Thank you for welcoming me to this
discussion thread!
My
name is Emily Gung,
and like Maral, I also taught ESL
for 2 years with VSU International Programs
from 2002-2004. I decided on the luminous
career of teaching after spending 2
incredible years abroad from 2000-2002
teaching English in a Japanese middle school
with the
JET Program. I was having the time of
my life indulging in travel and escaping any
real responsibility or commitment, until I
realized that I, without a doubt in my mind,
passionately loved teaching, and thus
decided to return to VSU to pursue an M.Ed
along with an MPA. Last year, I taught for
the VSU Graduate School and tutored
prospective students in graduate school
admissions testing: GRE, GMAT, and MAT.
This year, I am buckling down with my
internship in the Honors Program by
shadowing the Program Director, Dr. Byron
Brown, who asked me to
design and maintain their new University
Honors Program website as well as write
for their Honora. This May, I have
started teaching
Japanese Language and Culture classes,
and am looking forward to finishing my MPA
in August!
I did my undergraduate in Philosophy from
VSU, and was deliriously happy by being
involved in VSU Debate, SGA and the Honors
Program. That's probably why I like
debating and love asking lots of questions
and putting myself out there for the record,
where I know I'm in trouble!! Sometimes, we
all need to impel ourselves -- Who knows,
perhaps others will like it. However, I'm
pretty sure that God in his high mandate in
heaven will be looking down @ his creation,
saying, "Hey, what's going on down there?"
As
a part of my Case Study and Analysis for
this class, I will be evaluating the
University Honors Program curricula and
program success. I will base my analysis on
several assessments, as well as develop a
brand new online questionnaire that will
survey satisfaction of students, faculty and
administrators. My final report will focus
on program effectiveness.
Ironically, I prefer anonymity. I am one
of those people who don't fill conversation
gaps just to keep a discussion going. I
usually don't fence nor take the time to
build rapport, unless it is something
special like this -- spilling over my
innermost thoughts on the Internet, cutting
across barriers of time and space, and
hoping that others will find my post
appealing enough to do the same.
Let's hear what you have to say!
Sincerely,
Emily Gung
Message 2
Topic: Internships
Date: May 13, 2005 12:35
PM
Subject: Honors Program
Internship
Author:
Gung, Emily
Internship
Name: Emily S. Gung
Graduation Date: Summer 05
Career Objective: To
obtain a Doctorate in Public Administration
(DPA) and to return to VSU to work as
faculty/staff in the administration of
various academic programs.
Placement Site: Valdosta
State University
Field Base: University
Honors Program
Internship Hours: Minimum
of 14 hours per week, Maximum 20 hours per
week
Internship Goals: Through
direct academic supervision, to learn the
skills that integrate my career aspirations
as an educator with my work in public
administration and a concentration in human
resource management, in order to ultimately
provide the best assistance possible to the
valuable, most advanced and enriching
program at VSU: the University Honors
Program.
Special Job Duties:
ü
Prepare the HONORA Newsletter each Semester
for Honors Program students, faculty and
staff (website/electronic-based and hard
copy brochure/flyer-based);
ü
Plan and campaign upcoming events such as
VSU Honors Day, Honors Convocation, Honors
Program Visitation Day, Honors Retreat, The
Happening, HSA monthly meetings, University
Homecoming, Habitat for Humanity community
service, William Bartram Award, National
Collegiate Honors Council conference,
Southern Regional Honors Council conference,
Georgia Collegiate Honors Council
conference, Honors Program New Student
Orientation, the Spring Honors Recognition
Ceremony, and any additional lectures,
colloquias, forums, socials, and educational
opportunities held throughout the year;
ü
Create, CSS-design and maintain the
University Honors Program Website:
http://www.valdosta.edu/honors
(information system development, support and
management);
ü
Attend academic committee and organizational
meetings with Faculty and Honors Program
Director;
ü
Coordinate and assist students in their
participation for travel to academic
conventions and conferences such as:
National Collegiate Honors Council, the
Southern Regional Honors Council, and the
Georgia Collegiate Honors Council;
ü
Assist in Honors Program Research and
Development;
ü
Respond and communicate with prospective and
current Honors Program Student requests and
needs via WWW Submission Forms;
ü
Update monthly announcements, reports and
news via the newsletter & website;
ü
Research the retention and attrition rate of
VSU Honors Program Students entering and
exiting the program and track their progress
and experiences as it relates to their
completion of the Honors program;
ü
Contact Honors Program students via email,
telephone, or mail to ascertain student
progress, experience and satisfaction with
the program;
ü
Review, analyze and update student
information and databases;
ü
Collaborate with Honors faculty, staff and
students to web design personal homepages,
class syllabi and assignment webpages, HSA &
other Honors Program community websites;
ü
Act as a liason and advise students in
Priority Registration, Course Offerings and
Class schedules and Program Enrollment;
ü
Perform miscellaneous duties as required;
Basic
Responsibilities:
To report to work on time everyday,
Monday – Friday from 12:00 noon to
2:00pm, dressed responsibly;
To act in a professional manner, willing
to perform some routine tasks, if asked;
To
observe as well as participate in the
department activities;
To keep
confidential about information gained on
the job;
Some example work plans
as it relates to the above job duties, are
forthcoming.
