the Can Do Camp

Ralph Geronimo attended 2 of the Camp’s workshops. In one of them, we helped him and his organization (UP ARISE) take a look at organizing their effort for the upcoming elections for the UP Engineering Student Council (ESC). Ralph was running for ESC Chair at that time.

Ralph was successful in his campaign (as were other members of ARISE) so we asked him for an interview as we wanted to find out how we were able to help.

This is a short recap  of that interview.

the Camp “What did you gain from attending 2 of the Camp’s workshops?”

Ralph: “I have gained simple but very useful techniques for planning and management. Some of these are the RACI, DRAW and mind mapping tool. these techniques really aided me much in times when i plan for the student council events. in fact, i used mind mapping so as to come up with a specific plan of action for my campaign during elections. this plan of action placed me on my position now, chairperson of the engineering student council. I actually shared these tools to the members of my council and they too are now using it to plan and execute events. ”

the Camp – “Would you say that participating in this kind of activity is something that someone your age should consider? Why (or why not)? What sort of person would gain the most from this? ”

Ralph - ‘of course. this activity will really help students. it is quite timely since companies right now are not looking for scholastic leverage but rather on skilled and talented individuals. in the real world, grades are only considered next to skill and talent. the skill and talent i am talking about is the experience gained from organizing events and managing people. this is what the students should be focusing on other than academic standing. the experience gained from handling positions will help a lot in their future careers. and with the activities offered by can do camp, you are assured that you really can do all of these stuffs.”

the Camp – ‘Is this something you would encourage a friend/colleague/family member to do? How would you say it to them?‘

Ralph - “this activity made me a better leader”

We are proud to say we are glad to have helped you Ralph. Thank you for your words. Good luck!