In This Issue:
Rotation 2
City of Glasgow
Presentation
Shout Outs
End of Rotation
1 celebration
Intern Quotes &
Intern of the
week
THE GRAHAM HILLS BUILDING
December 2014 Project Search Newsletter
Project Search 2nd
Rotations
Interns Buddy Supervisor Intern Role Department Location
Christopher
Thornton
Theresa
Moore
Catherine
Wood
Food and
Beverage
Assistant
Catering Livingston Tower
Crave Café
Emma
Thomson
Jess Cherry Heather
Stenhouse
Government and
Public Policy
Admin Assistant
Government
and Public
Policy Course
Support Team
McCance Level 4
Craig Brown Yvonne
Clark
Christopher
Hanlon
Planning and
Resources Admin
Assistant
Planning and
Resources
Lord Hope Level 3
Ryan Kelly David
Swainson/
Gerry
Cavanagh
Robert
McKenna/
George
Cruden
Electrical/
Mechanical
Handyman
Electrical and
Mechanical
Services
St James Road
Martin Grant John Leitch John Leitch Admin Assistant Estates
Helpdesk
181 St James
Road
Michael
Warnock
Michael
Hughes
Michael
Hughes
Commis Chef Catering Lord Todd - Aroma
Café Kitchen
Hannah Brown John
McKernan
Andy Baillie Cleaner Cleaning
Services
Curran Building
Guvinder Singh
(Sunny)
Phil
Fitzgerald
Ruth James Residences
Handyperson
Residences Residences/Village
Office
Euan McManus Daniel
Kitching
Lesley
Gordon
Logistics and
Hospitality
Assistant
Catering Lord Todd Building
Ross McMillian Jim
McDonald
Andy
Buchan
Mail Warden Security
Services
Royal College
Peter Goodwin Vivienne
Watson/
Lorna
McDonald
Michelle
Oates/
Gillian Stott
Education Admin
Assistant
Education
Course Support
Team
Lord Hope Level 5
City of Glasgow College presentation
On the 3rd of December 2014 all of the Project Search group (staff and interns)
went to the City of Glasgow College to give a presentation to some of the staff
about what Project Search is. Our lecturer Siobhan Martin introduced herself
to the staff and told them a bit about what the course is and said that the
interns will come up one by one to talk about different information about
Project Search.
Christopher Thornton and Michael Warnock - What is Project Search
Craig Brown: How to apply for Project Search
Gurvinder Singh: Orientation quiz and Icebreaker
Ryan Kelly: Positives about Project Search
Martin Grant: Weekly meetings
Euan McManus: To do lists and log books
Hannah Brown: Newsletter and committees
Emma Thomson: Dropbox and Vimeo
Peter Goodwin: QR Codes
Ross McMillan: Didn’t talk but gave out
information sheets about QR codes
Scan this to see our presentation about “What is Project
SEARCH?”
Shout Outs
Many Thanks to –
Buddies, supervisors and colleagues – They supported us in our first rotations.
They helped us to gain confidence and overcome our nerves in the work
placement. They also helped us learn our roles and when we got stuck with
anything.
Stephen Prentice – Stephen talked to us about stress and relaxation. He went
over relaxation exercises for us to do each morning before we start our day.
Anne O’Bryan – Anne visited and talked about what she does in her job and she
was talking about how many Project SEARCH sites there are in the whole country.
She spent the whole day visiting University of Strathclyde finding out about what
we are doing and how we are getting on.
Rowan Hendry – Rowan helped some interns out to their rotations (as Katie
couldn’t take everyone and Siobhan had to stay in class with those interns not
going out). Rowan took us one at a time on one day. She helped with things like
explaining excel or helping to manage the work load (prioritising or organising
tasks)
Michael Warnock – Michael took part in Movember and raised a great £567 for
prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male mental health problems.
On Friday 28th November, we attended our first rotations for
the final time. We got to thank our buddies and colleagues
for all the help that they’ve given us and for looking after us
during our 10 weeks of our first rotation. We gave them a gift
and a card to say ‘Thank you’. Our buddies wished us all luck
for our 2nd rotation, we will miss them, but look forward to
moving on to our second rotation.
On Tuesday 2nd of December, we hosted an End of Rotation 1
Celebration coffee morning to celebrate that we have
completed our 1st rotation and to thank our buddies and
colleagues for their help during this time. Most of our
buddies, supervisors and some family members attended the
celebration. We served coffee, tea, cakes, biscuits and crisps.
During the coffee morning, we introduced to our buddies the
intern they’ll be seeing in their next rotation.
End of R1 celebration
Last day of R1
Intern of the Week
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Gurvinder Singh For me Project Search is going really well because since completing my 1st Rotation in the Crave Café as a Food and Beverage Assistant. I have gained a variety of skills and experience and it has enhanced my knowledge in this area. I have enjoyed the basic classroom work which allows us to work on our employability skills and share ideas with other team members. That has been really worthwhile.
Euan McManus For me Project search is going very good because I am getting on well with the Interns since I started and the rotations are going really well.
Christopher Thornton Project SEARCH has been great for me so far because it gives me an opportunity to work in a variety of rotations around the University of Strathclyde and helps me improve my skills from my last job I had, such as communication and being in a team. It can be challenging at times but it’s the type of challenge that I have been looking for and will help me get a better chance in full-time employment.
Hannah Brown I think Project Search is going brilliantly so far for me because it is just what I needed. I love how, in our rotations, we get to work like we are in proper jobs with real job people like chefs and cleaners.
Emma Thomson Ryan Kelly Hannah Brown Reacting positively to poor experiences from previous week plus not giving up. Facing challenges-being filmed for “What is Project Search.?”
For the 2nd time: Thinking about others, including university staff.
Less outward signs of stress
For a 2nd time: Preparation for chairing meeting, good approach to rotation.
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