2010 ODA Annual Meeting

UCO Pre-Dental Society members attended Oklahoma Dental Association's Annual Meeting this past Friday and Saturday, and we all had a fantastic time! We had the opportunity to attend various educational lectures. In addition, we had the opportunity to explore the Exhibit Hall, where we saw the latest and greatest in dentistry and more!

Here's a photo of a few of us who attended on Saturday!



Daryn Lu, Christian Mirabal, Ramina Golshani

Important Election Information

Hi everyone,

For those of you who interested in running for an Executive Board position for the 2010-2011 year, a link to the updated portion of the Constitution that lists all of the details and requirements has been posted below. A link to the application has also been posted below, and these are due by Friday, April 9th. Please submit them to uco.pds@gmail.com. The election will be held on Friday, April 16th.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

Have a great weekend!

Executive Board Elibility & Requirements

Executive Board Application

3/21/10 Annoucements

Hi everyone,

I hope you've all had a great spring break!

For those of you who are preparing for the DAT, there is an excellent opportunity available for you! Kaplan will be offering a free DAT class this Thursday, March 25th. It will take place from 6-8pm at the Oklahoma City Kaplan Center.

At the free class, an expert Kaplan instructor will cover the details of the DAT and work through questions with the students using Kaplan’s proven methods and strategies.

This class will be extremely beneficial to any student who is thinking about going to dental school.If you are interested in attending, please pre-register by going to www.kaptest.com/tryus.

Have a fantastic week!

2/26/10 Annoucements

Hi everyone,

If you shadow, work, or volunteer at a dental office/clinic, please document your hours using our shadowing log that can be found here. Remember, you receive 1 point per hour for shadowing/working and 3 points per hour for volunteering.

Also, if you took Kaplan's practice DAT on Saturday, Febuary 13th, please let us know, so you can be awarded points for attending!

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Have a great weekend!

2/25/10 Announcements

Hi everyone,

Our next general meeting will be held tomorrow, February 26th at 2 PM. We will meet in room 205 of Howell Hall. We will have two guest speakers from Benco Dental Supply Company!

The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter at OU is planning on hosting an event for all pre-dental clubs to attend! There will be a panel of dental students discussing ASDA as well as their experiences at the OU College of Dentistry. They have proposed the evening of Tuesday, April 13th. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail us at http://www.blogger.com/. If the date/time conflicts with your schedule, let us know what would work better for you. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to hear about, include that in the e-mail as well.

In addition, OU ASDA is beginning a mentorship program with pre-dental students. Each dental student would be paired with a couple pre-dental students. The purpose of this is to allow you to contact a dental student with any questions that you may have. If you are interested, please e-mail us.

Also, if you are interested in being an officer for the 2010-2011 year, information about each position is attached. Elections will be held in April!

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

Volunteer Opportunities

Hello Pre-Dental Society members!

Here are some volunteer opportunities that are quickly approaching.

- Goodwill “GoodGuides” Mentoring Program
GoodGuides engages adult volunteers who can commit to supporting, guiding and being a friend to a young person for a period of at least one year. GoodGuides mentors are good listeners, encouraging, supportive, flexible, patient, tolerant & respectful of individual
differences.

What can you expect if you're interested?
* Pre-service & ongoing training to prepare you to meet the program goals.
* Assistance in matching you with a youth who shares your interests.
* Ongoing support from the Program Manager and Master Mentor.
* Assistance in troubleshooting problems as they arise.
* A safe place to meet your mentee with staff available to help.
* Help in developing projects and activities to do with your mentee
* Staff support in completing all reports for the program.

Training will be offered to all those who are interested on Tuesday, Feb. 16th from 11 am - 1 pm and 6 pm - 8 pm in the VSLC (NUC 212). UCO is the first university GoodGuides is approaching, so please give some consideration to being a mentor to a deserving kid. If you're interested in signing up for the program & for training, or for more information, please contact Liz Tate, GoodGuides Master Mentor @ 405-278-7140 or ltate@okgoodwill.org


- Big Event Volunteers Needed
The Big Event is on Saturday, March 6th & volunteer sign ups have begun! If you aren't familiar with this event, it's UCO's largest one-day of community service. You pick where you do your service from our list of participating agencies. We meet at Plunkett Park at 8 and
you are finished for the day by 1 pm. It's our most popular volunteer event of the year! Your volunteer hours will automatically be logged for you by the VSLC for this event.

