Experience Matters - Grand Valley State University

Internship

Brooke
Major: Health Communication While at Frankenmuth Insurance, I assigned claims to the appropriate adjusters. I was also able to handle my own minor medical only claims. While doing this, I called the claimant, insured and health provider. I made all the decisions based on these claims, with help from co-workers occasionally. I also helped other adjusters pay medical bills, attorney fees, mileage and transportation costs, if needed. I also worked on various projects for my supervisor and other co-workers. Other various clerical projects were my responsibility while I worked at Frankenmuth Insurance.

Health Communications Intern

Nichole
Major: Health Communication I helped organize, prepare and plan for retreats, fundraisers and events. I was directly involved with retreats, fundraisers and helping provide a face for Bluebird. I worked alongside of the Executive President of the organization and helped assist her in any needs in the process of the 2014 year.

Building Software at Meijer

Jacob
Major: Information Systems While at Meijer, I developed a web application for the Business Intelligence team. The application incorporated C#, HTML / CSS, JavaScript and JQuery, and DB2 Z/OS. What does that mean? It means I've learned a lot of new skills during my time at Meijer. My project was, in short, a web application that allowed specific users to update, delete, and insert records into existing databases.

Internship with Jackson

Cory
Major: Information Systems I worked directly with multiple project leads on various On-boarding initiatives, produced weekly reports using Excel and VBA embedded to automate information needed to help with New hire metrics as they relate to the helpdesk, created a database used to display the results received from 3rd Party Vendors as it relates to security, and other various Operations focused duties.

Great Experience

Cameron
Major: Information Systems -Troubleshooting and repairing printer issues -Repairing and building hardware for employees -Installing and repairing software and performing upgrades -Editing users in Active Directory -Documenting processes for users -Troubleshooting and solving of help-desk issues

Great

Nicholas
Major: Information Systems I completed several projects that were all over the board in terms of experience needed.

International Marketing

Meaghan
Major: Marketing Each week, I compiled an excel chart recording the numbers of all of the Chrysler brands international social media channels. Each week I would record these numbers and also check for content that was being shared on the social media channels. I would then create a report highlighting what was successful on international social media and what progress the countries social media were experiencing. I also assisted the international staff in any meeting they had and assisted in any other additional tasks that they needed. Also worked on the Dodge Dart case competition and created a mock campaign for the car.

adidas Group Internship

Trevor
Major: Sport Management I updated Marketing Overhead and Marketing working budget for marketing groups. Reclassed expenses to be charged to the correct cost center using SAP. I created organization charts for the company. Updated athlete contracts on athlete management system (AMS), an online database for storing details of athlete contracts. I also consolidated bank charges onto excel spreadsheets and organized binders with various lease agreements, bank guarantees, and line of credits.

Class Operations/Facility Coordinator

Teren
Major: Sport Management The type of internship I was assigned was to fill certain roles that of a Program State Director/Cheer Program Manager/Class Operations/Corporate Management. I spent a majority of the time working in the class operations department with scheduling, booking and coordinating events, advertising and marketing, hiring and human resources, customer service, quality control. In the Young Champions inventory and accounting departments, I dealt with budgeting, facility profit and loss review, class report processing, inventory design, and order processing. I was given the opportunity to gain overall knowledge on how a business functions from the small details to the big picture. Over the course of this internship, I gained insight to customer expectations by working in depth with the quality control team. I was in charge of scheduling for over 200 class locations for more than one program (cheerleading and self-defense) which allowed me to sharpen my organizational skills. This was also true for our event scheduling and planning. The event coordinating aspect of my position assisted me in developing management and other team leadership skills.

Girl's Freshman Head Soccer Coach

Steven
Major: Sport Management I planned, organized, coached and communicated with 18 players, their parents, other coaches, the Athletic Director, and other school board staff in coaching this team.

Sports Leadership

Luke
Major: Sport Management It was a lot of Event Management. You would help set up for events like the Meijer State Games, Transplant Games of America, The Color Run, and the U.S. Open Table Tennis. You have to work long hours and have to be able to communicate well with others.

Game & Event Operations

Nico
Major: Sport Management Tasks include but are not limited to set up and tear down of all field equipment used during the game, set up of scoreboards and music. Hosted visiting team and officials, aided with direction as far as where these visiting teams and officials are supposed to go.

Griffins Internship

Mitch
Major: Sport Management When I was interning with the Grand Rapids Griffins I was in charge of select concourse areas on game nights, as well as working in the box office with the ticketing operations team. There were times that we as interns had special projects to take care of, this meant coming in on weekends and overseeing the cross ice jamboree and season ticket holder events. I also monitored post game autograph sessions and jersey auctions that took place throughout the regular season.

