University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America (UW-HOSA)

Resume Descriptive Lines that Encompass Skills Gained from the UW-HOSA Experience and Accomplishments! January 2012

ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE______

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Administrative Coordinator

Implemented membership recognition system to highlight and emphasize individual achievements.
Control membership tracking and points by managing new attendance database
Responsible for member sign-in at general meetings
Collected membership dues; raised amount of members who paid previous year’s 30 percent to 80 percent
Take detailed notes at general member and executive board meetings, including commitments and deadlines, and then upload the website for the membership to access
Recognize members (with Internal Affairs) who achieved active member status at semesterly recognition dinners.
Order and distribute member t-shirts at bi-weekly general meetings.
Add members to WiscList in order for them to receive membership emails.
Add events to calendar on UW-HOSA website.
In charge of social media, providing updates and reminders to membership via Facebook and Twitter.
Established General Member-Executive Board connection to increase general members’ participation with the goal of them becoming committee members.

ADVISING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE______

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Student Advisor

Managed organization finances, including the bank account and budget.
Supervised an executive board council of 16 members.
Acted as a mentor and coach for 12 committee coordinators.
Work with a team of four other advisors to work cohesively as a resource for our 300 member organization including advice and resources for careers, interviews, resumes, and application processes.
Innovated a themed office hour program to allow students to better utilize all of the advisors and their resources including aiding with resumes, personal statements, course enrollment, and career advice.
Created part of the Leadership Council for the organization that oversees the major administrative decisions.
Currently oversee the development of committee co-chairs by giving presentations on topics at various board meetings including delegation and adjusting to difficult committee members.
Served as a liaison to 25 board members and 250+general members for assistance related to leadership, problem resolution and advice.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE______

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Public Relations Director

Human Resources Director

Co-Executive Director

Managed organization finances, including the bank account and budget.
Supervised an executive board council of 16 members.
Acted as a mentor and coach for 12 committee coordinators.
Applied and secured competitive grants for significant events.
Supervised an executive board council of 22 members and fostered their professional and interpersonal development.
Publicized UW-HOSA as a forefront, pre-healthcare organization on campus and in the community through workshops and conferences.
Developed and lead bimonthly meetings with the Human Resources Director for 250 group members.
Collaborated with multicultural student organizations to create a novel workshop on social justice and healthcare disparities

Professional Development Committee Coordinator

Implemented a series of educational workshops in order to provide members with the resources necessary to apply to various academic programs and occupations.
Developed and executed innovative and effective fundraising strategies.
Instituted and organized the first UW-HOSA Etiquette Dinner.
Moderate a small group discussion on graduate school and the speech pathology field to help guide and advise younger members.
Implemented a series of educational workshops in order to provide members with the resources necessary to apply to various academic programs and occupations

Civic Engagement Committee Co-Coordinator

Created a volunteer database, which streamlined the process of finding volunteer opportunities to encourage members to thoroughly participate in civic engagement.
Directed a committee of 16 members in an organization of 200+ members
Provided an alternate campus location that made available free flu shots to over 40,000 students
Created a volunteer database, which streamlined the process of finding volunteer opportunities to encourage members to thoroughly participate in civic engagement

General Member

Participated in service events at Madison-area hospitals and assisted-living centers.
Designed fundraisers to obtain approximately $500.00 for Nyumbani Children’s Home in Kenya, Africa.
Participated in service events at Madison-area hospitals and assisted-living centers
Helped to lead an 80’s Aerobics Day in which we did aerobics in 80’s gear to promote Type II Diabetes awareness

COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE______

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Civic Engagement Co-chairs & Committee Members

Created a unique volunteer opportunity for an organization of 100 members, which involved procuring funds for a non-profit coalition.
Brainstormed numerous plans in order to help streamline the process for members’ active civic engagement.
Organized a service event at the local charity, at which individuals served the families of children ailing with disease.
Improved public speaking skills by announcing upcoming events to 200 members.
Started a team of 7 students fundraising $1,300 for and participating in the 1st annual WisconsinDance Marathon: a marathon designed to support the patients and families of American Family’sChildren’s Hospital.
Participant of a team of 10 students fundraising over $1,000 for and participating in AmericanCancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Prepared and served food to homeless people at the state capital building through non-profitorganization Savory Sunday.
Navigated students to aid them in finding their appropriate panels and rooms at the 2009 All Campus Healthcare Symposium.
Registered and facilitated sign-in of donors at the American Red Cross Holiday Blood Drive.
Salvation Army bell ringing on State St, Madison WI to raise funds for Christmas Charity:donating dollars to aid needy families, seniors, and the homeless.
Greeted customers and took viewers’ bids as a phone bank representative for Wisconsin PublicTelevision’s annual auction.

Led a committee of 25 members in an organization of over 150 members.
Planned and organized over 20 volunteer events throughout the Madison community.
Organized structure of committee into sub-groups based on member interests; oversaw and assigned tasks to each sub-group.
Created a long-term volunteer database for members.
Facilitated the development of volunteer opportunities with a large emphasis on service.
Stimulated the growth and establishment of self-directed committee members; entrusted them to carry out tasks in a timely and professional fashion.
Organized a campuswide bone marrow drive with a goal of to expand the national registry.

