From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Zero Hour Escape, Can We Escape?

Going right into week two, we had a MIT and Intern meeting. Everyone else was already half way into their internships whereas I was only starting my first day of week two. We ended up going to an escape room which was a lot of fun doing with the people […]

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Move in Day! Week One for Me!

Moving in was full of excitement for me. I have never lived in a apartment community or in the city so everything here in so new to me. The first week was full of meeting everyone in the office and doing some training. I will have to say that warming […]

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Weidner Cares Day

Yesterday was the annual Weidner Cares day. We went to the El Pomar Boys & Girls Club to do some service projects. Some people were inside cleaning, some were painting, some were building benches and other things, and the rest of us were outside doing landscaping. It was a long […]

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Rent Café Continued…

So far there has been a lot to work out with the program and it has been a bit of a rough switch. Our IT department is working hard to correct the errors and make sure that the program is running efficiently for us. The past few days have been […]

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Rent Café is Live!

We went live on Thursday morning. Our team came into the office early to help residents sign up for the new website and we had complimentary coffee and pastries for those who came in.  Weidner also is having a contest for all residents who signed up before the 26th. If […]

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Rent Café Training

This past week we spent two days in Salt Lake City learning a new property management online program. The training was very interesting, but the best part was our lunch –highly recommend Café Rio!! When I first got trained in last month we were using Yardi Voyager. The Utah region […]

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Morning Run to Bachmans Floral

This morning, my manager and I went to Bachmans to pick up a flower arrangement for a resident. We picked out the flowers we wanted, and the florist put the display together. In the time I was there, I bummed around and checked out the other displays they had on […]

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Northend – Amenities

Another nice amenity for the residents of the Northend. This room is known as the Sports Zone. It is located in the ground level of our apartment building Aperture. There is lounge seating, a six HD TV entertainment system, and also a fully equipped kitchen. The room is available at […]

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The Accounting and Financing Presentation

We had a nice break in the day to attend the lunch and a learning session at Bigos’ corporate office. They served us a delicious meal of chicken, beef, mac and cheese bar, mashed potatoes, salads, and cheese cake for desert. At the presentation, we met the head of the […]

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Northend – One of the wonderful amenities

What is so unique about the Northend is that there’s six buildings in all that are under one property. Each building has its own amenities that any tenant from any apartment has access to. This is a great example of one of their most fun amenities. This is called duckpin […]

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The Perks of Working Downtown St. Paul

There was new restaurant opening in downtown St. Paul at the Union Depot, and from being a staff member at Mears Park Place, the owner invited us all down to their soft opening. The food was delicious and free.

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Fair Housing and Safety Training Meeting

Every month, we hold a fair housing meeting where the whole property staff discuss common issues and compliance standards. It was a short and sweet meeting; however, I learned many new tips and answers to fair housing questions and issues. For an added bonus, our property manager bought us all […]

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Pickle stories

I’m not sure if it is just here in Colorado or if all Weidner properties share pickle stories but every time we have meetings, we have the opportunity to share our pickle stories. It is when you do something nice for a resident or employee not because you have to […]

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