SOTA at UF

04/26/2023

Tonight is the OTD/DPT Social at First Magnitude Brewery Co. starting at 8pm! This is only for OTD students (and DPT students)! This is a great opportunity to connect with DPT students, our future interdisciplinary team members! Hope to see everyone there!!

02/08/2023

We have SOTA spring merch available! Proceeds will go towards the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) St. Catherine Challenge, which supports occupational therapy research.

The t-shirts are $16 and sweatshirts are $18.

Payment details and proofs of the design are listed on the order sheet.

Orders are due February 17th @ 11:59pm! Link in the Linkree in our bio to order or scan the QR code!

Venmo “uf student occupational therapy association" or place a check with your name on it in the SOTA Dropbox in HPNP 2nd floor- 2101A by February 17th!

02/06/2023

ASD St. Catherine Challenge Headshot Fundraiser!!

Do you need a professional headshot?

Help us support the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) St. Catherine Challenge to support occupational therapy research. 100% of the proceeds go towards the University of Florida’s St. Catherine Challenge fundraising page, to help sponsor an intervention research grant in occupational therapy! Use the SignUpGenius link and secure your appointment with a $5 donation sent to on Venmo. This donation will give you a 10-minute session with one of our volunteer photographers and 2 pictures will be sent to you afterwards.

Professional headshots are an excellent way to network yourself, build your resume, use for profiles on websites such as LinkedIn, and add as your profile picture on your Email for a professional appearance for graduate schools and employers.

Please wear your professional attire (ex: polo, blouse, collared shirt) and plan to meet your photographer at the HPNP courtyard.

Please sign up for your spot here:

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Please enter the email you wish to receive the image of your headshot when it is ready! Thank you!

01/19/2023

Join us Monday January 26th at 6pm in HPNP G114 for our first GBM of the spring semester!!

We will be discussing upcoming events for UF SOTA!

See you there!

01/19/2023

Join us at the Tim Tebow Foundation Night to Shine event this February 10th!!!

Night to shine is an unforgettable prom night experience for people with special needs ages 14 and older!

Please sign up an be apart of this amazing night!

Link for more information on this wonderful event and how to be apart of it!

https://www.timtebowfoundation.org/night-to-shine-2023/

11/01/2022

Happy November 1st!
SOTA has a fundraiser at Jeremiah’s tonight! Just mention UF SOTA at the register and the proceeds go towards the St. Catherine’s Challenge for OT research!

10/27/2022

Come out and support our AOTA ASD Representatives to raise money for St. Catherines Challenge to fund OT research today on World Occupational Therapy Day at Mi Apá Latin Café of Gainesville! Please print out the flyer before you go!

10/26/2022

On Thursday, Nov. 3rd in HPNP 1107 at 4pm, Dr. Elaine Keane OTD,OTR/L, who is a UF grad, will be hosting a presentation regarding her Occupational Therapy clinic located in Ecuador, called Centro de Rehabilitación, Educación, Capacitación, Estudios y Recursos, Inc (CRECER).

This information is pertinent to year 1 and year 2 OTD students as there are options regarding capstone and fieldwork locations!

Here is a link to their website, as well as the sign up sheet if you are interested in coming.

This is a great opportunity to hear about potential capstone sites as well as learn about the clinic in general!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xCkS6I9OH7e5ItAg6M_25oSfy2X1qxqjsLHjL-HIKB0/edit =0

https://crecerecuador.wixsite.com/crecer/inicio

10/23/2022

Join us in celebrating World Occupational Therapy Day on October 27, 2022. This year’s theme is “Opportunity + Choice = Justice”', which promotes how occupational therapy affords greater opportunity and choice to promote a more open and just society (WFOT, 2022).

Starting Monday 10/24/22 until Friday 10/28/2022, stop by the ADL lab and check out an interactive poster that our Assembly of Student Delegate Representatives, Gina Froehlich and Gianna Martello, have put together to educate us on this year’s theme!

For more information and volunteer opportunities, check out the World Federation of Occupational Therapists page at https://wfot.org/world-occupational-therapy-day

10/11/2022

SOTA is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

This month is dedicated towards acknowledging how Hispanic/ Latino culture influenced and continues to shape America.

DEI wishes you a happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Swipe to learn a little more about HHM!

If you are interested read more about DEI and Hispanic populations in OT through the following links:

- https://www.aota.org/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategic-plan

- https://www.aota.org/publications/student-articles
https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/72/4_Supplement_1/7211510206p1/8074/Practitioners-Perspective-on-Family-Centered-Care