9-22-08 announcement

We are officially an active organization!

We can start collecting dues now.

You have the option of paying $30 for the entire year or $20 per semester. You can pay anytime during this semester, but remember that in order to attend OU ASDA events, you must pay by October 3rd.

9-21-08 update

On Friday (9/19) we had our first general meeting!

First, we discussed the purpose of this organization, and then we had everyone introduce themselves.


We handed out surveys for everyone to fill out. It was sent to some of you in an e-mail before. If you haven't filled it out yet, please do so! It can be found here. It will help us out tremendously. Please remember that the Executive Board is wanting to cater this organization to YOUR specific needs! Let us know how we can help you! We also handed out a sign up sheet from the Volunteer and Service Learning Center. We highly recommend that you sign up. They will send you e-mails with volunteer opportunities. They can also track your volunteer hours. You can sign up here.


Next, we went over what the requirements are to be an active member.

To be an active member, you must:

1) Pay your dues sometime during the semester. You have the option of paying $20 per semester or $30 for the entire year. $15 goes towards the events hosted by OU ASDA. *To attend their events, your dues must be paid by October 3rd, 2008. That is when we will be having our next general meeting.

2) Sign the roster.

3) Meet with Dr. Anne Ewing.You may schedule an appointment with her by visiting the Biology office on the 2nd floor of Howell Hall.

4) Attend at least one UCO Pre-Dental Society function per semester. That includes attending a general meeting, an Executive Board meeting, a practice test, or an OU ASDA event.


After we discussed membership requirements, we looked at our calendar of events for the semester. This can always be seen on our website.

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 3pm – 2nd General Meeting – Howell Hall – Room #202

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 5pm – Dentfest – OU College of Dentistry

Friday, October 24th, 2008 3pm – 3rd General Meeting – Howell Hall – Room #202

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 1pm – DAT Practice Exam – UCO Business Building

Friday, November 27th, 2008 3pm – 4th General Meeting – Howell Hall – Room #202

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 8am – Pre-Dental Day – OU College of Dentistry

Friday, November 21st, 2008 3pm – 5th General Meeting – Howell Hall – Room #202


In addition, we had a representative from Kaplan speak, and she talked about the DAT and the course that Kaplan offers to help prepare students for the test. She announced that Kaplan would reward the person who receives the most points (based off of the point system that will be introduced at the next meeting) $200 off the Kaplan course and Kaplan's Organic Chemistry Edge (a $499 value).


At our next meeting (10/3), we will have a panel from UCO's Pre-Dental Advisory Committee speak. This Committee is set up to prepare pre-dental students for their interview. It is a wonderful service that UCO offers! If you have any questions that you would like answers, please send them to us via email and we will pass them on to our guest speakers. We will also have a tutorial on how to use online resources such as the Student Doctor Network!

If you have any questions, please contact us! We hope to see you all at our next meeting.

General Announcements

The Executive Board will meet this Sunday, 9/14, at 2pm at the UCO Library. All prospective members and interested parties are encouraged to attend!

The President and Vice-President will go before the UCOSA Senate on Monday, 9/15/, at 1pm to explain our potential budget and reasons for forming this organization. We will be officially considered an active organization within less than 2 weeks!

Please make plans to attend the upcoming meeting as we will disucss potential events as well as our budget for the remainder of the semester.

Call Daryn Lu at 405-219-1598 for additional details.

9-1-08 update

Yesterday (8/31), an Executive Board meeting was held at the UCO library. We discussed plans for this semester and created a tentative schedule. The UCO Pre-Dental Society plans to meet on the first and third Friday of each month at 3pm beginning September 19th, 2008. As of right now, these are all of the dates for our first semester meetings:

September 19th, 2008
October 3rd, 2008
October 24th, 2008 (4th Friday)
November 7th, 2008
November 21st, 2008

Furthermore, we have found someone to fill the position of Senator. Here is the contact information for the Executive Board of the 2008-2009 school year:

President
Daryn Lu (Graduate Student)
dlu1@uco.edu; 405.219.1598

Vice-President
Kristian Loveridge (Senior)
kloveridge@gmail.com; 405.503.8741

Treasurer
Malori McRae (Senior)
mmcrae1@uco.edu; 405.923.2180

Secretary
Ramina Golshani (Freshman)
rgolshani@gmail.com; 405.200.9521

Senator
Rachel Evans (Freshman)
revans12@uco.edu; 405.255.2926

In addition, this Wednesday (9/3) there will be a Student Organization Informational held from 5-6:00pm in the UC Heritage Room. It will be great for members to attend especially since this is our first year. They will be giving us plenty of important information on the services available to UCO’s organizations.

We hope to see you all at our first meeting! If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please contact us.