Tuesday, November 27, 2018

OTSC Meeting Agenda & Minutes 11-26-2018

OTSC Agenda
November 26, 2018  /  Fall 2018 Meeting #3  / CHP 112
Attendance    
Council Members Present: Jennifer Lee (Secretary), Rachel Park (Chair), Melinda Ly (Fundraising), Noelle
Schorn (Faculty Liaison), Evan Kuchel (OTAC Liaison), Julian Prado (Historian), Caroline Kim (Secretary), Bethrese Padini (ASD Representative), Li Shan Wee (GSG Senator), Janis Yue (Historian), Jackson Watts (Social Planning), Katie Bui (Social Planning), Nora Dixon (Chair), Angela Kim (Undergrad Representative), Nicha Thumwanit (Treasurer), Brittanie Fuentes (ASD Representative), Christie Sue (Philanthropy), Linda Lee (Professional Development), Jee Eun Jennifer Lai (Treasurer), Sanny Ning (International Relations), Daniel Padilla Vega (Fundraising), Jesse Zhao (Faculty Liaison)



Welcome & Goals
Outline:
      Updates: outing has been postponed
      Action Items
o   Speaking event 1/23/19
o   T-shirt design contest 11/26-1/21
o   OTAC Info event 2/4/19
Action Items
Board Member
ITEM & DETAILS
ACTIONS
Catherine & Linda
(Professional Development Chairs)
Speaking event w/ Dr. Elyn Saks
1/23/19 (5:00-7:00)
-       Downstairs auditorium
Topic: Lived experience, scholarship as a meaningful occupation. (Pending consult w/ MH faculty)
-       Fundraising discussion- Invite food trucks
-       Invite other schools?
-       Vote on budget for:
-       Light refreshments v food truck
-       Vote via email
-       Gift for speaker?
-       Mug? Tshirt? Chan apparel
-       $40
-       Social chair: send out invitations to other schools
Daniel & Melinda
(Fundraising Chairs)
T-Shirt Design Announcement
Deadline: TBD (Sometime after Winter Break)
-       Nov 26- Jan 21
All designs are subject to approval by USC licensing dept. Cannot copy the Trojan head in any design.
WINNER receives free t-shirt!
Announcement will go out Monday night.

-       Discuss announcement & encouragement to participate
-       Using social media and email to advertise
-       Make/post visual
-       T-Shirts and Sweaters? Other gear?
-       Both
-       Websites to use to design
-       Canva
-       Best for printing: high quality computer file
Evan and Evan
(OTAC Representatives)
OTAC Information Event on February 4th during lunch.
Topic: What does your $50 membership get you?/Information session on OTAC Spring Symposium
-       Increase awareness of resources and what membership entails
-       Instructions on how to apply to the Spring Symposium
-       Vote on budget for pizza.  $150?
-       Approved
-       Include AOTA
Updates
ITEM
DETAILS
1)    Philanthropy Pitch Form
Share your amazing ideas for spring semester through this pitch form by the end of December!!
2)    Reimbursement Procedure reminder
If you’ve requested funds for an event and would like to be reimbursed please remember to follow the instructions written in the “OTSC Reimbursement Procedure” doc that can be found in the OTSC Treasurer folder. Thanks!
3)    Social Fundraiser           
Welcome back mixer and Social Fundraiser beginning of next semester (teaming up w/ social chairs). Let us know if you can think of a good place! (Barbara’s not able to host)
4)    Fundraising Chair
Total fundraised fall semester: $1,106
5)    State Legislative Advocacy Letter Writing Party
We will be having an event over lunch in March/April to write letters to our state representatives advocating on behalf of our profession.  More details to come after legislative priorities are announced by OTAC in Jan.

6) AOTA NBCOT Student Conclave
Brittanie and Bethrese (ASD Representatives) attended the AOTA NBCOT Student Conclave this past month in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Compiling information for next year to advertise event and entice more peers to attend.
7) OTSC Structure
Nora and Rachel will create visual to discuss and lay out the new potential format of OTSC