Website Updates

This week was a nice short week, but for some reason it still felt long to me. I had several meetings to attend had to update the two websites that I am webmaster for so they would be ready to be launched.

The first website I worked on was for the class of 2012. My husband works for Apple and knows how to create websites and such, so he helps me with a lot of the code part of it. This site was created at the start of last year and since then all that needs to be done are the updates. Updating this site basically consisted of updating the calendar, the officers, and announcements. This year our president and treasurer are different than for the p1 year. Also, we added a social chair because we plan to have more events as our class has grown closer together.

The other website is for APhA. This site is replacing the old APhA site and has a nice clean look to it. New pictures were taken of all of the officers and uploaded this week and I finally finished up the site on Wednesday night and the webmaster of the pharmacy school uploaded the new site on Thursday and it went live! I haven't heard much feedback yet, but from what the people I have shown it to have said, it seems like people like the way it looks. I also created a facebook page for APhA and invited all of the current members to become fans. This way, I can send messages about upcoming events and announcements to members in a way that will not clog their email and by way of a venue they are used to.

This Friday was the P1's White Coat Ceremony. This is where all of the P1's gather in one of the larger class rooms and are presented with their first/official white coat. The coats are more form fitting and better quality than most retail coats and also have The Bernard J Dunn School of Pharmacy embroidered on them. Parents and siblings usually come out for the ceremony as it is a symbolic night - the start of the road to becoming a pharmacist. It seems like such a long time ago that I got my white coat! After the ceremony, celebration is definitely necessary.

This week we also had our first OTC quiz. It was only 10 points and on paper (usually exams are on perception, an online testing system). I did very well and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I like to be better safe than sorry when it comes to studying, especially for the first quiz or exam. This coming week I have my first exam in Pharmacology. So far, this class has focused on enzymes, binding/response curves, and several other topics. I really make an effort to pay attention in class so that when it comes time to study, I am more familiar with the material. I have not yet started studying for this exam (it's on Thursday), but it is on my list for things to do tomorrow. Hopefully it will go as well as my first quiz!