Women's History-Week Reflection

A great deal of work I have done over the past two weeks has involved organizing, preparing, and setting-up for on-campus events. On the day of the Phone Case event (March 15th), I had to set up Castle View with tables and chairs so the phone case makers would have space to work and students could sit while they waited for their phone cases to be made. Although I was not working while the phone case event was held, I was there to greet the people making the phone cases and see if they needed help setting-up any additional items they brought with them. For the Women’s History Month program (on March 17th), I had to find videos related to Women’s History that could be shown to students during the event, as well as set up couches and TV’s for the event. I also helped rehang inspirational quotes from female leaders that had been falling off the windows in Castle View. On the day of the Smoothie Night (March 22nd), I had to find the blenders that would be used for the program. Although the closet they were stored in had been reorganized, the top and …show more content…
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