08/18/08
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SOTA Meeting
8/18/08, Monday

OT Lab

• Need volunteers to create a PowerPoint about how we MOTS need an OT lab
• If interested, please contact Elizabeth (ekanny@u.washington.edu)
• Phone-a-thon to contact alumni for donations for OT lab
• If interested in helping to create & /or run it, please contact Elizabeth
• Kickoff event on 10/6/08, ~6pm
• More information to be provided

Committees

• Graduation committee needs co-chairs! And at least 4-5 members
• Tentative location: Urban Horticulture 6/13/09, Saturday
• Committees were introduced/reintroduced
• Updated committee members list will be posted soon
• If you were not available to sign-up, please contact the chair for a committee you would like to join

Incoming Student Orientation Tue, 9/23/08, 10am-4pm @ BB916 & BB938

• Buddies will be arranged into “families” with two c/o 2009 students “adopting” two incoming students
• If you were not available to sign-up, please contact Kelly or Morgan for a family
• “Families” will be posted on the site soon
• Potluck lunch
• If you did not sign up to bring something, please contact Kelly or Morgan

Meet & Greet Thur, 10/2/08, 4:30pm

• Possible locations:
• Gas Works (sheltered area)
• South Campus Center
• Water Front Activity Center
• Please bring $3 by Friday, 9/26/08 to Kelly for food/snacks

Running SOTA Meetings (suggestions)

• Send out an e-mail to everyone a week or two ahead for possible items on the agenda
• For meeting topics that apply to all MOTS, have these at the beginning of the meeting
• Topics related only to 1st years or 2nd years should be held at the end, so members do not have to attend to items that are irrelevant to them
• Voting: majority rules
• If volunteers are needed for committees, events, and so on… information should be given ahead of time about responsibilities before members are asked to sign up
• This decreases the pressure to sign up for things on the spot

Football parking – Please sign up!!

• Please contact Kristi for available games to volunteer for
• Volunteering contributes to your class’ graduation fund
• Orientation
• Sat, 8/23/08, 10am-12pm, @ Johnson Hall, room 102
• For each person that attends, SOTA will receive $$ (great fundraiser!)

WOTA Conference Fri & Sat, 10/3/08 & 10/4/08

• After September 13th, ticket prices will increase
• $80 for one day
• $120 for two days

c/o 2009 Class Picture

• A class picture will be taken to give to the incoming class (cuz we’re just so darn cute!)
• Actually, it's so they can get to know us better ;p

Poverty & Kids Thur & Fri, 9/4/08 & 9/5/08

• A talk/information session
• If interested, please contact Katie K. for more information

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SOTA Meeting
6/4/08, Wednesday

New officers!

• c/o 2009 must e-mail Elizabeth to vote for president & treasurer positions (ekanny@u.washington.edu)
  
• Nominations are as follows
  • President:  Alison
  • Treasurer:  Kristi

Football Parking

• c/o 2009 must delegate this responsibility amongst themselves
• You can discuss via the SOTA discussion board (a post has been created for this topic): http://students.washington.edu/sota/discussion_boards.html

Activity idea: MOTS monthly brownbags

• Starting next quarter, students interested in certain topics can bring in guest speakers
• We can also use these monthly meetings for MOTS activities or get-togethers
• These monthly meetings are more for the 1st & 2nd years to mingle, get to know one another (cohesion—UW MOT pride!), talk about classes & the program, & connect with each other
• If you’re interested or have ideas, please visit the discussion board: http://students.washington.edu/sota/discussion_boards.html

Outreach/Shadow opportunity

• Community OTs are currently running group sessions at the Aloha Inn and are welcoming students that would like to co-lead or assist
• Group sessions are Monday nights
• Anne will send out more information about this

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SOTA Meeting
4/22/08, Tuesday

Graduating class of 2008: otz-of-08@u.washington.edu
Graduating class of 2009: ot07@u.washington.edu 

Job Fair money

• Raised over $30,000, which will be split in half with the PTs
• 60% of these funds will go to the class of 2008
• 40% of these funds will go to the class of 2009
• Exact figures will be e-mailed/posted later

Job Fair coordinators for next year

• Shari & Amanda (c/o 2009)

OT bags

• Volunteer from c/o 2009 needed to house OT bags & be in charge of them

Health Sciences Open House: Friday 9am-5pm & Saturday 10am-4pm (this week!)

• Volunteers still needed, please contact Anne ASAP: malma@u.washington.edu

Elections: President & Treasurer

• c/o 2008: Please contact Anne if you would like to run for either position

New WOTA Representative

• Alece (c/o 2009)

New Snack Bar Committee

• Jessie, Francis, Kristi, Katie (c/o 2009) will take over during Summer quarter 2008

New Orientation Committee

• Kelly & Morgan (c/o 2009)

SOTA website maintenance

• Any ideas for how to pass this position along? Please contact Jennifer: unajen@u.washington.edu

Rebuild Together lunch $ was voted on & approved for coming Saturday’s event (4/26)

• http://www.rtseattle.org

Rebuild Together assessment

• Waiting to hear back about a time & place for assessment

AOTA Conference update

• Please see the “AOTA Conference” section of this website

Outreach: Mother needs help with child with Autism

• More information will be provided in “Volunteer” section of this website

Outreach: “Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center”

• An equine-assisted therapy organization
• They are always in need of volunteers
• Please visit www.littlebit.org for more information

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SOTA Meeting
2/25/08, Monday

