Events at Saint Vincent College

June: We Made It

Posted by Loretta Bobetich on Tue, Jul 2, 2013 @ 11:07 AM

Good news, we have made it through June at Event and Conference Services and everyone is still alive! It has been a busy month with so many events going on all around campus.

One of our busiest weeks started on Sunday, June 9, and started with the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese Priest Retreat. I worked the room check-ins and even saw some familiar faces from my hometown and church.

Monday morning began with Academic Orientation and my position for the week was not with events, but rather with the Orientation Committee. It was a full blown week of work for both Event and Conferences and Orientation. I came in bright and early Monday morning and was getting everything set-up for our first day with Orientation. Everything seemed to be going well until I spotted Shane walking back to our office with a slight problem. Apparently while he was trying to set-up the podium and lift it to the stage, his pants suffered quite a large tear, “catastrophic” was how he explained it. Shane was the only one in the office at this time and could not leave due to his pants issue. Luckily, the only tasks that needed done outside of office work were unlocking doors and placing easels for Orientation, so I was able to get it done in no time. Luckily, Ange was able to come in a bit early so that Shane could go home to get new pants.

Besides that little speed bump on Monday, the rest of the week went pretty smooth from what I heard, there were multiple room flips that needed done each day but the Event Crew was on top of things as usual. I believe that estimated number of chairs that the crew moved that week was about 8,512! To end off the week on Friday, we had the Dupré Science Center Dedication and a speech by Herbert Boyer. The event had close to 200 hundred people who attended and it was great that the donors were able to see the work that they had made possible.

chairs

The weekend came upon us fast and held airport runs, A LOT of airport runs. The calculated total number of hours I spent in the vans that weekend was about ten hours; I truly do know the way to the Pittsburgh Airport like the back of my hand now. Just a side note, large passenger vans do not fit into the short-term parking garage at the Pittsburgh Airport and do not try it unless you want to back your car the entire way down the entrance ramp; yes that did happen.

With airport runs down and some more check-in under our belt, the next week seemed to slow down just a bit. Most of the work we did was preparation for the incoming World Cup Soccer Camp who had about 200 kids check in on Sunday, June 23, for overnight camp. We also had a few set-ups in the Fred Rogers Center. Once again, Shane was helping with a set-up and on his way down to the floor, I heard a very large rip. So Shane has gone through 2 pairs of khaki pants so far this summer and I believe he is now left with only 2 pairs. At this rate, he will definitely need to buy some more pants and he should probably stay away from set-ups.
15 passenger van
For everything PR, I have been working on the summer newsletter and it is ready for release. I put together information from around campus and wrote an article for the front page about going mobile and using mobile apps for events and conferences. I am organizing the many digital photos that we have from different events and set-ups, and storing them digitally on our computers.

Statlers go carts

Even though we are always busy, we still manage to have fun. So far, we have been able to go out for an event crew lunch while the power was out. It’s always fun driving the big white van through Latrobe with the entire event crew inside. The staff also went out to dinner and Statler’s Fun Center for a round of go-cart riding. Soon, we have a trip planned for Kennywood and we are all really excited!

 

Topics: internship, public relations, fred rogers center, Saint Vincent events, Loretta Bobetich, Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Kennywood, Latrobe, orientation, Herbert Boyer

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Saint Vincent College Events and Conference Services Department prepares for, manages and hosts the countless events that take place on campus throughout the year!

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Emily Funyak

Hi everyone! My name is Emily Funyak and I will be a senior communication major this fall at Saint Vincent. This summer, I am interning with the Conference Center at Saint Vincent College and I will be focusing on our marketing and social media. I will also be working with the Conference Center staff to help execute all of the camps and events that will be on campus this summer.

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