Weeks 5, 6, 7, & 8!

Week 5: 

This week I really focused on getting to caught up on my assignments that I have been working on during this rotation! I appreciate all of you for taking the time to answer my questions I have had over these assignments along with helping me completely my various projects along the way! 

Week 6: 

This week I participated in helping Dot with her allergy awareness booths. She had one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. The booth on Tuesday was an absolute success! We went through all of the samples and we had a lot of students and staff asking questions about food allergies! On Thursday the booth was outside, it was a little harder to attract students over to try the samples. We had some samples left over and we did attract several students who wanted to learn about food allergies and were interested in reading out poster boards. Overall it was a success though, having a good amount of students who came by. 

On Wednesday of this week I met with Lauren Royston. She and I discussed the rolls that human resources plays in helping OU housing and food services run as smoothly as it does. She was very kind to take the time to meet with me and answer all of my questions! 

Week 7: 

This week I was able to go to Crossroads! I was shown around their facility and I also got to head over to bookmark to see how that was ran. I was very impressed with how well operations ran! I had a great time getting to know everyone and I appreciate the time they took to talk and answer my questions. 

On Tuesday I worked at Wagner with Curtis and James. Both Curtis and James sat down with me and took the time to answer all of my questions which was really great! I had a great time working with Flo and getting to see how the facility accommodates to so many different needs. 

On Thursday I presented my In-service at the managers meeting! I did my in-service over food allergies and some suggested protocols and guidelines that should be followed when preparing foods that are for students with food allergies or restrictions.

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Week 8: 

MY LAST WEEK!  On Monday and Tuesday I worked with Amy and all of her employees over at Enstein's Bagel Brothers! It was great to talk to her and her staff about how things run over there! I have never worked in a frachise operation before so that was a great experience! On Tuesday they had an audit and GOT AN "A"! It was honestly really interesting to see how an audit is done.

I can’t believe this rotation is over! It went by so quickly and I am very grateful for all the people I have met and have had the opportunity to learn from! You have all been amazing! It has been extremely helpful for me to see how a program this large is able to successfully feed so many students! It was my first experience with food service and it has been a blast! I appreciate everything you all did to make this such an amazing rotation! It is a little bittersweet to leave and I wish you all the very best! 

Victoria Dahan

Week 3 & 4 + Buisness Plan

Week 3

I was originally supposed to work in Couch for a couple of days this week but Cate was opening earlier than it was supposed to so it was short staffed! I was able to head over and see how operations work over there along with helping pick up some slack! I have not had much experience in a kitchen so I was extremely happy to have had that opportunity! I worked at the fryer helping prepare french fries, corn dogs, and chicken fingers. I was a little overwhelmed at first but after a few rounds, I got the hang of it! I expect a job offer to be Cate’s full time fryer here pretty soon :).

I met with Steve during this week so he could help me review my recipe and input the ingredients and instructions into cboard! Cboard is much more complicated than I was expecting! It is so important to make sure that you are precise with what you are inputing to avoid any big differences with the final product. 

I was able to head over to Couch on friday and talk with Marcia. She was extremely kind to sit and talk with me and answer all of the questions I had on the ins and outs of how couch is run. After meeting with Marcia I was fortunate enough to sit in on a meeting between Sam, Marcia and Nathan! 

I also finished off the week by observing and helping Kevin with his safety and sanitation check! I learned a lot about how to perform an inspection which was an amazing opportunity! 

Week 4

WEEK OF MY BUSINESS PLAN!!!  

My Business plan is on thursday and I worked on organizing the set up, the food, and the handout for a couple weeks now. On Tuesday and Wednesday I was able to head over to the couch and actually help out with creating me recipes! I really appreciate all of the help and guidance I received from the kitchen staff during this week! It was a learning experience for me and I could not have been more thankful for you all providing me with your guidance and kind words or encouragement. 

The event was a success, we hit some hiccups during set up but other than that, everything ran very smoothly! The students really enjoyed their samples and learning about food allergies and intolerances.  

Weeks 1 &2 - Victoria Dahan

Hello! My Name is Victoria Dahan and I am a Dietetic Intern from OUHSC working with Dot! I am excited to get the opportunity to work in all of your facilities and learn about what happens at OU Housing and Food Services! 

Week 1:
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Chris and Doug at Dunham this week! I talked to Chris about the different roles that dietitians can have throughout their careers along with the underappreciated nature dietitians have in hospital settings. I just finished up my clinical rotation so I could not agree with this more! I received the grand tour of Duhnam. Dunham was preparing to use both kitchens to designate where foods are being served. I was able to help out during breakfast learning how the students place orders and how the staff is able to cook breakfast to order. I was then moved over to learn how the salad station was run! I learned how to make pasta bakes and I also helped create a sign for the pasta station -- Spaghetti Island!

Week 2: 

Week 2 I was able to help out with sorority recruitment move in! This was interesting to see how OU housing and food service plays a role in ensuring move in is done smoothly. I went to the University of Arkansas and it was mostly a free for all so it was a great to experience how other schools organize move in. 

This week I also helped with Dot’s booth for move in! At this booth we served breakfast foods along with some lunch samples for parents and students to try! All samples were gluten free, vegan, and top 8 allergen free. I had one parent come up with a student who was gluten free and lactose in tolerant and she was so happy that her student got to try a doughnut for the first time!!

On Friday of this week I was fortunate enough to go to couch and begin my first trial of the recipe I am developing! It is going to be a Broccoli Tabbouleh.