Pam’s job entails completing most of the legwork necessary to have campus wide programs in Housing. She meets with students and staff that would like to plan a program and then takes their dreams of the program and makes them reality. She meets with Risk Management and Legal Council, assists with Vendor Contracts, purchases tickets, orders shirts, and makes sure the vendors are paid when services are rendered.

While most would leave the office at 4:30 at the end of the day, Pam does not. She stays late to make sure that all loose ends are tied up and that no little error can fall through the cracks. Earlier this month there was a Salsa program that she was informed of last minute and Pam managed to get a contract approved through Risk Management, Purchasing, and Legal Council and was able to get it through the proper channels in 3 days. This process normally takes 4-6 weeks to complete in order to get the appropriate approvals, liability waivers, signatures, contracts signed, etc. She could have easily told this group that due to the last minute nature of the event, it was not possible to proceed with it, but instead she put aside everything else she was working on and put 110% of her effort into making sure this program could still be a success. Pam came in on a Saturday to assist with the Education and Outreach tent at the first football game. She helped with clean up after the event and made sure that everything was taken care of before going home. This month she also has scheduled (and rescheduled) a cookout that had to be previously canceled two times due to weather. Not only did she help coordinate the cookout part, but she also was in constant contact with the company that was bringing down inflatable games and revised a liability waiver for those participating on the inflatable games. On the day of the event Pam stayed after work to go to the event and was assisting with the food and made sure the vendor was paid.

Pam’s first priority in our office is to assist with programs and she takes that a step further by continuously putting the students first. It can be easy to get caught up in the amount of paperwork and number of approvals it takes for a large event to be put on, but Pam is top- notch and thorough in everything she does. She continues to push the students to take the programs to the next level. She has a desire to see the students continue to put on large-scale programs and to see them positively influence the residents of our University.

I believe that Pam’s commitment to her job and desire to see great things from our residents puts her a level above many others on this campus that just see their job as a “9-5”. Due to her dedication and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done, I humbly nominate her for the award of Spotlight of the Month. Thank you for your consideration.

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