The sign-up table is open on the following dates & locations from 10 am-2 pm:
Feb 4 - Comm. building
Feb 8 - Nigh Univ. Center
Feb 9 - Edu building
Feb 10 - Howell Hall
Feb 11 - Comm. building
Feb 15 - Nigh Univ. Center

Sign up anytime in the VSLC (NUC 212).
If you have any questions, please contact Lyndsay Holder @
LHolder3@uco.edu or 405-974-2621.

- On-Campus Volunteer Opportunity
On Feb. 13th from 4-9:30 P.M., the Office of Commuter Student Services is seeking volunteers for our 3rd Annual Parent's Night Out. Students will assist with preparing Legend's for a romantic candle lit dinner for student parents, setting up Pegasus Theatre for a movie and chaperoning children at Unpluggits Play Studio here in Edmond. All volunteer hours will be reported to the Volunteer and Service Learning Center. For more information or to get a volunteer application, please contact the Office of Commuter Student Services at (405) 974-3655, nbox@uco.edu or swing by NUC 115.

- Yoga for Kids/Mandala Arts program Volunteer
The INTEGRIS Health James L. Hall, Jr. Center for Mind, Body and Spirit is looking for a volunteer for the Yoga for Kids/Mandala Arts program. The Yoga for Kids/Mandala Arts program is for children 8 to 12 years old and teaches children to pay attention to the stress in their bodies and learn to clam themselves when they are angry or frustrated, before a test at school or even help them go to sleep at night. Creating Sand Mandalas teach kids self expression through the calming experience of creating art with sand, allowing children to be present and in the moment. These classes will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, January 27 through March 17 and another session from March 24 through May 12, at 4900 N. Portland, Suite 102. Class size is limited to 10 children per session. The volunteer would help with room set up, clean up, keeping the children on task, taking pictures, playing games, etc.

As a volunteer you don't need to know anything about yoga but you do need to love children and come with an open heart. Please contact Kerry Ann Richards for more information at: (405) 943-3921

- MDA Summer Camp Volunteer Opportunities
Every Year MDA holds a summer camp for children with Muscular Dystrophy in Guthrie, Ok. The camp will be held June 20th - 25th and volunteers are needed who are 18 years of age and older who are willing and able to provide support for these children. Many of the volunteers find this to be not only enjoyable, but also life changing. Contact Molly McCloud for more information at mmccloud@mdausa.org or by telephone 405-722-8005.

- Tom & Lisa Price Service Learning Scholarship
For all UCO students: please find attached to this email the application form for the Tom & Lisa Price Service Learning Scholarship. Two awards will be made of $2,500 each to recognize a student-proposed service project to be implemented in the 2010-11 academic year.
Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA, and be a returning, full-time student with 30 or more credit hours completed. The deadline is February 15th, and completed applications should be submitted to the UCO Foundation in Evans Hall room 102.

Please contact Josh Krawczyk with any questions.
Director
UCO Volunteer & Service Learning Center
JKrawczyk@uco.edu

**The application for this scholarship can be found here**

1/20/10 Announcements

Hello Pre-Dental Society members!

Our first meeting of the spring semester will be held this Friday, January 22nd at 2pm. We will meet at Howell Hall in room 205. Come hear about our upcoming meetings and events and let us know what you would like to see take place this semester!

Also, the Health Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, January 27th from 10:30am-2:00pm in the atrium of Howell Hall. This is a great opportunity to meet with representatives from OU's College of Dentistry.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Volunteer Opportunities - Spring 2010

- The Oklahoma Dental Association is preparing for the first Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (www.okmom.org) , and could use some help with a few administrative tasks! Next week, the Association is going to do a mass mailing to all volunteers for the event (nearly 1500 packets)- they estimate the project will take 3 people approximately 8 hours. The materials for the mailing will be ready by Wednesday, January 20th. If interested in helping with the mailing next week (or other tasks to prepare for OK MOM), please contact Kristin Vineyard at 405.241.1299 or email kvineyard@okdf.org. Thank you! Note: The mailing and other pre-event tasks will be done at the ODA office: 317 NE 13th Street, OKC, OK 73104.

- UCO Career Services' 2010 UCO Spring Career & Internship Fair is February 3, and will be held in the Nigh University Center Ballroom from 12-4 pm. Local and national employers will have booths to interview and speak with students regarding full-time employment and internships.

