Physical Therapy Club Sign in at the front of the room for attendance If you have $15 and would like to pay the club dues (includes t-shirt), go to one of the three officers in the back of the room.

Welcome to the Club! Physical Therapy Club is a GREAT way to… Learn more about the many different fields of Physical Therapy and PT in general Enhance your applications with volunteering and other extracurricular activities Meet other students interested in PT Find out about PTCAS Learn what it means to be a PT student Have fun! Welcome to the Club!

Introductions-Meet the Officers The PT Club is ran by 6 great officers who all help run the club Feel free to reach out to any one of us with any questions or requests 

President – Morgan Scheider Major: Exercise and Sports Science – Pre-Professional Hometown: Winneconne, WI Hobbies: Running, cooking, photography, family is everything  Duties: Conduct meetings, organize speakers, Post powerpoints/photos on MyOrgs

Vice President – Alexa Jaggi Major: Exercise Sports Science  Hometown: Verona, WI Hobbies: Running, Bing-watching Netflix & Cuddling with my Cat  Duties: T-Shirts, assisting club president 

Secretary – Kayla Fingerson Major: Biology Hometown: Mankato, MN Hobbies: Hiking, kayaking, traveling, and spending time with friends Duties: Record attendance after each meeting, organize the MyOrgs account, and write emails to the club!

Activity Coordinator – Alex Schwartz Major: Biomedical Sciences Hometown: Oak Creek, WI Hobbies: working out, going to concerts, listening to music and hanging out with friends Duties: set up volunteer events, promote these events and record participation

Treasurer – Cody Carlstrom Major:    ESS Pre-Professional Hometown:   Osseo, WI Hobbies:   Biking, Writing, Cooking Duties:  Manage and collect member dues, oversee club finances, sling club T-Shirts

Social Chair – Ellie Rohman Major: Exercise and Sport Science Hometown: Owatonna, MN Hobbies: Olympic lifting, reading, making art, and being with my family Duties: Keeping the club informed through Facebook, the bulletin board in Cowley, and the TV circulators

About the Club – How to be a Member Volunteer At least two volunteer activities over the course of this semester (includes our annual blanket making) Attend the Meetings Every other week on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm in this room Dues $15 (Includes a T-Shirt)

Plan for the Semester (Feel free to take a picture) Tuesday, 9/25 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial – Today  Tuesday, 10/9 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial - Ben Volkman Tuesday, 10/23 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial - Student Panel  Tuesday, 11/6 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial - Admissions Process Tuesday, 11/20 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial - Blanket Making Tuesday, 12/4 at 7:30 pm in 1400 Centennial - Anna Stoecklein 

How to be THE BEST physical therapy student One of the main purposes of the club is to help the members improve themselves to succeed in future endeavors PT is a very competitive and rigorous field to get into This presentation includes tips from upperclassmen on how to make it through

Surround yourself with PT Job Shadowing/Observations Email and Call PT’s to see if you can observe them Volunteering Volunteer to help at any PT clinic or hospital in the area Do the opportunities Alex finds for our club! Working Gundersen and Mayo clinics have positions for Rehabilitation Technicians Other opportunities available at private clinics and nursing homes (PT aides)

Volunteer Oppurtunites Sunday, October 14th, @ South Lanes & All Star Lanes 60-75 volunteers needed to help our Regional Bowling Competition (keep score, assist athletes, present awards and help with registration) Morning, Afternoon, and all day shifts  Fill out an attached document on the next email if interested in this oppurtunitiy  Saturday, November 17th, @ LWC Fieldhouse, Strongman Competition  4-5 volunteer hours helping with setting up, recording info, helping with loading weights on racks and bars, tearing down, etc. 

Academics Research Plain and Simple, get good grades Field of study (ESS, Biology, Psychology) Talk to professors to see what projects they are working on Can be an assistant or a subject Plain and Simple, get good grades Especially in pre-requisite courses such as biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, psychology

Other Get involved with anything and everything Join other clubs such as ESS Club, Biology Club, Ping Pong Club Talk to upperclassmen and professors, they can help a TON Pre-PT Grind LLC (Alexa)  Follow them on Facebook, or check them out at http://preptgrind.com  This group offers tips, support, answers. and mentorship about acceptance into physical therapy school and the physical therapy profession Be a member of the club! We will send emails to members with all sorts of opportunities as we get them

PT Club Scholarship At the end of the year, we will award $500 to a member of the club who will be attending UW – La Crosse for PT School

Other Information Email: pre-pt@uwlax.edu MyOrgs: Student Physical Therapy Club Facebook: Student Physical Therapy Club

Questions??? There will be a summary email sent to people on our email list after every meeting (If not on the list join us on MyOrgs or contact our secretary Kayla at fingerso.kayla@uwlax.edu )  Feel free to come up after the meeting if you have any personal questions or requests for the officers