Purdue Week 7

It’s our second to last week here at Purdue, and we interns are focused on the details of our projects. Amy has been working hard on filming her sustainability video. My presentation is on sanitation and I’ve been working on the Wheel of Misfortune. One in six people will get a food borne illness this year and I thought to impress this idea on the audience is to have one in six of them get an illness. They will come to the front and spin the Wheel of Misfortune to find out what made them sick, its symptoms, and where they got it. The bacteria I picked are: Campylobacter jejuni, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Calcivirus (also called Norovirus), Salmonella, Clostridum botulinum, and E. coli. We managed to track down a wheel and my next task is to convert it to my Wheel of Misfortune.


But our week wasn’t just about sustainability and sanitation. This year marked the first annual Housing and Food Services “Summer Fun” afternoon. The different dining courts and residence halls formed teams and played four different games: water balloon toss, over and under, egg walk, and bean bag toss. We interns were on Team Auxiliary and we came in… cough… fifteenth out of eighteen. Can’t win them all. But! The water fight afterwards was a fun way to cool down in the hot Indiana weather.


We also visited Miami of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio. We took a tour of their food service support facility (a lot like Food Stores here). Except, they don’t process the meat like here at Purdue. No, they take care of all of the baked goods and produce. They even “brand” their rolls with their “M.” It is always interesting to see how colleges try to stand out from other colleges with their food.


Another thing that intrigued me was the Nutrition Information stations. Hey, I’m a dietetic student. Nutrition always interests me. These stations are found at all the dining halls and students can check the nutrition information before even getting their meals. A nice way to get students interested in their diet.

Wait… Only one week left? Where did the time go?