Benjamin Kopetsky
| Fall Semester HIE (confirmed) | First-Year Seminar |
| What will you do in this experience? | I will begin my college experience. This class will really help me gain perspective on what college will be like and it will also help me start making connections and learn about resources UWGB has on campus. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful, exploration, person, professional and/or civic growth? | My first-year seminar helped me to learn about UWGB as a whole and where I can feel like I fit into it. Through the class I also did some soul searching for what makes me feel like I’m at home. I then apply it to my life and feel better about wherever I am. It also helped me learn about becoming more professional whether it’s sending emails or anything else. |
| Planned Spring Semester HIE | GPS Service Project |
| What will you do in the experience? | In this experience, my class and I will create some sort of project that will help people in the long run/ make a lasting difference or at least help them for more than a short time. |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is your plan to gain access? | The prerequisite is that I am in our GPS class and we decide on and execute the service project. I must also do my part to ensure that everything goes smoothly, and work gets done. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | I think this will really help me become more professional and give me a better idea of civic duty and what I can do to help a community. It will also give me ideas of what other volunteer work or a career I might want to do in the future. |
| Possible Spring Semester First Year HIE: | Volunteer Work (Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity Restore Seeking Volunteers) |
| What will you do in the experience? | I would be volunteering at ReStore on the weekends in order to help them with whatever they may need help with. |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is the plan to gain access? | ReStore does not have many requirements for volunteering. Volunteers do have to sign up to volunteer as well as attend an informational meeting before being able to volunteer. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | I think this will really help me feel like I’m doing something purposeful for people. It is a good cause and the experience I get from doing it will likely help me grow professionally. |
Year Two
| PLANNED Fall Semester Second Year HIE: | Internship: Marketing/Ticket Sales Intern at Green Bay Bullfrogs Baseball Club
(This internship and the spring internship will probably change by next year, but these seem interesting to me now and if I were to want to apply for an internship this semester/year I would do these ones) |
| What will you do in the experience? | I would be partly in charge of marketing and ticketing responsibilities of the Green Bay area. It also gives a list of things I would do as seen below
● Help create new and fun on-field promotions ● Assist in attending mascot and player appearances in the community ● Help deliver marketing material in the community ● Help manage all social media outlets ● Sales tasks will include assisting on calling potential ticket buyers, answering incoming phone calls, placing ticket orders, and delivering tickets to clients. |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is your plan to gain access? | They use three simple bullet points to give requirements of their interns
● Creative mind set with the ability to think quickly ● Excellent communication skills ● Upbeat and fun personality
To gain access I should create a cover letter and fix up my resume and send it in to apply. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | This would be a good way for me to learn about marketing hands on. It would provide me with experience that will help me when I look to get other employment opportunities in the future. This will also be a challenge which will help me grow personally. In all I think this would help me explore what I really like about marketing or what I don’t like, it will help me learn to adapt and overcome, and it will help me be professional in a business setting. |
| POSSIBLE Fall Semester Second Year HIE: | Job: Chartwells (Campus Commons) |
| What will you do in the experience? | In summary, I would prepare, present, and serve food. Specifically, some things would be seeding, washing, and peeling. I would also clean work areas and distribute necessary supplies (utensils, napkins, salt). |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is your plan to gain access? | No experience required, part-time workers work 15-20 hours per week.
To gain access I would prepare my online application (it says they only take online) and submit it. I would also ensure I have time in my schedule for this job. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | It will provide me the professional experience that comes with any job. It may also give me insight into what I want to do with my life. This job could also lead to references, friendships, and new opportunities in the future. |
| PLANNED Spring Semester Second Year HIE: | Internship: Marketing Insights Internship with Schreiber Foods |
| What will you do in the experience? | From the Handshake post about this internship, I will communicate and understand the voice of the consumer to the organization, use data to create selling strategies relevant to a product and customer, work with sales partners, product managers, and leadership to assist in building sales. It will also help me gain experience in marketing and retail and food service industries. |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is your plan to gain access? | This internship also uses bullet points to tell what you need to apply.
● Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program, preferably Marketing or a related degree. ● With a position start date of Spring semester 2019, must have at least 2 semesters remaining in school upon start date (May 2020 grads or later). ● Ability to work 20 hours/week during the school year and 40 hours/week during the summer. ● Ability to work year-round at Schreiber’s home office in Green Bay, WI. ● Ability to multitask, and prioritize work, which comes in from various partners. ● Ability to analyze information and display strong attention to detail. ● Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. ● Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
To gain access I plan to make sure my major is declared. I also plan to overlook my school schedule in order to ensure that I will be able to work the amount of time required. I will also brush up on Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint. Then I will fix up my resume and apply to the internship. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | This internship will give me experience in marketing which will help me professionally once I try to get a job after college. This internship may also show me if marketing is not a good choice for me which would help me grow personally and lead me to explore more options in life. |
| POSSIBLE Spring Semester Second Year HIE: | Study Abroad: |
| What will you do in the experience? | In this experience, I will get the opportunity to travel to another country and learn about their culture while also having the ability to continue some learning I would do at UWGB. |
| What are the requirements/prerequisites? What is your plan to gain access? | I should ensure that the courses I take while abroad will be beneficial to my major/minor. I would also have to meet with academic advisors and complete the Academic Advising Agreement. There is also an orientation and sign up process to go through. Other assessments may also follow. I would also need a passport. |
| How will it benefit your purposeful exploration, personal, professional and/ or civic growth? | This would help me explore myself. Having the ability to compare the culture I come from with another culture is eye-opening (or so I’ve heard). I imagine that it would help me become more respectful of peoples’ cultures. I would then grow as a person and while I’m there I may also learn about some things I want to do with my life. |