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“Take the time to go to the vendor fair and speak with all the
representatives. They have lots of goodies and informative materials to
share with you. You never know who is looking to come and do a lunch &
learn for at your chapter! Not to mention the fact that you might even
win an iPad or a gift card in the raffle.”
- Lia Kalliath, Alabama ’14 |
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"The farther in advance you let the higher ups at your school know what is going on the better. School leadership loves to know that their students are involved in and that they are making their school look good. National ASDA events are great places to learn what other dental students around the country are doing, not only in ASDA but academically, too."
- Aaron Bumann, Minnesota '13 |
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"Be social! Get together with other attendees or schools in your
District for dinner or other activities when you have free time. Getting to know other leaders is what can provide resources
to improve your chapter and also help make some great connections!"
- Onika Patel, Arizona ’14 |
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"Scan the attendee list to see who will be at the event. It's fun to meet people from different dental schools, so pick a few that you want to connect with and look for them on site. If you need help finding them, use your trustee to make the introduction."
- Jaclyn Rivera, Midwestern-Arizona '13 |
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"Make notes on the list of attendees about who you met. Follow up with
e-mails or Facebook messages to those you got to know from other schools.
You never know if you'll end up at a residency or job in their area in
the future!"
- Colleen Greene, Harvard '13 |
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"There are so many sessions that I recommend splitting them up between a group from your school or other attendees. Reconnect at the end of the day to share what you've learned. It allows you to interact with other attendees and leave with more takeaways. You can even continue the discussion back at school."
- Kyle Beulke, Nebraska '13 |
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"It's really helpful to be able to talk to other chapters about the ASDA
events they host throughout the year. Being a new chapter, it assists
our leaders to brainstorm ideas to bring back and implement into our own
chapter.”
- Alisha Huria, East Carolina ’15 |