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Student News and Notes
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Quote of the Week
"May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going, and the insight to know when you're going too far."
Irish Blessing

Organization Announcements & Events

Stress Less Fest 2013
Stress Less Fest is a month-long series of events in March that aims to alleviate student stress and to encourage healthy outlets. The brainchild of Osler Scholar Janese Laster, Asclepios Osler Student Society, and Students Against Depression (S.A.D.) back in 2012.
Schedule of events:

Yoga with Kathleen DiNatale
Dates/Time:
Thursday, March 14, 2013, 5pm
Monday, March 18, 2013, 6pm
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 5pm
Location:: Levin Hall Dining
*Kathleen DiNatale is an instructor from Galveston’s The Yoga Haven

Ping-Pong Tournament
Date: Tuesday, March 19
TIme: 5:30pm - end
Location: TBA
Prizes:
1st Place - $25
2nd Place - $10

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Date: Friday, March 22, 2013
Time: 5:30pm - End
Location: Alumni Fieldhouse
Entry Fee: $10/team
How to Register:
Two ways:
1) Sign up HERE.
2) Register in Joes Cafeteria at the booth from 12:00-1:00 on Friday, March 22nd
Prizes:
1st Place - Four $25 gift cards
2nd Place - Four $10 gift cards
Water and Gatorade will be provided.
Rules: https://sites.google.com/site/3on3bballrules/

"Stress Less for Success" TGIT
Join Students for Integrative Medicine for a "Stress Less for Success" TGIT!
Thursday, April 4th
5 – 8 p.m.
Joe’s Cafeteria (First floor of Jamail Student Center)
We'll be havingmini massage sessions and some comfort food to power through this school year!
Tea, sodas & water also available.
Free for all students and spouses

Campus Announcements & Events

Honor Pledge Committee Spring “Break” TGIT – TONIGHT!
5 – 8 p.m.
Joe’s Cafeteria (First floor of Jamail Student Center)
Leon's BBQ Beef and Chicken, Green beans, Cornbread, Potato salad and Cake
Tea, sodas & water also available.

Student Affairs Survey
The Office of the UTMB Executive Vice President and Provost has requested that all UTMB Students assess the effectiveness of the Office for Student Affairs in their respective Schools. Those offices are:

School of Medicine – Office for Student Affairs and Admissions
School of Nursing – Office for Student Affairs and Admissions
School of Health Professions – Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences – Office Student and Academic Services

Please find in your email inbox a very short survey that will enable you, the student, to evaluate the strengths and identify areas where improvement may be needed, within the Student Affairs offices of your School.
ALL RESPONSES WILL BE ANONYMOUS and will be sent to the provost’s office for review.
Your Student Government Association asks that you take the time to complete and respond to this important survey by Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Student Government Association Spring Elections
Want to get more involved? Serve UTMB? The Student Government Association (SGA) allows you to do all that and so much more! SGA is the governing body for the students of UTMB who have the task of maximizing student satisfaction on campus. The organization is made up of elected members from each of the four UTMB schools (Health Professions, Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, and Medicine) and five executive committee members. SGA looks at important campus issues and concerns brought to them by students in order to improve campus life.

If you are interested in becoming more involved with student government at UTMB, nominations will take place over the next two weeks from March 11th through March 22nd. Please come by the Office of Student Life, Room 2.134 in the Jamail Student Center, to nominate yourself. All nominations are self nominations and must be made no later than 5pm on Friday, March 22nd. Current executive officers and senators who want to continue their roles will have to re-run for a position.

Spring Election Dates

Self Nominations: March 11th – March 22nd

Campaign Period: March 25th – April 1st

Election: Tuesday, April 2nd - Thursday, April 4th

Run-off (if needed): April 8th

Becoming a member of SGA is a great way to be involved in the future of UTMB, and we would love for you to be a part of it. Should you have any questions at all, please email me or call me at 409-747-9057.

Field House Announcement Tennis Court Announcement
This message is being sent as a reminder for those members who play tennis. Please remember that you must reserve a court and check in at the front desk before starting to play. We have just finished having all seven courts re-surfaced and re-painted and would like for the courts to stay in top notch condition. The courts will remain locked until a member checks in for their reservation. Also, the courts are not to be used for any sport other than tennis. The lighted set of courts will be available starting on Thursday, March 21st at 5:00 am. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Garage 4 Student Parking
As a registered handicapped employee/student, please note that the changes mentioned in the message below will not eliminate any handicapped spaces. The handicapped spaces that are currently located in the area that will convert to student parking will be moved to the ground floor of the east side of the garage.

