1. Welcome to AED! Be sure to grab some pizza at the front! Like our Facebook page to stay up to date on events! CofC AED Please welcome our guest speakers: Karen Eippert Pre-Professional Health Advising Kelsey Fervier CofC EMS Madeleine Ware Savannah Fuller Medlife Dan Lander CofC Pre-Dental Association

2. Important Information AED Email:  aed.cofc@gmail.com AED Website:  blogs.cofc.edu/aed/ AED Facebook Page:  CofC AED

3. Membership Requirements Associate Member:  No minimum credit hour or GPA requirement  $40 local chapter fee  Only $75 once you meet the requirements for Full Membership  Application due Oct 14 th Full Member:  Complete 45 hours of course work (at CofC, non-transfer or AP)  3.2 Cumulative GPA  3.2 Sciences GPA  One time fee: $115 ($75 National, $40 Local) 100 points PER SEMESTER

4. POINT SYSTEM  Each member, full or associate, is required to earn a minimum of 100 points per semester in order to be considered an active member of AED  Attendance at monthly meetings (3 per semester) = 20 points/meeting  Participation in service, social, and pre-health events = 10 points/event  What does 100 points look like?  There are multiple ways to reach the minimum point requirement, but as an example…  Monthly meeting attendance (3) = total of 60 points  Service and social events (4) = total of 40 points 100 points

5. POINT SYSTEM Pre-health events now qualify for points through AED.  Qualifying events must be hosted by:  Pre-Professional Health Advising office (Karen Eippert) at the College of Charleston  Pre-Health Peer Mentors - group advising sessions are accepted  Any events (conferences, etc.) advertised in the “other events” section at AED meetings In order to receive points fill out the Pre-Health Event Attendance Form which is posted on the blog and turn it in at the next AED meeting or during AED office hours.  The form will require a signature from the presenter at the event

6. POINT SYSTEM  How does this help me?  No missed meeting excuses are required. If you miss a monthly meeting at some point during the semester, no need to request an excuse. You make up the missed 20 points by attending an additional 2 service, social, or pre-health events during the semester.  Exceptions?  If you lead SI sessions on Mondays at 7PM or you have a scheduled class at 7PM on Mondays, email the account (aed.cofc@gmail.com) to be excused from meetings for the semester.aed.cofc@gmail.com  Do I have to do anything differently in order to remain an active member?  Nope! We are implementing the point system in order to make it easier for members to reach requirements each semester. Attendance at all 3 monthly meetings and participation in 2 service and 2 social events earns you 100 points. Sign in will still be required for all events.

7. Service Opportunities

8. Friday 9/11 at 2:30-4:00 pm: Neighborhood Pickup Meet at the Calhoun/King street Starbucks with walking attire to clean up the downtown area Due by Friday 9/25 at 12:00pm noon: Lowcountry Food Bank Drive Pick any three of the needed items and bring to Tegan’s house at 22 Pitt Street Saturday 10/3 at 8:30-10:00 am: Lowcountry Heart Walk Meet at the Calhoun/King Street Starbucks to walk to the Aquarium Wharf September Service Opportunities

9. Social Events

10. Friday 9/11 at 5:30pm: AED Cookout Welcome back with a cookout in the SSMB courtyard (?) Thursday 9/17 at 12:15pm: Coffee in the Library Starbucks It’s always nice to take a break from studying! Tuesday 9/29 at 8:30 pm: Group study time Get study tips from fellow members in the library fishbowl September Social Events

11. Health Professions Advising Karen Eippert, Health Professions Advisor Website: http://healthprof.cofc.edu/ Email: eippertk@cofc.edu

12. CofC EMS Emergency number: 843.953.5611 Certified, student-run, EMS organization Members are at least EMT-B certified Transport to the ER free of charge Contact: EMS-Personnel@cofc.edu and EMS-Director@cofc.edu

13. MEDLIFE Madeleine Ware, Vice-President Savannah Fuller, Volunteer Coordinator Website: https://www.medlifeweb.org/ Facebook: Medlife College of Charleston Email: MedLifecofc@gmail.com

14. CofC Pre-Dental Association Interested in a career in dentistry? We can help you! Join the CofC Pre-Dental Student Association for your #1 resource for dental school related information! We offer opportunities in volunteering, shadowing, social events, DAT prep, MUSC student panels, bi-weekly meetings, guests speakers and much more! First general meeting will be Wednesday, September 9th 2015 in Room 113 in the Education Center Contact us at cofcpredental@gmail.com for any questions and more info!

15. Other News & Events! The Scalpel, quarterly publication from National AED Induction Packets from Spring 2015 are up front Military Night October 14 th in SSMB from ~6-8pm