Rogat+-+Describing+the+Research+Process+at+the+CC

Michelle Rogat This is a memo of my own to keep notes on the whole process of my research at the CC, from my proposing the research to the president and house committee, to as far as this research takes me!

Before formally starting the Sustainability Research Design class - Before September 2013
 * I had mentioned my ideas for the country club "going green" and doing research at the club to my manager and she thought it was a great idea. She thought it would be silly of the members to pass up using me as an opportunity to improve the club, that the club could only gain from me working with them on this.
 * My manager and I would also discuss the past of the club in various conversations at work and during breaks about how the club was ran as compared to now, previous GM's, the members in general and their relation and history that ties in with the local area, etc.
 * I had worked at the club serving and as an admin, and my experiences there have put me in a very unique and valuable position for this research, I had already learned a ton about the place before choosing my thesis topic.

October of 2013
 * First when I sent out the email to the president and the house committee members, only one person (TS) actually responded to me regarding my research and my proposal for the club, and he happened to be the only one that was out of town at that moment. He continued to be the one to discuss presenting my ideas to the Board Committee. He seemed to the one heading this up, I'm not sure if they discussed that among themselves or if it just happened that way because he was interested.
 * After giving TS information on my research and what I wanted the club to do with the Audubon, he still didn't quite seem to get the focus of my research, that it wasn't on the actual impact on the environment itself, but on the business side of decisions and the circumstances that affect that situation. He wants me to stay focused on certain aspects, not to be too broad as to lose momentum on the project, which the advise is valuable and I do respect it.
 * After TS had mentioned it to the superintendent - his worries were that the gov't agencies were going to be involved and I assured them that no, there weren't going to be gov't inspections and people coming to the club making his job harder.

November of 2013