11/16/09 Announcements

Hi everyone!

We will be having our last general meeting of the semester this Friday, November 20th at 2pm. It will be held at Howell Hall in room 201. Our guest speaker will be Professor Vicki Coury, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at the OU College of Dentistry. If you are interested in being an active member next semester, it is important that you come to Friday's meeting to voice your thoughts on what you would like to see take place!

In addition, we are hosting a Health Care Forum with the Pre-Med/Health Professions Club and the Student Nurses' Association. This event will include 4 Speakers (15-30min each) talking about the state of health care, the public option, and the current bills being proposed. A 30min. Q/A portion will follow where attendees can ask the speakers questions. It will also take place Friday, November 20th. It will begin at 4:00pm, and it will be held in the Pegasus Theater found in the Liberal Arts Building at UCO. It is open to all UCO students and the surrounding community!

Speakers are:
- Nancy Patterson, R.N. and UCO Professor
- Wes Glinsmann, Director of State Legislation and Political Affairs for the OSMA
- Pat Hall, lobbyist for the OSMA and UCO
- Dr. Boyd Shook, M.D. and Director of Manos Juntas, OKC Free Medical Clinic

Also, if you attended the Pre-Dental Simulation Course on November 7th, please let us know so that we can award you your points.

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Announcements from the UCO Student Association (UCOSA):

UCOSA Townhall Forum
Tomorrow Tuesday, November 17th at 3:00p.m. in the UC Food Court

C.L. Lindsay Lecture
Facebook and MySpace can come back to haunt you! Tomorrow Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30p.m. in the University Ballroom. Hosted by the Student Programming Board, funded by student activity fees.

Want an official Quiet/Dead week?
Sign the petition at http://www.blogger.com/www.ipetitions.com/petition/ucoquietweek
Quiet week will not allow professors to give new coursework, quizzes, tests, or homework the week before finals.

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We hope to see you Friday!

11/2/09 Announcements

Hi everyone,

We will be having a meeting this Friday, November 6th at 2pm. The meeting will be held in room 201 in Howell Hall. Dr. Randy Jones, Director of Admissions and Student Affairs at the OU College of Dentistry, will be our guest speaker.

Here are a few announcements:

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Announcement from Kay Robinson, Director of Campus Activities and Events at UCO:

It's that time of the year again- time for the President's Club Children's Christmas Party! For those of you who are new to UCO and don't know about the party, it is held Friday, December 4th from 12-2pm in the NUC Ballrooms. We bring 250 underprivileged Edmond area first-graders to campus and basically give them a holiday celebration! They get to meet Santa, do some holiday crafts and best of all, they get a backpack full of gifts just for them.

This is where you come in- the toys in the backpacks are provided by sponsors and we need sponsors! It is very easy to sponsor a child, and a lot of student organizations have it built right into their budgets. The cost is $20-30 per child, and we ask for there to be two sponsors per child. You will find out your child's name and their needs, go shop for them, and then show up on December 4th to escort them through the party. Our sponsors have just as much fun as the kids at the party, so you don't want to miss it!

The form is attached and is due Monday, November 2nd to the CAE offices on the 4th floor of the UC. If you have any questions, please contact the Campus Activities and Events office at 974-3656.

The form can be accessed here:

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4rq0lu34TjONzg5ZjUxOGQtZGU0Mi00NjVlLWJiODYtYTA2YjkwNzkxMzE2&hl=en
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Announcements from the UCO Student Association:

Saturday November 7th
7:00pm
UCO vs. OSU
First 94 students to turn in $15 to the President’s office (ADM 112) or the table in front of Legends in the UC get a ride to and from Gallagher-Iba Arena and a ticket to the game. Cash only.

Friday November 6th
11:30am-2:30pm EDU 106
Psi Chi 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off
$5 gets you All-You-Can-Eat Chili and a drink.
Afterwards vote for your favorite chili

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Please contact us if you have any questions. Have a great week!

Pre-Dental Simulation Course - 20 Spots Left

From: Daniel Stipe
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:25:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 20 spots left

We have 20 spots left so far. Please send in your applications if you are interested. Please spread word to the students.

