2013 Gold Crown Chapter Achievement Awards Application The Gold Crown Chapter Awards honor outstanding achievements by American Student Dental Association chapters in serving members in accordance with the Ideal Chapter criteria. All materials rust be uploaded and received by Jan. 31, 2013, Please note: This year the committee will accept iBooks. All entries must be submitted as both a PDF and a hard copy or iBook. _University of California, Los Angeles chapter Barrett Nordstrom. your name nordstrom@ucla.edu (617) 335-3015 mail addrece phone Categories Your application must include this page, a one page description of the chapter’s achievements in the award categories you are applying for and supporting materials as needed. You may apply for more than one category. Please check all categories you're applying for below. Ideal ASDA Chapter Most Improved Chapter Rookie Chapter of the Year Outstanding Membership & Communication Outstanding Involvement with Organized Dentistry Outstanding Activities Outstanding Fundraising Outstanding Predental Involvernent Outstanding Ethical Awareness HEME eRORe The following awards will also be presented but do not require an application: 1. The recruited chapter with the largest membership market share as of Dec. 31, 2012 2. The application that has the best design 3. Chapters that convert to automatic enrollment between Jan. 1 - Deo. 31, 2012Utilizes ontine membership remittance process to submit dues and includes valid contact information, including e-mail addresses of members. * special presentation was given during 1st year orientation to recruit incoming fist year students to join ASDA. They were also signed up during welcome week and will be automatically re-enrolled each following year. + Electronic remittance completed before November 21, 2012 — received $100 award + **NEW" Obtained current address and email for 98% ofthe class of 2018 in the Freshman Welcome Drive - received $228 award, Encourages member involvement and has significant participation from members (including number of attendees or percentage of members in attendance i helpful). ‘+ AILASDA events are open to all members, and members are encouraged to attend all meetings. + Aspecially tasked Student Morale and Publicity committee publcizes each UCLA ASDA event. + The UCLA ASDA Executive Cabinet provides development and leadership training for $1 committee chairs (20 committees) + Committee chairs consistently meet on an individual basis with President and VPS. + 91% of the D1 class joined at least one ASDA committee. + Over 80% of the student body attended the annual Exhibitor Fait. + Lunch and Learn events are consistently sttended by over 100 members. + Community service activities typically attract more applicants to volunteer than spots available + 100% of our ASDA members attended at least one ASDA-sponsofed event during the past year + "NEW" Created & PPID Liaison position to encourage participation from the international advanced standing students If recruited chapter, organizes a successful membership arve. ‘+ Zmembership drives Reld in 2012: July and September. + 83 of 88 students (94%) in the class of 2016 joined ASDA during the September membership drive. + "NEW" Membership drive was held in July forthe incoming international advanced standing students, 11 of 20 (55%) joined ASDA, compared to 1 of 12 (8%) the previous year, + 322.0 385 UCLA students (84%) are ASDA members. + "NEW" Created a."Membership Benefits Card” where 9 local restaurants agreed to give discounts to UCLA ASDA members who carry this card, Employs the following communication vehicles: class announcements, bulletin boards, e-mail, website, Facebook, etc. + D1-Dé class representatives make class announcements about ASDA events + Bulletin board s updated with photos of recent events + Committee chairs email the student body regarding upcoming events. + "NEW" The ASDA legislative liaison emails a monthly legislative update tothe entire student body. It includes both national and state legislative information + wirwbruinasda.com is routinely updated and contains information regarding future events. Italso includes a facebook widget and Cabinet member profiles, It also contains links to a blog for each Honduras dental mission trip and it has forms that people can download if they want to donate to the Honduras Dental Care Foundation 601¢3. + The UCLA ASDA Facebook page shares information via “wall” posts and provides links to ASDA websites. Over 200 followers. + "NEW" Created a listserv to easily emai all the UCLA ASDA committee chairs + "NEW" TV screens in the school lobby are used to publicize the vendor far + “NEW ASDA chapter utlized YouTube to publicize the UCLA ASDA Dental Olympics: www youtube comwatch?v=q4SoTvw_ KAY Publishes a local newsletter at least three times per school year. + UCLAASDA'S newsletter, The Diastema News, was published 3 times in 2012; spring, summer, fall, + The Newsletter Committee consists of4 editors, 10 active members, and many contributing writers Contributes to national ASDA publications, blog and Facebook page. + Dd Jessica Yauis co-editor ofthe District 11 Newsletter, The Bonding Agent. + UCLA students and faculty contributed eight () articles to ASDA News in 2012: ‘0 January 2012 “University of the Pacific purchases a new home” by Jessica Jihee Woo 14 (© January 2042 “Will additional dental school graduates negatively affect the future practice of dentistry?" by UCLA cline director Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein ‘© April 2012 “Outreach inspiration in your own backyard” by Matthew Roncon! “12 ‘0 Apri 2012 “Student Professionalism and Ethies Association in Dentistry” by Jennifer Yau 13 ‘0 May 2012 “on live-patlent exams: Enough is enough” by Matthew Ronconi 12 © May 2012"Whatis salivary diagnostics?” by Dr. David TW. Wong, Dean of Research ‘© November 2012 Continuing Education forthe new dentist’ by Barrett Nordstrom "14 ‘o,December 2012 “Recharging our inner superhero at ASDA's National Leadership Conference” by Jessica Jihee Woo 4 + UCLA students contributed one (1) article to Mouth in 2012: '0 Spring 2072 “California Dental Association sues the state for Med-Cal cuts” by Matthew Sandrett 13 + UCLA students contributed one (1) blog post to Mouthing Off in 2012: ‘0 1/20/12 "Match day is finally here!” by Matthew Ronconi "12 + UCLA students contributed to the ASDAnet Facebook page Uulizes ASDA branding (including ASDA signage, banner, and ASDA flyers), * UCLA ASDA logo Is integrated Into ASDA correspondence, flyers, and presentations. ‘+ *°NEW"" ASDA chapter has designed and distributed our fist ever ASDA T-shirts + UCLA ASDA has 2 banners of diferent sizes and proudly displays them at all events. + wirwbruinasda.com uses UCLA ASDA logo. ‘Communicates national ASDA initiatives and events to its members. * UCLA ASDA makes ita priority to bring a large student delegation to all national events, including 22 members to Annual Session 2012, 24 ‘members to District 11 meeting, 12 members to Lobby Day 2012, and 13 members to 2012 National Leadership Conference. UCLA ASDA has already committed to sending 24 members to Annual Session 2013 in Atlanta. + On November 27, 2012, UCLA ASDA held a lunchtime information session about Annual Session 2013. + The Diastema features articles after each conference relaying activities and issues experienced during ASDA national events. + NEW!" ASDA legislative liaison Adrien Hamedi:Sangsari emails a monthly legislative newsletter tothe entire student body with up, dates about national ASDA initiatives, + Encourages members to apply for national and District 11 ASDA positions Utiizes green and sustainable practices at ASDA events and in communications. ‘+ ASDA makes recycling containers available during events when foodldrink are served, All members are encouraged to recycle. + Email isthe preferred method of communication. + The Diastema newsletter is available in electronic form on the website and through email