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Fall 2009 Events



Thanksgiving Fundraising Dinner at TGI Friday's

Date: Monday, November 23, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, PPS will be there from 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: TGI Friday's in La Jolla, 8801 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

Come eat delicious food at TGI Friday's for our Thanksgiving Fundraising Dinner! For every presented flyer, TGIF will be donating 20% of the check to PPS, so join us for food, fun, and fundraising before the year ends! Rides will be provided 6:30pm at Peterson Loop. TGI Friday's will be honoring the flyer from 5:00pm to 10:00pm that day so you can go earlier or later if you want. Don't forget your flyer!

Click here for the flyer



Ornament Making Social

Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: PC West Marshall College Room - Click here for a picture

Get into the holiday spirit at our last social of the quarter! Come interact with PPS officers, members, mentors/mentees while we make ornaments and drink delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows!



GBM #4: Pharmacy Experience Workshop / After Meeting Social

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Center 115 (Please note the location!)

Our 4th and final GBM of the fall quarter is Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm. We are holding a workshop on how to get PHARMACY EXPERIENCE that will be very beneficial to you when applying for pharmacy school. Whether you are interested in getting more volunteer, work, or research experience, this workshop will help familiarize you with the process of finding a place that you can be a part of and where you can learn more about the field of pharmacy. We will focus on a wide range of areas from retail/hospital/compounding pharmacies, free clinics, Biotech companies and many more so come with a lot of questions and make sure to mark your calendars for this Wednesday!

In addition, really cool and awesome raffles will be provided as well! Afterward, we will be having an AFTER MEETING SOCIAL where we can all go use our PPS Membership discount cards together! Crepe World anyone?



Bowling Social

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: 9:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: Kearny Mesa Bowl

Come bowl the night away with us on Thursday, November 12th at Kearny Mesa Bowl. We will have lane reservations until 10:30pm so no worries, you should be back before 11pm to prep for Friday classes if you have any. Rides will be provided 8:30pm at Peterson Loop.

Prices are:
$6.50 for nonmembers
$5.00 for paid members
$3.50 for bowling shoes

Save the date and we'll see you there!



HMP3 Health Screening

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Wells Park, 1153 East Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92021

The HMP3 is organizing an all day health screening event Saturday, November 7th from 9-5pm in El Cajon. The 2-6 pm shift, specifically, is still in need of volunteers (~10 people). There are several positions that you can choose from (check the "Volunteer Registration Form") and Spanish speaking skill is a plus but NOT a must. Rides will be provided at Peterson Loop at 1:15PM. So if you're interested, fill out the form and email it back to Dr. Murray at kmurray@projects.sdsu.edu ASAP because spaces are filling up fast.

You MUST sign up in advance using the attached forms or we won't be able to take you with us to the event. Please also send an e-mail to Khanh (nnhuynh@ucsd.edu) or Tae (tsung@ucsd.edu) to let them know you've signed up to attend the event. You can also e-mail them with any questions.

Click here for the form



GBM #3: Panel of UCSD Skaggs Pharmacy Students/ Prerequisite Workshop

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Multi-Purpose Room in the New Student Services Center (Between Yogurt World and Croutons)

PPS will be featuring a Panel of UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy students who will be there to answer any questions you may have regarding the application process, interviewing for pharmacy school, and what it is like to be a student in pharmacy school. Come prepared with lots of questions to ask the panel of student pharmacists!

Afterward, PPS will be hosting a Prerequisite Workshop to learn what courses you need to complete prior to pharmacy school. Different schools have different requirements so come and find out which classes you need to take to be prepared!

Pizza, Drinks, and awesome Raffle Prizes will be provided!

**PPS Membership cards will also be ready for you to pick up at this GBM. This is the last day for the discounted membership card price of $10. Afterward it will remain at $15 for the rest of the year**

**Also, don't forget that PPS IM Co-Ed Dodgeball is the night before on TUESDAY, November 3rd at 8:00pm. We will be playing in the Auxiliary Gym at Rimac which is the basketball courts you see after you swipe your ID card to enter Rimac. Come out to play or just cheer on your fellow Chill Pills!**



The Haunted Trail at Balboa Park

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 7:30 - 10:00pm
Location: Balboa Park

Join us for a scare to celebrate Halloween at the Haunted Trail in Balboa Park. Tickets will be purchased in bulk in advance, with a $2 discount given. Paid members will received an additional $2 reimbursement from the club.

Original Price: $16.98 (due to service charge)
Discount Price for non-members: $14.99
Discount Price for paid members: $12.99

Rides will be provided 7:00pm at Peterson Loop.



