Friday, October 31, 2014

Paralegal Round Table 2014

Every year the  University organizes a Paralegal Round Table for the paralegal students to meet practicing paralegals and hear where they work and what they do. This is a great event for networking and career planning. Several of the speakers are former Sullivan students!

The Institute for Legal Studies at Sullivan University
is proud to present its
ANNUAL PARALEGAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
[Practicing paralegals from the local legal community will discuss and answer questions about the paralegal profession.]

Students will have two opportunities to attend:

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Sullivan Library, lower level
Speakers:
Lauren Asher – Family Law/previously Personal Injury – Louis I Waterman, PLLC
Mary Lisanby CKP – Estate Planning and Trust Administration – Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
Melissa Reynolds, CKP – Criminal Litigation – Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney
Kim Roberts – Civil Defense Litigation – Gwin Steinmetz & Baird PLLC

OR

Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sullivan Library, lower level
Speakers:
Debra (Debi) Hickey, CKP – Criminal Prosecution – United States Attorney’s Office
Amy Hoagland – Healthcare Collection/Litigation – Fultz Maddox Hovious & Dickens PLC
Troy Schmitt, CKP – Commercial Litigation – Seiller Waterman LLC
Julie Rose Smith, BSBA, CKP – Family Law – Henry County Circuit Court

Claudia October #2

Fall and Halloween at Sullivan


 
Then there was a trip to a corn maze:
And a Halloween Bash:

The Trunk or Treat in the parking lot:





And the Horror Movie and Haunted House at Gardiner Point Resident Hall:











Claudia October #1

Friday, October 24, 2014

What Chefs Expect.

During a lecture a few weeks ago at school, Master Chef Jilleba gave some pointers to us students and it seemed like a good idea to share some of them.

In answer to the question of; "What do chefs expect of a new employee?"


  • Positive attitude everyday.
  • Team oriented, team positive, team cooperation 
  • Punctual 
  • Professionalism with peers, chefs, and customers
  • Organization
  • Drive and determination
  • Basic skills (learned at school of course)
  • Understanding of the relationship between waste in the kitchen and profit. 

All of these things were great to hear, and I know that they will help me in to future, along with several other students.  And they apply to more than just a culinary application.  They apply to anything you do, whether it be a desk job, or even school.  Keep them in mind!

Lauren S.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Back To Basics!

Officially in my fifth quarter here at Sullivan!  I have just started my last lab, and this will be my last academic quarter!  Do you want to know what my first test was over?... Making stock.

This is something that every first quarter learns in basics.  I thought I would have been done with this section of culinary... but nope. Here it is, four quarters later, creating an extremely daunting test.

Right before the test, my class prepped a stock demo to show the new quarters.  Then we went and sat in on the lecture and demo, my entire class furiously taking notes.  We all knew we would be tested over it.  But I noticed some of the new quarters weren't taking notes, some were even falling asleep.

Words of warning... even though you have made something before, or think you will remember it for next weeks test, doesn't mean you shouldn't take notes.  Here I am, a full year later, really happy I have my notes from my first quarter.  This stuff will come back to haunt you if you don't prepare.

So take notes! Lots of them! We all have to go back to basics!

- Lauren Steele