I love being part of my university’s student dietetics association. We have such a wonderful group of people in our major with fantastic ideas and big aspirations. This past year I served as treasurer and was lucky enough to be elected president for 2010-2011.
Favorite thing from this year: One of my favorite things has been listening to speakers we invited to talk to our group. As students, we have an insatiable need to know what it’s like in the real world. For example, will I honestly need to know how to draw amino acids on demand (I’m looking at you, biochemistry)? How did you get to where you are today? RDs are our celebrities and with the current dietetic internship shortage, they have become even more ‘A-list’ than ever to us….Can you sign my case study book??!
The worry: I have so many programs, wellness fairs, and field trips I hope to make happen next year and I can’t wait! But here’s my conundrum…no matter how excited you are, or how interested people act, a program will inevitably be delayed or canceled due to no shows. People will volunteer and not show, or you don’t get the turn out you expected. I posed this question on the ADA’s community of interest for students and now I’ll pose it to you.
What makes an organization successful?
You toe the line between overly structured and overly free flowing, between too much and too little. How do you make it just right? I’m excited to hear your responses.
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