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what’s happening > Equine Business Management Lawton Stables Owner Didi Summers For the first time, Lawton Stables decided to have an intern for the summer. We get very busy during the summer months and always look for extra help, but this was the first time we were able to provide housing. Out of dozens of applicants, TU student Alison Dittman was chosen to be our first summer intern. Ali’s work ethic stood out on her resume and her persistence got her the job. When she arrived at Lawton, she hadn’t yet found her voice and she spent the first few weeks struggling to juggle her workload and her happiness. She was unclear of what she wanted, unsure how a business worked in reality instead of in theory, and found she was working much more than she had planned, for less money than she needed. We have many people at Lawton, from volunteers to well-paid permanent employees, and it was up to Ali to let us know what she expected and needed. She found her internship had turned into a full-blown summer job. She wanted to please everyone and she quickly learned that this method left it impossible to please herself. We knew from interviewing her that Ali had a love for Clydesdales and expressed an interest in working with our young Clydesdale, Harley. We gave her full reign over Harley, from driving the carriage to cleaning his feathers and exercising him on a regular basis to keep him toned. It was when she began connecting with Harley that she realized her niche at Lawton was to care for the horses. At Lawton Stables, we would like our interns to be given the opportunity to experience every aspect of life in a fast-paced work environment. In the summer months, we manage over 100 trail rides per day, a vigorous lesson 10 CHALLENGE > Fall / Winter 09 Ali and Harley Ali had full reign over Harley (the Clydesdale) at Lawton Stables including carriage rides. program, and a riding camp for children, and several other activities. Our goal was to acquaint Ali with every aspect of a working barn, and especially so, by giving her hands-on experience with the business aspect in hopes that she will find her passion within an equine business. An intern’s day is long and begins somewhere around 6 a.m. with barn chores followed quickly with trail rides, horse care, kids’ camp, and finally night chores. Interns take on plenty of responsibility. It’s a big job and it requires someone who lives and breathes the horse world, knows its “ins” and “outs,” and most importantly, is business savvy – because at the end of the day, we are a business. Once Ali found her niche taking care of the horses, the happiness and well being of our 52 horses were in Ali’s hands. This is where we watched her shine. Under her supervision, our horses thrived and she worked with our trail guides, vets, and professional trainers to develop a system of caretaking that has now become standard procedure. Ali became a fixture at Lawton, working on her days off by tending to injured horses, coming back early from lunch to make sure that everything was being taken care of. Ali had found her voice here and it was clear and decisive. Though her focus was mainly on the horses, we do believe she saw clearly what it takes to run a business that depends heavily on the tourists that visit the island. We hope that next summer we are fortunate enough to find three or four interns just like Ali, and of course we hope she will return!
What’s Happening CampusScene Campus Update OVERSEaS ExpaNSION TU has offered its Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Bucharest, Romania for several years and in Timisoara, Romania for the past two years. This fall, the University began delivering both the MBA and the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Prague, Czech Republic, with 73 students enrolled. Also, TU has received approval to offer the MBA in Taiwan and in two locations in Poland, and student recruitment is underway for those locations. Wei Peng from Nanjing Normal University Visits TU President Marion visited Timisoara in June and met with current students, prospective students, and faculty and staff members. Dr. Perry Haan, President Marion joins MBA Students in Timisoara Dean of TU’s School of Business, and Dr. Laura Mays, Assistant Dean for International Programs, traveled to Prague in October for the opening ceremony for the start of the programs in Prague. All of TU’s programs in business are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and the European Council for Business Education.” uNITED waY This year, Tiffin University employees donated $15,627 for the United Way Campaign. DENIM DaY TU employees were allowed to wear denim on October 2 if they made a donation to The Women’s Cancer Programs to support the fight against breast cancer. Denim Day Participants VETERaN’S DaY Tiffin University c e l e b r a t e d Veteran’s Day to honor all Tiffin University faculty, staff, students, and local area c o m m u n i t y Captain Elliott Peterson members who have served in one of the branches of the United States armed forces. The keynote speaker for this year’s celebration was Captain Elliott Peterson, representing the United States Marine Corp. Peterson accepted his commission to the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004 and was deployed to Iraq in 2006 and 2007. He became a selection officer in 2008 and is enrolled in TU’s Master of Criminal Justice degree program. Peterson remembered receiving a TU sweatshirt and said he was impressed with the graduate program. “I decided to go to school here,” he said. Peterson reflected on his overseas duty and said Iraq is full of children who view Americans as an armored version of Santa Claus. “I have so many fond memories of the people in Iraq,” he said. Peterson told a story about a time when a bomb detonated under a Humvee and resulted in death. The scene, he said, was terrible. www.tiffin.edu > 11
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