Significant cases and
examples of how I can apply MPA theoretical
concepts and curriculum to the internship
experience:
Internship Case
MPA Concept / curriculum
§
Honors Program Website
§
Information system development,
support and management
§
Attending Faculty/Director Meetings,
Editing & Publishing Bi-annual
Department Newsletter
§
Review Student Information &
Databases, Coordinate, assist &
advise students, faculty, staff in
mission, vision of UHP
§
Policy Development
§
Analyze the impact of local, state
and federal government involvement
and democratic roles within
university institutions
§
Political Perspectives
§
Explore the financial resources,
team-preparation of reports &
inquiry of UHP Budget
§
Economic & Financial Administration
§
Attend Legal Seminars for Staff /
Workplace Development in: Sexual
Harassment, Privacy of Records,
Intellectual Property, Campus
Homeland Security Policy, HIPAA,
Gramm Leach Bliley Act, et al..
§
Concepts in Administration /
Employment / Labor Law
Message 3
Topic:
Internships
Date: June
14, 2005 2:23 PM
Subject: Key
Actors in Organization,
Accessibility & Confirmation
Author:
Gung, Emily
Last edited on:
June 14, 2005 2:23 PM
Organizational Details
Job
Title: Honors Program
Coordinator & Student Advisor of
the Honors Program at Valdosta
State University
General Summary &
Purpose of Job: The
Coordinator is the responsible
for providing assistance &
coordination to accomplish
Honors Program goals & mission
in all functions of the Honors
Program, as well as report
directly to the Honors Program
Director. This position assist
in student-related activities of
the Honors Program such as the
recruitment, engagement, &
retention of Honors Program
students; has administrative
responsibilities; & works with
appropriate internal & external
constituencies to advance the
program. This position also
assists the Honors Program
Advisory Committee.
Supervisor for this Title:
Honors Program Director (Dr.
Byron Brown)
Stakeholders within VSU:
Honors Program Director (Dr.
Brown), Honors Faculty Board,
HSAC, Dean of Arts & Sciences
(Dr. Calendrillo), Vice
President for Academic Affairs
(Dr. Levy), President (Dr.
Zacchari), Offices of Admissions
(Mr. Peacock), Student Financial
Assistance (Mrs. Wanda DeWeese),
& Residence Life (Teddi Walker).
Key
Actors within VSU:
Honors Program Director (Dr.
Brown), Administrative Assistant
(Mrs. Jane Robinson), HSAC
President (Monica Villas)
Others: Honors Program
Alumni, Parents, Community
Service Organizations (such as
Habitat for Humanity, various
Environmental / Wildlife
Conservation Projects, Food
Drive Service Projects), Public
schools ("Time to Read" tutoring
service program, et al),
National / State / Regional
Honors Councils, etc.
My
name is
As
a part of my Case Study and Analysis for
this class, I will be evaluating the
University Honors Program curricula and
program success. I will base my analysis on
several assessments, as well as develop a
brand new online questionnaire that will
survey satisfaction of students, faculty and
administrators. My final report will focus
on program effectiveness.