Art Walk

I worked the morning shift on Saturday for the ArtWalk this past weekend. I have never been to this event so it was cool to see it for the first time. There were a lot of us working the Saturday morning shift, and overall I had a good time. I was surprised that there was only one U-T employee working during our shift. I did not know they were relying on us so much for this event. At first things were a little hectic, but it got better as the day went on. I felt like they didn't give us a lot of direction as far as what was expected of us. For example, I thought they would be trying to get people to sign up for subscriptions during the ArtWalk, but all we did was try and collect emails. There was only one iPad at the event to collect the emails, and I felt this was inefficient. Many of the people waiting in line to spin the prize wheel would leave because it took so long to move people through the line during busier times. I also felt like the U-T booth wasn't as attractive as it could have been. The U-T backdrop used to take the pictures turned out really well and attracted many people to the booth, but other than that the booth was plain. I think it could have displayed some more artwork or something could have beed done to make the booth more attractive.

Overall, the event was fun and I enjoyed walking around a little bit after my shift ended. I knew there was a lot of people who were going to attend, but I was still surprised at how many people came. I interacted with a lot of the people in attendance because for a good part of my shift I was trying to collect peoples emails so that they could spin the prize wheel. There was some rejection, but a lot of people found the prizes cool enough to give up their email.

It seems that there is only one more thing left on the agenda for the semester. All we have to do now is write a job description and interview with the U-T and they will decided who will be offered a job. I will see you all in class soon.