1. Welcome, Delegates! Time to Meet Your Fellow Future OTs … Choose 3 M&Ms and get to talkin! Red: What is your proudest moment? Green: What is the most successful fundraiser your SOTA program has completed this year? Blue: What is a fun social activity your SOTA program has participated in? Yellow: If you could have lunch with someone involved with AOTA (Past president, Slagle Lecturer, Board of Directors) who would it be and why? Orange: How long did it take for you to travel to Indy? Brown: What made you want to represent your school as the delegate?

2. ASD 2012 Delegates Meeting April 24-25 th 2012 Indianapolis, IN

3. Welcome, Delegates!

4. Chairperson Emily L. Vaught emily_vaught@EKU.EDU OT Vice- Chairperson Kerri ORourke kerri.orourke@gmail.com OTA Vice-Chairperson Brendan Gould btg3@sunyorange.edu Secretary Casey Whittaker caseywhit@gmail.com Communications & Advocacy Shaji Varughese shajiv86@aol.com Student Rep to the Commission on Education Mallory Hensley hensleym@wusm.wustl.edu Student Rep to the RA Whitney Wynder wynderw@gmail.com Student Rep to the Commission on Practice Andrea McElroy Andrea.McElroy@jefferson.edu Staff Liason Susan Lin slin@aota.org Introduction: 2011-2012 SC

5. Chairperson Laura Mills lmills@css.edu OT Vice- Chairperson Russell Thompson rdthompson4@yahoo.com rthompson3@student.govst.edu OTA Vice-Chairperson Sarah Androyna androynas@gmail.com Secretary Ashley Nichols ashley_nichols_@hotmail.com Communications & Advocacy Jamie Morris jamielynnmorrisot@gmail.com Student Rep to the Commission on Education Nicole Cortes nam98305@creighton.edu Student Rep to the RA Kristin Davis Kris.j.davis@gmail.com Kdav11@lsuhsc.edu Student Rep to the Commission on Practice Andrea McElroy Andrea.McElroy@jefferson.edu Staff Liason Susan Lin slin@aota.org Introduction: 2012-2013 SC

6. So, what does the ASD do anyway? Mission To support student members of AOTA by communicating their interests and advancing their professional contributions. This Assembly upholds the AOTA mission, promotes Association membership, and provides a forum for the development of student leadership and political awareness to enhance the viability of the profession.

7. Social Media Spotlights Created the ASD Blog on OT Connections Created @ASD_AOTA Twitter Account Created ASD Facebook page All to better communicate with our Student Delegates, and encourage increased participation via OT Connections!

8. - Indicates ASD Representation

9. Buy a raffle ticket! Support the ASD Scholarship! $1 per ticket or $5 for 6 tickets 75% goes to ASD 25% goes to winner Winner drawn at student mixer Tickets available all meeting and at student mixer

10. Flash Mob Time! Whats a flash mob? A group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment. Coordinated by Laura Collins, Frank Gainer, and the SC

11. Flash Mob Time! Who: STUDENTS …yeah, were talkin to you! What: A-O-T-A (to YMCA) Flash Mob When: 4:40 PM on Friday, pre-Slagle Where: Outside the main hall Why: Lets show our OT spirit and set the mood for a weekend full of fun and energy!

12. Keynote Address: Karen Jacobs Karen Jacobs, Ed.D., OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA Clinical Professor and Program Director at Boston University Past President and Vice President of AOTA 2005 Recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship 2009 Recipient of the Award of Merit from CAOT 2011 Slagle Lecture Award Recipient

13. Year in a glance… 2011-2012

14. Revised Delegates Handbook Revised to better reflect the duties of Delegates/Alternate Delegates based on feedback from the 2011 meeting Emailed to Delegates and posted to OT Connections. Also available on the ASD section of the AOTA webpage

15. Maintained the Delegates Roster Designed to be a more efficient way of keeping delegates informed Enables delegates to contact each other regarding SOTA or ASD business

16. 2011 Student Conclave Led the Opening Ceremony at AOTA/NBCOT Student Conclave in Providence, RI Helped coordinate New Practitioners Panel Unveiled Student Centennial Commitment With Chris Bluhm and Beth Ledford Organized opportunities for Student Networking and socialization at Conclave Managed various Conclave events, and created opportunities for further engagement, such as: C.O.O.L Join Stations Dinner outings Informal gathering with Amy Lamb (AOTPAC Chair, AOTA VP-Elect) and Tim Nanof

17. Social Media Spotlights Created the ASD Blog on OT Connections Created @ASD_AOTA Twitter Account Created ASD Facebook page All to better communicate with our Student Delegates, and encourage increased participation via OT Connections!

18. MH SIS/ASD Collaboration Problem: OT representation in the mental health practice area is decreasing Many practitioners would like to see this number increase and hypothesized strategies of altering OT education, OT fieldwork, etc (per OT Connections) to increase OTs role in MH Therefore, to find out more the 2011 ASD and MH SIS is teamed up to determine students experiences in terms of mental health fieldwork and coursework through a survey based on the Mental Health Specialized Knowledge and Skills paper (2010). ASD supplied 3 delegates with interest in MH who are working the the MH SIS chair to create and distribute survey Results to be presented as a SIS roundtable discussion for AOTA 2012!

19. Committees and Commissions Student Centennial Commitment Changes to Fieldwork via COE Guideline revisions Philosophy FWPE Changes to OTPF via COP Revision/Creation of Support Documents via COP Participation in RA Voting Solicited feedback via ACOTE Surveys

20. 2012 Delegates Meeting Reviewed feedback from last years meeting Invited Speakers and Honored Guests Managed meeting agendas/events

21. AOTF Gala Representing the Assembly of Student Delegates in the Dancing With the Stars competition What is the AOTF Gala? evening of fabulous food, fun, and fundraising as dancers compete for bragging rights in AOTFs 2nd Annual Dancing with the Stars competition. Network with friends, indulge your taste buds in mouth- watering Philly-style delicacies, and enjoy the ambiance of the dance entertainment. Cast your vote for your favorite dancers and bid on unique Silent Auction items to raise funds in support of AOTF. You wont want to miss the excitement as our contestants put on their dancin shoes and dance the night away at this years extravaganza!