Modifications in Garage 4 parking:
Due to utility construction in the area, which has resulted in the loss of curbside student parking spaces, Parking Facilities will convert the south inside center section of Garage 4 – ground floor (Mechanic Street) into Student Parking. We plan for this change to be in effect by March 22, 2013.
If you enter the garage from the northwest entrance, on The Strand, and do not find an available space to park, you will then be required to exit the garage onto Mechanic Street. You will then need to enter through the southeast entrance in order to be able to obtain a space on the first floor or upper levels. You can also enter the garage through the north-center entrance to access the upper levels.
We do not anticipate this change will cause any other inconvenience, as there is plenty of available space in this facility.

Welcome Weekend 2013 First Planning Meeting
Please join us for the first planning meeting for Welcome Weekend 2013.
The meeting will be on Tuesday, March 26th at noon in the Senate Conference Room, 2.132 in the Jamail Student Center.
Welcome Weekend is the All School Orientation/Welcome event for incoming UTMB students that is held at Moody Gardens. We need student ambassadors from all four UTMB schools. Welcome Weekend will take place on Saturday, August 17, 2013. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Mike Cromie at mcromie@utmb.edu so that we can order enough lunch for everyone.

synergy Interprofessional Education Day
To all UTMB students. Sent on behalf of synergy. Please refer all questions to Brandon Hernandez (ba1herna@utmb.edu), Assistant Director of synergy.
UTMB students are invited to attend Interprofessional Education Day, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium at UTMB. The keynote address, “Improving the Quality and Safety of Healthcare”, will be presented by Leslie Hall, MD, Professor and Interim Dean at the University of Missouri.

Interprofessional Education Day (Spring 2013)
Date: Wednesday March 27, 2013
Locations: Levin Hall Main (Keynote Address) 1:00pm-2:00pm
Interprofessional Activities - 2:00pm-5:00pm
Keynote Address Presented By: Les W. Hall, MD, FACP

Event Schedule
1:00 pm Speaker's Main Session - Presentation / Q & A (*The keynote address is open to the public)
Location: Levin Hall Main

2:00pm - 5:00pmStudent Team Building Simulations and Activities
Location: (Various Rooms locations)

Objectives
Upon the conclusion of this activity students should be able to:
Understand the importance of a team approach to healthcare
Learn about other professional roles and appreciate contributions in decision making in the area of quality and safety
Develop effective teamwork strategies during simulated activities
Continue to expand personal interactions and collaborations across the UTMB Campus
For more information, contact the synergy Department at 409-772-0213 or by email at synergy.ipe@utmb.edu

Link to registration: REGISTER HERE! SEATS ARE LIMITED.

2012-2013 Student Satisfaction Survey
This survey is administered once a year to all students to solicit their honest feedback. All of the feedback you provide will help each department on campus better cater to your needs at students.
Why this is good news for you… once you complete the survey, you will be entered into weekly drawings for one of our eight $50 Visa gift cards AND a grand prize drawing of an Apple iPad mini!
What’s different this year? We will recalculate our distribution list every week, so you will stop receiving emails once you have completed the survey.
Look for emails from Leanne Hoge with the survey link in the next few weeks.

Student Life Trivia Night!
Monday, April 1st
5 – 8 p.m.
Clinical Sciences Auditorium
Students and spouses only.
Groups of 4 - 8 people. Only two spouses allowed per team.
All groups must register in the Office of Student Life before Thursday, March 28th at 5 pm.
Five rounds of five questions. All categories.
Pizza and drinks served at 5 p.m. for participants. Rounds begin at 5:30 p.m.
Registration form attached or sign up in the Office of Student Life.

3rd Annual Public Health Week Symposium
The Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health will host the 3rdAnnual Public Health Week Symposium on Wednesday, April 3rdfrom 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Levin Hall Dining Room. There will be a poster session followed by a speaker (TBA). All students or faculty with Public Health Related research are eligible to submit an abstract for consideration, to be sent to Shannon Carroll (smcarrol@utmb.edu). The abstract deadline is Friday, March 22nd. Note: There are cash prizes for the student /post-doc winners.

Volunteers Needed for Grand Kids Festival
We have a wonderful volunteer opportunity coming up and need volunteers. The Grand Opera House is presenting their 18th annual Grand Kids Festival which will be held on Saturday, April 6th, from 10am-5pm. The festival will take place on Postoffice from 20-23rd St.This is a great opportunity to get volunteer hours and would be an awesome addition to your CV!

