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2. Upcoming Dates and Deadlines Upcoming Dates and Deadlines Standing Committee Application Process Standing Committee Application Process Good Government Student Pharmacist Award Good Government Student Pharmacist Award Your Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) Your Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) Event Highlight: Advocacy Booths Event Highlight: Advocacy Booths Your Voice, Your Vote 2012 Your Voice, Your Vote 2012 Chapter Spotlight: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy Chapter Spotlight: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

3. October 17 th : Make Your Mark in the Media Day! October 17 th : Make Your Mark in the Media Day! November 1 st : November 1 st : – Good Government Student Pharmacist of the Year Award – APhA-ASP Awards Submission (Student Leadership, Tice, Dean, Chapter Advisor Deadline November 15 th : November 15 th : – APhA Experiential Program application submission deadline (for APPE students) December 1 st : December 1 st : – PharmFlix Submissions – APhA Foundation Scholarship Applications – Standing Committee Applications

4. MRM Resolutions are due 2-3 weeks prior to your respective MRMs. Contact your Regional Delegate for specific dates. MRM Resolutions are due 2-3 weeks prior to your respective MRMs. Contact your Regional Delegate for specific dates. MRM Hotel Registration Cut Off: MRM Hotel Registration Cut Off: – http://www.pharmacist.com/node/30060

5. Go to www.pharmacist.com Go to www.pharmacist.com – Search for APhA-ASP Leadership Opportunities – Description and Responsibilities – Standing Committee Application (due December 1 st ) Consider becoming more involved in APhA-ASP by applying to be on one of the Standing Committees Consider becoming more involved in APhA-ASP by applying to be on one of the Standing Committees – Awards – Communications – Education – Policy Email current standing committee members with any questions you may have Email current standing committee members with any questions you may have

6. The Policy Standing Committee (PSC) works within APhA-ASP to… (1) Recommend policy issues to the APhA Policy Committee for consideration at the APhA House of Delegates (2) Advise the Association whenever such advice is sought on policy issues of major interest to student pharmacists (3) Propose policy issues for consideration at the Policy Proposal Forums conducted at the APhA-ASP MRMs (4) Make recommendations on policies, which address the immediate and long ‑ range interests and concerns of student pharmacists (5) Review the resolutions most recently passed by the APhA-ASP House of Delegates and decides how each resolution will be implemented (6) Review each resolution and assigns the status of active, inactive or archived

7. To Improve Advocacy Resources for Chapters To Improve Advocacy Resources for Chapters – SPAN Liaison Virtual Binder – Patient education pamphlets To Encourage Student Involvement in the Election Campaign To Encourage Student Involvement in the Election Campaign – Healthcare drives – One vote campaign – Facebook competition To Recognize Chapters for Advocacy Work To Recognize Chapters for Advocacy Work – “Policy Spotlight Chapter” in our monthly communications and on Facebook

8. Recognizes a student pharmacist who raises awareness of local and national pharmacy issues to make a positive impact on our profession Recognizes a student pharmacist who raises awareness of local and national pharmacy issues to make a positive impact on our profession Nomination packets are due November 1 st Nomination packets are due November 1 st Selection is made by the APhA Political Action Committee Board of Governors Selection is made by the APhA Political Action Committee Board of Governors Winner is recognized at APhA Annual Meeting Winner is recognized at APhA Annual Meeting

9. Find a computer lab or set up a group of laptops to allow chapter members, students and faculty to: Find a computer lab or set up a group of laptops to allow chapter members, students and faculty to: Familiarize themselves with www.pharmacist.com Familiarize themselves with www.pharmacist.com Sign-up to be advocacy key contacts Sign-up to be advocacy key contacts Contact members of Congress concerning key issues Contact members of Congress concerning key issues Check out the SPAN Virtual Binder on www.pharmacist.com for step-by-step details Check out the SPAN Virtual Binder on www.pharmacist.com for step-by-step details

10. Campaign to promote student pharmacist involvement in the 2012 Presidential Election Campaign to promote student pharmacist involvement in the 2012 Presidential Election We want to know what YOUR chapter is doing for the Your Voice, Your Vote 2012 Campaign! We want to know what YOUR chapter is doing for the Your Voice, Your Vote 2012 Campaign! – Fill out the chapter spotlight nomination form attached to the SPARC Ideas for your chapter to get involved: Ideas for your chapter to get involved: – Host a Voters Registration or Pledge Drive – Host patient care events at polling sites Collaborate with organizations focused Collaborate with organizations focused on national health – Educate your school and community – Raise funds for the APhA PAC

11. Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy With 12 student pharmacists and 6 faculty members, Mayor Martin T. Tully proclaimed October as American Pharmacists month to Downers Grove Village Council and millions of television viewers within the community, as the event was broadcast on Channel 6 Cable Television!

12. Athena Brand, Chair, University of Texas Athena Brand, Chair, University of Texas – athenalvbrand@gmail.com Autumn Bagwell, Vice-chair, Samford University Autumn Bagwell, Vice-chair, Samford University – adbagwel@samford.edu – Regions 3 and 5 Kayli Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center Kayli Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center – khalla@unmc.edu – Regions 1 and 2 Mika Bhakta, University of the Pacific Mika Bhakta, University of the Pacific – b_bhakta@u.pacific.edu – Regions 6 and 8 Catlin Goodfriend, University of Washington Catlin Goodfriend, University of Washington – ctolzman@uw.edu – Regions 4 and 7