Elizabeth Kanny, SOTA advisor: ekanny@u.washington.edu
Incoming class of 2006: otz-of-08@u.washington.edu
Incoming class of 2007: ot07@u.washington.edu 

• New constitution was approved, which means…
• We’re now an official UW student organization! This gives us access to more resources
• Refer to the following link for information, such as: how much $ we have for photocopying, where to go for free prints, what facilities we have access to/can rent, etc.
• Student Activities Office: http://depts.washington.edu/sao/faqs_misc.php

Job fair: 4/5/08 (Saturday), 1-5pm at South Campus Center—room 316

• So far we have 36 recruiters & have collected $15,000
• Please come. The more people present, the better
• Volunteers needed
• 1-2 people for designing signs
• If interested, please contact Anne: malma@u.washington.edu

OT bags

• If you would like to purchase any, please fill out the form posted on the OT board on the 9th floor
• Or you can contact Morgan: morganb@u.washington.edu

Graduation

• 2nd years
• Meeting to be held tomorrow (2/26/08)
• 1st years
• Need to start planning soon
• Graduation location is sometimes at the Urban Horticulture
• If we want this location, it has to be booked at least a year in advance
• $500 to rent
• Graduation can also be held elsewhere
• Volunteers needed to start a Graduation Committee for 1st years
• 1st year listserve e-mail: ot07@u.washington.edu

AOTA Conference Representative

• 1st years need to decide how many people will be going & what the cost will be
• Morgan will contact the 1st years about this
• 1st years could consider setting aside some money for cheap t-shirts that can be sold at the conference (great fundraising idea that worked for other schools at the conference)
• Volunteers needed
• Decide budget
• Design t-shirts
• Tips on housing
• Try hotwire.com for cheap hotel room deals
• Hotel rooms can be found for certain rates, but the hotel location will not be known until you reach your destination
• Contact OT programs near Long Beach, CA to see if program participants may be willing to provide cheap housing for OT students

Parking fundraiser

• Amount raised for 2nd years: $616.93
• Amount raised for 1st years: $378.12

Legislative Day reimbursement

• Those that drove to the event will be reimbursed with a check

Incoming Students Project

• 1st years (Alison, Kelly, Katie, & others) are gathering information to assist the incoming class of 2008 in transitioning into the MOT program
• Information being gathered include: study tips, where to eat, where to get help with certain questions, and so on
• If anyone would like to contribute, please contact Alison (agabriel@u.washington.edu) or Katie (khklein@u.washington.edu)

Outreach: “Rebuilding Together”

• An organization that annually updates homes of people with disabilities
• Ex: retrofitting a house for wheelchair accessibility
• This year, the project date is set for the last Saturday of April (4/26)
• The WOTA president is in charge of this organization. He will contact SOTA about 2nd assessment on homes
• Rick will find out how  many people can participate in this activity
• For more information, please contact Rick: cardo@u.washington.edu

Outreach: “Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center”

• An equine-assisted therapy organization
• They are starting orientation & training next week for the spring quarter and need plenty of volunteers
• Please visit www.littlebit.org or contact Katie (khklein@u.washington.edu) for more information

OT month is April

• Poster-board space, across from the Court Café, can be reserved for OT awareness
  • Elizabeth has the OT poster-board
  • Volunteers needed
• Need someone to reserve the space & post the poster-board
• If interested, please contact Elizabeth ekanny@u.washington.edu
• Booths
  • Can have one at the HUB or Rotunda with OT items and information available
  • Volunteers needed
  • If interested, please contact Anne malma@u.washington.edu
• Article in the “Daily” about OT awareness
  • If interested, please contact Morgan morganb@u.washington.edu
• Pens
• As a fundraiser & also for OT awareness
• If we are able to get it in bulk, we can have them customized
• Volunteers needed
• Designs
• If interested, please contact Alison agabriel@u.washington.edu

 

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SOTA Meeting
1/14/08, Monday

1. Constitution changes
1. Those that were present voted on changes to the constitution
2. Those that weren’t present are encouraged to send their votes in via e-mail to Anne Malm (malma@u.washington.edu)
2. Parking fundraiser
1. A check for SOTA is on its way
3. Snack bar fundraiser (for 2nd years)
1. Snack bar is going well
2. Those in charge are in the process of creating a sign-up list for us to alternate stocking the snack bar
4. Job fair
1. An e-mail will be sent out asking for volunteers
2. Will most likely need help during the day of the job fair, but specifics will be given in the e-mail
5. Graduation plans (for 2nd years)
1. 2nd years will be contacted soon about this
6. Legislative Day
1. Takes place on 1/31
2. 2nd years won’t be having class on this day
3. SOTA will be providing gas money for those carpooling with 3 or more people
1. The exact form of reimbursement (cash, gift card, or other) and amount is still being decided
7. Outreach: “Rebuilding Together”
1. An organization that annually updates homes of people with disabilities
1. Ex: retrofitting a house for wheelchair accessibility
2. This year, the project date is set for the last Saturday of April (4/26)
3. More information about this outreach project will be given in the next meeting
8. Spinal cord injury forum
1. We have contacts for some women who are willing to come in to speak to SOTA about their experiences
2. Please notify Anne if you are interested in this
9. Chairs for committees
1. We need chairs for the Fundraising Committee, Social Committee, Community Outreach Committee, Continuing Education Committee
2. A sign-up sheet for this will be posted on the OT board by Tuesday (1/15)

Next Meeting: will probably be around the same time as today’s meeting (1/14, 12:15pm)

Note for officers: For future meetings, please send ideas for issues that need to be addressed to Anne beforehand.

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