NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Our five interns at Keene State are part of a larger team of hundreds of marketing, sustainability, and wellness interns across the country. With all of these internships happening at diverse colleges and universities, the ability to network and learn from each other becomes a valuable part of the experience. Once a month we invite all of our interns to a webinar to hear from industry professionals, get exposure to tools and resources for their job, share best practices around the monthly theme. These calls culminate in learning how to apply for jobs within Sodexo and what jobs are available at the end of their experience.
SODEXO FUTURE LEADERS
MANNERSMITH ETIQUETTE Sodexo is proud to offer professional Etiquette seminars through our partnership with Jodi R.R. Smith at Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting. Jodi began promoting better behaviors in 1986 and founded Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting in January 1996, and continues to serve as president. Her extensive background in motivational psychology and human resources has reaffirmed her belief that proper manners and etiquette are an essential part of functioning successfully in today's world. Jodi is a nationally known etiquette expert, specializing in personal and professional conduct, and is sought out by the media for her no-nonsense approach. Jodi has been seen on the NBC Today Show, Good Morning America, the CBS Early Show, and has been quoted in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Jodi holds a bachelor’s degree in motivational psychology from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree from Cornell University. She is also the author of three etiquette books.
Gabe Bernstein served as a Sodexo Marketing Intern at Muhlenberg College, PA. After graduating in spring of 2015, Gabe interviewed at several Sodexo locations and ended up being hired as a Sodexo Unit Marketing Coordinator at Stony Brook University, one of Sodexo’s newest and largest food service contracts. Gabe was integral in developing widespread communication strategies during a time of dramatic change on campus. Gabe’s time as an intern helped him to build key relationships and skillsets, that he immediately put to use when hired, helping him to make a big impact early in his professional career.
Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting and Sodexo have partnered to offer a series of seminars and programs designed to ensure that learning about etiquette is both educational and entertaining.
Sodexo’s Future Leaders Internship Program is an exciting opportunity for rising college students to turn their leadership potential into valuable professional experience, and get a head start on their career. Internships with Sodexo often result in organization-wide position placements upon completion. The Future Leaders Internship Program provides outstanding exposure to the contract management services industry. Paid internships are offered in full-time summer or part-time spring sessions in these areas of career focus:
SEMINAR 1: GRACIOUS DINING SEMINAR 2: THE ART OF SMALL TALK (A.K.A. PAINLESS NETWORKING) SEMINAR 3: POWER OF PROFESSIONAL PROTOCOL (A.K.A. CAMPUS TO CAREER) SEMINAR 4: DATING DYNAMICS (A.K.A. DATING 101)
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A Taste of the Experience S T U D E NT I N S I G H T S
January - February 2016 Edition
SBOA Members from left Aubree Williams, Laura Graham, Kellie Delande, Jessica Baker
These programs are a combination of lecture, activities and exercises tailored to the needs and interests of participants. Dozens of seminars are offered, but we have highlighted four of the most popular seminars for colleges and universities here:
Health and Wellness Intern, Carli Davis explains about ideal pre and post workout snacks and Glycogen storage.
Satisfied Keene State students
Culinary, catering and food service management Environmental services/Housekeeping management Facilities/Engineering management
In addition, Sodexo offers five accredited dietetic internship programs based in the eastern United States and one offered nationwide through distance education. Recreation Center attendant
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Join us next month as we look at the Sustain(ability) edition. Look out for Napkin Note Art Contests in Collaboration with the Art Collective, iCommit Challenges, and Food Waste data collection.
Roger Creekmore, President of Keene State Barbell Club
Ariana O’Connor
President of Keene State Jiu Jitsu Club Arian Deihim
Kristin Puttnum KSC Graduate 2010
OUR INTERNS
expanding horizons
COMMUNICATIONS Communication is at the core of all we do. We listen to what our students want and develop an environment to prepare them for success. Using student and intern skill sets, we collaborate to find new directions and focus in our dining programming. Student Engagement Ben Colombo has engaged students across campus in various ways using his outgoing, personable nature. By targeting student groups to collaborate with Dining Services, Ben has helped developed a network of community members to carry out our Sodexo missions. His leadership with our social media platforms keeps our digital content fresh and relevant to the student body. Through his internship experience, we have capitalized on Ben’s strengths, propelling him further in his work with Dining Services. Advisory Roles Student input drives our programs at each dining location across campus. The Student Board of Advisors has been influential in connecting us with student desires by guiding us toward a more prominent napkin note board in the DC. Their encourgement has helped us focus on surveying students and redesigning our comment boards. This DC comment board project is currently being developed by a Sustainable Product Design student, Hank Hardina- Blanchette.
