What the student does:

Designs and creates an aesthetic legacy-themed cover and page designs to showcase the life story of older adults participating in the Tellegacy program.

Project details:

• The number of books to be designed per student will be between 10-15 and dependent on what works best for the student's schedule.
• The Legacy Books will be a minimum of 20 pages each.
• An outline, past book examples, and written content will be provided for each book.
• Student may be responsible for assistance in gathering photos of older adults from facility/older adult.
• Student must sign a Consent Form at the beginning of the project.
• Optional: Opportunity to research cost-effective printing options.

Required skills:

• Prompt responder - student must efficient and punctual when responding to calls and emails
• Creative thinker - student must think outside of the box and exhibit creative initiative
• Flexible planner - student must be self disciplined and adapt well to changes
• Entrepreneurial character - student must be a self-starter and go-getter
• Team player - student must be able to collaborate in a team environment
• Problem solver - student must be able to overcome challenges with creative solutions

How the student benefits:

Experience: The student receives business experience working alongside the Founder/CEO of a start-up company and learns many of the ins and outs of servicing a start-up project.

Mentorship: The student will receive training, teaching, and mentorship from program executives.

Resume Sculpting: The student will have the opportunity to build on their resume and add executives as references. Dr. Holloway will provide a project description for the student to add this experience to their resume.

Student will meet virtually on a weekly basis (at minimum) with a Tellegacy representative to review project updates and status for the duration of the the project.