Tuesday, March 20, 2018

OTSC Meeting Agenda & Minutes 3/19/18


OTSC Executive Board 2017-18
Spring Meeting #3
March 19, 2018 / 12:00 PM / CHP 112

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

12:00-12:10      Check-In
12:10 Begin official business

GENERAL UPDATES

Internal Business

1.      Spring 2018 Meetings - Mondays from 12:00-12:45pm. Attendance is mandatory; email Co-Chairs (Sarah and Rachel) if you have to miss. Spring meetings - Meeting dates are as follows:
○       March 19th in CHP 112
■       Vote for “celebratory” lunch for last meeting (April 9th).
●       Potluck instead of bought lunch.
●       Google sign-up sheet will be sent out.
■       Bring in lunch for March 19th meeting.
○       April 9th in CHP 112

2.      Future Lunches: VOTE


3.      Upcoming Events:
○       Thursday, March 29th - OT/PT event
■       At Angel City Brewery
■       Starts at 5:00pm

      4. Future Ideas:
○       Monthly newsletter
■       An e-newsletter will be sent out to the student body since bulletin boards cannot be used
■       First e-newsletter will go out sometime prior to next meeting
■       Internal events document circulated to OTSC board - please complete and reference
○       Debrief retreat with first year counterparts next year to talk about responsibilities:
■       Keep a day/afternoon free in mind for next year
■       Write a one page protocol to pass down to first year counterparts; write during summer
●       Ask second years to begin protocols and first years provide feedback
●       Protocol templates by 2nd years due by April 9th (next meeting)
■       Completed protocols could be posted on OTSC website
○       Bonding activities

COUNCIL ITEMS BY POSITION

●       Faculty Liaison (Wesley & Jesse)
              DISCUSSION:
○       Create Google doc of scheduled events and then bold the events that have been completed
○       Event recap of each position could be helpful
UPDATES:
○       Next Faculty Meeting on April 13th (last one for the Semester)
○       Faculty & Student Brown Bag on March 26th postponed due to schedule conflict. New Date TBD
■       First faculty & student brown bag lunch was successful
○       OTSC Suggestion Box: Will provide suggestions to Dr. Gray and schedule meeting.
○       Coordinating with Dr. Taguchi-Meyer regarding a debrief event of 1st year students with 2nd year students that are assigned to the same first Level II fieldwork positions

●       Fundraising (Eddie & Melinda)
DISCUSSION:
●       T-shirt sales ramping up, looking at 2 shirt colors and samples
○       Approximately $20
●       Cinnabon Fundraiser
○       Sometime in April
○       Advertise to faculty as well
○       Approximately $4
●       Possible game or movie night with a food truck
○       Pair with Professional Development movie night event
○       Approximately $15-20 per ticket
 UPDATES:
○       T-shirt design contest winner announced on March 9th
■       Currently working with design manufacturer
○       Candy apple sale generated $79 in profit

●       GSG Senator (Katherine & Sarina)
UPDATES:
●       GSG Meeting this coming Thursday 3/22
●       Great Gatsby-themed Yacht Cruise event hosted by GSG
○       Friday, March 30th at 8:00pm
●       Lottery for Dodgers tickets

●       Historian (Kiana & Julian)
UPDATES:
●       Will send out email request for photos for EOTY party slideshow
●       Continue posting pics/updates/links
○       Also post on USC OTSC Facebook page
○       Chairs and Secretaries can send links/information to Historians to post on Facebook page


●       International Relations (Phil & Carlos) MAI: (Josh)
              DISCUSSION:
●       International Forum date changed to Monday April 2nd, 4:00-6:00pm
●       Location: Room 112
●       RSVP via FB event page to order correct amount of food. Banh Mi Sandwiches and water budget: $100 - $200 depending on RSVP
○       Include a cutoff date to RSVP
○       Budget: $200 (voted and approved)
○       Presentation of international externships from 2nd years

●       Undergraduate Representatives (Christine & Angela)
UPDATES:
●       Undergrad + Grad social finalized- 3/22, 6pm VKC 106
●       Organized with Pre-OT club; waiting on head count
●       Budget for food: $100 (voted and approved)
●       Panelists
○       5 panelists confirmed
○       Faculty - Dr. Bennet is interested

●       OTAC Representative (Kaitlyn & Evan)
DISCUSSION:
·        Spoke with Dr. Rafeedie and we are cleared for letter writing party in April.  Event will be publicized in coming weeks.
UPDATES:
●       Letter writing party moved to April 16th to avoid a conflict on April 23rd.
●       Can we vote to have OTSC subsidize pizza? Since it’s a USC event, not an OTAC event we are having at USC, we can’t accept their offer to pay for pizza.
○       Budget: $100 (voted and approved)
                
●       ASD REP (Hong & Brittanie)
              UPDATES:
●       AOTA conference: April 19th-22nd
●       Winners of AOTA Raffle: Breanna Howell and Karen Lai
●       USC will participate in AOTA/NBCOT Knowledge Bowl at conference!
●       March 29th - Last day to register for AOTA conference for 4 days,  $299 to register

●       Social Chair (Trisha & Jackson)
DISCUSSION:
●       EOY party committee
○       Start contacting DJ, photo booth, etc.
●       OT/PT event at Angel City Brewery on 3/29 at 5:00pm
○       Budget: $50 (voted and approved)
UPDATES:
●       Venue is booked: The University Club in Pasadena
○       EOY party is May 4th
●       Will be meeting with Director of Catering this week to discuss appetizer menu and confirm other details for EOY party
○       Appetizers - Mac & cheese bar, flatbread station?
●       Ticket sales begin 1 month before event

●       Philanthropy (Henna & Elissa)
DISCUSSION:
●       Older adult and USC HSC Daycare collaboration:
○       April 16th-20th: Dance party or yoga event
○       Looking for older adults that can volunteer for this. Leads?
○       Already contacted Andrus volunteers from USC Gerontology and Los Angeles OASIS.
              UPDATES:
●       Philanthropy committee of 25 members!
●       OT Month philanthropy events
○       Series of 5 events in the month of April to raise OT awareness through philanthropic efforts. Marketing will come out later this week. Volunteers needed.
■       April 2nd - Ambassadors will discuss events during class.
■       “Battle of the Cohorts” - Winning year/cohort will receive a crepe party with Dr. Rafeedie and Dr. Chu (so will top 5 participating faculty and staff)
■       FITE Night Screening and Panel: Education as a means to end Recidivism - in conjunction with Chan Division, Gould School of Law, Cal State Northridge, and GSG
■       Health Pavilion at Festival of Books 
■       MOSTe Mentorship Program (Chan Division hosting 200 middle schoolers and their mentors): April 14th 9am-1pm
■       Hygiene Kits for Painted Brain: April 1st-16th
●       Packaging kits on April 16th
■       Nursing Home activity

●       Professional Development (Delaney & Catherine)
UPDATES:
●       Working on establishing the following events:
○       Kelly’s Hollywood (Brian Donavon)
○       Breana Wiles (LGBTQ experience, USC School of Social Work)
○       Ana Sanchez (OT student, living with a mental health condition)
○       Korean Developmental Disabilities Center (KDDC), Screening for Korean-American children ->pending faculty involvement
○       Dates are TBD, and details have not yet been negotiated.
○       April 9th - Discussion with Bill Wong

●       Treasurer (Lina & Nicha)
UPDATES:
●       Deposit for EOY party venue has been made! Yay!
●       However, as a result, current pool for budget is limited (~$2-3k) so please spend conservatively. Request for more funds has been made, waiting on Erika for confirmation.