Volunteers are needed to help set up the day prior to the fair as well as the day of the fair. Volunteers may help recruiters unload booth materials from cars, set up booths, and provide basic directions in the Nigh University Center. Volunteers are consistently rated as one of the best aspects of UCO Career Services fairs so please consider donating an hour or two to make it a great day for everyone. Happy recruiters equal recruiters who visit UCO again and again!

- In response to the tragic earthquake that occurred in Haiti on Tuesday and has resulted in massive casualties and loss of life, the UCO Volunteer & Service Learning Center (VSLC) invites all students, faculty, and staff to make cash donations to aid in the relief effort. All donations will be forwarded directly to the American Red Cross. Checks should be made out to American Red Cross; please hand deliver donations to the VSLC in room 212 of the Nigh University Center.

Additionally, we are seeking volunteers to run donation tables around campus over the next few weeks. Anyone interested in volunteering to help may contact UCO student Dwight Clark at studentsforhaiti@gmail.com or 405.740.0069. There will be a brief volunteer meeting in the VSLC, 212 NUC, on Tuesday, 1/19, at 11 am and 3 pm.

- The Friends of the Metropolitan Library System put on a huge Booksale every February in the Oklahoma Expo Building at the state fairgrounds.This year the sale will be February 19 - 21. Preparation will begin on Monday, Feb. 15 (Presidents' Day) with unloading boxes from trucks in the morning and putting books on tables in the afternoon. Lunch is served to those who work all day.

During the weekend sale we need cashiers and customer service people and book straighteners, etc.

If you will visit our website at www.mlsfriends.org you will find a Booksale Volunteer Sign-up form that will give you all of the scheduling information. Students can sign up online. The sooner the better. Student Volunteers are among our most enthusiastic and hardest workers. We love them. We'll provide a report of earned volunteer hours to UCO after the sale - or sign forms on site. Questions? email Jo Duncan at jotduncan@sbcglobal.net or phone him at 341-8856.

- As part of the Rolling Green Collaborative, UCO student volunteers are invited to provide homework help to elementary school children living at Rolling Green Apartments at 400 E. Danforth, just north of campus. Up to eight volunteers are needed from 3:15 to 5:00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesdays for the spring semester. Volunteers must be able to commit to the spring semester for every Tuesday and/or Wednesday that Edmond Public Schools are in session through May. If you are interested in getting more information or to sign up, please contact me directly via email at JKrawczyk@uco.edu (please do not reply to this email). This program will start Tuesday, 1/19.

- Relay for Life- Friday, April 16th from 7pm to 7am

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.

11-10-08 update

Our fourth general meeting was held this past Friday (11/7). Professor Coury gave a very informative presentation on dental hygiene. She also gave useful information for those who are pre-dental. Dr. Randy Jones, Director of Admissions and Student Affairs for OU College of Dentistry, was unable to speak at Friday’s meeting, but fortunately, he will speak at the special meeting that will be held this Wednesday (11/12) at 5:30pm. We highly encourage you to attend! This is a great opportunity to hear Dr. Jones’ answers to your questions regarding dental school.

This past Saturday, the Pre-Dental Clinic Simulation Course took place at OU College of Dentistry. We strongly suggest taking it during the Spring semester! It truly helps give you the feel of what it is like to be in dental school. In addition, Dr. Jones and a panel of dental students answered several questions and gave wonderful advice. They give you many opportunities to get any questions that you have answered.

Also, if you took the Kaplan practice DAT, you can call the Oklahoma City Kaplan Center, and they can e-mail you your results.

Please be documenting your shadowing hours so that we can give you points for them.

We hope to see you at Wednesday's meeting! It will be in room 201 (not our usual 202).

10-29-08 update

On Friday (10/24) we had our third general meeting.

First, we had two students discuss what they are doing at UCO to help raise money and bring awareness for the Invisible Children movement. More information can be found at this link: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission/schoolsForSchools/

Following their presentation, we had one of our members, Anton, who just recently had his interviews with OU's College of Dentistry speak about his experience.

This year, OU's College of Dentistry changed the format of the interview process. It now consists of three separate interviews instead of one. Anton also went over how points are distributed for each applicant. He shared with us that a maximum of 10 points come from an applicant's GPA and DAT score, and a maximum of 10 points come from the interview.

