A godsend…

So I mentioned in my last blog that I was going to be searching for a student or two to help me this term. I have found a wonderful student who will be helping me. You too can get to know her by reading her blogs!

Toni Recca is a senior and is majoring in International Hospitality & Tourism Management. I’ve known her since I got to SLU in August 2006. She is a member of our Green & Gold Key (GGK) organization, a group of ‘student ambassadors’ that work with the Office of Admission to conduct tours for prospective students and help with various admission projects. I got to know Toni well during her nights spent in the office helping with the chats in 2006-2007. So I was thrilled to hear that she was the Technology Officer for GGK this year and would be helping me to run our chats and assist with other technology.

My right hand and 'keeper', Toni Recca

She’ll be helping out with the blogs and is continuing to write about her own experiences as well, although it will be hard to top her adventures in Rome last fall during her study abroad program. She’s also been my right hand as we get ready for a major upcoming campus event, the President’s Reception. This event is our open house for prospective students. Since we feature information on all of our academic majors, I have the task of updating all of that information on every major before the event. Normally I start that process in August, but things are a bit tighter this year with my having been out until recently. Toni has already dived right in and is hard at work helping me to complete this tedious but very important task. Like me, she is afflicted with a somewhat anal retentive personality (we both consider that a compliment when someone points it out to us), so we work very well together.

We’re just gearing up with our online chats as well. The chat sessions are yet another way for students to get to know more about Saint Leo. So much technology…so little time…I sure am grateful to have help getting it all done!