Interested in a career in Medicine? Nursing? Public Health? Dentistry? Pharmacy? Physical/Occupational Therapy?
The "7th Annual Navigating Health Care Careers Conference" organized by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
FREE & open to the public! High school/college students AND their families are encouraged to attend!
YOU MUST REGISTER here by or on April 17:
https://utah.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577b78a5e4ca90a4df5a75d40abb6cbc2f9
Health Care Careers that will be addressed: Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical/Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Dentistry, Public Health, and Biomedical Science/Research.
Event provides students with information about career descriptions, educational/admissions requirements, and specific professional opportunities within medical fields, as well as hands-on workshops on various clinical skills.
APIA U: Leadership provides Asian/Pacific Islander American (APIA) student leaders and activists a unique training that focuses on development of leadership and organizational skills that are relevant to APIA campuses and communities.Please sign up for the training nearest to you. If you have any questions, please e-mail Mary Dynne Montante (mmontante@ocanational.org). PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to register is the Tuesday before the week of the training date. This will ensure that we get enough materials and food for the training. Please let us know if you have any special circumstances.
If the selection is CLOSED, the deadline has passed or the number of allowed participants has been reached. *All students who register receive 1 year FREE student membership!*Please click HERE for the link to register!
 We would love to have everybody submit their artwork and have it be represented during Asian American Awareness week!! The theme is "Asian America Today" and is centered on what the Asian or Asian American experiences are in America.
All forms of art are welcomed!! All submissions must be accompanied with a submission form found on www.aasauofu.com or email aasa.uofu@gmail.com
Submissions are due April 1, 2013.
VASA Easter Activity Day:
VASA is hosting their second annual Easter Activity Day at the Hser Ner Moo Refugee Community Center (479 East 2250 South) on Friday, March 29, 2013. There are a lot of volunteers needed for this event to help out with art and crafts activities as well as an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. You will need to be there around 1:00PM to 1:30PM to set up for the kids by 2:00PM. I strongly suggest you all go and support VASA. It will be a lot of fun!!! :D
India Night 2013:
The Indian Students Association at the U of U is hosting their India Night 2013 on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah. The event is filled with dances, songs, plays, amazing performances, and some food!! The program will be held from 4:30PM to 8:00PM. The tickets are being sold at the Union front desk for $6, so get it before it runs out!! They are selling the tickets on the day of the performances, but it will be $8 that day instead. I recommed you all go if you don't have any plans, it will be super fun!!!! :D
APIA Conference:
The APIA Conference is almost here!! It will be on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the College of Social Work from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Please go register HERE!! if you are interested. There will be food, workshops, amazing people, and the best part is its FREE!! For more information on the conference, you can visit HERE!!
BEACON Mentoring Program:
The Office of Engagement has an amazing opportunity for those of you who are interested in mentoring and community engagement. Please apply because this is a great opportunity!!!
PISA Awareness Week:
The Pacific Islander Awareness Week is this week!! They have a lot of exciting events planned out for this whole week, so go out there and support!! You can get more information about all the events HERE!!!
AASA Member Meeting:
We will be hosting our next member meeting on Friday, March 22, 2013. It will be at the same place as usual, the Union CORC Room. We will begin at 2:00PM. We have a lot of exciting announcements for you all about our upcoming next big event: Asian American Awareness Week. I hope to see you all there!!! <3 <3
Rock the U:
Rock the U is powered by more than 30 energized student leaders and is a campus-wide, dance marathon aimed at aiding and supporting cancer research. All proceeds go to Huntsman Cancer Foundation (HCF) to directly benefit cancer research at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI). When you register for this event, please register under AASA. This event will take place on Friday, March 22, 2013. I hope a lot you can make it to this event!!
The Asian Festival:
The annual Asian Festival is taking place on June, 8, 2013 at the South Towne Expo Center (9575 South State Street, Sandy, Utah 84070). There will be delicious foods, lots of games, and amazing performances. If you guys would like to perform something there, then please click HERE!! for application process. :D
Premed Conference:
The Premed Conference is held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the University Guesthouse. There are lots of suture clinic and vital sign workshops. The registration fee is only $10 and you MUST pay to complete the registration. This conference is open for U of U (current, prospective and post-bachelor students), Westminister, and SLCC students.
