A Chance to Speak Your Mind
Well, hello again!
One of my favorite things about being an intern for UT’s Office of Marketing and Communications is the fact that I am constantly surrounded by current events, relevant to both the university and the community.
For example, each month the university offers the campus community the opportunity to ask questions or vice concerns about current and future events. These interactive town hall meetings are broadcast live via the Web and can also be viewed at anytime after the meeting at UT Views. If you attend the meetings, your questions can be answered face-to-face or you can submit your questions to Townhallquestions@utoledo.edu. I am actually watching today’s town hall as I write this blog!
Students will have another opportunity to share their opinion about the restructuring of the Division of Student Affairs tomorrow, June 24 at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Field House Room 2100. The university understands that there are still concerns about the restructuring of OSI’s duties, so come and share your view/suggestions! Visit the Students Speak Facebook page here.
Another great thing about UT is the amount of internships that it provides for students. Several of my friends have internships at UT, on both Main Campus and the Health Science Campus. For instance, my roommate, Harrison serves an undergraduate research assistant and studies glucocorticoid receptors, a specific type of nuclear receptor, which is implicated in type 2 diabetes, obesity and other related conditions.
Two of my other friends, Tony and Ben, also intern at UTMC. Tony works with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, a program created to increase patient care while also reducing health care costs. Ben also works on lowering health care costs at UTMC through the reporting of adverse drug reactions. Legendary work my friends!
At the end of the day, it’s interesting to hear the stories that Harrison, Ben and Tony have about their experiences compared to mine. Even though we all intern for the same university, our experiences are so different. To me, having friends with different occupations or interests is a great way to make you a well-rounded and interesting individual.
Speaking of well-rounded, I am now more than a week into my new nutrition/fitness plan and things are going great! Thanks to all of you who have been encouraging me!
Enjoy your week!
June 23rd, 2009at 7:10 pm
Jeff,
I feel like a celebrity after being mentioned in your high-profile, university blog. I can only imagine what you will think to write about next. Keep producing this caliber of material and I won’t be surprised to see you in the New York Times one day.
Down the hall,
Harrison