The University of Oklahoma Week 8

The Weekend
This weekend I started getting ready for my journey home by packing a little and getting my car worked on.  Lindsey and I made a birthday cake for our friend Jack, and we took advantage of national ice cream day and went to Coldstone on Sunday. :)

Monday
Today I arrived at work at 4:30 in the morning to meet with OU's sports dietitian, Tiffany Byrd.  I worked all day with her other interns.  We made smoothies for the football team after every practice and also prepared their water bottles for them after every practice.  We helped with stocking their room, serving them breakfast, and constantly making sure everything looked perfect in case a recruit came through to see the area.  We also monitor that they took their vitamins throughout the day.  I can't imagine how they all work that long of hours everyday.  I didn't leave until 7pm and Tiffany was still working.  She is so passionate about what she does.

The Fueling Station for the OU Football Players

Tuesday
Today we attended on of the food allergy sessions run by Dot that all of the Food Service employees have to attend once a year.  We then worked on our projects until we met with Aaron Lindley, who works for marketing, in the afternoon.  He is in charge of graphic design and advertising for the Marketing Department.  The entire department handles all of the marketing for the Housing and Food Service Department on campus, and they also handle the social media.  There are 4 people, including Aaron, on the Marketing Team.

Wednesday
Today we worked on creating as Allergy Assessment Evaluation Form for the Food Service Establishments for Dot.

Thursday
Today we had the pleasure of going to lunch with the Director of Housing and Food Services, Dave Annis.  We went to the University Club, which recently got a huge renovation and it looks absolutely amazing.  It is currently getting a new menu, and we got to experience their lunch buffet, which is not your typical buffet.  We had green chili stew, caprese salad, ceasar salad, steak, garlic mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, salmon, and a fruit tray.  Not to mention we then got chocolate lave caked and ice cream for dessert.  We also got to sample the new ice cream that they are making in house that is made from goat's milk.  Dave is so kind and really wanted to hear about our experience.  It was neat to see how much he loves his job, and is so passionate about the students and their experience.  I wish that we could have spent more time with him, but he is an extremely busy man!  He told us a lot of details about renovations going on and why things are the way that they are.  I really appreciate our time with him!  After lunch, we presented our final evaluations of the OU Food Service Department to Dot.

Friday 
This morning we had our final evaluations with Dot.  It is so bittersweet to leave the Food Service Department of OU!  I am very thankful for this opportunity that I had with them, and I have grown a lot!