NUFP Mid-Year Evaluation

It's the moment you've all been waiting for! So I had my meeting with Yosayra this week and I figured my response from it is actually a pretty good summary of it:

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My reaction from my meeting from my mentor was definitely a positive one. I was surprised how reflective our evaluations of each other and the program were, but was content because it meant that we were on the same page. Two main things that my mentor mentioned I could improve on was learning to say no and improving myself academically and I can definitely agree with both. As my two roles in the office tend to overlap, I always find myself doing errands in between the projects I need to be focusing on and begin to feel frustrated when projects take longer to complete.

I constantly like to keep myself busy and learn things and that is most likely the reason why I am resistant to say no, but I understand where my mentor is coming from. I have to learn to have a stronger focus on my current tasks so I do not only stop feeling overwhelmed, but also so I do not rush through tasks to complete the next thing on my list. With the support of my mentor, I am learning to delegate any minute tasks so I can have a stronger focus on my bigger responsibilities.

Although I did well this past semester, I know I could have done better if I had a stronger balance between my academics and my leadership roles. Before I was heavily involved, I had been placed on Dean’s list my first year and my grades have been fluctuating a little bit since then. I have been maintaining my grades to be in good academic standing, but I know I have the ability to get myself back to being on Dean’s list again.

As for my evaluation, my main goal was to create more structure in my mentoring relationship as well as in my role as a student leader. As such, I have blocked out time in my schedule to dedicate towards the program and my professional development. My mentor and I have also agreed to have our conversations regarding the NUFP experience in more scheduled blocks of time as our most recent meeting was extremely productive due to this.

In addition, my mentor and I have been working on the institutions I am going to be applying for the Summer Internship Program as well as working towards obtaining funds from my institution so I will hopefully be able to attend the NASPA National Conference in March.

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I was actually a little nervous about going to the conference since it's kind of far away, but now that there's an actual possibility that I might go, I'm getting pretty excited. There's a part of me that can't wait to meet other Undergraduate students who are interested in Higher Ed and I can learn about what cool things they do on their campus, which is pretty nifty!

After I finish up this post, I'm going to chow down on some dinner and then pick my top selections for the Summer Internship. This sounds like a really awesome opportunity and the only thing holding me back is what I have to give up if I am offered a position. Ergh. Well, I'll worry about it when the time comes. Everything happens for a reason.