Blog #9- Advisory Prep 3

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1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).
I have scheduled the interview for Friday the 23rd at 3:30 

2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.

I found that food education and housing are too big components to helping nutrition in homeless areas. My reasoning is, in all the articles about nutrition in homeless populations, the two key solutions are always about education and housing
   
3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

More scientific studies, I can get from the library 

I can also watch documentaries on netflix and youtube 

4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

How can an organization best combat nutrition deficiency in homeless populations? 

Blog 8: Independent Component Proposal

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

I want to read a nutrition text book. Through out this process I feel like I have gotten lots of hands on experience in terms of homelessness; however, I have found no way to learn about nutrition. Since I could not get a college class in nutrition, I thought that reading a college text book about it would be the next best thing. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I will read for an hour a day reading close to half a chapter each day. I will take notes on what I have read to prove I know and understand the material. 

3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

By doing this reading I will be able to understand certain parts of my project that I could not before. 

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

Okay?

Blog 7 : Second Interview Prep.

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1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert? 

My mentor is Megan Nehamen. She is  the co executive director at Foothill Family Shelter. 

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

How did you get started in non-profit work? 

How did you move up the ladder to become the co executive director? 

What do you love most about your job? 

What is the most difficult part of your job?

Is there any regrets you have about going into this career? Do you wish you were somewhere else?

Blog #6 Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?   

I found a lot of very insightful articles to help me understand my project better. I enjoy working at my mentorship and also networking to find double mentors. 

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

I am so bored working on the senior project; I don't understand how grad students work on their dissertation, because it is a lot work on one itty bitty thing. I constantly feel stressed between trying to complete mentorship, while juggling all the other important things in my life. I wish that the senior project started after Thanksgiving break, or even in January. I don't think the senior team can help these feelings. I feel that they're concerns I need to address on my own. 

Blog 5- Interview 1 Reflection

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1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

I learned a lot about how our government system works in terms of helping the homeless. I found this extremely important, because I learn more from listening rather than reading information. So that I was able to quickly understand things, instead of getting lost and confused. I would probably not use someone I knew again. There was a light playful attitude throughout the interview and I feel that in the future I should not have that. 

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

I got a lot of information on what else I could research, which helped a lot because I was hitting a wall in terms of finding resources. This gave me renewed vigor to work on the project.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 

My interviewee is qualified, because he is a very good lawyer, has been working at his job for a a significant amount of time, and is just young enough that not all his experiences are tainted by old cynicism. 

Interview #1 With Eli Hamiltion

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Link to Interview

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep

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From Senior Project I hope to learn a few things. I want to understand America's health care system and food stamp system. I hope to learn more about the effects of fast food. Furthermore I wish to understand how people help one another, or if they help each other at all. I want to understand how the economy affected people this badly.  I feel that in America, many systems are in place that we are limitedly aware of, and I hope to learn about the systems that govern a big portion of society.