WORKING SMART WHILE HAVING FUN AT UGA!!

Greetings Everyone,

We are now on week two of the Wonderful NACUFS Management Internship. Here at the University of Georgia I have had an enormous amount of experiences this week. I was able to set up the wonderful salad bar at Bolton Dining Commons. I was able to serve the camps for breakfast along with the UGA students. Adam (the other intern) and I got to work in the wonderful dish room in Bolton. We didn’t realize how fast the trays would come down the conveyer belt. When it is one or two trays coming down it is fine but when there is trays back to back it is a different story. Whoever is working the line have to pay close attention while pulling certain items off the tray. I was responsible for pulling all silverware and glasses off the tray while making sure the trays were straight as they were coming down the line. I noticed if the trays were not straight on the belt it would cause the trays to back up and possibly fall off the line. I was able to serve pizza at Snelling (another dining commons). Later in the week I was able to work the grill station at Bolton. I was in charge of cooking English muffin French toast. Having to cook the French toast for 1000+ campers was an experience moving at a fast pace. I mastered it so I was happy and so were the campers, the managers, and the students. Towards the end of the week I learned about payroll.

Adam and I got the pleasure of interviewing the HR Specialist, the Dietary Specialist, the Dietitian, the Materials Manager, the IT Senior Manager, the Assistant Director Business Services, and Mr. Floyd the Executive Director. Each employee shared with us what they did on a day-to-day basis. They were nice enough to answer any questions that we had prepared.

We ended the weekend by going to the Atlanta Braves game against the Texas Ranger on Saturday. Thanks to the Director Mrs. Jeanne Fry for purchasing the tickets. Also thanks to Ms. Meghan (Student Manager at Bolton Dining Hall) for providing transportation to the game. We had a wonderful time until it started raining and thundering half way in the game. We decided to leave and have dinner at the Tin Drum Asian Café in Atlanta. The food was delicious and very fulfilling. That has been my week in a nut shell. Please stay tuned for week three.

Mr. Kelvin Butler

Hospitality Management Student at Virginia State University