Week 7 & 8
WOW! I can't even believe that my time is up here... I have always heard from dietitians that their food service management rotation was the worst out of the three, but I could't disagree more. This rotation has been amazing. I got to experience food management in away that actually applies to what I want to do. I was able to visit most sites on campus and got to experience many different management style. I tried to learn everything I could from everyone that I met here. I asked a BILLION questions and everyone was so quick to provide an answer.

Week 7 included giving my Employee In-Service presentation, which went very well. I even had people ask questions about it when I was at their location. It was over why the Vegetation Station at Couch restaurants is separate. I felt like this was an easy way to talk about some very big topics, such as: cross-contact, cross-contamination, hand-washing, and proper cooking temperatures. I also spent some time in Xceteria with Rebecca, and it was great to see the retail side of ordering and management. It is very different in many ways than running a normal restaurant. 

For the start of week 8 I was at Dunham with Chase and Doug. Chase was amazing and very thoughtful. He started the day off by sitting me down and talking to me about his experience with dietitians and giving some great advice on how to work in the clinical setting (My next rotation is at a hospital). I have loved asking everyone how they want to work with a dietitian and, in their opinion, what it would take to have a good working relationship. It is definitely something I will be using in the future as I work with food service.

I have had such a a great time learning about management and meeting everyone here at OU Housing and Food. You all have created such a welcoming environment that makes it easy to come and learn here. Thank you to everyone who I have met who, have helped me with all of my projects, shown me how you approach your job, and helping me increase my knowledge on how to run a successful food service business.

Thank you so much!!
Best,
Amber

Week 6
Good Afternoon!
I FINALLY got to go to Headington! I was so excited and made the most out of my two days! Curtis and James were so happy to answer all my questions. It was so awesome to see what OU Housing and Food does for OUr athletes. They offer all kinds of different options to keep the athletes and other residents happy and healthy.

This was also the week of my business plan. It went off without a hitch! Couch did an AMAZING job on the food! My theme was playoff time, since we are about to come up on NHL and NBA playoffs. I wanted to demonstrate that individuals with allergies or vegans can have delicious options too. We had Dot's Pepper Salsa, Buffalo Cauliflower "Wings", Vegan "Ranch", and chocolate chip cookie dough. Couch also saved the cauliflower from getting soggy by not putting the sauce on "wings". I was very fortunate to have watched two of Dot's events the last week, since my original business plan date was canceled due to the weather. This really helped in making sure my event went off well! We received many positive reviews and even had some students that were able to get assistance from Dot for their food allergies.

Week 7 is my in-service date! I am so excited to talk about the need for separation in the Vegetation Station at Couch.
Have a great week everyone!