University of Calgary November Convocation Ceremony

I work at the University of Calgary as an Enrollment Service Advisor. In this role, I help students with a variety of services. For example, a typical day may involve signing student loans, processing student registrations, advising on awards, answering fees questions, etc. However every now and again an event comes up and I get asked to help out with it. It’s nice to do these things as it gives you a different perspective and allows you to see students in a different light. This past week I got to help out with the November convocation.

I was an usher and so I did things like hand out programs, direct people to their seats, and patrolled the aisles making sure that people weren’t blocking them. The aisles have to remain clear at all times due to fire regulations. Often you’ll have people that can’t find a seat but want to be close to the stage when their son, daughter, friend, partner, walks across. I also had to make sure that no one other than graduating students went on to the floor.

The day went well but my legs were killing me at the end of it from all of the standing and walking. I’m just not used to that and while I look like a pretty tough customer, I’m actually very sensitive.