Tuesday, March 26, 2013

OTSC Meeting Agenda 3-25-13




OTSC Meeting Agenda 3-25-13


External Business:


Annual Class Gift

  • Final TWO weeks!!! Hit it hard with in-class announcements this week and next- be clear about reason for gift, helps your alma mater!

  • Cohort competition (Class of 2013)- Cohort who raises most $ gets to plan a “dream party” for EVERYONE WHO DONATED, budget ~$30 per person
    • Ideas: dinner before the boat cruise; grad night open house at the Center

  • CLASS GIFT COMMITTEE:
    • Cohort A: Megan, Sean, Emi
    • Cohort B: Tara, Erin, Susan
    • Cohort C: Sepi, Amy, Max

Internal Business:
  • Last Meeting! Monday 4/15, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., CHP 112

Recent Event Debrief

  • OTAC Region 2 Educational Symposium (at CSU Dominguez Hills)- February 15
  • USC-OTAC Town Hall Meeting - February 21-great turnout and speakers!
  • Faculty Dinner (Carlin, Myka, Ashley Halle)
  • Marshall High Career Fair- March 14- were asked back for next year!

A Look Ahead at Important Events this Semester:

  • 127 Hours Movie Screening and California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser THIS THURSDAY- March 28th - Email a reminder to all students
  • OT Month is April!
  • OT Extravaganza- April 6th
  • Relay for Life- April 6th- there are activities all day, it is a 24-hour event so you can attend the OT extravaganza as well as relay for life!
  • OTAC Region 2 AGAC 3rd Annual Legislative Reception - April 11 at Carousel Restaurant (6-8 volunteers needed night of)- please fill out form in mailbox an turn in or contact OTSC OTAC representatives Alyssa or Tara if you would like to volunteer, to keep legislators interested we need volunteers who enjoy speaking about OT!
  • International Forum- April 12th 11am-4pm at Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign
  • Lecture on OT in Oncology from Sherry Hite of City of Hope- April 22nd
  • AOTA Conference - April 25-28
  • End of Year Celebration - Friday, May 10: Boat cruise out of Long Beach
  • OT Month Kick-Off 12-1pm in the quad!- stop by to talk about OT

End of Year Celebration - Friday, May 10: Boat cruise out of Long Beach

  • Ticket sellers needed (2 from each first year cohort plus 3-4 second years)
    • First Years
      • Cohort A: (2) Judy, Vansen
      • Cohort B: (2) Jen
      • Cohort C: (2) Laura, Alyssa
    • Second Years
      • (4) Megan, Max, Amber, ?
    • OTD - Bill
    • MA1- Toshi

  • Day-of volunteers needed, 6:40-8:00 p.m. for check-in (5)- email OTSC if interested

Council Items:
1) AOTA (Sean & Colin):
  • Congrats to Sean and Susan on their ASD Steering Committee Positions!
2) Faculty Liaison (Jane & Jen S.):
Discussion

  • Faculty questions about end of the year boat cruise- a 10pm drop-off was added for the night
    $35 fixed rate tickets for faculty
  • Faculty response to upcoming events

3) Fundraising Chairs (Kristina):
Update

  • Yearbook:
    • The yearbook will be completed by the end of this week.  We will begin taking orders starting April 1st!  
  • California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser: This Thursday, March 28th from 11am-9:30pm
    • Location: 735 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
    • Don’t forget to bring the flyer!

4) GSG Senator (Max & Casey):
Update
  • Melody Shekari has been voted the new GSG President for 2013-2014

5) Historian (Steve & Amanda):
Update
  • We are getting started with the slideshow for the end of the year party. 
  • Please upload photos you’d like to be in the slideshow to the Facebook page “USC OT Photos” or email them to us!

6) International Affairs (Amy & Anastasia):
Update
  • Date: April 12, 2013
  • ‘Save the date’ email will be sent during this week (pending department approval)
  • Keynote speaker is confirmed
  • Poster presentations are in progress
  • Catering quote is in progress

7) OTAC Representative (Tara & Alyssa):
Update

  • OTAC Flash issue 2 on the way


8) OTD Representative (Bill):
Discussion

  • Considering the growth of OTD program this year, I would like to vote on having 2 OTD representatives next year- ask for two at elections
  • Date for the next OT 24 Hour Virtual Exchange is unknown, as of my meeting with my preceptor on 3/20 and I won’t meet her again until Finals week.  So, I would like next year’s OTD rep(s) to follow up and raise awareness of this virtual conference next year.  If OTD rep(s) doesn’t pick up, then this becomes PDC’s responsibility.
  • I just learned this last week (as I hosted an #OTalk on 3/19)- hosts for #OTalk and #Occhat are now given online certificates in recognition for their work.  Because of this, this is now  a wonderful item to be put on one’s CV.  Therefore, I would like PDC to raise awareness of these two Twitter chats and #OTalk2US from next school year and participate (if able).  In other words, this responsibility should be on the “council duties by position sheet”.

Update

  • Some of the recordings with transcripts for OT 24 Hour Virtual Exchange are now up on the OT4OT web site.
  • Some exciting hosts for #OTalk2US coming up- Winnie Dunn (4/7), Erik Johnson (4/14), Amy Lamb (7/7).

9) OT House Liaison (Jen W.):
Discussion

  • Beth Pyatak is interested in OTSC and OT-House joint happy hour with faculty at Bacaro LA
  • Discussed involving new students at the beginning of the summer


10) Philanthropy (Paula & Megan):
Update
  • Please take some moments to encourage classmates to join our upcoming events: 
    • Relay for Life, team OT4LIFE; April 6th- same day as OT Extravaganza but participation is 24 hrs so you are able to attend both!
    • Swim with Mike OT marathon swim; Apr 12-13, sign up for shifts!
11) Professional Development (aka PDC) (Erin & Stacy):
Update

  • We’ve had 3 faculty events-- all have been great!
  • Faculty happy hour this Thursday, email sent out Tuesday, March 26


12) Social Chair (Megan & Clarissa):
Discussion 
  • Loma Linda University would like to plan a joing event during OT month 
    • Discussed inviting them to International Forum with a dinner or happy hour following the event.
  • 127 Hours movie night on Thursday March, 28th at 5:00 pm

13) Treasurer (Susan & Mazelle):
Update

Reminder: How does funding work?


  • It takes approximately 5 weeks to obtain funding for events, so please submit the requests EARLY
  • The Treasurer submits the proper forms to obtain the funding from GSG, other members do NOT do this, so please communicate with the treasurers to get your funding from any source
  • If you need help finding a vendor (restaurant, office supply store, party store, etc.) for the items you need for the event, here is a list of commonly used, approved vendors by USC:
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