Attendance
Council Members Present:
Council Members Absent: Adam Strizich, Elmo Nichols, Camille Chapus,
Welcome & Goals | Outline: | |
Action Items | ||
Board Member | ITEM & DETAILS | ACTIONS |
Shawn | Introduce new meeting structure--going committee by committee, rather than individual by individual. Question of whether we should continue with lunch meetings, or go for late-night meetings to incorporate everyone. | -Next Meeting: Monday Sept. 21, 2020. A doodle poll will be distributed to determine the best time for members and faculty advisors. |
Updates | ||
ITEM | DETAILS | |
OTSC Account Balance | - $10,757.38 + $1421 from Jessie’s bank account - May need to return money to GSG & request new funds - Money that is distributed needs to have an allocated purpose, related to a student event. | |
Shawn | - Introduction: special guest Polly | |
Advocacy & Govt. Committee | - Last day to register for Virtual Hill Week is September 11, 2020 at 6 p.m. If you have any questions please contact HillDay@aota.org. - Register here: FOR FREE https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/Hill-Day.aspx - Agenda: - Monday, September 14—Live Webinar with AOTA Staff about current events on the Hill, and Advocacy 101. This will include time for Q&A.; First Grassroots Activity Assignment & Learning Activities—Specific Issue TBD. - Tuesday September 15th—Second Grassroots Activity Assignment & Learning Activities—Specific Issue TBD; AOTA Staff “office hours” to answer questions. - Wednesday, September 16th—Third Grassroots Activity Assignment & Learning Activities—Specific Issue TBD; AOTA Staff “office hours” to answer questions. - Thursday, September 17th—Live Conversation with Members of Congress or their staff led by AOTA Staff & AOTPAC Board. - Friday, September 18th—Live Webinar debrief (including Q&A participation) & Reflection Activity. - OTAC School-Based Symposium on September 12, 2020 - Register here: https://www.otaconline.org/education/school-based-ot-symposium - Morning Session (2.75 PDUs) | 8:30am - 11:30am PDT - BONUS 1: Update - Pandemic and School Closures (0.5 PDUs) | Noon - 12:30 PDT - Afternoon Session (2.50 PDUs) | 12:30pm - 3:30pm PDT - BONUS 2: Ask the Experts (0.5 PDUs) | 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT - Both bonus sessions included for all registrants. - Telehealth & Advocacy Panel on Sept. 17th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. This event also serves as an OTAC Political Action Committee (PAC) fundraiser. Please consider donating :) - Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91955848456 - Donate: Use Venmo to send donations to Kayla Johari, the OTSC-OTAC Advocacy and Government Co-Chair @kaylajoon | |
Professional Development Committee | - International Employee Panel TBD - Professional Development Panel - Tentative Date: October 12, 2020 | |
Faculty Liaisons | - Student Feedback Form: to voice any thoughts/concerns during this time, so that OTSC can better serve and address your needs | |
Philanthropy Committee | −Homeboy Industries: Join the Homeboy Industries 130 Challenge now through September 30th! Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, based in Downtown LA and offers training and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated adults helping them to become contributing members of our community. The Homeboy 130 Challenge is a fundraiser for Homeboy and a commitment to 130 acts of hope, miles, minutes, or any other measurable metric of a challenge that is authentic to YOU! Instructions for joining the challenge have been sent to student emails from otscphilanthropy@gmail.com −Workouts For Social Impact: At the beginning of each session we will take a few minutes to feature a social cause and offer a brief call to action. The intention is to create opportunities to educate one another about social issues / health needs facing our community and provide specific ways we can collectively address these issues using our OT "superpowers". If you are passionate about a cause and want to share at one of the workouts, please email us at otscphilanthropy@gmail.com -Zoom Link: Come Join Sydney Bast for biweekly workout sessions held every other Wednesday at 4p.m. THE NEXT SESSIONS IS SEPT. 23, 2020! | |
