1. 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.

2. 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!

3. 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 

4. 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

5. 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 

6. 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 s to the club!

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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)

11. 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 

12. 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

13. Surround yourself with PT
Job Shadowing/Observations
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)

14. Volunteer Oppurtunites
Sunday, October 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 if interested in this oppurtunitiy 
Saturday, November 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. 

15. 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

16. 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
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 s to members with all sorts of opportunities as we get them

17. 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

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

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