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Meeting

SOTA

February 2026

Fill out attendance

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Icebreaker

Turn to the people around you!
Discuss this or that!
We’ll share after a few minutes!

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NBCOT Question

When instructing the parents of a toddler in the use and care of a hand orthosis, on which instructions should the OT place the most emphasis?

checking for irritation and pressure problems
avoiding excessive heat exposure
cleansing the orthosis regularly
adhering strictly to the wearing schedule

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Answer

checking for irritation and pressure problems

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Membership

Points are due on April 17th!

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Officer Responsibilities

Officer Elections

President

Application will open on 3/8
First year SOTA members will vote at the next meeting on 4/6
14 positions available

Can only run for one position
Community Service & Fundraising will have 2 people elected

Must meet with current officer before the application closes & send me proof
You must pay dues to run AND to vote

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Last set of interviews are this Friday!!

if you signed up to volunteer you should have received an email with more info from me!

Interviews

merch is ordered! YAYAYAY!
we are working on powderpuff shirt designs and we will have a color for each cohort so we will be sending a poll later this semester to vote on your cohorts color!!
I am gathering ideas for summer merch so if you have any ideas send them to me!!

(409) 554-5614

Merch

OT month is APRIL!!!

we will have dress up days April 6-10th
keep an eye on your email for themes

OT month

Vice President

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St, Vincent’s: $2,123.35

NBCOT: $4,954.48

Pay tickets for formal!

Reminders

Money Raised

Treasurer

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Secretary

February newsletter is coming

Google Calendar is updated

Don’t forget to fill out attendance please!

Hi everyone<3

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Fundraising

Money Raised!

Upcoming Events

Panda Express - $178.75
Conex Coffee - $160
Valentine’s Bake Sale- $397

TOTAL: $735.75

Walking Taco in March, date TBD

Donations needed!

March 4th - Teaside Tapioca Profit Share

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Community Service

Donations

max 4 donation points

money break down:

$1-$10 = 1 point
$10+ = 2 points

Bake Sale Donations

12 items = 1 pt
24 items = 2 pt

the hours you spend baking

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Community Service

Upcoming Service Opportunities

Every Friday: NICU

Ongoing: Gulf Breeze Donation Drive

February 21st: St. Vincents Health Fair

March 1st: Out of this World Mardi Gras Ball

March 27th: Shine like a Star Dance

Look out for emails about Ronald Mcdonald House!

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Social

Shout out to all of our pickleballers!

Congrats Kim and Tiffany!

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Social

Formal!!

Friday, March 6th 8pm-11pm
@Marmos on the Strand
Appetizers will be provided

Please have this filled out by Wednesday (3/4) the week of formal if you plan on attending!

Tickets are $20 each and should be paid for by venmo or cash to Alyssa Snow / @sotautmb

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Madeline Alexander

Birthdays

Karen Hanna

Rachel Ward

Akanksha Deka

Emma Airington

Kristine Soriano

Bethany Hill

Grace Larkins

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Will be sending out SpOTlight interest form next week!

SpOTlight

I hope everyone was able to tune in for last weeks takeover by Kaitlyn Do!

There will be another takeover tomorrow! WOOHOO

Takeovers!

I will be making a “Class of 2027 Yearbook”!!! It will be ready before we leave in August :)

I will send out more info in the summer on how to be a part of it!

Special Announcement!

Historian

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Travel OT
Thursday, Feb 19th
6:30-7:30 on Teams

Next Event!

Claudia Jones

March 1st, 7-8pm on Teams (for hybrid students only)
March 2nd, 12-1 in OT labs

*Only C/O ‘27 can receive a PD point for volunteering

L1 Fieldwork Q&A Panel

Professional Development

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Thank you for your donations for the Laredo Animal Protective Society (LAPS)!

Upcoming

Organizing donation initiative for Foster Home Elim

Fundraiser night at a local Laredo restaurant during next in-lab

Laredo Liaison

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Induction Updates

Upcoming Events!

PTE

Last Journal Club - 2/23

Thank you to everyone who purchased a candygram!! 💘

General Meeting- TOMORROW

New Members will be notified by the end of the month and will join us on our meeting on 3/10!! 🥳

Next Education event in April!

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St. Vincent’s

STV Health Fair this weekend!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered!

Be on the lookout for merch:)

xxx

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Stv mental health group

Who: Ciana, Bailey, and Hiya (MH Group Leaders) and Dr. Pryor (Supervising OT)

What: Conduct group sessions focused on OT MH

Where: St. Vincent’s

When: Weekly, Thursday, 4-6 PM

Why: Advance skills in MH (because this is in every setting we work in), pass torch to 3 new individuals interested in OT MH

Informational

Ciana Washington

ciwashin@utmb.edu

Hiya Mitra

aimitra@utmb.edu

Bailey Muckelroy

bamuckel@utmb.edu

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Alyssa Hartis

Caroline Latta

Congratulations

OT Licensure Compact

AOTA

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TOTA

Contacting my committee this week to brainstorm fundraising ideas for 2026 Annual TOTA Conference

No TOTA News

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COTAD General Meeting

📍 Location: SHP 1.104�🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 24�⏰ Time: 12:00 AM – 1:00 PM

A Taste of Black History - Bake Sale

📍 Location: HEC Lobby�🗓️ Date: Wednesday, February 25�⏰ Time: 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM

COTAD

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Garden maintenance on Wednesdays @ 4:15

Come

Health & Wellness Group

Tuesdays, 4 - 5 pm (some weeks stars at 5 instead)

Cardio & Aerobic Exercises - 5 pm TOMORROW 2/17/26

Please

Bingo!

Last Thursday of the month (2/26/26)

Join US!

Frontera De Salud

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Member of the Month

To honor one member each month who is dedicated to community service, professional development, social participation within our community!

drum roll please…