EVENT PLANNING EXPERIENCE ______

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Special Events Co-chairs & Committee Members

Contacted professionals in Dietetics, Medicine and Physical Therapy to arrange panels for the sixth annual All-Campus Healthcare Symposium, an event that had an average attendance of almost 300 students.
Wrote grants and obtained about $2500 in funds to support the event.
Managed distribution and allocation of funds to pay the various expenses of the event.
Organized a Resource Fair by contacting various health-related student organizations on campus and facilitated panels by guiding discussion and questions for groups of up to 50 students.
Wrote grants and obtained $4000.00 in funds to support the event. k
Contacted healthcare professional students, advisors and professors to arrange 14 informative panel discussions.
Developed strong leadership skills while supervising 15 committee members.
Acted as a resource to committee members during the planning process to achieve a successful event with 400 students in attendance.

NETWORKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Internal Affairs Co-chairs & Committee Members

Coordinated a Cookout event to encourage UW-HOSA members to meet and interact.
Planned a study afternoon to allow members to study together and find others in their classes.
Organized a battle of the bands event to facilitate a relaxing and fun activity so that members could de-stress.
Moderated a small group discussion on graduate school and the speech-language pathology filed to help guide and advise younger members.
Organized 8 large scale social events to foster connections and relationships between 200+ members.

PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Campus Relations Co-chairs & Committee Members

Helped spread health awareness to a 40,000-member student body by promoting healthy tips and habits that are important for each student on campus during finals week.
Promoted working out and healthy activities by hosting a 100% FREE Volleyball Tournament Spike up Your Life at the SERF.
Encouraged involvement with UW Homecoming in order to spread UW-HOSA’s name and become closer with the campus community through fun student organization and campuswide events.
Guided a committee of 20 members to foster leadership and career experiences related to healthcare
Created and led a HOSA Relay for Life team
Volunteered at registration booth for the 5k run Trot for Tots
Provided and implemented innovative ideas for Stay Healthy for Finals Week

Organized a team for the 2010 Relay for Life event; attended planning meetings and organized a team fundraiser
Assisted in the organization of the 2ndannual Trot 4 Tots Run/Walk for which all the proceeds went to the American Family Children’s Hospital.
Aided in the planning of the ‘Stay Healthy During Finals Week’ campaign by distributing flyers that contained tips on how to stay healthy during final week and made and distributed stress balls for students

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Professional Development Co-chairs & Committee Members

Developed an organized a resume writing workshop to advise 85 people how to better develop their resume writing skills.
Planned a professional development conference that demonstrated to 30 people the tips on how to get into graduate school, how to get letters of recommendation, and how to write a personal statement.
Researched five medical schools and developed easy-to-use packets to educate members about different programs in healthcare.
Outlined and drafted an original document on job shadowing, which will be distributed to 120 people.
Creative an innovative, hour-long workshop on the little things that can help students gain acceptance to graduate school, which was demonstrated to 50 students.
Developed an organized interview workshop to advise members on how to better prepare for and participate in interviews.
Orchestrated and video-taped realistic interviews with feedback to improve future performance.
Researched graduate school programs and developed easy-to-use packets to educate members about different programs in healthcare.
Designed a unique workshop stressing the importance of etiquette in the work place.
Composed a workshop demonstrating positive and negative components of an application.
Coordinated an event to give our members a suture clinic experience.
Provide members with a travel opportunity to visit clinics and professional schools in various cities.
Formulate relationships on campus to prepare members for formal dining situations through an etiquette dinner.
Acted as a leader and resource for 15 committee members (as co-chair).
Conducted and produced biweekly meeting agendas and summaries to maintain committee organization.
Planned and executed a variety of professional development workshops for HOSA members to use in their professional lives and for various academic programs
Maintained relationships with Kaplan and Princeton Review testing agencies
Co-wrote a letter of recommendation for a committee member
Created a mental health awareness event held at Union South and organized speakers and activities that the event comprised of.

TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Health Occupations Students of America

Community Relations Co-chairs & Committee Members

Initiated a campus-wide effort to bring free flu shots to more than 40,000 students.
Enacted fundraising efforts to prepare for an upcoming outreach and service-learning trip to Ghana, Africa.
Collaborated with the Campus Relations Committee to promote health awareness during the stressful time of exam week via advertising and distribution of free health-related snacks and goods.
Launched a mentoring program at a local high school, which helped high school students learn of materials in order participate in Science Olympiad competitions.
Initiated biannual service learning trips to impoverished nations that expose students to global health issues in their prospective careers.
Launched a weeklong initiative to promote awareness in the UW community about global health issues.
Enacted fundraising efforts to prepare for an upcoming outreach and medical service-learning tripin Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Helped initiate a campus-wide effort titled “Global Health Week” to promote global healthawareness (i.e. Global Justice for Children, Red Cross Japan Relief, Peace Corps presentation,People Against a Violent Environment workshop)
Organized a service event with the Office of Child Care and Family Resources to increasepreschoolers health awareness through interactive workshops (i.e. proper hand washing, healthyeating) at UW Children’s Centers
Participant of a team of 10 students fundraising over $1,000 for and participating in AmericanCancer Society’s Relay for Life