The students at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry are offering a pre-dental simulation course on Saturday, November 7th 2009. All college students considering a dental career are invited to attend. The schedule includes a tour of facilities, a presentation from the dean of admissions (Dr. Jones), a question and answer session with a panel of dental students, mini lectures on dental procedures and a variety of hands-on exercises in our state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory.

This is a great opportunity for an inside look at the school and dental education. Please forward this information to your pre-dental associates.


Registration is limited to 55 participants. Cost is $85. Some scholarships are available upon request.

The application will be available to download for completion and submitting around September 28. It is a printed and mail application. Unfortunately, we do not have web application to submit.

For more information and to register please visit http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/. Then
• Click on “Prospective Student”
• Click on "Pre-simulation course"
• And Finally Click on "Application"
Feel free to email me with any questions at danstipe@yahoo.com or call 918-820-2828.

Dan Stipe DSIII

10-19-09 update

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great fall break!

A Q&A panel with UCO alumni will be held this Friday, October 23rd at 6pm at Howell Hall in room 202. At least three dental students and two dental hygiene students will be there to speak. We highly encourage you to attend. Come ready with questions! Following Friday’s meeting, we plan to have an evening of fun! We’ll either go bowling or go to a haunted house! It will be decided after the meeting.

If you did Habitat for Humanity this past Saturday, please let us know so that we can give you points.

**The Pre-Dental Simulation Course will take place on Saturday, November 7th**

The schedule for the day as well as the application can be found here:

OU College of Dentistry Pre-Dental Course

There are only 20 spots left. It costs $85 to attend, but if you’ve paid your dues to be a part of OU ASDA, it will cost you $75. You may bring your application to Friday's meeting, and we will submit it on your behalf.

Also, to be considered an active member, you must fill out this membership form/survey, so please fill it out as soon as possible.

Here is an announcement from the UCO Student Association:

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UCO Student Association (UCOSA) will hold a Town Hall Forum on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:00pm in the NUC Food Court. Representatives from UCOSA will be on hand to discuss the future of tuition in the state of Oklahoma, and there will also be an open discussion about the pros/cons of raising the student activity fee. UCOSA aims to determine what UCO can do to benefit its students. Please encourage your members to come and make their voice heard!
For more information, please contact the UCOSA office at 974-2249 or the Student Organizations office at 974-2625 or studentorgs@uco.edu.
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Contact us if you have any questions.

Have a great week!

9-15-09 update

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all having a wonderful semester!

To begin, I would like to introduce the 2009-2010 Executive Board:

President: Daryn Lu

daryn.lu@gmail.com

External Vice-President: Malori McRae

mmcrae1@uco.edu

Internal Vice-President: Kevin Murray

kmurray9@uco.edu

Secretary: Ramina Golshani

rgolshani@gmail.com

Treasurer: Katie Mayer

kjung2@uco.edu

Historian: Nicole Brown

nbrown15@uco.edu

Senator: Rachel Evans

revans12@uco.edu

If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us!

On Friday, September 4th, we had our first general meeting of the semester. We first discussed the purpose of this organization and went over our upcoming plans. We then briefly went over the point system, which can be accessed here. Next, members were given an opportunity to become acquainted with one another.

Our second general meeting was held on Friday, September 11th. We had two guest speakers, Ms. Brenda Brent and Dr. Darlene Kness. Ms. Brent is UCO's Academic Adviser for biology-related courses, and she spoke about what it takes to be accepted to a dental/dental hygiene program. She also presented the latest information from OU’s College of Dentistry. Dr. Kness is the Coordinator of UCO’s Fashion Marketing Program, and she teaches the Dress for the Professional course. She discussed the importance of professional clothing choices and gave great advice on how one should present him/herself at an interview.

If you have not yet received an e-mail with the membership form/survey, we ask that you complete it as soon as possible. Fill it out, and submit it here. Dues must be paid by Friday, September 25th. You have four different payment options to choose from.

