool, an array of HD Satellite televisions and a full-service ice cream/soda shop.

In addition to creating a unique experience on campus for Rutgers students, the RutgersZone also aims to develop life and leadership skills of the staff members working in the space.

This blog, the RutgersZone Experiment, is a chronicle of this ground-breaking experience being shared by seven undergraduate student managers and one professional staff general manager. These students are being tasked with working as a team to create an unmatched on-campus experience for our guests, learning to become effective managers and constantly "pushing the envelope" for what is expected on a college campus. As a part of their employment experience, each student manager is asked to blog at least once per week about the processes associated with opening this space or developing as a manger.

Welcome to the RutgersZone Experiment!





Tuesday, September 21, 2010

BOY OH BOY!

Yay! Crew! I think every blog I have mentioned that it has been a crazy ride and the adventure continues!

We finally have crew which is so very helpful and exciting to train them and teach them about the many things we have been learning since our start. It is so refreshing to have the team be excited about working at the space and I've heard more times than I can count on my fingers what a cool job they have and how lucky they feel. Training can be a lot of information but the crew is eager to learn and that makes the managers job that much more exciting. It feels like now the pressure is really on for us managers to step up and be confident in what we are doing and what we are putting forward in terms of teaching the crew what we know.

Bed Races are coming up and I am sooo excited to get us started. We have a great idea for the bed we are doing BUT ITS A SECRET! -- You'll just have to come to the Bed Races to support the RutgersZone to see what we have chosen as a theme to decorate our bed! GO TEAM DON! :)

This weekend is our first meeting with the entire staff and I'm anxious to see the team dynamic increase in the mean time!

Keep checking in to hear more about our training process!

-- Ashley

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