Gator Ready

At the Warrington Welcome Professional Development Summit, Gator Ready hosted a paper airplane making competition workshop! This activity's goal was to build students' teamwork, critical thinking, and communication skills by working together to achieve a common goal. Gator Ready's goal is to gamify competency development, and this workshop did exactly that! We also tabled at the Organizations and Resources Fair and focused on our new recruitment efforts! We hope all students had a great time and learned about the benefits of using Gator Ready!

This week we are introducing our 6 amazing Gator Ready Ambassadors! Our ambassadors work under our directors to carry out everyday tasks for the platform, and to keep Heavener students engaged and informed on our Gator Ready events! Our ambassadors are: Hillary Smith, third year Business Administration Major on the Marketing Committee from Atlanta, GA. Sophia Besch, first year Finance Major on the Marketing Committee from Tampa, FL. Samuel Abrams, first year Accounting Major on the General Administration Committee from Lake Worth, FL. Emily Meena, third year Finance Major on the External Relations Committee from Orlando, FL. Sara Roqhuett, second year Business Administration Major on the General Administration Committee from St. Augustine, FL. Samantha Savoy, second year Business Administration Major on the External Relations committee from Boca Raton, FL.

We are so excited to highlight out five amazing directors this week! These wonderful students help lead GatorReady behind the scenes, so that our ambassadors and business students who use the platform have the best experience possible. Our directors are: Domenic Keller, Director of Events and Engagement, who is a senior Information Systems Major from Boca Raton, Florida! Jacqueline Marks, Director of General Administration, who is a sophomore Information Systems Major from Boca Raton, Florida! Gabriella Davis, Executive Director and Director of External Relations, who is a junior Accounting Major from Boca Raton, Florida! Sofia Oates, Director of Marketing, who is a senior Business Administration Major from Raleigh, North Carolina! Lucy Parrucci, Director of Quality Assurance, who is a junior Accounting Major from Tampa, Florida!

Gator Ready will be participating in the Warrington Welcome Professional Development Summit this Friday, February 21st! This event lasts from 8:30 am-3:00 pm at the Reitz Union, and is open to all first-year business students. We recommend that students attend to develop their competencies, networking skills, and listen to exclusive speakers as well as participate in workshops! This is an incredible experience, and your students will not regret it! The skills focused on during this event will help students succeed during the rest of their college and professional careers. Reference the link below for more information! https://lnkd.in/d4K4dvMR Gator Ready will be giving a presentation, so remind your students to come stop by!

Gator Ready Highlight- The ePortfilio! The Gator Ready platform allows students to develop an ePortfolio including all events they have gone to, tasks they have completed, or anything that has helped further their academic and professional growth over time. We believe the ePortfolio is one of the most useful aspects of Gator Ready as students can reference all that they have done to showcase to teachers, future employers, and advisors, all in one place! Students can show real life examples of how they have developed their competencies through their actions!

?? Welcome back, Gators! ?? ?? Hope you're feeling recharged and ready to tackle the semester ahead! Whether you're diving into new classes or reconnecting with friends, we're all in for an amazing ride. ?? We think this article has some awesome, easy tips to stay focused throughout the semester, so if you're looking for ways to stay on track and crush your goals, check it out! ?? ?? Wishing you all the best for a productive and fun start to the semester- let's make it a great one! Go Gators! ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/gJN7sPpr

It's finals season, and I know we're all trying our best to stay motivated, but that's easier said than done! We know how difficult it is to balance studying and professional development while also trying to enjoy the end of the semester. There's only a few weeks left, you can do this! Check out this article on how to stay motivated while working on school work and on your GatorReady tasks. Good luck on finals everyone! You're going to do great! ?? ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/eskiS5hM

It's almost time for Thanksgiving Break! But now finals are approaching... ?? I know we're all excited to relax and recharge during the break, but we're all busy as we close out the semester. Here are some tasks that you can complete to help you stay calm, focused, and present as we approach finals, while also boosting your competencies on GatorReady and showing professionalism on LinkedIn! ?? We hope everyone has a great end to the semester and a Happy Thanksgiving! ?? ?? ??

We’re all trying to get internships and one way to boost our chances is by being experts at career development. What is career development? Read this article by The National Society of Leadership and Success to help yourself stand out this internship application season! https://lnkd.in/gq7BtQqG Learn how the competencies you're aiming towards in Gator Ready can help you develop professionally to reach your full potential! ?? ?? #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalDevelopment