Week 6:
Influence, Connection and Midway!
July 27, 2021 | This past week has been characterized by building connections. As young leaders working in this camp, we have realized that connection is foundational in the process of influence. And I am so delighted to share that all the leaders planning, organizing, and working in the camp are very intentional and creative about ‘connection.’ That’s what […]
Week 8:
Progress!
July 27, 2021 | Week 8 started out on a difficult note when the oven that Juan and I have been installing did not work. This particular oven is designed to be nearly airtight and maintain a nitrogen environment which will allow Microtek to expand its SMT capabilities. For the better part of last week, Juan and I attempted […]
Week 7:
Make Your Own Kind Of Music!
July 27, 2021 | I spent this first week after Stella Adler on my own in New York City, working on my independent research and dance study. I visited the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center to get my physical library card, explored the Library’s exhibit areas, and searched the catalog of their Theater […]
Week 8:
Finalizing COVI-SWA Preliminary Data
July 27, 2021 | Olivia, Emma, and I finalizing COVI-SWA files together Week 8 was focused on making our final changes to the scoring of all COVI-SWA files to ensure that the data analysis that we will be running next week is as accurate as possible to standardized methods of scoring. To do this, we reviewed chin tone […]
Week 5:
Power of value-laden networks, leadership mentors, and taking B-C-D- (Breadth, Context and Depth) into account.
July 23, 2021 | This past week has imbued me within a broader network and structure of social change. It is quite imperative for young change-makers to not only learn about grassroots organizing but to also deepen their understanding of practical leadership. Practical leadership refers to the real-life, on-the-ground, emotionally, and psychologically invested leadership of leaders. It is practical […]
Week 8:
Organizing and Curiosity
July 23, 2021 | Organizing Much of my week in person at the museum was spent reorganizing the museum’s institutional archives. This has been a pretty fun project because it is the type of organizing that I really enjoy. It ended up satisfying to finally finish it and have the archives completely organized in its new filing cabinets. Part […]
Week 7:
Scoring the Rest of COVI-SWA and more Shadowing
July 21, 2021 | The initial intern COVI-SWA scoring came to an end this week, albeit with some technical errors to be fixed in several studies next week. Some of these technical errors involved impedance such as faulty electrode placement, bleed from other leads, or unknown rhythmic non-biologic signal usually around 60 Hz. Deciding how to exclude these artifacts […]
Week 6:
Exciting Times
July 21, 2021 | Microtek is growing quickly. In the six weeks that I’ve been an intern, I’ve seen six new hires and countless interviews. Recently there have been discussions on expanding into a second shift and even a new facility. It’s certainly an exciting time to be at Microtek. One of Microtek’s goals, as they grow, is to […]
Week 9:
Responsibility and Challenges
July 21, 2021 | This week my responsibilities at the Iowa Raptor Project changed. My coworker, Amanda, was taking over for Holly Anthony while she was on maternity leave. Now that Holly is back, Amanda is now a volunteer, so she answers to the interns, Lyndi and me. Lyndi and I have been gained a lot of trust throughout […]
Week 8:
The Clock is Ticking
July 21, 2021 | More and More Assays This week I spent a good amount of time helping to run samples for antigen ELISA and antibody ELISA. I had not been able to look over the protocol and completely understand the antigen assay before now, so it was nice to help run it and further my understanding. We do […]