We will be stationed at the face painting booth so if you can or love to draw then this is definitely for you. The Volunteer Coordinator for the festival has requested volunteers for two hour shifts starting at 10am, arriving fifteen minutes early to get set-up.

Please sign up by uploading your info on the following google excel sheet if you are interested in participating.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aqk5-U0RkNkTdHRCRmdQVG80VXREb19ZMEFqTU9FU2c&usp=sharing

If you would like to read more about the festival, click here:http://www.galveston.com/thegrandkidsfestival/

Hope to see you all there!
DaJonitta L. Richmond

UTMB TedMed Event
To ALL UTMB students:
Registration is now OPEN for the inaugural TedMed Live event here at UTMB. This is a Student Life sponsored event and is free to all students who wish to participate. Due to limited capacity, TedMed Live will only be able to accommodate the first 200 students that fill out the registration form(with the potential to open up additional spots at a later time; so don't worry!).

WHAT IS TEDMED Live
TedMed Live is a full-day event (10 am - 4 pm) at UTMB that brings the excitement of TED Talks to Galveston. It will be a combination of live speakers and recorded TED Talks from the officialTEDMEDevent in Washington DC. We're also seeking out student artists and scientists to showcase their work during this day. In short: TedMed Live is designed to get you excited about the future of medicine and ignite your desire to be a part of shaping it!

For those who are not able to attend, due to capacity limits, you can still be a part of the TedMed Live experience! Every student and faculty will have access to the free TEDMED app (for mobile devices) and online access to all official TEDMED Talks.

THE DETAILS
Saturday April 20, 2013
10 am - 4 pm
Levin Hall Main Auditorium

HOW TO ATTEND
Follow this link to register as a participant:http://bit.ly/UeZHAE
So what do you get with your registration?
Access to an all-day TedMed Event in Levin Hall on Saturday April 20, 2013
Complimentary continental breakfast
Guaranteed seat in Levin Hall for both the live speakers and re-broadcasts of official TedMed talks from annual event in Washington DC
The chance to be a part of the INAUGURAL TED event at UTMB (with hopefully more to come)!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE AS A SPEAKER
Have you ever wanted to give a TED Talk about some great research you've done or a patent/innovation you've created? Here's your chance! Auditions will be held on Saturday March 16, 2013 and details about the audition will be delivered to those who register.
Follow this link to register to audition as a speaker:http://bit.ly/Vg1PHz

SOCIAL MEDIA
Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all updates and information. Tweet at us! Write on our page! We want to hear your thoughts about this event. Show everyone how great this event can be and we'll be able to grow it in the future!
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/TEDxUTMBTwitter:https://twitter.com/TedMedUTMB
Please contact Jordan Brewer & Nicholas Burns, TedMed Live UTMB Co-champions, with any questions.

Reminders

SGA Newsletter Moves Online!
Good news! SGA's newsletter has been upgraded to an easily accessible online format! We would like to use this website to keep all of you up to date in regards to projects that SGA is working on, on campus events and important info that you should know (i.e. food services changes, student parking changes, library changes, etc.)
Weekly updates will be posted on the Office of Student Life Facebook page, so make sure to go “like” their page HERE!
Contact SGA if you have a fundraiser/event/student story to share and it could be included. If you have any idea for an article that you think students would be interested in, just contact SGA! (utmb.sga@gmail.com)
Click the link below to take you to our new online Newsletter.
http://utmbsga.wordpress.com/

Student Discount Cards
New discount cards for UTMB students!
Brought to you by your Student Government Association. Just show this card at any of the businesses listed and receive the discount!
Card is valid until August 15th, 2013. Cards are free for all students. Drop by Student Life to pick yours up! (The Spot situation has been resolved and they are now honoring the 10% discount.

SGA Discount Coffee Program
SGA travel coffee mugs will be sold to students for $5. For 80 cents, you’ll be able to fill up your mug anywhere on campus. This includes the hospital cafeteria, Joe’s Cafeteria, Seattle’s Best and MOD.
Mugs will be available again on Friday, August 31st. Stop by Leanne’s office in the Student Center, 2.134 to purchase one.

Get your pictures in the yearbook!
Syndrome invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos of school and community events or you and your friends just having fun, we’d like to see them. Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. You may submit your photos for the 2012-2013 Syndrome by visiting https://images.jostens.com/upload.jsp 400136161
Enter User ID: 400136161 and Password: yearbook1
Enter information about the photo so we can use it for captions.
March 1, 2013 is the last day!