1. $10/semester (UCO Pre-Dental Society)
2. $15/year (UCO Pre-Dental Society)
3. $25/semester (UCO Pre-Dental Society + OU ASDA dues)
4. $30/year (UCO Pre-Dental Society + OU ASDA dues)

OU ASDA is OU’s American Student Dental Association chapter. Joining will give you free admission to Dentfest (10/15 at 5pm) and $10 off the Pre-Dental Simulation Course (11/7 at 8am).

We will accept cash or check. Make checks out to UCO Pre-Dental Society, and if you want to be a part of OU ASDA, please write a separate check and make it out to OU American Student Dental Association.

To be considered an active member, you must:

1) Pay your dues by Friday, September 25th.
2) Meet with Dr. Anne Ewing. You may schedule an appointment with her by visiting the Biology office on the 2nd floor of Howell Hall.
3) 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.

Our next meeting will be held at OU’s College of Dentistry. More information will be posted once a date has been set. It will take place during the week of September 21st.

A fun refresher! Glenn Martin, DDS: Dental Adventure

Hello! I hope everyone has had a wonderfully productive Summer! The Fall 2009 semester is just around the corner and we're all excited to usher in the new school year! In between your shadowing and studying for that pesky DAT, take a break and try out a fun dentistry related game - Glenn Martin, DDS: Dental Adventure!

Source: Dental Blogs

General Meeting & Manual Dexterity Workshop

The UCO Predental Society is proud to host the first annual manual dexterity workshop on Tuesday, April 14th. Through a special collaboration between the Art Department and the Biology Department, we are offering students the opportunity to develop their manual dexterity and visual-spatial abilities and learn micro manipulations in a forum other than a science lab.

Scheduled for the evening are several stations including:
- jewelry making
- pottery
- drawing

Each station will take approximately 45 minutes for proper instruction and actual hands on experience.

The meeting will start at 5:30 in HOH 205. Food and drinks will be provided in addition to elections for new officers. We will then migrate over to the art department at 6pm for the workshop.

**If you would like to attend, e-mail us at uco.pds@gmail.com or call 405-219-1598 by Friday, April 10th.**

Also, our general meeting is this Friday, April 10th in room 202 in Howell Hall. We will meet from 12pm-1pm. Our guest speaker is a naval recruiter. Following her presentation, we will have an advisement workshop.

4-5-09 update

We are extending the due date for the Executive Board application. It is now due by 3pm on Tuesday, April 7th. We actually have two additional positions available. We are adding a Historian position, and we are splitting the current Vice-President position into two separate Vice-President positions – an internal and external for more effective leadership. You can give your application to an officer or e-mail it to us at uco.pds@gmail.com. The application can be found here.

Remember, our next general meeting will be held this Friday, April 10th at 12pm. We will meet in room 202 in Howell Hall.

Also, if you attended yesterday's Pre-Dental Simulation Course, please let us know so that you will be given points for attending.

Have a great week!

3-31-09 update

Hello everyone,

We have a few announcements!

Big Event will be taking place on Saturday, April 18th. If you want to participate, you will need to go to the Volunteer and Service Learning Center office to register. Malori is our team leader, but there will also be an additional team leader at this site. Since the maximum number of volunteers for this site is 20, you will need to register as soon as possible. Our site is the Council of Neighborhoods, and we will be flowering and doing yard work. We will meet at UCO at 8am and then go to our site at 9am. It is expected to take up to 4 hours, but we suggest that you keep your schedule free through 2pm. If this site becomes full, you can still participate with another team for points! If you have any questions about Big Event, contact Malori.

If you are interested in an Executive Board position for the 2009-2010 year, you will need to fill out an application. The application is due by Monday, April 6th. You can give your application to an officer or e-mail it to us at uco.pds@gmail.com. The application can be found here.

Also, our next general meeting will be held on Friday, April 10th at 12pm. We will meet in room 202 in Howell Hall.

Here are some additional announcements:

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The UCO Earth Day Committee would like to invite each and every one of you to participate in this year’s event.

Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd from 9am to 2pm.

Student Organizations can do any number of activities to participate in the day. There will be prizes for the best student booths.

I have attached a form you need to fill out with more information on it.

Please contact Jordan Smith at Jsmith95@uco.edu or Dr. David Bass at Dbass@uco.edu with any questions. Thank you!
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Hello. My name is Kaela Davis and I currently serve as UCOSA Vice President. Pi Sigma Alpha and UCOSA are working together to coordinate an Easter Egg Hunt for children whose parents are deployed in the military and we need your help. We would like to have a variety of carnival style booths for the kids and parents to walk around and visit while they are waiting for their turn to participate in the Easter egg hunt. We are asking that you help us by sponsoring one of these booths.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 11, 2009 from 1-3. Each booth needs only 2 or 3 people working it and volunteers are more than welcome to come in shifts. Please please please help us make this a special day for the these children.

Below, I have listed the booths that we have thought of, but if you have an alternative idea for what your organization would like to do that is great!

Non Permanent Tattoo Station
4-5 Person Easter Egg Race
Easter Bunny bean bag toss
Pin the Tail on the Easter Bunny
Decorate Easter Egg Cookies
Guess the number of Tootsie Rolls in the Jar
Dig the Easter toy out of the sand
Color the Easter Egg Pages table
Face Painting Table
Put the Ring on the 2-Liter

If you would like to sign up to host one of these booths or have any questions please feel free to contact me by phone at 405-974-2937 or by email at KDavis40@uco.edu. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kaela Davis

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If you have any questions, please contact us!

3-4-09 update

Yesterday (3/3), we had our third general meeting. Misty Clark and Rachel Leslie from Jameson Management gave a very interesting and informative presentation about what it takes to find success in dentistry and what we can do now as pre-dental/pre-dental hygiene students to prepare. You can find more information about Jameson Management here.

Pre-Dental students: The upcoming application workshops for Mar 4 and 5 will be held at 3pm in room 202 in Howell Hall. If you want to interview with the premedical committee, you must attend one of these sessions. Other students are welcome to come and learn about the process.

Also, if you are interested in being an officer for the 2009-2010 year, officer nominations will take place at our next general meeting. It is scheduled to be on Tuesday, March 24th at 5:30PM. Contact us if you are interested, so we can send you a copy of the requirements.

This Sunday (3/8), the Executive Board will meet at 1pm. The meeting will be held at the UCO Chambers Library in room 108. If you're interested in running for a position, we highly recommend that you attend. Attending this meeting will allow you to get a feel for what being an officer entails.

In addition, we still have spots open on our Relay for Life team! Follow these instructions to join:

1) Go to our team's page.
2) Click "join our team," and follow the next few steps to register.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact us!

2-22-09 update

Hello everyone,

Members of the OU Chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) have cordially invited the UCO Pre-Dental Society for a Q&A session. It will be held on Wednesday, February 25th from 5PM-8PM. Food will be available at 5pm with the Q&A at 5:30. We will meet in the atrium in Howell Hall at 4:15PM to carpool. Contact Malori and Kristian if you have any questions. Their contact information can be found on our website.

At our last meeting, Chelsea Holland from OU's Chapter of the ASDA gave us her e-mail address so that we can contact her with any questions that we may have. You can e-mail her at chelsea-holland@ouhsc.edu.

For those of you who are interested in joining our team for Relay for Life, you can join our team by following these instructions:


1) Go to relayforlife.org/ucentralokok.

2) Click "sign up."

3) Click "join a team."

4) Search for the team name: iatros.

5) Click on the name of the team.

6) Click "join our team," and follow the next few steps to register!


We are looking for someone to help with fundraising. If you're interested in being our fundraising coordinator, contact Kristian. Those of you who have contacted Kristian about being on the team need to register online as soon as possible.

In addition, the Pre-Dental Simulation Course will take place on April 4th. We will let you know when applications are available.

If you need to fill out a membership form, let us know. Dues are $20 for one semester.

If you have any questions, please contact us.