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News and Notes!
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Quote of the Day
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."
- Confucius
What: My Sister's Keeper
When: Thursday, November 19th at 6:00 pm
Where: On the GIANT outdoor movie screen at the plaza outside the Jamail Student Center
Please bring your folding chair, blanket or mat and join us on the plaza for another fun movie night. We will have drinks, popcorn and snacks, plus door prizes. And it's all FREE for students and their spouses/fiances/significant others.
Get there early becasue we will start drawing for door prizes at 5:45.
For more information, go to http://www.utmb.edu/studentlife/activitiesandevents/leadershipseries.htm.
December Movie - We will show the holiday movie ELF on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:00 pm at the plaza outside the Jamail Student Center.
Back by popluar demand!!! The Student Government Association and the Office of Student Life will host the 2nd Annual Holiday Bingo Night on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in Levin Hall Dining Room. The bingo games will begin at 6:00 pm and run until 9:00 pm. Doors will open at 5:30. Game cards a free for all UTMB Students and Spouse/Fiances/Significant Others. We will have snacks and drinks throughout the evening.
Again, as last year, many of the prizes are being donated by the UTMB Parents Council throught the cooridinating efforts of Kim McInnis in the UTMB Development Office. If your parents would like to donate prizes, or join the Parents Council, please have them contact Kim McInnis at kcmicinni@utmb.edu.
The Student Services departments (Student Wellness, Student Life and Enrollment Services) will be closed during the following dates and times. Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly.
Thursday, November 19th from 11:00 until 2:00 (Student Wellenss only)
Thursday, December 17th from 11:00 until 2:00 (all three offices...Student Wellness, Enrollment Services and Student Life)
Should you have any questions, please call 772-1215 and then choose which department you would like to speak with.
The Student Government Association will be holding a special election to fill a Senator and Alternate Senator position on the Senate. These positions are open to all full or half time School of Nursing students. The SGA Senate meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at noon in the Senate Conference Room in the Jamail Student Center.
Any student interested in running for these positions must come by the Office of Student Life (Room 2.134) in the Student Center and complete a nomination packet prior to the nomination deadline. Here is a list of election schedule dates.
NOMINATIONS: Nov. 18 - Nov. 23 (all nominations must be submitted by noon 11/23/09)
•Candidate must come by Student Life (2nd Floor of the Jamail Student Center) and nominate himself/herself by signing up as a candidate and receiving an election packet.
CAMPAIGN: November 23 - 25
•This time is set-aside for students to advertise their candidacy and inform constituents of their platform. The SGA Elections Committee may schedule a forum for presentations and/or debates.
ELECTION: November 30
•Elections are run on-line and all students will receive directions in an e-mail from Student Life on Wednesday, November 25th. You may access the election site from 8:00 a.m. November 30th through 8:00 p.m. on November 30th.
•All voting will be done online. Any student that needs access to a computer can vote in the Computer Lab on the 3rd floor in the Jamail Student Center.
RUN-OFF: December 4 (If necessary)
•Run-off elections will also be online and all students affected will receive directions in an e-mail from Student Life on Tuesday, December 1st. You may access the election site beginning at 8:00 a.m. December 4th through 8:00 p.m. on
December 4th.
•All voting will be done online. Any student that needs access to a computer can vote in the Computer Lab on the 3rd floor in the Jamail Student Center.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Student Life Office at 772-1215, option #3.
The UTMB AMA Chapter is gathering books to support the Mayo Clinic chapter’s “Aid for Africa” Drive. Please see the announcement below to get an idea of what the program is all about and what types of textbooks they are looking for. If you’d like to make a book donation, please drop-off books near the door on the 3rd floor of the Student Center. If you would like to make a monetary contribution or have any questions/concerns, please contact Mike Leasure at mpleasur@utmb.edu. We will accept donations for the drive until Tuesday, Nov. 24th at 5:30 p.m.
Thanks for your help,
Your AMA officers
The Mayo AMA-MSS is pleased to announce the kick-off of the 3rd Annual "Aid for Africa" book drive to send medical and scientific textbooks to medical schools in Africa, in order to support our colleagues in Third World countries. The Aid for Africa Project is a collaboration with the Books for Africa charity (http://www.booksforafrica.org). Over the past two years, we have sent over 2 tons of books to Sub-Saharan African medical schools. This year, we're collecting:
* 1995 or newer primary, secondary, and college textbooks (soft and hard cover)
* 1995 or newer reference books such as encyclopedias and dictionaries
* 1995 or newer publish date medical, nursing, IT, and law books - *No journals*
* Monetary contributions to cover shipping costs to Africa
Come to an informational session on the RWJ Clinical Scholars Program hosted by AMA/TMA, AMSA, and AMWA: NOVEMBER 23 at 4pm – Clinical Sciences Auditorium
Presented by: Ryan Greysen, MD, MA UTMB-SOM Class of 2005, current Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Yale University
What is the Clinical Scholars program?
The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program is a leadership and research fellowship for physicians of all disciplines. Clinical Scholars conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners and policy-makers on issues important to the health and well-being of all Americans.
Where does the Clinical Scholars program take place?
The RWJ Clinical Scholars program is offered at four sites: Yale University, University of Michigan, UCLA, and University of Pennsylvania.
