OC Intern Blog – Archive

When I first started thinking about my volunteer hours for this internship, I struggled with finding what I would do. While service was always an important part of my academic

I recently finished up my second internship with Ogallala Commons. This summer I was able to work with the healthcare system in Dimmitt, Texas at Plains Memorial Hospital. My internship

It was a great summer to be a Ogallala Commons intern, I learned so much from my community, mentors, and experiences throughout the internship. From working at the Farmers Market

I did post my community service blog but it was on the old web site so I am going off memory at this point and my school computer which is

During my internship with First Nations Development Institute I was able to learn a lot more in my time here than I had in any other job. When I started

There were several projects planned out that I was supposed to be involved in through PMC this summer; such as the health clinic fair, the disaster relief drill, and the

By Megan England Dawn Hampton is a Great Plains girl, and has been for most of her life. A resident of Atwood, Kansas, Dawn, an accountant, and her husband, Jim–a

By Shelby Thibodeaux OC’s outreach territory covers most of 8 Great Plains states…it’s like a country within a country!  I had the privilege of traveling from the south end to the northern

By Darryl Birkenfeld, Ph.D. Nearly 10 years ago, Ogallala Commons conducted its first Youth Engagement Day (YED) in Atwood, KS (October, 2006). Since that beginning, we have helped organize more than

This summer I was fortunate to be able to volunteer with my mentor Guadalupe Avecedo at First United Methodist Church in Canyon! I was a bit anxious because I could