Game Night

Date: Friday, October 23, 2009
Time: 8:30 – 11:30pm
Location: Asante Meeting Room 123ad (In ERC, across from Pangea Parking Structure and between Great Hall and Cuzco Hall)

Oh no! It's midterm season again, so take a study break with PPS for a night of hanging out and fun games such as Taboo, Mafia, and more! Yummy muffins and refreshments will be provided.



PPS Mentor/Mentee Revealing

Date: Friday, October 23, 2009
Time: 6:45 - 8:15pm
Location: Globes in front of Center Hall

Come out before PPS game night to meet your mentor or mentee! Everyone is paired up and we have decided to split everyone into larger 'families' with two PPS officers per 'family'. After meeting your mentor/mentee, we will be having a special activity that will allow you to get to know your mentor or mentee better! Its a surprise that will leave you with everlasting memories, so everyone is encouraged to come out and participate! When our surprise activity is completed, we can all go to Asante Hall and play some games for PPS game night.

P.S. For those who didn't get much exposure to information about this program and would like to join, come out and you will be placed into one of the seven 'families'!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact:
Victor Tran at (510) 816-8888 or v2tran@ucsd.edu
Jeremy Boguiren at (408) 242-1779 or jboguire@ucsd.edu



Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Time: 8:30 - 10:30am
Location: Balboa Park

We will be participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Balboa Park. Participating in the walk is free but you can also make a donation to the American Cancer Society on behalf of Pre-Pharmacy Society. Donations will be used for various cancer research. There will be free food, drinks, and a "secret prize" for the person who raises the most amount of money. Rides will be provided at Peterson Loop at 6:30 am. We will be leaving at 6:45 am SHARP, so don't be late!

To make a donation, please join our team online at the American Cancer Society at:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCFY10California/989407592?pg=team&fr_id=19783&team_id=549717



UCSF School of Pharmacy

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 6:00pm
Location: Eleanor Roosevelt Room in Price Center West, 2nd Floor (Entrance near Shogun)

The UCSF School of Pharmacy will be speaking with us on Wednesday, October 14. Come check out the #1 school of pharmacy and hear about how you can get in! There is limited space, so seats will be based on a first come first serve basis. We will be providing light refreshments and raffle prizes, so be sure to come!



GBM #2: University of the Pacific (UOP) School of Pharmacy

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Location: Multi Purpose Room in the New Student Services Center (Between Yogurt World and Croutons)

For our second GBM, we will have UOP School of Pharmacy speak about their program and how YOU can prepare to apply to their school. At this meeting, we will also be having a silent auction for a Kaplan prepatory course, so make sure to come with your bids! Afterwards, we will be having an after-meeting social at YogurtWorld and then head over to play dodgeball!



HMP3 Pre-Health Fair Tabling

Date: Monday, October 12, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location: Price Center Ballroom

We will be tabling at the HMP3 Pre-Health Club Fair in Price Center Ballroom. We will also be collecting membership forms if they are ready to turn in.



GBM #1: APhA Mentorship Program / Kaplan / Why Pharmacy? Workshop

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Time: 7 - 9pm
Location: Multi-purpose Room in the new Student Services Center (Near Yogurt World and Croutons)

Welcome back! To start this year off we're having our first GBM on Tuesday, October 6th. We'll be having Kaplan come and talk about their PCAT programs, and also the APhA President from Skaggs School of Pharmacy will be introducing their mentorship program for the upcoming year. Afterwards we will be having a Why Pharmacy? workshop to remind you guys why we all chose pharmacy.

The pharmacy students from UCSD would also like to offer any revisions on personal statements that you guys have, so take this opportunity to get your personal statement revised by students who've gotten into pharmacy school already! To do so, bring your personal statements in on this first GBM and we'll hand them over to the pharmacy students to edit.

Free pizza, drinks, and raffles will be provided!



Annual Kick-Off Bonfire!

Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: La Jolla Shores

Come eat s’mores and play games with your friends (new and old) at our annual kick-off bonfire! So see you there 7pm on Friday, Sep 25th at La Jolla Shores. Rides will be provided 6:30pm at Peterson Loop.



Welcome Week

Date: Monday, September 2, 2009; Wednesday, September 23, 2009; Thursday, September 24, 2009
Time: 11am - 2pm
Location: Library Walk

Pre-Pharmacy Society would like to welcome you another great year at UCSD! We will be tabling and flyering out on Library Walk. Come out and meet your new officers and support the club! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to chat with us!