Students Participate in American Pharmacists Month
Student organizations have been keeping very busy during the month of October promoting the profession of pharmacy. Diabetes screenings started earlier this month, with the Academy of Student Pharmacists holding four screenings at local pharmacies. APhA-ASP also sponsored a blood drive on October 22nd at the College, and had 33 participants! APhA-ASP has also been busy providing several Operation Immunization opportunities at local pharmacies and health fairs. On Monday October 15th they participated in a health fair, held at Liberty Pharmacy in North Liberty, Iowa, and provided services of diabetes screenings, heartburn awareness, blood pressure checks, and provided immunizations. Our student council held a family health fair on October 26th at the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa, in conjunction with the mall’s family night. The event featured information on smoking cessation, bone density screenings, a presentation of the “Katy’s Kids” program, and hypertension assessments. Special guest in attendance was Joez Lickliter, pharmacist and wife of Iowa men's basketball coach Todd Lickliter. "The health fair is a great opportunity to meet members of the community while promoting the pharmacy profession," she said.

State Fair event
Faculty, staff, and students were well represented at the Iowa State Fair on opening morning, Thursday, August 9th. The Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) were featured in the exhibit booth with presentations on poison prevention, heartburn prevention, and dermaview screenings. Pharmacy students volunteering their time at the fair were Tony Nguyen, Natalie Tarkett, Ashley Faber, and Jen Barker. Associate Dean Michael Kelly helped with the exhibit booth and at the UI 'tatoo station', as did Kate Carinder, college development officer, Vicki Wittenberg, alumni director, and Barbara Kelley, external relations director.

Kappa PSi Conclave

The Province VIII Conclave is a regional meeting held every semester where 8 Universities attend, including the University of Iowa, Drake University, Creighton University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, South Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and the University of Minnesota – Duluth.  Also, there were members present from the Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska Graduate Chapters. The weekend started off Friday night with a “Viva Las Vegas” theme party, then on to official fraternal business on Saturday, followed by a reception and banquet dinner. The keynote address was given by their very own Kappa Psi Brother and Assistant Professor, Dr. Jeff Reist.  During the awards ceremony, the University of Iowa was highly recognized with the following: Karen Hora received a Recognition Button for being our awesome Conclave Chair; Tony Nguyen received both an Iowa Graduate Chapter Scholarship and Province VIII Graduate Development Scholarship; and lastly, Delta Zeta won the “Golden Peanut” for the most informative, and entertaining Chapter report.  A big THANKS goes to Karen Hora and her committee who spent many hours and a lot of hard work on this event, which turned out to be a huge success!  The spring 2008 Province VIII Conclave will be hosted by the Gamma Kappa Chapter of South Dakota State University on April 18-19th, 2008 in Brookings, South Dakota.  

PLS SOFTBALL
Congratulations to the P3's for winning this year's COP Softball Tournament for a second year in a row! They beat the P1's in the championship game of the tournament. A thank you to all those who came out and played, to Walgreens for catering dinner, and to PLS (Phi Lambda Sigma, National Pharmacy Leadership Society) for sponsoring!

Belin Blank Information Fair
The College of Pharmacy participated in an Information Fair at the Iowa Memorial Union on Saturday October 6, 2007, as part of the Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development Recognition Ceremony. The Belin-Blank Center invited over 1,000 3rd through 11th grade gifted and talented students and their teachers and parents to participate in the annual ceremony. The Information Fair allowed colleges and departments from The University of Iowa to interact with the potential future Hawkeyes prior to the ceremony. Doctor of Pharmacy students Lynne Dunlay, Sara Esparza, Erin Lydon and Meghan Piepho and Office of Academic Affairs staff member Jennifer Bertrand demonstrated pharmacy compounding by helping the students make lip balm, and discussed the profession of pharmacy with the students, their parents, and teachers.

Student Organization participates in community service

The Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) recently helped to raise money for a non-profit organization. The group made "Rx chili" to sell at the ninth annual Chili Dog Fair, a community service event to benefit KIDNEEDS. KIDNEEDS is a non-profit organization that funds research to a rare kidney disease MPGN type2/Dense Deposit Disease. The event is put on by over 350 volunteers and hosted by the Hawkeye Kennel Club and Iowa City Dog Obedience Clubs.

SNPhA exists to plan, organize, coordinate, and implement programs geared toward improving the health, social, and educational environment of the community. Likewise, SNPhA provides opportunities for professional development for its members.