{"id":680,"date":"2012-05-01T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhochistj.org\/RCP_TEST\/?p=680"},"modified":"2014-02-05T07:07:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T14:07:08","slug":"rho-chi-executive-board-member-insight-aleena-cherian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhochistj.org\/RhoChiPost\/rho-chi-executive-board-member-insight-aleena-cherian\/","title":{"rendered":"Rho Chi Executive Board Member Insight: Aleena Cherian"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Mohammad A. Rattu, Pharm.D. Candidate c\/o 2012<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We sometimes need to step back and look at our foundations for success.\u00a0 Clearly, without the support of past and present Rho Chi executive boards, there would be no Rho Chi Post newsletter.\u00a0 Over the next five issues, we will learn about each of our local chapter\u2019s board members on a more personal level.\u00a0 Our insight will predominantly include their nicknames, hobbies, favorite quotes, reasons for accepting the Rho Chi invitation, and motivations for becoming part of the executive board.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our first executive board member insight is with Aleena Cherian, current fourth year student pharmacist and Treasurer of Rho Chi.<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: We all have nicknames, for one reason or another.\u00a0 What have people called you, either in the past or right now in college?
\n<\/b>A: Lennie is the most common nickname people have for me, but people have also called me Leenz, Leenie, LeeLee, especially when they are being silly.<\/p>\n

Q: Ha-ha! It seems like they really focused on your first name!\u00a0 What are some of the things that you like doing outside of pharmacy?
\n<\/b>A: I am one of those \u201cweird\u201d people who have a million hobbies and could never pick one, but music and art are probably my mainstays. \u00a0I love graphic design, sketching, and painting but I am also open to all kinds of crafting\/constructing. \u00a0I am usually working on at least one project at any given time or else I become restless.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can find me playing piano or guitar when I have free time, but even if I do not have time, you can hear me sing literally no matter WHAT I am doing.\u00a0 A funny story: when I first started working in a community pharmacy, my boss once commented on my voice because I did not realize that I always hummed when counting pills to keep myself on track!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I guess I am also really into sports. \u00a0I played basketball a lot in high school and still occasionally do at Taffner Fieldhouse when I have the time. \u00a0If I could have, I would have loved to play football, but somehow that did not work out\u2026 but I love football, football season, and the New York Jets\u2026 WOOHOOO!<\/p>\n

Q: I can totally relate with always having a project to work on \u2013 I am an Achiever, at heart.\u00a0 I bet that if you take a StrengthsFinder test, \u201cAchiever\u201d might also be one of your natural talents!\u00a0 So, what is your favorite quote?
\n<\/b>A: I have a different one each week. Lucky for you, this week happens to be a good one!\u00a0 \u201cWhen wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.\u201d – Billy Graham<\/p>\n

Q: That quote sends me back to Philosophy class \u2013 it is quite profound!\u00a0 When you received an invitation to the Rho Chi Academic Honor Society, why did you accept it?<\/b>
\nA: Well, I thought, \u201cwhy not?\u201d \u00a0If you have the opportunity to represent your profession, especially through a prestigious honor society like Rho Chi, you should not pass it up. \u00a0I sound like an advertisement for Rho Chi now, ha-ha.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seriously, though, when you are in college, it is important to prevent yourself from bogging down into the tunnel of studying, textbooks, and lecture recordings. \u00a0Both personal and professional engagements are important, and Rho Chi is an awesome opportunity for the latter. \u00a0It is a benefit to yourself as an individual because you set yourself apart from many other students of pharmacy on various levels.\u00a0 You achieve the standard for invitation to Rho Chi and gain exposure to programs (e.g.<\/i> Alumni Insider View events, various workshops) that equip you to become a better pharmacist in the future.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is also an opportunity to give back to the campus and community: you have opportunities to interact with students and faculty.\u00a0 You also advance the pharmacy field on campus, especially through our open events and digital media like this Rho Chi Post. \u00a0At the most basic level, I meet new people, learn more about my professors on a personal level, better represent the profession of pharmacy, and remain involved with programs.\u00a0 All of these things, honestly, are more interesting than just sitting at home memorizing receptor-ligand binding models \u2013 no offense to pharmacology, though!<\/p>\n

Q: Very well said \u2013 participation in Rho Chi is outstanding and more worthwhile versus the simple paradigm of attending classes, studying, and taking examinations.\u00a0 Finally, what was your impetus for applying to an executive board position?
\n<\/b>A: Quite simply, I like being involved. \u00a0I have actually held executive board positions with student organizations since my sophomore year at St. John\u2019s University. \u00a0During my first semester of fourth year, it was the first time in two years that I was not going to executive board meetings or planning events, and I thought it would be a nice break and a time to focus on classes.\u00a0 However, I found myself missing that feeling of just being a part of the busy atmosphere that makes this campus run, and I missed that sense of purpose from DOING something besides just studying.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, after two years of experience, I understood that I was qualified and well informed with the way that organizations and Student Government, Inc. (SGI) function.\u00a0 I believed that I could help make decisions and plan programs that would benefit Rho Chi, and have always held to the principle that if you CAN do something to help or offer your skills, there is no excuse not<\/i> to do so.<\/p>\n

We thank Aleena for taking the time to provide us with this insight, and look forward to highlighting the other Rho Chi executive board members.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you have any additional questions for Aleena, please email her at aleena.cherian08@stjohns.edu<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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