What have former graduates done after completing the fellowship?
The Clinical Scholars program began over 35 years ago and has graduated over 1,100 leaders including 40 Institute of Medicine members, 7 medical school deans, 45 department chairs, 100 division chiefs or vice-chairs, many state or city department of health directors, and many leaders in state or federal government including senior positions in Congressional Staff, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the White House.
Refreshments will be served!
For more information, please contact Monica Mitchum at mjmitcha@utmb.edu or Adrienne Hiatt at adrienne.hiatt@gmail.com.
Interested in working with kids?
Come volunteer after school at GISD's Morgan Elementary and Weiss Middle School to teach 1rst - 8th graders the importance of good nutrition and being physically active.
Volunteers needed Tuesday's starting DECEMBER 1st from 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm for Morgan Elementary and 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm for Weiss Middle School. Volunteers will be guided to teach basic nutritional tips and engage students in a physical fitness activity.
Please contact Charu Sawhney via email at chsawhne@utmb.edu or phone at 713-927-7352 if you are interested in volunteering or if you have any questions. Everyone is welcome to participate!
SIGHT will be having a toy drive in Joes. Please help us provide school supplies and/or toys to needy children in Africa. There will be a box in Joes where you can just drop your items. Also, we will need a few volunteers to sort out the toys into girl or boy toys, so contact Lauren Douglas at lsdougla@utmb.edu if interested in helping a worthy cause.
SIGHT Community Service Chair
Lauren Douglas MS-II
Every year, Alpha Omega Alpha holds national student contests, which are open to all students (AOA membership is NOT required). Awards are given to the winners along with national recognition. These contests include the areas of poetry, written essay, student research, and community service.
The poetry competition awards prizes for creative poetry on a medical theme. The student essay competition offers prizes for essays on nontechnical medical topics to encourage scholarly writing; winning poems and essays will be published in AOA's publication The Pharos. AOA awards up to 50 $5,000 fellowships each year to medical students at schools with active AOA chapters (such as our own) in order to promote basic and clinical research in medical fields, social science, or health services. The winner of the medical student service project award can win annual grants of up to $2,000 for the first year to support service projects benefiting either the school or its local community.
The AOA Texas Alpha Chapter at UTMB would like to encourage all students who are interested to please enter the contest of your choice. You can visit the national website for more information (see link below). The entry forms for each contest can be found at the national website as well, along with additional details for each contest. Please see the important deadlines below which I have written here for your convenience.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at hodunn@utmb.edu or our Treasurer, Nabeel Uwaydah, at niuwayda@utmb.ed for more information.
Sincerely,
Holly Dunn, MS-IV
Alpha Omega Alpha President, 2009-2010
Alpha Omega Alpha 2010 Medical Student Awards (For details and applications, please see: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/programs.html)
PLEASE NOTE: These awards are open to ALL medical students! You do NOT need to be a member of AOA to apply!
Service Project Award:
National Due Date: ongoing (submitted to National Office after approval by local office)
{please see the national website for more information: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/student_service.html}
Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowships:
Local Due Date: Jan 15, 2010
National Due Date: Jan 31, 2010
{please see the national website for more information: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/student_research.html}
Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Awards:
Local Due Date: Jan 15, 2010
National Due Date: Jan 31, 2010
{please see the national website for more information: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/student_essay.html}
Pharos Poetry Competition:
Local Due Date: Jan 15, 2010
National Due Date: Jan 31, 2010
{please see the national website for more information: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/poetry_competition.html}
Free dinner - Wednesdays at 6pm and Sundays at 5pm. Come enjoy dinner, conversation, and fun.
Willie T's Coffee House - Now serving free espresso drinks, teas, and drip coffee Monday through Friday, noon to 7pm. Come by for coffee and a nice place to study.
Address: 427 Market St.
Email Jason Burnham (jpburnha@utmb.edu) for more information, or to be added to the email list.
Blackwell Student Society has organized a collection project to help with the fight against breast cancer. Every year Yoplait does a "Save Lids to Save Lives" campaign. Collection boxes have been placed in Joe's Cafe, library first floor, and outside the Clinical Sciences auditorium to gather the pink Yoplait lids. Please donate your Yoplait lids to help bring awareness and funding to breast cancer. All lids collected will be mailed in around mid-November. We need your help to make this a successful effort in the fight against this disease! If you have any questions, email angwalla@utmb.edu.
Information Services is providing computer help for students. The I.S. representative will meet students in the Moody Medical Library on Wednesdays from noon until 4:00 pm. If you need help and can not wait until the Wendesday afternoon session, you can call the I.S. Help Desk at 772-5200.
Tuesday/Thursday 7:30 AM Prayer
Thursday 12:00 Noon Free Lunch
Baptist Student Ministry Building on 6th Street behind Shriner's
If you have any prayer requests you'd like the BSM to pray for, please email bsmgalveston@gmail.com.
The hours for free legal advice are now on Tuesdays from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm. Students needing to talk to the lawyer should call the Office of Student Life to schedule an appointment in order to see the lawyer.
The lawyer is available to give advice and guidance on legal issues and help with writing wills and other legal documents. This service is free to all UTMB students. To schedule an appointment, please call the Office of Student Life at 772-1215.
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