First day on the job

Today I started the first day of my internship. Unfortunately there was a major accident on 405 on my way to work this morning, but ended up not being too late. I had to first go to the Colby Campus (where dad works) to get my TB shot. I will have to return on Friday to have them look at it. Then I came to the Pacific Campus where the Marketing/Comm Department is located.
Shannon, marketing assistant, who will be overseeing most of my work this summer is out sick today. So I had the pleasure of spending the day with Cheri. Cheri first gave me a tour of the department and I have my own little desk shared in the back room with a contractor.
Cheri then gave me a tour of the hospital. The cafeteria is very nice with a large eating area. Then we went to the children's area and even visited the NICU-Newborns Intensive Care Unit. There we met a lady who I will be working with in July to write a story on one of Providence's children with disabilities camps.
Then we came back, got my login set up and I have been researching "The Source" and other online news services of Providence.
I had lunch with Cheri and it was nice getting to know her family life. Teresa joined us for lunch for a little while as well, and is a Comm graduate from WSU, with a daughter going there in the Fall.
Teresa discused the current issue of renaming the Providence Physicians Group. Research has been done to decide if it should be Providence Health Network, Providence Physicians Group or others.
After taking the Com409 course, it was interesting to actually hear people discuss the results of research and how it can be applied in the field.
This afternoon I will be accompanying Cheri to a meeting on the Colby campus and getting a tour over there as well. I look forward to learning more about the Providence Health Care system and the field of marketing/communications as a whole.

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Core Values of Providence from The Source--Issue 4/2/10
"The Heritage Award is given to an employee, physician or volunteer who exemplifies the Core Values of Providence—Respect, Compassion, Justice, Excellence and Stewardship—in his or her work."