GV Football Summer 2013

Mitch
Major: Sport Management While working for Coach Mitchell and Grand Valley's football team I was able to monitor and oversee numerous events. I worked as the liaison during the MHSAA All-Star game, ensuring each high school team on campus had everything they needed, working 14 hour days and multiple practices. I also monitored Grand Valley's annual youth camps that they hold each summer, keeping track of timing and scheduling so that the camp didn't go to long. Seeing that it was the off season for the football program there wasn't a lot of hands on experience, but I learned a lot from shadowing and networking with the coaching staff. I look forward to coming back in the fall and working with the Coach Mitchell throughout the season.

Rec Facilities Intern experience

Daniel
Major: Sport Management Worked on benching marking and fundraising projects related to recreation space, enrollment, space per student, as well as fundraising research for student organizations. Learned about day to day operations and maintenance of all rec facilities, including all outdoor rec, rec center, pool, fitness center, weight room, Kelly Turf building. Help with preventative maintenance tasks, worked with student staff, attending monthly staff meetings, as well as weekly meeting with management. Help with set-up and tear down of some events and activities, and learned about scheduling and memberships.

Game Of Your Life Experience

Joshua
Major: Sport Management I worked at a tour assistant for every TaylorMade-Adidas Collegiate Series events. My job was to set up the golf course, be a rules official and do the scoring once players are done with their rounds. While working at the shop, I became an excellent salesperson by selling golf equipment and I also had the opportunity to teach junior golfers of all ages during the camps and clinics that I ran. At the Golf Club of Coldwater, I was in charge of running the junior golf leagues. Which consisted of a 30-minute lesson then help the kids on the golf course. One task for the college tour that I did, was answer phone calls at the tour office, register players, explain rules and processes, and put together packets to send out to members of our tour. As well as keep the web page up to date at all time.

Personal Trainer

Tim
Major: Sport Management created workouts, took clients through workouts

Storm Basketball

Ronald
Major: Sport Management I helped plan two of the biggest AAU basketball tournaments in west Michigan (Storm Classic and Brawl for the Ball. The Storm hosted both of them. I helped plan and run each of the tournaments. I also helped with clinics, practices, and camps ran by the Storm. I even handled equipment duties such as shoes, jerseys, shorts, etc.

Summer Lacrosse the Midwest

Steven
Major: Sport Management I was the head coach for the Varsity Elite team. My job was to plan and create practices that will contribute to the growth of players' fundamentals, and their Lacrosse IQ's. I was in charge of travel, which was driving rental vehicles, and making sure coaches arrive safely and on time to the sites of their games.

Sky's the limit

Fateah
Major: Sport Management Assisted Youth Basketball specialist with Court of Dreams programs in which youth teams get to play on the Sky court for 2 hours prior to the game. Setup and transported Sky material to and from event, team practices,and tournaments. Assisted running basketball clinics with youth at various schools and gym throughout the Chicagoland area. Sold tickets and obtained donations for Sky Cares.

McCahill Group Intership Experience

Juan
Major: Sport Management Give weight lifting introductions to new members Give tours of the facility to potential members Lead a group fitness class day-to-day maintenance Create/implement my own fitness program with members Lead "Agency PUMP" for Farmers University Create health related articles for members Market new products sales of products, memberships, etc

Inclusion and Innovation at Grand Valley Athletics

Joe
Major: Sport Management As a intern for the athletic department under Associate Athletic Director Keri Becker, I was fortunate to work on several great projects. One of which was the new transgender student-athlete policy that Grand Valley has created for the upcoming year. I was in charge of preparing a presentation to the entire coaching staff to educate them on the new policy. This was extremely informative and I learned so much about inclusion in athletics. Grand Valley has shown that they pride themselves on being proactive and not reactive. I also have been working on the "ooVoo Champion Project". The purpose of the project is to further help student-athletes meet their obligations as students as well as athletes. The project allows student-athletes to have class recorded that they miss due to travel and watch them on their own time. The program reinforces that Grand Valley's student-athletes are truly students first, athletes second and further ensure we are "creating the best learning environment possible".

Beacon Hill at Eastgate

Kaitlin
Major: Health Professions Worked with the program manager of Assisted Living and Dementia Unit in managing the staff, and helping create a thriving environment for each resident by making sure their care plans were up to date and were receiving satisfactory care from all staff.

Oasis of Opportunity

Cameron
Major: Health Professions Through my time at Oasis I had the opportunity to shadow many medical practitioners (PA, MD, DO, and NP), observe/participate in the administration side of healthcare, assist in writing stories for donors, advertise medical services, update medical records, and assist patients acquire prescription assistance, among others.

Nursing Manager Intern

Austin
Major: Health Professions I sat in on bed meetings, which was an overview of how full the hospital was for the day with beds, how many nurses they had on as well as PCA's and trying to make sure that every floor was staffed correctly and just an overview of what the day may look like with surgeries, patients getting discharged, etc.