By: Jennay Leslie, Zoey Novak, and Maddie Soard
Ask any scholar: the best part of Bellarmine’s campus is the staff. Their smiling faces never fail to brighten each of our days. We interviewed staff at Bellarmine that scholars encounter every day to find out just how the Governor’s Scholars Program has affected their summer. We found that most people are glad to have us here and enjoy the daily interaction with students that we provide.
In the library, we spoke to two students in a work-study program, meaning that their jobs on campus allow time to study. Emily, an employee of the Student Success Center, said she thinks GSP is a cool experience for us to learn about what to expect in college. She has enjoyed getting to meet some of us passing by in the library. As a current student at Bellarmine, she mentioned her appreciation for the flexibility of her work schedule and ability to do homework on the job. Tori of the library circulation desk also felt this way about her job. On the job, she sorts book and works on occasional library projects. As for her experience with the GSP, she said it made the summer feel more like the school year because of increased traffic in the library.
The Governor’s Scholars Program has been fortunate enough to have access to many different departments and facilities on the campus. As the journalism class, the communications department here at BU has been very generous and important to our progress. Gary Fogle, an instructor in the department, agreed to sit down and talk with us. As upcoming journalists, Gary shared exciting stories from his time in broadcasting and podcasts, as well as his passion for music. His favorite part of working at BU is “working with students,” and “seeing [them] grow,” this being one of the reasons he loves the GSP being here over the summer. Walking through campus, Gary makes an effort to conversate and engage with scholars who are always welcome and willing to talk to him.
When scholars arrive to the University Dining Hall they are greeted by Roy Heath, unit controller for the food service at Bellarmine University. Roy can always be found with a smile on his face offering a warm welcome to anyone entering the cafeteria. We had the privilege to sit down with Roy to talk about his job at BU. While we expected to learn about Roy’s position, we were happily surprised to receive wonderful advice. “All I can say is I’m thankful every day that my feet hit the ground and I draw a breath.” Roy explained to us that life is what we make it. We should treasure every day that we are given and live life to the fullest. Roy’s friendly attitude displays the message perfectly and serves as an example we can all follow.
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