Next, we had Ms. Brenda Brent, an academic adviser for UCO, speak about what it takes to become a dental hygienist/dentist. She went over the different paths one could take at UCO and gave handouts with useful information. If you have any questions for her or if you are interested in the handouts that were passed out, you can e-mail her at bbrent@uco.edu. She also mentioned the mock interviews that are available for those who want to apply to dental school. This is an excellent tool that helps prepare you for the actual interview with the dental school, and it allows the committee to write a letter of evaluation. If you plan to apply to dental school in the summer of 2009 for the fall of 2010 class, they will only interview those who have taken the DAT at least once by May so that they can discuss your score with you.

Daryn introduced ASDA's podcasts that are available here. This is a great way to keep up with the latest in dentistry.

This past Sunday, Kaplan made a practice DAT available to take at UCO. It was a great opportunity to become familiarized with the format of the exam or just gain some extra practice. If you took the test, your scores can be picked up at the Oklahoma City Kaplan Center.

On another note, we will be having a special meeting with a panel of dental students soon which will most likely be held on a Wednesday (either 11/5 or 11/12) at 5:30. Let us know how that day and time works for you, and please submit any questions that you will have for them.

If you have turned in your membership form, they are now available in the Biology office. Speak with the secretary to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Anne Ewing and have her sign the form. Her signature is just to ensure that you are aware of the excellent services that UCO provides you. Please be ready with any questions that you have pertaining to your future career path when you meet with her.

11/7/08 at 3pm - Our next meeting will have Dr. Randy Jones, Director of Admissions and Student Affairs for OU College of Dentistry, and Professor Vicki Coury, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene as our guest speakers. Please make plans to attend as this will be a very informative meeting.

**IMPORTANT REMINDER**

The Pre-Dental Clinical Simulation Course is on Saturday, November 8th. It costs $85, but if you are an official member of the Pre-Dental Society, you get $5 off. Attendance is limited to the first 50 students, so if you would like us to submit your application, we ask that you turn in your applications and payments to us by the end of this week!

You can access the application by going here:

http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/predent/application.html

10-06-08 update

On Friday (10/3) we had our second general meeting!

We first went over the two OU ASDA events that are quickly approaching.

*Dentfest is this Thursday, Oct. 9th, and Pre-Dental Day is Saturday, Nov. 8th.

We passed around a form to see who would be able to attend the two events, so if you did not attend this meeting, please let us know if you know you plan on attending one or both of them.

Next, we introduced the ASDA – American Student Dental Association. The ASDA provides many wonderful resources to those who plan on pursuing a career in dentistry. A pre-dental membership offers numerous benefits that will help guide you with preparing for dental school. It also gives you the opportunity to get involved with organized dentistry by providing you with the latest news and publications written by dental students. If you are interested in being a member, visit www.ASDAnet.org.

We also introduced our point system. The purpose of the point system is to encourage your involvement in this organization. We plan to reward the member who receives the most points at the end of the Fall 2008 semester!

- 1 General Meeting = 10 points
- 1 Executive Board Meeting = 15 points
- 1 OU Event = 25 points
- 1 Service Project = 20 points
- Shadowing/Working at an office = 1 point per hour*
- Volunteering at clinic = 3 points per hour
*75 points max for shadowing/volunteering at a clinic

Following the introduction of our point system, we were originally going to have a panel from the Pre-Dental Advisory Committee speak, but they were unfortunately unable to attend. Fortunately, Chris Snyder, a UCO graduate and an aspiring dentist, was available to speak about the interview process. He also shared his own interview experience at OU's College of Dentistry and gave helpful tips and advice.

In addition, Daryn gave a tutorial on how to use the following websites:

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Department of Biology Website - http://biology.ucok.edu

You can access the different health profession pages here. The Pre-Dental/Pre-Dental Hygiene Advisement Worksheets can be accessed by going to this website.
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University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry's Web Site - http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/
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PreDents.com - http://www.predents.com

This website has various statistics on all of the dental schools such as the average GPA/DAT scores of those admitted.
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The Student Doctor Network - http://www.studentdoctor.net

*From Their Website*
What is SDN?
The Student Doctor Network (SDN) is an independent community of students, advisors, educators, and practicing doctors.

Our membership extends from college students to practicing doctors in every field of healthcare, from allopathic medicine to veterinary medicine.

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RateMyProfessors.com - http://www.ratemyprofessors.com

RateMyProfessors.com is a very helpful tool when the time comes to enroll in your classes as it has reviews for most professors that can help give you an idea on how the professor teaches his/her class, grades, etc.
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If you still need to pay for your dues and want to attend OU ASDA events, please pay your dues by this Wednesday (10/8) because Dentfest is on the 9th!

