Akilah George
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This week has been a great time of reflection and wrapping up all of my projects and assignments. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the intern graduation, but I heard that it was great and ELT members really enjoyed meeting all the interns and hearing about their experience and aspirations. I was really disappointed…
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This week I began gathering data for my project. I’ve also created an intern tracker to manage program impact information for interns who participated within the last three years. I hope that with this information we can improve the overall internship program, but also better leverage the program as a strategic recruitment tool. So far…
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This week was fun. I began setting up Mid-term check ins with the other interns. I am excited to hear how their projects and time is going at their local county offices. I helped MaryBeth Hornbeck, the FACS agent in Rockdale County with Rockdale Eats a Rainbow. This is a live educational healthy food presentation…
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This was a short week in the office due to the holiday. This week I created a recruitment calendar, gathering all the dates and details for recruitment events at all the Land Grant institutions surrounding the state of Georgia. I’ve also received more updates from past interns who were very excited to share their impacts…
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This is the first week of my internship and I am excited to be back in the State Extension Office this summer! I am excited to get started with my project, working with other interns, and building on the knowledge that I gained last year. This week my schedule consists of connecting with interns and…
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