Hello reader,
Here's a quick update on what's going on in Ashelylandia.
Volunteer stuff
After talking with my department(s) about it during our most recent departmental meeting, I fixed and uploaded a spreadsheet titled "volunteer needs by department." I filled in each director/department name, shared it with the class on FB, and asked them all to take a look and fill it out at their next dept. meetings. They'll have a chance to alter it later, but I need an early idea of what kind of manpower I'm looking for (how many people do I need, which specific skills am I looking for?)
Jonathan also shared some volunteer documents from last year with me. I've been researching those things and solidifying my understanding of the process. The most useful document so far has been last year's volunteer schedule. I don't have to follow it exactly, but it helps to have a protocol from the past.
Next step is to contact Luqi about getting a volunteer page up on the website and a blurb that basically says to stay tuned if you're interested in volunteering. The campaign will launch in the first week of March (March 2nd is the recommended date from the manual.) Otherwise, I will continue to collect responses from the class on my spreadsheet, and await the upcoming events so I can rope some real people in!
Programming stuff
This weekend, we all watched 15 films and graded 15 abstracts. It was a lot, but surprisingly I was okay with it. I guess watching films just doesn't feel like homework. It's really inspiring to see the level of work that people MY AGE are doing in other parts of the country. I caught myself getting really, really excited to meet some of the filmmakers behind my favorite projects. I excitedly await the class discussion on these films. I had fun with the abstracts last week, but films are so subjective. It'll be rough but, genuinely, I'm predicting FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until next week, friends and strangers,
Ashley
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