If you have any questions/comments/suggestions, please contact us!

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.

Important Announcements

Dear prospective members,

These are certainly exciting times for UCO's pre-dental community! All of the requested materials have been submitted to the Student Organizations. The active status of this organization is currently waiting to pass through UCOSA House and Senate.

In the meantime, UCO PDS is extremely pleased to annouce that Ms. Brenda Brent, UCO's Academic Adviser for Biology-related courses, has agreed to accept the role as the UCO Pre-Dental Society organization adviser. We look forward to working with her throughout the semester to establish the UCO Pre-Dental Society as one of UCO's premiere student organizations.

The following is a message from Jared Lamb concerning the availability of Microbiology Teaching Assistant positions.

Attention Students:

Do you need one or two more upper division biology credit hours? If so,the
Introduction to Microbiology lab sections needs teaching assistant.One class
counts as one 4000 Biology level credit hour.

If interested contact:
Mr. Ralph Jones
Microbiology Lab Coordinator
OR
Jared Lamb
Microbiology Preparatory Lab Manager
974-5115
HOH 256

Other than that, we hope that you are all having a good semester. We look forward to meeting with you and serving you in the best way possible. Please be in touch with many comments or concerns. Be sure to check the web page or join the Facebook for regular updates.

Please take the time to answer the survey available on the web page. It is EXTREMELY important for us to hear from the pre-dental community.

Executive Board update

UCO PDS is proud to announce the Executive Board for the 2008 - 2009 school year:

President: Daryn Lu, graduate student, dlu1@ucok.edu
Vice-President: Kristian Loveridge, senior, kloveridge@gmail.com
Treasurer: Malori McRae, senior, mmcrae1@ucok.edu
Secretary: Ramina Golshani, freshman, rgolshani@gmail.com

We are looking to fill the remaining Executive Board position of Senator ASAP. If you are able to attend the UCOSA Senate meeting at 1pm every Monday, PLEASE contact me soon.

The new Executive Board will meet on this Sunday (8/31) at 2pm at the Edmond Public Library. We will be outlining our short term and long term goals for the semester as well as continuing to build upon the membership roster.

Executive Board meeting
August 31st, 2008
2pm - 5pm
Edmond Public Library
405.219.1598

An email has been sent out containing a survey. Please find it, take the time to fill it out and return it to us in a prompt manner. This organization's primary function is to cater to the needs of UCO's pre-dental community. Without any feedback, this organization can not help anyone achieve their goals. If you have not received this email, reply to this message with your contact information. A copy of the survey can be found on the web page below:

Name:
Classification:

1. Are you interested in dentistry or dental hygiene?
2. Have you met with the Pre-Health Adviser?
3. What is your status with the Dental Admissions Test?
4. When do you plan to take the DAT?
5. Have you shadowed any dentists/dental hygienists? How many hours have you accumulated?
6. Do you have any related volunteer experience? Do you have any volunteer opportunities to suggest?
7. Have you applied to dental/dental hygiene school? Where? If not, when and where do you plan to apply?
8. Do you have any requests for guest speakers? Do you have any recommendations?
9. Would you be interested in mentoring underclassmen?
10. Do you have questions/comments/concerns?
11. What would you expect from this organization?
12. When would you be available for meetings? We would like to include everyone so writing down multiple dates and times would be helpful.
    

8-25-08 update

A copy of the final draft of the Constitution will be emailed to everyone who has provided me with their contact information either by signing the roster or messaging me through email/Facebook. All the proper paperwork will hopefully be submitted by the end of the week. It is important to get in touch with me by Wednesday (8/27) at the latest if you are interested in being a founding member of this organization.

There has been great interest in many of the available Executive Board positions. For the initial officers, the most important factors will be the level of time commitment and the willingness to see this organization come into fruition.

Important Notes:

• Dues: $30/year (this fee will include opportunities to attend events hosted by OU ASDA).
• Meeting dates/times: Wednesday afternoons are looking to be the most favorable date and time.
• A calendar of events has been posted on the web page. Be sure to check on it for upcoming dates of importance.

As always, please message me if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

2nd Informational

The UCO PDS will host the second informational this upcoming Sunday (8/24). The meeting will start at 4pm at the Edmond Public Library. If you are interested in a position on the Executive Board, it is important that you attend this meeting. We will be discussing dues and the calendar for the semester including possible meeting dates and OU ASDA activities. This is EXTREMELY important. If you are unable to attend, please message me at uco.pds@gmail.com.

