During our 5th week at Ohio State, it was hard to grasp the fact that we only had a few weeks left. The panic set in when thinking about completing our group research project, forming our individual research project, and utilizing our last few weeks at Ohio State. The week of June 16 to June 22 was filled with office hours in the Office of Student Conduct, meetings with Andrea Goldblum from the Office of Compliance and Karen Kyle from Student Advocacy, and our end of the week activity at Laser Caze.
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Ms. Goldblum to discuss her current position as the Compliance Director and the institution’s Title IX and Clery Act Coordinator. With my interest in Title IX and research on consent, it was great to hear about what her current role entails and her former position as Director of Student Conduct. I loved hearing her perspective on the rising concern with international students and student conduct, particularly with sexual violence, domestic violence, and issues relating to consent. With her current and former roles, she was able to provide insight on the differences in working in the Office of Compliance and the Office of Student Conduct; with such a large institution, it is understandable that OSU has offices for these types of matters.
Along with Ms. Goldblum, I was able to meet with Karen Kyle and learn about the resources and services that Student Advocacy provides for their students. Upon meeting, she was prepared with documents that would give us a brief background of the Office Student Advocacy and the types of support given to students. I enjoyed that this office allows students to cut through the bureaucracy of the university and gives students voices. I did not realize that institutions had Student Advocacy offices, and I believe it is a necessary resource for students and their families. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Ms. Kyle, and I will always remember her nuggets of wisdom in regard to working with colleagues who may have more experience than you: “Set a goal to say two meaningful or relevant things in [a] meeting that is beneficial to the group. Make relevant statements or ask relevant questions”. As someone who tends to not be the first one to speak, I make it a point to not speak most often but speak with purpose.
After another week crossed off our calendars, we ended up going to Lazer Craze on Saturday, June 22nd as a cohort. Along with us were students who were part of the STROP program, which is a program where students are conducting individual research projects at OSU. All of us were divided into two teams, blue and red, and of course the blue team was the BEST because I was on it! I played one of my best games out of the few laser tag excursions that I have participated in, and I ended up ranking 3rd overall. Unfortunately, the red team won in the end; however, they had one extra person and they definitely ran the entirety of the game! I’m not upset OR ANYTHING! It was a great game, and we all had a wonderful time out of the house. After we finished up at Laser Craze and played some arcade games, we all headed back home to our humble abode. We played spades, talked, and laughed until we were too tired to make complete sentences. It was a great week.
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Ms. Goldblum to discuss her current position as the Compliance Director and the institution’s Title IX and Clery Act Coordinator. With my interest in Title IX and research on consent, it was great to hear about what her current role entails and her former position as Director of Student Conduct. I loved hearing her perspective on the rising concern with international students and student conduct, particularly with sexual violence, domestic violence, and issues relating to consent. With her current and former roles, she was able to provide insight on the differences in working in the Office of Compliance and the Office of Student Conduct; with such a large institution, it is understandable that OSU has offices for these types of matters.
Along with Ms. Goldblum, I was able to meet with Karen Kyle and learn about the resources and services that Student Advocacy provides for their students. Upon meeting, she was prepared with documents that would give us a brief background of the Office Student Advocacy and the types of support given to students. I enjoyed that this office allows students to cut through the bureaucracy of the university and gives students voices. I did not realize that institutions had Student Advocacy offices, and I believe it is a necessary resource for students and their families. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Ms. Kyle, and I will always remember her nuggets of wisdom in regard to working with colleagues who may have more experience than you: “Set a goal to say two meaningful or relevant things in [a] meeting that is beneficial to the group. Make relevant statements or ask relevant questions”. As someone who tends to not be the first one to speak, I make it a point to not speak most often but speak with purpose.
After another week crossed off our calendars, we ended up going to Lazer Craze on Saturday, June 22nd as a cohort. Along with us were students who were part of the STROP program, which is a program where students are conducting individual research projects at OSU. All of us were divided into two teams, blue and red, and of course the blue team was the BEST because I was on it! I played one of my best games out of the few laser tag excursions that I have participated in, and I ended up ranking 3rd overall. Unfortunately, the red team won in the end; however, they had one extra person and they definitely ran the entirety of the game! I’m not upset OR ANYTHING! It was a great game, and we all had a wonderful time out of the house. After we finished up at Laser Craze and played some arcade games, we all headed back home to our humble abode. We played spades, talked, and laughed until we were too tired to make complete sentences. It was a great week.