Pre-Pharmacy Society http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy A club for anyone with an interest in pharmacy Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:19:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Have a great summer http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/24/have-a-great-summer/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/24/have-a-great-summer/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:18:54 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=256 Hope everyone has a great summer! Check in next summer semester for updates. ]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/24/have-a-great-summer/feed/ 0 New Officers Have Been Selected for 2012-2013! http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/09/new-officers-have-been-chosen-for-2012-2013/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/09/new-officers-have-been-chosen-for-2012-2013/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 04:40:20 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=245 Congratulation to the new officers for the 2012-2013 school year! The applications have been reviewed and the following positions for the upcoming school year have been selected:

President: Chenxi Huang
Vice President: Erika Pineda
Secretary: Leena Doolabh, Ashley Weiner
Treasurer: Shannon Haar
Historian: Alexandria Lane
Public Relations: Christine Dang, Rocco Duran

Congratulations again!
]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/05/09/new-officers-have-been-chosen-for-2012-2013/feed/ 0 Position Openings http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/04/18/position-openings/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/04/18/position-openings/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:36:26 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=237 To download the PowerPoint from last week’s meeting on 4/12 click here!–> April 12 Meeting

The following positions are available for the 2012-2013 school year:

President
  •  Delegates duties to other board members and a general spokesperson for the club. Should know how to do the job of all other board members in the case of an undesirable situation.
  •  Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  •  Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Vice President
  • Helps president with executive decisions and will take over the presidential position should the president be unable to. This means that the Vice President should also know how to do the job of all other board members.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Secretary
  • Attends meetings and takes copious notes to send to those unable to attend meetings. Responsible for sending out minutes within a day of the meeting.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Public Relations Officer
  • Contacts affiliations and persons outside of the group to organize events and fundraisers (restaurants, for example). Books rooms and booths for events as well.
  • Regularly checks udprepharmacy email and responds or forwards the email to someone who will be better able to answer the question.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Historian
  • Attends and takes pictures of meetings and events. Compiles all this information into an eye catching scrapbook that summarizes the years events and functions.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Webmaster
  • Keeps up with the website and updates the website regularly with events and information about meetings.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)
Treasurer 
  • - Responsible for ensuring that club funds are are being used appropriately and in the best interest of the PPS members. Keeps accurate records of money spent and deposit money into the PPS bank account.
  • -Provide reimbursement (with PPS money) for members who spent their own money for the PPS in a reasonable amount of time.
  • Attends all board and group meetings (unless an undesirable situation arises.) Actively participates in all meetings and contributes ideas into the conversation.
  • Attends semester event and/or fundraising events (i.e. MS Walk and raising money for MS Walk.)

Please send Vanessa Carranza (carranza@udel.edu) an email back by next Monday, April 23rd expressing interest. Provide your year (Freshman, Sophomore, etc,) major, and the all positions you are interested in (even if you are OK with anyone of them) in order of preference.

 

Also, the MS Walk is coming up! Join our team or please donate if possible! Click here for the site!

]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/04/18/position-openings/feed/ 0 General Meeting on April 12th! http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/04/10/general-meeting-on-april-12th/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/04/10/general-meeting-on-april-12th/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:50:51 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=227 General Meeting on April 12th!
@ 5:30 in  Trabant 124 Memorial Hall

The meeting will be in a Q&A style so
bring any questions you have about pharmacy!

 The meeting will be broken into 4 informative sections:
1. How to get started
2. Looking into Pharmacy Schools
3.  How to apply to Pharmacy Schools
4.  Interview Tips

There will also be pizza and refreshments provided! We hope to see you there!

 

On March 22nd, representatives from Thomas Jefferson University spoke about the joint program between UD and TJU. To view the PowerPoint Presentation click below.

TJU Meeting

 

A special welcome to our newest officer, Alex Lane, who is now the new Historian!