At the informational, we will be discussing and outlining the goals for this semester. Bring your ideas, help brainstorm, meet fellow pre-dental students and get involved! I hope to see you all there.

2nd Informational
August 24th, 2008
4pm - 5pm
Edmond Public Library
405.219.1598

8-20-08 update

The UCO Pre-Dental Society made its first official appearance on campus at the Student Involvement Fair. The potential member roster/petition is developing at a great pace.

Today, we plastered Howell Hall and the Night University Center with a promo flier advertising this organization.

If you have NOT signed the membership roster nor the PETITION, please contact me ASAP because it is imperative that we collect enough signatures before we officially apply for active status through UCOSA.

There is a potential event this Satuday (8/23) morning at 9am at OU College of Dentistry. This will serve as an opportunity to meet and interact with dental students who are associated with ASDA. I will create an event either tonight or by tomorrow with detailed information. Clear your schedule and make plans to attend. Car pooling might be a good idea! (edit: I was just informed that the event is only open to the President. I apologize for the misinformation.)

In addition, we have recruited the help of a talented graphic design major who has produced the following flier:

Student Involvement Fair

Today is the University of Central Oklahoma's Student Involvement Fair! The Pre-Dental Society will have a table set up to answer questions about the purpose and goals of this potential organization. The Pre- Dental Society table with be present from 10 am until 1 pm near Broncho Lake.

In other news, the first flier has been created and will be posted in the Nigh University Center and around Howell Hall once it is officially approved. A preview of the promo flier can be seen below:

Available Executive Board Positions

1. The President shall:

a. Preside at all general and Executive Board meetings.

b. Oversee the Executive Board and promote communication between the officers in order to maintain good relations among the officers.

c. Be responsible for finalizing appropriate speakers for each meeting in coordination with the Executive Board.

d. Be responsible for discussing the purpose and goals of the organization before the start of each semester with the current Executive Board and the organization adviser.

e. Oversee the actions of the officers and any other officers/committees created under his/her jurisdiction.

f. Update the UCO Pre-Dental Society’s Pre-Dental and Pre-Dental Hygiene informational packets.

g. Regularly update the Community List once during his/her term.

h. Act as chief liaison to other groups and organizations.

i. Conduct the spring officer elections following the procedures outlined in Article IV, Section 2.

j. Maintain contact with OU Dental College’s ASDA.

k. Be responsible of updating the UCO Pre-Dental Society’s Constitution once during his/her term.

2. The Vice-President shall:

a. Aid the President in decision making and other responsibilities.

b. Assume the duties of the President in the event of an absence of disability.

c. Help the President promote the best communication possible between the members of the Executive Board in order to ensure that each officer is fulfilling his/her responsibilities.

d. Coordinate with OU Dental College and arrange trips and speakers.

e. To arrange and reserve the meeting room every semester and to acquire the necessary media equipment.

f. Coordinate and encourage community involvement and campus relations through campus leadership and volunteer opportunities and to arrange the proper speakers.

g. Oversee the actions of the officers and any other officers/committees created under his/her jurisdiction.

3. The Secretary shall:

a. Be responsible for recording minutes of each meeting and sending out weekly updates and reminders of upcoming events/meetings to the membership through email and Facebook.

b. Be responsible for the creation and distribution of advertisements and general announcements of the organization.

c. Be responsible for maintaining and updating the UCO Pre-Dental Society web page.

d. Oversee the creation of t-shirts for the current school year.

e. To coordinate with the Oklahoma City Kaplan center and arrange a mock DAT and speakers per semester.

f. Oversee the actions of the officers and any other officers/committees created under his/her jurisdiction.

4. The Treasurer shall:

a. Be responsible for maintaining the finances of the University of Central Oklahoma Pre-Dental Society and to maintain records of all expenditures and ensure that generally accepted accounting practices and monetary controls are in place.

b. Be responsible for maintaining and updating a current roster of active members.

c. Work in conjunction with the Executive Board to propose the budget for the next calendar school year.

d. Be responsible for budgeting and setting up all finances needed to fund events and activities.

e. Ensure the organization does not assess any liabilities.

f. Oversee fundraisers and events as deemed necessary by the rest of the Executive Board.

g. Oversee the actions of the officers and any other officers/committees created under his/her jurisdiction.

5. The Senator shall:

a. Act as a representative of the organization at all UCOSA Senate meetings.

b. Inform the membership of ongoing campus events.