Shriner's Children's Hospital Service:
The hospital is hosting their event on March 30, 2013. They are in need of volunteers!! I have attached a flyer with more information and you can sign up there as well. You can look into the information on the flyer and chose a shift or two and email you name, phone number, your shift, and your t-shirt size to juliebeveridge11@hotmail.com
Papanikolas Scholarship:
The scholarship supports qualified undergraduate students who are members of a Native American Tribe recognized by the United States Government, undergraduate students who demonstrate experience or commitment to working with the Asian American, Pacific Islander, or African American communities.
AASA High School Conference Volunteer Training:
For everyone who signed up for volunteering during our high school conference, we are hosting a training next week at Union CORC Room. There are three different times:
Tuesday at 2:30PM-3:00PM
Wednesday at 1:00PM -1:30PM
Friday at 2:30PM-3:00PM
Please try to be there for at least one of these trainings. We really appreciate your offer to help! Thank you!!
AASA Member Meeting:
We are hosting our last member meeting before the high school conference on Friday, March 1, 2013. It will be held at the regular place at the Union CORC Room from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. We have a lot to discuss about the conference Please be there for information and volunteering opportunities. You can join us and get more information HERE!!!
International Night 2013:
This year's international night is held on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Union Ballroom from 6:30PM to 9:30PM. There will be food, music, dance, and other fun activities. You have to get the ticket at the Union front desk ASAP. For more information, please go to the link HERE!!!
Presidential Ambassadorship:
The Presidential Ambassadorship in Higher Education program is looking for a small, diverse group of individuals who will represent the University of Utah and President Pershing well. Students will work with the Office of Undergraduate Studies on the Student Success and Empowerment Initiative and the Office of Admissions on Student Recruitment, as well as assisting President Pershing and members of his staff at various campus events." I will attach the flyer and application if you are further interested. The application is due on Monday, March 18, 2013.
College of Social and Behavioral Science Ambassador:
The College of Social and Behavioral Science is seeking students to serve on the 2013-2014 CSBS Ambassador team. Students selected will receive a $2,000 award per academic year for their service." The application is due on Monday, March 18, 2013. I will attach the flyer and the application if you are interested. This is an amazing opportunity so I recommend you take advantage of this. :D
LeaderShape:
LeaderShape is a six day immersive leadership experience that focuses on teamwork, vision building, and leading with integrity." The application process has started and are available on their website. They are due on March 23, 2013. To get more information and the application form visit: http://orientation.utah.edu/leadership/leadershape/
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has brought the Red Thread Movement Bracelets so far. Within the last two weeks, we have sold about 80 of them!! It may not seem much, but these bracelets help us raise awareness on the heinous crime of sexual exploitation across the world. If not much, AASA is proud to announce that at least we were able to get 80 people be aware of this issue. :D I want to give a huge thanks to MeChA, who has helped us in this project!! :) If any of you are interested in buying one, I (Sudha) will have them with me at the next AASA meeting. They are $3, so please bring cash! :D Thank you!!
AASA Member Meeting I Friday, February 15, 2013 I 2:00PM-3:00PM I Union CORC Room
Our next AASA meeting will be held this Friday! We have new announcements on our AASA high school conference, APIA Conference, and Asian American Awareness Week!! We also have many service opportunities for you all, so be sure to come on by!! :D
AASA: 14th Annual High School Conference I Tuesday, March 5, 2013 I 8:00PM-2:00PM I University of Utah Union
Our annual high school conference is almost here!! We are all very very excited for this event and we are hoping you all are as well!! :D If you know any high school students who could benefit from this event, please provide them with the information on the event. They will need to register online and print out a permission slip! You can more information and the links HERE!!! I have also attached our flyer for the event, if you can please change your profile pictures to this to spread the word on the event!! Thank you!!!:D
APIA (Asian Pacific Islander American) University Leadership Training I Saturday, April 13, 2013 I 9:00PM-5:00PM I The U of U College of Social Work
I know this event is quite far away, but we need you guys to register in order to attend this event. The APIA Leadership Training is a great opportunity for you all to learn about awesome leadership skills. If you are interested, then please click -> APIA and register today!! :D If you have more questions, you can always email us or Emilio Camu (mile5713@hotmail.com). Thank you!!!
