Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Hello Everyone! (Week #1)


For those of you of you who I have not me, my name is Devon Walker.  I am from Colorado and recently moved to Oklahoma this past August (I have loved living in Norman so far)!  I will be completing my management rotation with OU housing and food for the next nine weeks, which I am really excited about.   Everyone has welcomed me with warm smiles and made me feel very comfortable.  I can already tell that I am going to thoroughly enjoy my time here.  I am thrilled I get the opportunity to learn from experienced management employees within this setting.

During my first week at OU housing & food services I was able to get an overall picture of the management process, which will help for the remaining eight weeks here.  I have been going through the orientation process and reading over materials regarding management.  I have also had the chance to meet with Shawn Henry (Director of Retail Operations) and Robert Weaver (Director of Board Operations) to ask questions and get a better understanding of what they do. It was interesting hearing the different roles of management within the OU organization.  As one of my projects with Dot Flowers, I began working on an OU food allergy action plan.  I found this pretty interesting reading about what other schools have done and applying the information to meet OU standards.  Thursday, I was able to attend a manager’s meeting, which was extremely helpful.  I was able to put faces to names and listen in on what each person does to help keep the operations running smoothly.

I had a great time my first week meeting different members of the OU housing & dining team.  It has also been really nice eating lunch at the Couch restaurants with Dot each day! :)

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