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!





Monday, November 8, 2010

November Novelties

So it is Novemberrr! I can't believe how fast this semester has flown by! With a full course load and a dedication to the RutgersZone, it feels like just yesterday we were training for this position. Exciting things have been happening around here as you can tell if you've been keeping up with the blog. We FINALLY HAVE APPS! And boy are they delicious! I could eat the Spinach and Artichoke Dip everyday its yummy yummy :)

Other than that there have been some other exciting things happening for me - The November Community Service Project is fast approaching and yes, I must admit I am getting a little nervous!! We are planning a Thanksgiving Day dinner for families of the New Brunswick Charter School. These families are in need, not only in need for a full and healthy meal, but after meeting with a woman in charge of family coordinating for the school, I also learned that the families are in need of spending time with each other. For some of the families, it is not often that they get to sit down together and have a meal. And even though some families do spend time together, sometimes there is just a lack of connection. Our goal for the dinner is to create a positive dinner and a chance for some family fun. We are going to have a traditional dinner but we are also going to have some arts and crafts activities - drawing hand turkeys, having the children write about what they are thankful for, etc. I'm really looking forward to the event and I hope that each family will be able to take something away from it and remember it for a long time.

I also got the chance to work an event where the women's basketball team was here doing some sort of recruiting thing. It was really fun to meet the players and see them having a good time. It's cool that the zone is a place where we can hold events like that.

I'll be checking in next week to keep you updated with what's happening with the November event - keep your fingers crossed that it is a success!

Also - if you haven't checked out our new and revamped facebook page - do it! http://www.facebook.com/rutgerszone

Until next time,

--Ashley

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