Last year, I was fortunate enough to land a job working for Dr. Tim Caspar in the CCA Office of Hillsdale College. The CCA (Center for Constructive Alternatives) is a lecture series put on by the college twice per semester. The topics range from Reagan to Science Fiction Films and the speakers are just as diverse. Through the CCA I have met both Peter Bogdanovich and Steve Forbes. 

Most students think that we student assistants are only responsible for passing around the microphones and preventing college donors from monopolizing the Q&A period, but we do much, much more. 

We coordinate guest meals; oversee the registration desk; select and supervise introducers, invocators, and attendance-takers; ensure that the needs of visiting speakers and college donors are met; and serve as an intermediary between at least 5 Hillsdale College offices. And that’s not including all of the prep work! I could seriously go on forever. 

It’s challenging (and sometimes pretty stressful) but, in all honesty, I LOVE this job.

Also, check out this “Behind the Scenes” piece from the Collegian.