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THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND
4PM-5:30PM IN WOLF HALL 243 

Representatives from Jefferson University of School of Pharmacy and
possible former UofD students attending Jefferson Pharmacy program and
students who have been accepted for next year will be attending.

Learn more about the Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Pharmacy program.

 

Click here to join our MS Walk Team or donate to the cause.

 

Also, free preview tests for the PCAT can be found at https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1188983-FGZDW3ywDr. Sign up for a class for free live or online to check out the exam before you take it!

]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/03/18/representative-from-jefferson-university-are-coming/feed/ 0 MS Fundraisers http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/03/02/ms-fundraisers/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/03/02/ms-fundraisers/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:56:28 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=204 Go out to eat and raise money for MS!

The MS Walk has three fundraisers at California Pizza Kitchen, Moe’s, and Buffalo Wild Wings on the following dates

California Pizza Kitchen – 3/13
Buffalo Wild Wings – 3/14
Moe’s – 3/15

Bring the attached voucher to California Pizza Kitchen and Buffalo Wild Wings (a voucher isn’t needed for Moe’s) and a portion of your purchase will be donated to research for MS!

Calfornia Pizza Kitchen Voucher
Buffalo Wild Wings Voucher

Make sure you check out our fundraiser coming up at California Tortilla on March 15th too! The secret password will be “MEDICINE”!

 

To download the PowerPoint for the Meeting on March 1st and learn more about MS and our fundraisers, click below
3-1-12 Meeting PPT

 


Click here to join or donate to our MS Walk team!

]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/03/02/ms-fundraisers/feed/ 0 1st General Meeting of Spring Semester http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/02/28/1st-general-meeting-of-spring-semester/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/02/28/1st-general-meeting-of-spring-semester/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:54:04 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=202 Come join us for the first meeting of Spring semester on

THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST
@ 6:00 IN MEMORIAL 049.

We will discussing upcoming events this semester as well as positions on the board that are available. We hope to see you there!

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May 6th at 10:00 AM right on the UD Campus


Click here to join or donate to our team!

By joining this event, you can be a part of the team. Not only will you be helping a good cause but you can also get to know members of Pre-Pharmacy Society better. Any member of the team who raises $100 gets a free tshirt from the MS Walk. Click the link above to register.

If you can’t make it to the event, we’d still really appreciate it if you could donate to the cause. We will also be having some fundraisers coming up. :)

]]> http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/02/22/join-ppss-team-for-the-ms-walk/feed/ 0 FREE Practice Tests from UD Career Services and Kaplan http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/02/15/free-practice-tests-from-ud-career-services-and-kaplan/ http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/2012/02/15/free-practice-tests-from-ud-career-services-and-kaplan/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:27:01 +0000 myarnall http://sites.udel.edu/prepharmacy/?p=188 Kaplan and the UD Career Services have teamed up to offer FREE practice tests to all UD students. There will be practice tests for the MCAT, LSAT, and GRE on March 3rd in Smith Hall.

For those interested in the GMAT, DAT, OAT or PCAT you will be able to enroll in one of the many online practice test events that we have scheduled.

Kaplan will be donating $0.50 to UDance for everyone who registers for an online practice test!

To see all of the available test dates and register please go to:
http://3www.formstack.com/forms/?1154474-WsVml3kFPv

For additional information, visit www.kaptest.com/practice or call one of Kaplan’s test experts at 1-800-KAP-TEST. Before the event,we will send you an e-mail confirming your registration and providing you with instructions for test day.

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Announcements 12-1-11

Below is a link with detailed information about the PCAT — It will tell you everything about the PCAT, from registering, to test day procedures, to what a score report looks like and how to read it, it can all be found here:

If any one has any questions about the PCAT, admissions, or Kaplan courses please do not hesitate to contact Todd, the speaker from the previous meeting and a Kaplan representative, at Todd.Worsham@kaplan.com, or 302-519-7331.

His presentation has a lot of helpful tips so make sure you check it out!

The Dos & Don’ts of Pharm School Admissions

 

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