MLK Week Keynote Speaker: Reverend Jesse Jackson I Thursday, January 24, 2013 I 12:00PM I U of U Huntsman Center
"Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997." If you are interested in going, YOU NEED A TICKET! You can get FREE TICKETS at the CESA office from our AASA advisor Tricia Sugiyama because they already SOLD OUT at the front desk in the Union. So get your tickets ASAP!! :D
AASA Member Meeting I Friday, January 25, 2013 I 2:00PM-3:00PM I Union CORC Room
Our second AASA meeting will be held this week. There will be quite a few presenters coming in that day to get you all more involved on campus! :D Be there and get all the information you can get about ways to stand out!! :D I hope to see you all there!! :D
Conference on Social Awareness (COSA) I Saturday, January 26, 2013 I 12:00PM-5:00PM I Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building
AASA will be hosting a workshop on this years COSA!! We will be talking about Model Minority! I hope to see some familiar faces there! You don't have to be there the whole time, just come by for support!!! :D I am still not sure if there is FREE FOOD yet, but I will definitely keep you guys updated on that :D Come and support us!!!
That is all for today! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please let us know via email or Facebook page. :D You can always go to our website (www.aasauofu.com) for more information on scholarships, jobs, and internship opportunities!!!
AASA Photo Collage 2012-2013
Yes, this is still happening. I know I haven't been harassing you all about sending me pictures of your lovely faces lately, but this is still ON!! I have received over 200 pictures so far and I love it all!! Thank you!! For those of you who haven't, don't worry you can still send them to me! The pictures could be of the year 2012 or 2013 with your favorite moments. You can send it to aasa.uofu@gmail.com or on our AASA Facebook page. :D You can even give me a Sudha a hard copy if you want!
AASA: Member Meeting I Friday, January 18, 2013 I 2:00PM-3:00PM I Union CORC Room
Yes! Our first member meeting of the year is tomorrow. We have really exciting announcements for you all! We will be discussing out future plans of High School Conference, Asian American Awareness Week, and many more other exciting events happening in the Spring 2013. I hope to see all your lovely faces there! If you can't stay the whole time, that is fine! Just come by and say hello.
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service I Saturday, January 19, 2013 I 8:30AM-12:00PM I Bennion Center
We are doing a service project with Bennion Center next Saturday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. :D We are meeting at the Bennion Center for some FREE BREAKFAST! There are 5 different sites to volunteer at during that day, but AASA will be going to the Utah AIDS Foundation! We will head there after the FREE BREAKFAST! :D We will give you the service hours if you need it! :) I hope to see some of you there! It's a fun and exciting way to give back to the community! If you want to join us, then please let me know by next Thursday because I need to make a list of people who's going and give it to the Bennion Center, that way we can all go to the same site. :D
PLAZAFEST Volunteers I January 9, 2012 I 10:00AM-2:00PM I Union Ballroom
We are setting a table for AASA at the PLAZAFEST tomorrow and we need VOLUNTEERS!! We need some of you between 10am to 2pm. You don't have to stay the whole time, but if you can, that is even better!! :D We would love to see some familiar faces, so if you can't volunteer, just drop by to say helloooo :D
AASA Member Meeting I January 18, 2012 I 2:00PM-3:00PM I Union CORC Room
We will be hosting out first meeting of the year next Friday, same bat time, same bat place (CORC Room at 2:00PM). We will be discussing new and awesome events we will be hosting this semester. We will also be talking about the exciting plans we have for Spring 2013. I will send out another email next week :D Please join us and remember you can always bring a friend or two, or more. :D
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