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Requirements
*50 PPA Points by the end of the semester: need to have AT LEAST 45 points by the elections
*Active Member Status starting from Fall 2009
*Must present a speech at the Officer Elections
President
*Have time to devote to the organization
*Excellent public speaking skills
*Excellent time management skills
Approachable personality
*Devote time over the summer to attend freshmen student orientations and planning for the upcoming year
*Is responsible for contacting and booking guest speakers, such as advisors of pharmacy schools, pharmacists, and other interesting speakers
*Reserves rooms for meetings, sets up meetings, arranges officer meetings, plans for the banquet, orders t-shirts, and plans social events
Vice President
*Helps out with room reservations or contacting guest speakers as needed
*Assumes President’s responsibilities when absent
*Responsible for contacting organizations for volunteering opportunities and confirming it for a valid PPA event
*Must keep very close contact with volunteer organizations, giving them updates about volunteer numbers and what volunteers may be doing.
*Email’s members reminders about the volunteer events
*Updates Google Calendar with Event dates and info
*Sends volunteer event information to webmaster to be posted on website
*Must have great time management and excellent public speaking/ people skills
Treasurer
*Deals with monetary issues – handles membership fees, oversees purchases, decides budget for events, decides how to generate more money for PPA, makes deposits, withdrawls, and reimbursements
*Must make sure money is spent wisely and keep track of account balance
*Handles intramural sports
*Helps out other Officers as needed
Secretary
*Logs volunteer hours for all members
*Takes necessary notes during meetings
*Knows how to use Excel
*Preserves the records of each member that joins PPA
*Must be a patient individual
Historian
*Responsible for taking pictures at the meetings, socials, and volunteer events
*Makes thank you cards
*Helps find out new volunteer opportunities
*Constructs a PPA Carrel Space Tri-Fold and scrapbook/slideshow at the end of the semester*
*Works with the Webmaster to upload pictures
*Uploads pictures to Facebook group
Public Relations
*Keeps members informed about everything going on in PPA
*Makes agendas and fliers for each meeting
*Sends out facebook messeges and e-mail reminders to the members about meetings and events
*Responsible for verifying all the members through phone or email that sign up for projects that they will be able to make it to the event
*Must have good organizational and time management skills as well as good communication skills
Webmaster (President of the website)
*Maintains and updates the UHPPA website
*Informs other Officers of new technologies that may assist in running the association
*Creates registration forms for each event through Google Docs
*Updates members about upcoming events in a timely manner
*Gives status updates to changes in events or event registration through Twitter
*Controls spam posts in forums
*Must be semi-computer literate – if you can format documents in Microsoft Word and post links in an email or forum, you most likely have the skills to learn to maintain the website.
*Should be familiar with uploading documents/pictures
*Should have excellent written communication skills
*Should be a fast learner
