Overinvolved Student Can Finally Attend All Club Meetings Thanks to Zoom

For sophomore business honors and marketing student Maggie Gartner, Zoom is the best thing that has happened to her Google calendar since color coding. Thanks to the fact that a majority of her social and organizational commitments now take place virtually, she is finally able to attend every meeting by joining multiple Zoom calls at once.

“When I applied to be on staff for my FLO, be a Fish Camp counselor, and join a women’s org, everyone told me I was biting off more than I could chew. But this year, I can finally manage my time by joining the Zooms on different devices,” Gartner said. During her Business Student Council meeting yesterday, Gartner set her phone and laptop up from the same angle so she could also lead her FLO’s subcommittee meeting.

Last week, Gartner had an especially busy week with three committee meetings and a fundraising workshop all at the same time on Wednesday night. While she had to get inventive with her angles, Gartner was able to attend all four events. “I had to borrow my roommate’s tablet and my brother’s laptop, but I was able to make it look like I was paying attention to all of my meetings, and I don’t think anyone suspected a thing,” Gartner said.

In the past, Gartner had to come up with new excuses for missing meetings in order to attend other commitments. Just as her creative excuses were running out last March, she didn’t need them anymore. “I may not be able to pay attention to any of the information I was getting from each Zoom call, but what really matters is that I don’t have to make up excuses for missing meetings anymore,” Gartner said. “In fact with all my newfound free time, I’m thinking about joining another org.”

 

— Hannibal Lechner