Excellence in Professionalism Award
We are taking nominations for the October award winner, so be sure to submit your nominee!
“On my honor, as a member of the UTMB community, I pledge to act with integrity, compassion, and respect in all my academic and professional endeavors.” The purpose of the Excellence in Professionalism Award is to recognize a student each month that has shown exemplary professionalism within the UTMB community. This student would have exhibited traits of the honor pledge and the three characteristics of the professionalism charter: integrity, compassion, and respect. The Honor Pledge Award Committee will review the nominees and choose three finalists to be voted on by the Student Affairs Deans of each school every month. To eliminate bias, the nomination forms will be presented anonymously to the Honor Pledge Award Committee and the Student Affairs Deans of the schools. The winner will receive a certificate of acknowledgement, a $50 gift certificate, recognition in campus publications and recognition by the Student Affairs Dean of the student’s school. Runners-up will receive a $5 MOD giftcard. All students and faculty members can nominate students.
Students may not nominate themselves.
How to Nominate: Please visit http://www.utmb.edu/studentlife/gettinginvolved/ExcellenceInProfessionalism.htm and click the link “Nominate Here” in the middle of the page which will direct you to the nomination form.
If you have any questions, please contact Ericka Hailey in the Office of Student Life, ext. 79056 or ekhailey@utmb.edu.

Student Help: Reporting Unprofessional Behavior and Mistreatment
UTMB is committed to providing the best educational climate possible. If you experience unprofessional behavior or mistreatment—whether from a resident, faculty member, fellow student or someone else—we want to know about it, so we can rectify the problem for you and for others. This reporting tool is a resource for students seeking to report professionalism concerns to a neutral third party. Confidentiality is respected. All concern notes submitted through the website will show the return address as www.utmb.edu not the sender's email address. There is no identifiable information and no response can be sent back to the sender unless that information is included in the Professionalism Concern Note (PCN). The PCN is forwarded to the Student Ombudsman for follow-up and triage. It is important to note that an anonymous PCN makes it difficult to follow-up and corroborate incidents. An anonymous PCN accompanied with enough information can be useful, if nothing else, it can be noted for the record. This tool is brought to you by the Professionalism Charter Committee, a group of faculty, staff and students working to promote a culture of professionalism at UTMB.
What to do if you see or experience unprofessional behavior
1. Follow the instructions outlined in your course syllabus for reporting such concerns and complaints. If directions for reporting unprofessional behavior are not outlined in your course syllabus, you are encouraged to contact your course coordinator or departmental program advisor.
2. Report the unprofessional behavior incident here.
Examples of unprofessional behavior and mistreatment may include*:
Verbal abuse, such as public belittlement or humiliation of a student or fellow team member

Being threatened with physical harm or being physically punished
Abuse of power over another person on the health care team. This can include interactions with a faculty physician, nurse or a technician, or mistreatment of a patients.
Being required to perform personal services (e.g., shopping, babysitting)
Being subjected to offensive remarks/names because of your race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Receiving lower evaluations or grades solely because of your gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation rather than your performance
Being denied opportunities for training or rewards solely because of your gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation rather than your performance
Sexual harassment (e.g., unwanted sexual advances, offensive sexist remarks/names directed at you personally)
Discussing confidential information about a patient in an inappropriate setting
Discriminatory treatment of a patient (or another person) due to that person’s economic status, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation
Cheating

Additional student resources are available to help you:
Ombudsman services are available to help you with academic and non-academic concerns, questions and complaints (e.g., fee payment, housing, financial aid, grades, professors, parking and other university-related issues). An ombudsman is a neutral third party, and confidentiality is ensured. The Student Ombudsman Office is located in Suite 2.110, Lee Hage Jamail Student Center, (409) 747-4820.
Visit http://www.utmb.edu/studentservices/ombudsman.html for more details.
Counseling and other wellness assistance is available to students. Visit http://web.utmb.edu/studentwellness/ for more details.
Additional details on student non-academic grievance procedures can be found in the UTMB Handbook of Operating Procedures
Note: Discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault are crimes that should be brought to the attention of your school’s Student Affairs Dean and Human Resources - Employee Relations. You are also encouraged to notify Campus Police at ext. 21111. Call 911 in the event of an emergency.
*Many of these examples of unprofessional behavior and mistreatment come from the AAMC medical school graduation questionnaire.

Attend a Student Government Association Meeting!
Student Government Association meetings are open to the student body. Interested in attending a meeting? RSVP to Leanne Hoge at lehoge@utmb.edu.
The SGA meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at noon in the Senate Room.

Last Modified: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:56 AM