Pharmacy council outlines year’s events

The Pharmacy Governing Council will try to coordinate events with different health professionals at the University this year to open up opportunities for students to grow as leaders, develop communication leadership and management skills.

This topic among others was discussed at the councils first meeting Tuesday night at the Busch Campus Center, said Agnes Hong, president of the council.

The first meeting was an introduction, and the next meeting will include officer reports, which will update everyone about what new events are taking place, said Hong, an Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy graduate student.

Events planned for this year include an open forum that hosts the deans and head coordinators of every pharmacy department. It is a place where students can ask questions regarding classes, she said. The forum begins within the first two weeks of the spring semester.

There are also more events planned for the mentoring program, as well as collaborative events with the organizations and schools within the University for patient outreach programs, she said.

The mentoring program, which began Sept. 3, pairs incoming pharmacy transfer or first-year students with veteran pharmacy students, Hong said.

We held a picnic that had a barbeque and free activities at the pharmacy building, and we let them meet each other and bond, Hong said. The program provides incoming pharmacy students with a personal resource because its very challenging coming into a big school.

The council held its involvement fair Tuesday afternoon as well, and Hong said the council worked with organizations to get its name out to become more available to students.

We had representatives from each organization put up a poster to advertise who they are and get more interest into them, she said.

Another annual event is the awards ceremony at the end of spring semester, where students are nominated by their organizations to receive awards based on contributions to the school and their organization.

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