Everybody is Busy. . .

I think I have a different perspective on my project this week.  I think that the reason that the reason that I feel that I am not leaning a lot or feel like I am being trained is that the Conference was only 6 weeks away when I went to my first orientation.  That did not give the director adequate time to meet with us or train us and I believe that she is overwhelmed with her other responsibilities as Assistant Dean of Students.  So, I think that my expectations may have been over jealous and now I see that in the short amount of time we/I have to help with this project, I have discovered more than I thought.  For one thing, I found out a lot more about the organizations and clubs that meet on campus.  I met with some of the groups to pitch the Conference and was surprised to discover how professional they are.  I met with mostly pre-med, science and math club, and physicians assistants and nurses.  Their meetings were very structured and held in the Union meeting rooms which are very much like the faculty conference rooms.  I also discovered that if I had been given the necessary tools earlier, I would have been able to solicit donations from many different vendors and businesses.  I did really well with just two weeks to solicit BUT most of the people told me that they needed a minimum of 6 weeks to get approval of my request.  Anyway. . . I also got to know more about the Women's Resource Center and how they provide a place for women to discuss issues in a safe space and the staff is so, so friendly.  The Conference March 16 and I feel that I will learn quite a lot the day of the function that I can use in the future.