I’ve been lucky enough to be working in the Stockton Grant’s office since October of last semester. It’s been a great learning experience in an even greater environment! My job consists of mostly mundane office jobs such as scanning, filing, delivering/retrieving documents and organizing. However, once a year the Grants office is in charge of a huge research presentation called the Day of Scholarship.

The Day of Scholarship is a day where professors and student present their hard work and research that have been funded for more support through Grants. It’s a really big deal, in my opinion, to be awarded support through the college to continue research! The day consisted of a breakfast and speech from the President, then poster presentations in the event room, then presentations across campus, a very nice lunch in the board of trustees room, and more presentation in the afternoon. The day lasted from 8:30am-4:30pm, and as I volunteered the entire time, I was able to experience the entirety of the work the women at grants put into the day. It was a lot of work not only by the presenters, but also by the conductors of the actual event.

I really enjoyed volunteering at the Day of Scholarship, and I plan on attending and possibly even presenting at the event in years to come! It’s a great privilege to have your research supported by the college, and a greater experience to be able to present that research to the ones that helped you get there!