 Mission
Statement:
The UND SOTA (formerly known as UND OT Club) exists
to provide service to the community, raise funding
for local, state and national organizations that promote
the health and well-being of people, provide educational
sessions to occupational therapy students and practitioners,
support the psychosocial well-being of occupational
therapy students, and promote the visibility of the
occupational therapy profession.
Member
Requirements:
-
$10.00 Fee
-
UND Student (Remember you don’t have to be
accepted into the Occupational Therapy program to
be a member, Pre-OT’s are more than welcome!!)
-
Join a committee
- In-service:
Responsible for informing fellow students of
any upcoming presentations by selecting guest
speakers to help us stay informed on issues
related to OT.
- Out-service:
Responsible for promoting OT within the community
and also on the UND campus.
- Fundraising:
Focus is on gaining funds in order for OT Club
to achieve its goal.
- Social:
Provide and organize a variety of fun events
in order to facilitate fellowship against those
who have OT as a common interest.
-
Attendance at monthly meetings
 Contact
Information
Jared Zimmerman – SOTA President
jared.zimmerman@my.und.edu
Anne
Haskins – OT Club Advisor
anne.haskins@med.und.edu
Association Officers
- President - Jared Zimmerman
- Vice President
- Treasurer - Laura Tvrdik
2012
~ 2013 Schedule of Meetings:
All
meetings are from 12:00-12:50 pm (CST) in Hyslop Room
360
- August 28, 2012
- Sept. 11, 2012
- Oct. 9, 2012
- Nov. 6, 2012
- December 4, 2012
- Jan 15, 2013
- Feb 5, 2013
- March 5, 2013
- April 9, 2013
- May 7, 2013
2011-2012 Events
Out-service:
- Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- Homecoming Parade – Recognized for Best Float
- Potato Bowl Parade
- Walk to Stop Diabetes
- Buddy Walk
- Polar Plunge
- Jogging with Josh
- ALS Walk
- Spin for Kids
- Promoting OT Popcorn Bags
- MCMC Book Drive
- Supported student attendees at the 2012 American Occupational Therapy Conference
Social:
- Halloween Potluck
- Welcome Back Potluck
- Movie Night
- Easter Egg Hunt
- End of Year Picnic
In-service:
- Dress for Success
- Parent’s Perspective of Having a Child with Disabilities
- LGBTQA and Healthcare
Fundraising:
- OT Mittens
- Car Stickers
- SOTA T-shirts
- Snack Cupboard
- Finals Survival Kits
- Popcorn Lottery
Thank you to our 2011-2012 Student Members who made this year an enormous success. A special thanks to the SOTA Officers and Committee Chairs for your hard work…
Rebecca Polansky (President), Jared Zimmerman (Vice-President), Janaye Hellman (Treasurer), Chelsea Hesby (Secretary), Caitlin Layden & Macaila Pagel (Historians), Brianna Woodard (Out-service Chair), Emilee Soper (Social Chair), Kelsey Hoffman & Rene Warzecha (In-Service Chairs), and Kelly Bainbridge & April Benoit (Fundraising Chairs)
Previous
Events:
- 2010-2011 Events
- Alzheimer's Memory Walk
- ALS Walk
- Potato Bowl Parade
- Homecoming Parade
- Applebee's Pancake Breakfast Fundraising
- Bake Sale
- Halloween Potluck & Costume Contest
- Guest Speaker from Special Olympics
- Parkwood Place Volunteering
- Diabetes Walk
- Social / Networking events
- Fundraising
- Integrative Medicine Interest Group
- The Big Event
- Fall & Spring Involvement Expo
- Jogging with Josh
- Fundraising & Gifts for the CVIC
- Student delegate to the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference in Philadelphia, PA
- AND MORE!
- 2009-2010
Events:
- Participation
in and/or fundraising for:
- Diabetes
Walk
- Tour
de Forks for Breast Cancer
- Spin
for Kids
- The
Big Event
- ALS
Walk
- Relay
for Life
- ND
School for the Blind
- Altru’s
Filling the Gap
- Assisted
UND SOTA student delegates in attending
the national American Occupational Therapy
Association
Conference
- Bake
sales
- Pumpkin
Carving Contest
- UND
Homecoming Parade
- Halloween
Costume Contest
- Popcorn
Sales
- 2008-2009
Events:
-
Community Service:
-
Memory Walk for the Alzheimer's Association
- Ali's
Boundless Playground Volunteers
- School
of Medicine & Health Sciences Occupational
Therapy Bake Sale (Fund raising for Ali's
Boundless Playground)
- Clothesline
Project Attendees
- Take
Back the Night Attendees
- Relay
for Life April 24-25th 2009
- The
Big Event May 2nd, 2009
- Fund
provision for participant in Bike for Bike
MS
- Lunch
and Dinner Volunteers - Northland Rescue
Mission
- UND
Involvement Expo
- Inservice
-
Hippotherapy by Katie Kennedy, COTA
- Wheels
for the World (Lorene Peterson, MS, OTR/L)
- OT
Club Social Events
- September
- Welcome Potluck at University Park
- October
- Halloween Potluck
- October
- Homecoming float decorating
- December
- Bowling Night
- February
- Valentine's Day Potluck
- March
- Pizza Party in the OT Department (to raise
monies for Relay for Life)
- April
- Swimming at CanadInn
What
has OT Club been involved in with in the past?
- OT
Reality Night
- Homecoming
Parade
- Memory
Walk (formerly Alzheimer's Walk)
- 47
OT students participated - the most of any other
group.
- School
for the Blind Valentine's Day Dance
- The
Giving Tree
- Halloween
Potluck
- Valley
4000 Halloween Party
- Up
'til Dawn (St. Jude's Children's Research)
- Involvement
Expo
- UND
Popcorn Lottery
- Fundraising
(sold thermal coffee mugs)
- OT
Club Potlucks
- Fundraising
for AOTPAC
- Equal
Pay Bake Sale (co-sponsored with Christian Rex in
Spring 2008)
- Boundless
Playground Fundraising Efforts with GF Sertoma Club
and the ARC Upper Valley
- Viking
Elementary School Family Fun Night (Spring 2008)
- Relay
for Life Fund Raising with American Cancer Society
(Spring 2008 & 2009)
-
Sponsor for students to attend the American Occupational
Therapy National Conference
- School
for the Blind Valentines Day Dance
-
The Giving Tree
-
Alzheimer’s Walk
-
Halloween Potluck
-
Valley 4000 Halloween Party
-
Up ‘til Dawn (St. Jude’s Children’s
Research)
-
Homecoming Parade
-
Involvement Expo
-
Fundraising (sold thermal coffee mugs)
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