DESIGN Creativity and Design is in everything you touch—from the literature you read to the spices completing the vibrance of foods on your plate. We have been fortunate to work with an excellent team of two students who are gifted in their trade and are excited to gain real world experience as we offer varied opportunities to partner with us and their fellow interns. Print & Graphics Without the skills of Alec Zbikowski and McKenna Sherrill, our events, promotion, and visual communications would be lacking in quality and power. The collaborative nature of their work is exactly what they will find as they step into the ‘real world.’ We guide them toward quality and accuracy as the work they produce has a ripple effect throughout campus and their professional careers. The next goal would be to create even more collaborative projects based on the feedback our Interns have shared.
HEALTH Food is at the center of heath and wellness. We encourage our students to see these connections through the variety of foods and wellness resources we offer. Using our student team, we have built multiple partnerships around campus.
Why be a Keene State Dining Intern?
Health and Wellness Intern Carli Davis drove the ‘Discover Flavors that Fuel’ March event series under the directive of integrating nutrition and creativity. Our March series showcases engaging nutritional demos along with our Smoothie Bike Blender, Molecular Gastronomy, and Build-Your-Own Dessert events. Carli‘s passion is contagious and her ability to educate others has suited her as she leads across campus, informing and working alongside campus groups to develop a multi-faceted approach to event planning and group collaboration. This March we will continue to engage students’ attention with Nutrition-related events.
SUSTAINABILITY INTERN Mike Valle Environmental Science & Saftey Major ‘17 “Though it hasn’t always been easy, I have had a great time as a Sodexo Intern. I have finally had the opportunity to apply my education and make a difference while learning more along the way.” DIETETIC INTERN Carol Anne Simpson ‘17 “KSC Dining was so helpful in preparing me for my future! I strengthened many attributes like independence, time management and self direction while completing my rotation at KSC Dining.”
Dietetic Interns The Keene State College Dietetic Internship program focuses on community nutrition, along with integrating students’ knowledge across multiple fields of their discipline. Carol Anne Simpson joined us this February fulfilling her Foodservice Management rotation as she hosted the event Origins in the Dining Commons. The culmination of her experience showcased her collaboration with our kitchen staff and partnership with the KSC History Club. By providing an avenue to build a skill set around event planning, she developed greater independence, time management and self-direction while working with our team. Club Collaborations We see the value in developing student partnerships, as they are central to who we serve. We provide a venue to promote club missions and desire to continue this work throughout students’ time on campus. Growth and investment in students’ futures begins well before their time here, and we are another tool to promote sucess beyond their time at KSC. By basing each month around a theme that propels our mission, we used February to promote physical fitness across campus. We hosted two events in the DC, along with a print campaign that showed the value of fitness. Our Marketing Intern attracted much attention through his communications with health minded clubs across campus. The Jujitsu & Barbell Clubs partnered with us as we supported their fitness challenges. We designed water bottles as prizes for student participation and found it powerful to promote health and fitness through community engagement as each event brought the attention of many students across campus.
HEALTH & WELLNESS INTERN Carli Davis Health Science Major (B.S) ‘17 “ You supply us with the tools to make our dreams come to life!”
MARKETING INTERN Benjamin Colombo Business Management Major (B.S.) ‘16 “You have shown interest helping me grow as an employee and recognizing my strengths and weaknesses at the early stages has been vital to my success with Sodexo.”
GRAPHIC ARTS INTERN McKenna Sherrill Art Major (B.A.) ‘16 “I’m really thankful for this opportunity to share my talent and improve my skills in the real world.” GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN Alec Zbikowski Art Major (B.A.) ‘16 “Pushing myself to have quick turn arounds has helped me a lot, and challenging me to work with others and make their vision come true has been really inspiring. I wish I had done the internship earlier in my college career and been able to work with everyone longer.”
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