Tuesday, November 10, 2020

OTSC Meeting Agenda & Minutes 11-09-2020

 Attendance     

Council Members Present: 

Council Members Absent: Sophia Lancaster, Camille Chapus, Emily Rourke, Jessica Zhou, Jessie Tien, Joana Akrofi, Justin Telles, Mil Wajanakunakorn

 

Welcome & Goals

Hi

Action Items

Board Member

ITEM & DETAILS

ACTIONS

Begin offboarding process

-        This is the SECOND TO LAST MEETING of the Exec Board!

-        November 25th @5:00PM next meeting

-        Begin transition of roles (if not already done) and responsibilities to 1st year counterparts

Adam & Courtney

Technology & Innovation proposal:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DLNX_K06N4wVyqDKHRw0XhXjLgTtL29VpZNNHWbJlKI/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

-        Vote on whether to add technology & innovation co-chair positions

-        TBD and Voted on on November 25th meeting

Sarah

Virtual Shared Plates- Additional Gift Cards

-        Vote on additional funds allocated for gift cards to “game winners”. 

-        Requesting 6-8 gift cards for $5

-        Passed

Sam (& events) 

Gift cards for Nov. final event

-        Vote on gift cards as raffle prizes/incentives

-        20 cards, $15 each

-        Passed

Jenna

AOTA elections update

-request for 5-6 AOTA registration fees for winners of raffle 

-        Vote on 5-6 AOTA MEMBERSHIP registration fees 

-        $75 each 

-        Passed

Updates

ITEM

DETAILS

OTSC account balance

-        13, 019.48

-        Email and contact Sam for requests and details about gift cards 

-        Calvin H. Lee is setting up a new budget sheet

Update on COVID relief spending?

-        @Sam Randolph, Kayla, and Sarah

-        Discuss with Dr. Rafeedie

-        Cannot use the money for the student relief fund 

-        Unable to use it as gift cards and needs to be framed into as an event because they cannot be handed out

-        This is also involved with USC financial support 

-        Disguise COVID relief payments and tie it to an event

-        GSG money goes to events

-        Possible raffle at the end of the school year to distribute the money 

-        Example would be to have raffle at the end of the event 

Advocacy & Government Committee

-        AOTA elections finance request for help from OTSC 

-        Plan for the organization of this is still under the works! 

-        Possible gift card idea similar to last year where voting enters you into a raffle

-        Still need new ideas to incentivize people to participate 

-        Met with Kim Kho and Mike McNulty 

-        The Please send in ideas of how to vote through Zoom format 

-        Potential for first year students to vote in the spring during class

-        Possible in-person or zoom format to provide steps of how to vote and share the resources to optimize voting experience

Philanthropy Committee

“Grateful Pets & People” digital cards project

The goal of the Digital Card Project: Grateful Pets and People is to encourage one another via email and spread positivity during finals week. By submitting someone (students & faculty) to receive a digital card, they will receive a digital card (email) that contains a picture of one of our own OT Chan pets. Hence, the Grateful Pets and People. You are able to include in the email sent out a picture of your very own pet (dog, cat, bird, lizard etc). 

*All digital cards will be sent out by November 16th, prior to finals week.  If you would like to submit someone or a group of people, please do so by midnight on November 12th, 2020. 

-Submit card requests using this form: https://forms.gle/wGHCJBzr42HCpsjm7

- Can be sent to individuals outside of the program! 

Events Committee

-        “End of the Semester Hangout & Raffle

-        Come and celebrate the end of the semester with a chill hangout and chance to win gift cards

-        Will put people in breakout rooms with 10 minutes to speak on a specific topic: closing thoughts on this semester and encouraging each other for the next semester!

-        Friday, November 13th

-        6:30-7:30pm

-        Sign-up sheet:

-        https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoXbn1UHHL1xw7G028-QgpInEbwYYA548uI79rUj2sNXynQQ/viewform