Yesterday, we had our weekly meeting. I was more in-depth this time due to the fact that we are hosting 7 events this week. The event scheduled are: Thursday (9/8/16) W soccer vs Indiana State Sycamores @ 7 PM, [Butler Classic Volleyball Tournament] Friday (9/9/16) Butler volleyball vs Tennessee State Tigers @ 11 AM, Murray State Racers vs Wright State Raiders @ 2 PM, Butler volleyball vs Murray State @ 6 PM, Saturday (9/10/16) Wright State vs Tennessee State @ 2 PM, Butler volleyball vs Wright State @ 6 PM, and Butler football vs Franklin Grizzlies @ 6:30 PM. Neal didn’t mention anything to me about help with volleyball events so I will not be involved in the volleyball events to my knowledge. I will be focused on the soccer and football. First there was a big group meeting. That went well. Everyone was filled in on the events taken place and what their roles would be for each event. Questions were asked and statements were made in order to ensure smooth operations. Unanswered or more detailed questions / statement would be answered later in smaller groups. That leads to the second meeting, the small group meeting. This meeting involved: Neal (facility & event manager), Alex (asst. facility & event manager, parking), Kathleen (spirit shop), Mike (associate athletic director / external operations), Pete (ticket manager) and I (the intern). The meeting was about Saturday’s double feature of events taking place. They were discussing the ticking situation involving the events. Football tickets cost $12 and volleyball costs $7. However, volleyball starts before football. Pete raised concerns about volleyball people seeking into the football game due to their facilities being so compact. The thing was if you purchased a football ticket you could watch volleyball for free but if you purchased a volleyball ticket you weren’t allowed to watch football for free. Butler doesn’t really have the means to stop people from roaming without causing an issue. Pete suggested raising the volleyball ticket to $12, like football. Therefore, you wouldn’t have to worry about volleyball people sneaking into football or people buying a volleyball ticket just to go to football in order to save $5, thus screwing the system. Alex agreed. I chimed in on occasion. Kathleen and Neal didn’t mind either way but there operations would be affected due to the outcome of this meeting. Mike was brought in. He didn’t like the idea of raising the volleyball ticket to $12. He felt that only a few people would take advantage of the system like that and if they did they would keep quiet about it in order not to get caught. In other words the damage would be minimal. Mike also suggested that the facilities be sectioned off a certain way to help minimize that from happening. However, the facilities are compact and their resources are minimal so there isn’t much they can do but I do think they can up with the best solution possible. I can say I was very intrigued by this discussion due to their different views and ideas on the situation. Lastly, the third meeting was between Neal and me regarding football. However, it was briefly interrupted by the concessions manager who had some questions that needed to be answered. Neal does a great job of listening to people fully and then responding in a way that satisfies everyone. Anyway, back to football. This would be my first football game at Butler. We went through step-by-step of what I would be responsible for, what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. It was very detailed and visual. I would assist Alex with parking management duties and then handle my host responsibilities which are way different from soccer. I have a checklist that I made notes on but I figure once it are started following I would get the handle of it. I’m not worried, I’m excited. Well until next time, be blessed. GO DAWGS!!!!
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Special ThanksI would like to give special thanks to select parties. Thanks Neal Smith for this internship opportunity. Thanks Tiffin University for preparing me for my path ahead. Thanks to both family and friends for all the support, especially my mother & father. R.I.P. Kalvin Harris Sr. Most of all thanks GOD for the blessings that you have bestowed on my life. Archives
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