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We are Online!

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Today marks my seventh week interning at the Office of the Dean of Student Life, and I still can’t believe it! It feels like just last week when I first came in, arranged pictures on my desk, and carved out my little corner in the office fridge.

 

One of the biggest accomplishments thus far has all been the media magic the office has been making.  Our office is now online and you can learn even more about what we do on our helpful video titled Dean of Student Life on our YouTube page. In case that is not enough to wet your whistle make sure to view our other videos highlighting other OSU resources ranging from Dixon Recreation Center (feel the burn!) to Tobacco Cessation (did you know they offer free nicotine patches and gum?).

 

To view these video go to the following site (NOTE: You do not need to have a YouTube account to view these videos):

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/StudentLifeOSU

 

For even more social media in your life check us out on Pintrest.  In case you have not hear of Pintrest, the site defines itself as “… a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.” Well the beautiful things that we are sharing are related to Student Life at OSU. Our page includes boards titled, “Corvallis Restaurants”, “Just for Laughs”, “New to Corvallis”, “NUFP”, “Graduate School”, “Professional Organizations” and “Higher Education Journals”. There are even more boards for you to explore once you visit our Pintrest site (NOTE: You do not need to have a YouTube account to view these videos):

 

http://pinterest.com/oregonstateslp/

 

So what are you waiting for? Open up a new tab and learn some more about our office and OSU!

 

Cheers,

Sophie

 

Week 2: Introducing Sophie!

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My name is Sophie, and I am the PROMISE intern with Oregon State University’s Office of the Dean of Student Life. I am also a recent OSU graduate, and will be entering OSU’s College Student Services Administration Program next year with an assistantship in the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

This summer I am working on a variety of projects, with the foremost being a continuation of my work from the academic year. I had an internship with the Office of the Dean of Student Life during Spring Term,and I created videos for OSU campus resources (Dixon Recreation Center, Valley Library, Counseling & Psychological Services, Student Health Services and Office of the Dean of Student Life). As of this past week they are all captioned for accessibility, posted on YouTube, and are also posted on the up and coming new Dean of Student Life website (which should go live in a few short days). This summer I will continue making more resource videos and creating PDF “cheat sheets” for the existing videos.

Another large project I will be working on is updating the National Association of Student Personal Administrators Undergraduate Fellowship Program (NUFP) program at the OSU campus for the 2012-2013 year. NUFP is a mentoring program designed for underrepresented students interested in pursuing student affairs as a profession. I am updating a syllabus for a AHE 499 NUFP class, creating OSU-NUFP promotional material, connecting with current NUFP Scholars, and filming a NUFP informational video. For anyone interested in a future profession within student affairs and higher education please let me know by leaving a comment!

In short I have some exciting projects on my plate! I will also post the links to the YouTube videos soon in case anyone wants to spend a few minutes learning about some helpful campus resources.

Happy Monday 🙂