Monday, April 11, 2016

OTSC Meeting Agenda and Minutes 4/11/16

OTSC Executive Board 2016-’17
Spring Meeting #4
11 April 2016 / 4:00 - 5:30 PM / CHP 112

WELCOME

Counterpart Check-In

GENERAL UPDATES

Internal Business

  1. Spring semester meetings will be on Mondays from 4:00-5:30pm in CHP 112.  Please inform your Co-Chairs if you will not be in attendance. Meeting dates are as follows:
    • This is our last meeting for the semester! Stay tuned for information regarding our Fall meeting schedule
    • Thank you guys for all your great work!
  2. Upcoming Events:
    • April 11 International Art Day! 4:00-5:30pm CHP102  Come hang out after meeting!
    • April 12 Life After USC Brown Bag Lunch CHP 109
    • April 13 Life After USC Brown Bag Lunch CHP 109
    • April 16 - Angel City Sports. Adaptive track and field clinic 8:30-2:30 at Downey High School. More info on Facebook.
    • Apr. 15-17 - OT Big Bear Cabin Trip
    • Apr. 18 - International Forum - 4:30-8 pm, G37
    • Apr. 21 - Film Screening and Q&A Session (“My Dog is My Home” - film about the human/animal bond for people who are homeless)
    • Apr. 22 - OTD Presentations, 1:30-3pm, April 15
    • Friday, May 6 -  End of the Year Party
  3. Recent Event Debrief:
    • April - OT Month
      • Apr. 2 - OT Extravaganza @ Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign
      • April 4- OT Kick Off event in the quad
      • Apr. 4 - Guest lecture: Paul Fontana, OTR/L, FAOTA (topic: work hardening, ergonomics, workplace assessments, private practice)
      • Get to know your professors lunch
      • OTAC Spring Symposium
  4. Internal business:
    • Agenda - if nothing to add, just delete your section please

COUNCIL ITEMS BY POSITION
  1. AOTA ASD Representative (Ann & Kelsey)
UPDATES:
    • AOTA CONFERENCE!!!10,000 practitioners/students attended the event.
    • Board room to classroom - See AOTA website for more information
    • Emerging leaders program - leadership development.
      • Apply to be partnered with a member of the AOTA board! You will be mentored by this member during which they will teach you about leadership in OT at the national and state level. Can apply within 5 years following graduation. See AOTA website for more information.
    • The live streaming options should be available online soon (highlights would be the opening ceremony and Amy Lamb’s inaugural address). Will update with the link once they are on the site.
    • If you are curious about the different speakers, you can download AOTA’s official mobile app (http://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/Annual-Conference/mobile-app.aspx), which will list all the speakers and then if you click the main speaker’s name, their handouts and powerpoint slides will come up for you.
    • ASD Reps were able to raise $1200 for AOTPAC during our meeting on Wednesday that was then matched by Shawn Phipps and Amy Lamb.
    • Fundraising idea that was brought up by another ASD Rep: They raffled off a FitBit and managed to get $800 from the student body that was donated for AOTPAC or Centennial Float.
  • Faculty Liaison (Doug & Auston)
DISCUSSION:
    • Feedback on electives for 2nd year students - Will start google survey to assess which 2 unit elective classes will be offered in the fall.
UPDATES:
    • Plan to continue Better Know A Professor Series next year- 2 per semester
  • GSG Senator (Patience & Kaitlin)
DISCUSSION:
    • Request for OT listserv to GSG for newsletter
      • GSG events from main campus will be included
  • International Relations (Sarah & Ken)
DISCUSSION:
    • April 11 International Art Day! 4:00-5:30pm CHP102  Come hang out after meeting!
      • Flag making, “What does an OT look like?” and “What makes an OT?” Art projects
    • April 18 International Forum - 4:30-7:30 pm, G37
      • Free food!
      • MA1 discussing occupational therapy in their country
      • MA2 discussing externship experiences
  • OTAC Representative (Jodie & Erwin)
UPDATES:
    • OTAC Legislative Reception on Thursday, April 28th at PTN in Torrance. 6-8 pm. $25 for students
  • PhD Representative (Kristine)
UPDATES:
    • PhD Open House session are Mon Apr 11 & 18, Anyone interested in speaking to a current PhD student can contact me at kcaranda@usc.edu and I will try to link you with the appropriate person with common interests
  • Professional Development (Rachel & Allison)
DISCUSSION:
    • April 4th Guest Lecture- Paul Fontana- We all had a great time at the guest lecture and gained valuable information on work hardening, conditioning, and return to work!
UPDATES:
    • April 12th Life After USC panel
    • April 13th Life After USC panel
      • Request 40$ from budget - approved
    • April 18th School-Based OT Event
      • Snacks provided!
  • Social Chair (Jen & Benz)
UPDATES:
    • We’ve already sold 200 End of the Year Party tickets! Thank you to everyone who’s helped sell or promote, and please continue to do so up until the event!
      • Make sure you fill out spreadsheet to keep track of who purchased tickets
  • Treasurer (Belle & Shannon)
UPDATES:
15-16 Current Budget:
$ 8656.47 out of 9,569.41
Amount spent: $912.94

2014-15 Budget at this time:

$ 7,423.67 out of $ 7,973.00
Amount spent: $503.67
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