From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

5/23 Coop social media post

Yesterday I started my internship with Weidner Apartment homes in Colorado Springs, I spent most of the day doing training in the office but the last part of the day I got to go to the property that I would be working at and got to tour the property and […]

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Safety Meetings

  Every so often we go over OSHA rules and regulations to make sure everything is up to date. Also we have safety meetings that everyone has to participate in.

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Weidner Internship Meeting in Arizona

Yesterday we flew from Anchorage, AK to Phoenix, AZ. Today, we spent the day with a bunch of upper management at the very first US Intern Meeting. This was such an incredible opportunity and it just goes to show how much Weidner cares about all of their employees, even the […]

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Eminent Domain

Throughout the courses I’ve taken within Real Estate PM, the term eminent domain always was brought up in discussion. By definition, eminent domain isĀ the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. Today I’ve been asked to assist one of […]

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Progress and Expectations Meeting

Today I Met with the owner who hired me at A&J management where we discussed what I’ve done so far in my first few week and what more I was interested in learning about. It was a great meeting and I look forward to meeting more in the future.

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Zoning Maps & GIS

The first week consisted mostly of getting familiar with the front end work of an appraisal report (property info, tax info, zoning). One of my main tasks is the create exhibits of the property so they can implement those exhibits in the report so the reader can have a clear […]

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Time to Travel

Packing and getting ready to catch a plane with the other interns to Phoenix, Arizona tomorrow morning for the first ever All USA Intern Meeting!

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Getting to work

One of my daily tasks this week, was to create and design advertisements for our upcoming community events we are throwing. This is the one I designed for are soonest upcoming event, which is a pool party we are throwing for our residents!

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Intern Hike at Cheyanne Canyon Park

This week, Weidner hosted an Intern Hike & Picnic for the interns of Colorado Springs. We hiked Cheyanne Canyon and then were provided lunch as we sat by a waterfall. This picture is the other Stout student interns and I when we reached the top of the peak!

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The Views As My First Week Came To An End

After a long first few days of moving in and getting settled, along with a little exploring, I sat on my new twine porch seat I bought at a local thrift store, and enjoyed the Sunday sunset before my first official day of work began!

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Starting my adventures at Pikes Peak!

My first weekend in Colorado Springs, my roommate and I drove up Pikes Peaks. We can see Pikes Peak from our apartment and wanted to check it out, and we were so happy we did! Pictures do not do this place justice, and the views were breath taking!

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Finally Arrived to Colorado Springs!

After entering Colorado, My family and I stopped at the Colorado Visitors Center to get some pictures and to take a little break from our 17 hour ride from Milwaukee! I was very excited to finally say that I officially had made it to Colorado!

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Stoneleigh at the Reserve: Yearly Audit

The annual audit came to the Minnesota region this week and Stoneleigh was evaluated. I sat in on the overall evaluation with the auditor at the end of the day. I’m happy to learn that I am working at an apartment community that scored 95%. I truly feel like I […]

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Stoneleigh Apartment Homes: Resident Summer Event

Stoneleigh at the Reserve has several resident events throughout the year to bring everyone together and unite the community. The event was locatedĀ around our outdoor pool and was “Carnival” themed with a complimentary food truck, a prize raffle, face-painting, and a photo booth. It was a great way for me […]

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