Week 13

The chapters got edited at the expense of sleep and another project. But, considering that they are considering using me in the future (and for pay), I figured I could sacrifice a little over there for some confidence in my abilities on the part of my bosses. Hopefully, that paid off and I didn't miss glaring mistakes.

Tomorrow is the poster presentation. I have a title, at the prompting of Dr. Wible's email this morning, but that is about it. The rest of today will be dedicated to reviewing the "things" I've done this semester (i.e., those things I can hold in my hand or, better, hang on a poster) and determine what should be included on this poster. Last week I got my first experience really writing substantially for FIT. I wrote a press release for a book about female athletes that have broken down barriers for future, today's, generations. I wrote a template which will be used to send to the universities the athletes in the book attended in hopes that a mention of an alum in a book warrants their buying several copies of the book. The template was written for Pat Summitt, an alum of UT, so was written to UT. The first couple of paragraphs introduced the book in the context of Pat Summitt's achievements (which are many) and then segwayed into a talk on the book generally and, lastly, the author and his achievements (which are also many). It will serve as a template, primarily, because of the segway sentence and last two paragraphs but will have to be tailored to the individual athlete and university.

Wednesday, Matt and Val are taking me to lunch to finish up the internship (awesome) after a short talk on what was good and bad about this internship. They told me last week to think of some constructive things to say so that they can address any problems or concerns with the next intern. To be honest, though, its hard coming up with any point on which they could better. It's been great.