1. October 2, 2017 9:30PM Farnsworth
Senate
October 2, 2017
9:30PM Farnsworth

2. Agenda 100 Ideas for Rice’s Future Update
Health Professions Taskforce Presentation
Director of External Affairs Update
Announcements

3. 100 Ideas For Rice’s Future Update
Goal
Populate V2C2 initiatives related to goal of “Providing Transformative Undergraduate Education” with at least 100 student ideas
Task force pod structure
Survey and Social Media
Club Engagement
Pop Up
Focus Group
Timeline
President Leebron coming to Senate on October 30th

4. Health Professions Task Force Updates
Chair: Komal Luthra Vice Chair: Rohan Bhardwaj
General Members: Joshua Hobbs, Cierra Duckworth, Karen Qi, Aaron Fanous

5. Non-Graduating Student Responses
Approximately 130 response

6. Are you familiar with the Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Guide” provided by the OAA?

7. Do you receive the Health Professions Advising newsletter that is sent out by email every few weeks?

8. How clear of an understanding do you have of the admission requirements for your specific health profession?

9. Do you feel that there are adequate resources specific to the health profession that you are pursuing?

10. Do you feel that resources to support preparation for a career in health professions at Rice are decentralized (not accessible from one location, website, office, etc.)?

11. Additional Findings
In the residential colleges, most students reached out to PAAs for guidance.
Shadowing, standardized test preparation, and gap year opportunities are some resources/opportunities students have found less accessible compared to others. Research and summer opportunities were not seen as major concerns among most students.
OAA is used as resource for pre-health students, and most students stated positive experiences.
Students expressed concerns regarding lack of resources for health professions outside of medicine and dentistry such as veterinary medicine, physical therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, etc.
Students wanted to have information in a more centralized location and have found difficulties with the current system.

12. Graduating Senior Responses
Approximately 130 to 170 responses

13. Are you familiar with the "Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Guide for Rice Students" provided by the Office of Academic Advising?

14. Do you receive the Health Professions Advising newsletter that is sent out by email every few weeks?

15. How clear of an understanding do you have of the admission requirements for your specific health profession?

16. Do you feel that there are adequate resources specific to the health profession that you are pursuing?

17. Do you feel that resources to support preparation for a career in health
professions at Rice are decentralized (not accessible from one location, website, office, etc.)?

18. Meeting with OAA
Spreading more awareness of the pre-med/pre-dent guide
Providing guidance to students considering gap years
Centralization of information on OAA website
Creating test-prep groups and study plans
Shadowing opportunities limited to NSCI 399
Addressing the needs of other pre-health professions students (non-pre med or pre-dent)
Encouraging students to explore all options in the health professions
Informing students to attend information sessions regarding pre-health advising hosted by the OAA

19. Questions?

20. Announcements Appointments and congratulations NSR Reminders
Club Genre Councils

21. Announcements Must Be Senate Approved
Congratulations to the new members of the SA Communications Team
Tina Liu
Maddy Tadros
Amanda Yang
Naomi Hausman
Maria Sanchez
Must Be Senate Approved
Director of Govt. Relations- Ramee Saleh
Deputy Parliamentarian- Nick Jerge