My responsibilities in the P.R.O.W.L.
center consisted of making sure the student athlete is greeted with a friendly
hello and ask if they need assistance, if they do not need help of any kind, I
continue with overseeing the center. The
P.R.O.W.L. center is student-service oriented so we must keep the area clean so
we can use it for years to come. I am
also responsible for taking a head count of everyone every half hour in the
center and recording the number of people in the book. I also am there to make sure all of the
equipment is being used properly, this including the television/VCR,
computers/printers/copy machine, refrigerator/microwave, telephone/radio and
the sofa/chairs. I have never opened the
center but I have closed the center and those responsibilities include: making sure the area is cleared with trash
and clutter (newspapers and magazines), replace items to designated spots (make
sure the water cooler is full, replace it with new container if it is empty),
close all computer programs and turn off the computers, turn off the printer
and copy machine, turn off coffee pot and microwave and check the refrigerator
door is closed, make sure all offices are locked, turn off all lights and lock
the door on your way out.
Some
of my other jobs in the center were cutting the Cougar sports out of the local
newspapers and filing them for the athletes to come in and keep them, if they
wanted them, I made some phone calls for Jeremey to let the athletes know about
their Team Care meetings twice a month, I learned to navigate my way between
Bohler Gym and the Physical Education Building (that is something I did not
know how to do before my practicum) and I learned where all of the sport
offices are because I delivered the athlete resume books to all of the offices. I helped out at a dinner that the center held
for the University partners. They took
them to a baseball game against the Huskies and their dinner was catered and
they received a keepsake for attending.
It is an annual event for the people who make time for education and
they are well appreciated for all that they do for Washington State
University. I am very grateful for having attended and it
was great to see all of the events that I do not normally hear about. Finally, I familiarized myself with all of
the other practicum students and our supervisors, Pippa and Jeremey, we became
good friends.
Over
the course of this semester, we encountered a problem. On January 25, 2005, the 61-inch television
and the VCR/DVD player were stolen from the center. The door was locked and we could not see how
the man stole the TV. We were told that
he slipped in through one of the windows, unlocked the door, wheeled out the TV
and closed the door behind him. He was
later caught when the police arrested him for an unrelated forgery charge. The police just happen to notice the TV in
the living room, obtained a warrant and linked it with the reported missing TV
from the Physical
Education Building. The police released the TV back to the center
on March 4, 2005.
We
had a meeting about the theft and made changes to our list of
responsibilities. The windows were
securely fastened shut. All of the practicum students had their pictures taken
and on their day of work, their pictures would be pinned up outside to show
everyone who comes in who is working that day.
The last person who closes the center must initial the head count sheet
before they leave. They must make sure
the lights are off and that the door is locked.
The
P.R.O.W.L. center is pretty well kept up.
Everything is in order and is very organized. The only problem I saw with the center was
its security, when the television was stolen.
As a suggestion, it would be beneficial to have two people at a time
working their shifts. I haven’t had a
shift where it went into evening when not a lot of people come into the center,
but it would be nice to have someone there with you, especially at night.
As
far as myself in this job, I really liked that they gave me a chance to work
there because they were only looking for twelve or thirteen people and I made
it on the waiting list just in case someone dropped. They told me to come to the meeting anyway
and so I did. Someone did end up
dropping and I had the opportunity to work my practicum hours in the center. They did their best with scheduling people
according to their classes and other commitments. Each practicum student worked three hours
each week. When it was my time to come
in each time, I came a half an hour to fifteen minutes early, I was never late. When I was not going to be there for my
scheduled time, I let them know a head of time and I was scheduled for another
time during the week. I did every one of
my responsibilities when I was in the center.
When I was asked to do other jobs I went and completed them. When I had questions, I asked and they
answered them as best as they could. I
never complained or put down a job that was given to me. I did everything they told me to do.
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