Leadership Opportunities

Cohort Leadership Positions

Purpose: To facilitate Physical Therapy Core Values: Accountability, Altruism, Compassion, Caring, Excellence, Integrity, Professional Duty, Social Responsibility within and among all DPT classes.

Procedures: Students may volunteer for the positions, and the class will elect students for each position category as needed. Coursework takes priority over leadership positions. A student may relinquish a position at any time due to personal or academic concerns by contacting the class faculty advisors.

Positions:

1. Class Representatives: (class leader and assistant)
   • Communicate concerns and information between class and faculty advisors
   • Leads class meetings, voting, and conflict resolution.
   • Liaison between DPT Department and DPT Class.
   • Maintain contact list for the class (current address, email, and phone roster)
   • Welcome and assist guest lecturers and part-time faculty
   • Represent class at Elon Physical Therapy Student Organization (PTSO) meetings for communication between classes
   • Coordinate with class to sign and mail thank you notes for guest speakers.

    

2. Facility Manager (1): 
   • Ensure that supplies and resources are available for the class.
   • Additional responsibilities of the Facilities Manager include, but are not limited to:
     • Develop classroom and lab clean-up roster; orientation to new class on lab procedures and cleaning
     • Oversee clean up and equipment inventory (between classes and at ends of courses)
     • Manage classroom equipment
     • Restock clean linens and place soiled linens in the hall for weekly pickup
     • Notify Laboratory and Donor Coordinator and/or Department of Physical Therapy Education (DPTE) Program Assistant of broken equipment
     • Delegating clean-up tasks within the building including class refrigerator
     • Assist assigned faculty with room cleanliness prior to Francis Center events
     • Checks/tests all the eye wash stations in the building
3. Technology Manager (1):
   • Assist with technology errors before IT is called.
   • Should be familiar and comfortable with campus technology
   • Additional responsibilities of the Technology Manager include, but are not limited to:
     • Troubleshoot and/or report issues regarding printers, projectors, and Elon's presentation software, etc.
     • Manage AV equipment
4. Social In-reach Coordinator (1): 
   • Coordinate major class social events and graduation gatherings; welcome new class
   • Preside at all PTSO Town-hall meetings and coordinate events within and among the School of Health Sciences.
   • Additional responsibilities of the In-reach Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
     • Organize social events, such as: Tailgating, SHS Formal, Friendsgiving, Mixers.
     • Work closely with Outreach Coordinator to maximize student involvement.
     • Maintain list of class birthdays to recognize individuals.
     • Work closely with the Anatomy program to plan annual Donor Memorial Service (during 1st year only)
     • Interprofessional Liaison to the Dean
     • Meet with the Dean, Nursing, and PA Liaisons as needed to improve collaboration and communication within the School of Health Sciences
     • Inform the Dean, nursing, and PA Liaisons about social events
     • Facilitate opportunities for cross discipline social events
     • Manage class funds
5. Social Outreach Coordinator (1):
   • Facilitate and coordinate student participation in professional activities outside class (ex. PT Month, Special Olympics)
   • APTA-NC student representative (1 per program): notify class of APTA-NC district meetings, APTA student conclave, and other APTA & APTA-NC meetings & activities
   • Preside at all Town-hall meetings and coordinate events outside of the School of Health Sciences.
   • Additional responsibilities of the Outreach Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
     • Facilitating community outreach and volunteer opportunities within the class.
     • Collaborate with Social In-reach Coordinator to maximize student involvement.
     • Interprofessional Liaison to the Dean
     • Meet with the Dean and PA/Nursing Liaisons as needed to improve collaboration and communication within the School of Health Sciences
     • Inform the Dean and PA/Nursing Liaisons about community events
     • Facilitate opportunities for cross discipline social events
     • Manage class funds
6. Global Learning Opportunity (GLO) Student Representative (1):
   • Work closely with Global Learning Opportunities Contact to plan GLO-related meetings for the class
   • Additional responsibilities of the GLO Representative include, but are not limited to:
     • Investigate new ideas for DPT to facilitate GLO
     • Find resources for students interested in GLO
     • Represent DPT students at GLO committee meetings as requested
     • Communicate student issues and concerns to the committee and relay information back to students
     • Facilitate and organize monthly or bimonthly student GLO meetings
     • Assist with annual SHS Global Engagement and Research Forum
     • Lead annual World Physiotherapy Day celebration
     • Recruit GLO Ambassadors to support GLO student activities
7. Student Leadership Awards Committee (SLAC) Members (2):
   • Facilitate and organize biannual call for student leadership awards
   • Committee awards funding for leadership opportunities to student applicants based on anonymous scoring
8. PT Representatives to the School of Health Science Student Diversity Committee (2):
   • Work closely with the School of Health Sciences Diversity Committee to foster communication regarding organization topics and events.
   • Additional responsibilities of Diversity Committee Representative include, but are not limited to:
     • Facilitate and organize monthly student diversity meetings and events
     • Communicate student issues and concerns to the committee and relay information back to students
     • Organize LGBTQIA ally training
     • Communicate with PA and nursing Diversity Committee Members
     • Participate in Orientation Resource Fair
     • Inform students, staff, and faculty of campus cultural events

    

9. American Physical Therapy Association of North Carolina (APTA-NC) Representative (1):
   • Share announcements and relevant APTA-NC changes with the students and PTSO Board as needed.
   • Act as liaison between Elon’s DPT program and the APTA-NC Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) Board

    

10. Student Leadership Awards Committee (SLAC) (2):
    • Facilitate and organize bi-annual call for student leadership awards
    • Award funding for leadership opportunities to student applicants based on anonymous rubric-based scoring
    • Share announcements and relevant SLAC changes with the students and the PTSO Board as needed.

     

11. Journal of Student Physical Therapy Representative (JOSPTR) (1):

• Share announcements and relevant JOSPTR changes with the class and with the PTSO Board as needed.
• The appointment of this position will occur outside the scope of the class leadership.