Over break I went to Sunny Hills on Friday for 6 hours. And this Monday I worked for 7 hours.
Total hours so far: 20
On Friday Hannah and I finally got to work together for the first time. She let me choose between 2 design project because she is not ready to start the newsletter. I chose to redo the layout/ write summaries for bookmark inserts describing each of the 8 programs offered through Sunny Hills. They are adding 2 more which needed a whole new insert created as well as a summary description for the back. I re-designed the formatting of the inserts while teaching the program Adobe InDesign to myself. I also created the 2 new ones and wrote one paragraph summaries after ready large brochures on each program.
On Monday I continued work on this project I messed around with color altering which was really hard to figure out. The inserts are meant to be stacked upon each other and each one gets shorter on the stack so they are layered you can read the titles. And they wanted the value (they are all green) to get lighter as you go down. So that's what I worked on. Then I met Paul for lunch at the Civic Center. It was pretty. When I came back I was supposed to go on a tour of the campus with Hannah and a perspective student, but that got canceled. I ordered 2 copies of the book InDesign for Dummies for Hannah and I so we can learn it together. Then didn't have much else to do so I read The Great Gatsby.
My project is still on hold because Hannah has to finish the annual report first. In fact my project my be changed because the newsletter could get pushed back too far. I hope it doesn't though. After getting some experience with InDesign I really wanna do more advanced stuff with it.
In terms of the politic in the office, I mainly notice that within the Development office there are many different divisions or titles. So people are often off doing their own thing. For example, my mentor is in charge of marketing while the person she shares her office with does fundraiser event planning. Obviously I have figured out that the owner of Sunny Hills is at the top of the ladder and has final say on everything.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Week 2
This Monday I worked from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm for a total of 7 hours this week.
Total Hours So Far: 7
This week I knew that my mentor, Hannah would be out of the office again because of jury duty. Her service is ending this week so I will see her next week. She had me come into the office anyways so as to not get behind on my hours. I came in at ten and worked with Hannah's associates Sandy, Pennell, and Sandy's son-to-be- replacement when she retires, Eva. They were all very nice, although they didn't have much for me to do without Hannah there. Sandy introduced me to everyone at the office and gave me a small tour. Pennell had me make and attach 300 address labels to mail flyers about an upcoming golf tournament fundraiser. This took me into lunch. Sandy bought lunch for the four of us which was incredibly nice! We walked down to the Red Hill Shopping Center and ate at the Easy Street Cafe. I had a crab cake sandwich (delicious!). When we got back They had me read about Sunny Hills along with some recent developments in the organization. I got a free coffee mug and T-Shirt, then spent the rest of the day filing. It was a nice first day. Sunny Hills is closed on Presidents Day so I plan to try and go in on a different day over break to make up hours.
My project is on a hiatus until I can work with Hannah. She is anxious to begin the newsletter so as soon as I work with her we will get started. Luckily I already have a project set up.
The environment at Sunny Hills is very nice. the people there are very laid back. You can wear jeans and even bring your dog to work (because the location is so gorgeous/ dog-friendly). Kids are always walking past the building on there way to activities or classes and the offices are very close together. I have my own office which is cool but its right next to Hannah's which is helpful. There is a kitchen down the hall with a fridge, microwave, hot water, coffee, place to eat inside, and a place to eat outside. All the employees are very open and kind (understandable if they work at a non-profit that helps troubled youth). I am glad to be working there.
Total Hours So Far: 7
This week I knew that my mentor, Hannah would be out of the office again because of jury duty. Her service is ending this week so I will see her next week. She had me come into the office anyways so as to not get behind on my hours. I came in at ten and worked with Hannah's associates Sandy, Pennell, and Sandy's son-to-be- replacement when she retires, Eva. They were all very nice, although they didn't have much for me to do without Hannah there. Sandy introduced me to everyone at the office and gave me a small tour. Pennell had me make and attach 300 address labels to mail flyers about an upcoming golf tournament fundraiser. This took me into lunch. Sandy bought lunch for the four of us which was incredibly nice! We walked down to the Red Hill Shopping Center and ate at the Easy Street Cafe. I had a crab cake sandwich (delicious!). When we got back They had me read about Sunny Hills along with some recent developments in the organization. I got a free coffee mug and T-Shirt, then spent the rest of the day filing. It was a nice first day. Sunny Hills is closed on Presidents Day so I plan to try and go in on a different day over break to make up hours.
My project is on a hiatus until I can work with Hannah. She is anxious to begin the newsletter so as soon as I work with her we will get started. Luckily I already have a project set up.
The environment at Sunny Hills is very nice. the people there are very laid back. You can wear jeans and even bring your dog to work (because the location is so gorgeous/ dog-friendly). Kids are always walking past the building on there way to activities or classes and the offices are very close together. I have my own office which is cool but its right next to Hannah's which is helpful. There is a kitchen down the hall with a fridge, microwave, hot water, coffee, place to eat inside, and a place to eat outside. All the employees are very open and kind (understandable if they work at a non-profit that helps troubled youth). I am glad to be working there.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Week 1
This week I was unable to attend my internship because my mentor, Hannah, had jury duty. I will therefore begin my internship next Monday on the 11th. Because I already had my internship set up but was unable to attend, I stayed home for the day. If I went to school it would have been useless because everyone there would be looking for internships. I had a nice time sleeping in and getting some homework done (I read 90 pages of The Golden Ratio!).
As it stands I already know what my project will be and I will probably spend a majority of my internship working on that project. I am to help design and produce Sunny Hill's seasonal newsletter for the spring of 2008. I will be solely responsible for two pages of the newsletter. This includes not only design work but photography, periodical writing, interviewing, etc.
I guess you could say what surprised me my first week was that I wouldn't be going to my internship on the first day! Hopefully I will enjoy it when I start next week. Also, I spent part of the day walking my yellow-lab Haley to the park, which is only a block or two from my house. I guess she had to go "number 2" really bad because started to "relieve herself" in the middle of the road as we were crossing the street. As cars drove around her with a look of utter disgust and confusion I buried my face in my hand. This was the second most surprising (and embarrassing) moment of my day. I think the worst part was signaling for cars to stop as I cleaned it up with a Ziploc bag.
As it stands I already know what my project will be and I will probably spend a majority of my internship working on that project. I am to help design and produce Sunny Hill's seasonal newsletter for the spring of 2008. I will be solely responsible for two pages of the newsletter. This includes not only design work but photography, periodical writing, interviewing, etc.
I guess you could say what surprised me my first week was that I wouldn't be going to my internship on the first day! Hopefully I will enjoy it when I start next week. Also, I spent part of the day walking my yellow-lab Haley to the park, which is only a block or two from my house. I guess she had to go "number 2" really bad because started to "relieve herself" in the middle of the road as we were crossing the street. As cars drove around her with a look of utter disgust and confusion I buried my face in my hand. This was the second most surprising (and embarrassing) moment of my day. I think the worst part was signaling for cars to stop as I cleaned it up with a Ziploc bag.
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