Minutes 4.6.15

Biomedical Engineering Society Minutes

TL;DR:

  • SEE YOU THIS FRIDAY AT THE BME BANQUET AT 5:30 PM!
  • Fill out the doodle about attending STEM Family Science Day next Saturday! Located here
  • Out on a Limb Screening and discussion with speakers 
  • April 13th 7-8 PM before meeting – NEXT MONDAY!
  • Vaccinex Tours next week on Tuesday and Thursday!!!!
  • Priority goes to upperclassmen, check the doodle that was emailed out for details

CHECK BMES OUT on Social Media:

http://sa.rochester.edu/bmes

https://twitter.com/BMES_UR

http://instagram.com/ur_BMES

Social:

Banquet Updates – THIS FRIDAY AT 5:30 PM!

  • Sign up sheets will go around in classes – YOU CAN PAY WITH DECLINING!!!!!!! (So everyone should sign up)
  • Join the Facebook Event!
  • Senior class gifts are given out at the banquet, so seniors should attend
  • Tickets will be sold at the door (cash only)
  • Online sign up: Here
  • Selling BME stuff at banquet (cash only) 

E-Social – Recap

  • E-Social was good, quite long

Car Bash – Co-Hosting

  • Marina needs someone to loan her their car so that she can go to a junkyard and find a car OR donate their time and their car, and go with her to bring the car back to campus.
  • Will cost $800 – strip car, bring it here, tow it away
  • Our contribution will be: sending members and giving money
  • We probably will charge for a certain amount of time
  • Tentative Date: April 15th

Super Smash Brothers Tournament – Recap

  • “Awesome”

BMES Study Break!

  • Tentative Date: May 1st
  • Cinco De Mayo Themed again

Bowling Social – a Sunday – get X number of lanes

Assassin event within BME

Fundraising:

  • Quarter Zips
  • Looking to do them next semester, not this semester.
  • Tank tops will be sold at the Banquet

Mentoring Program:

  • Some sort of Freshman Survival Guide is in the works
  • Wednesday, April 8th 6:30 (tentative)
  • Emails will be sent out by the end of this week
  • Possible Mentor info session to get more mentors involved
  • if we want to have an orientation event – must plan early!! and contact Matt Spielman
  • Workshop for Mentoring Committee and what everyone wants – sometime mid-April

Academic Events:

  • EVENT: Out on a Limb Screening and discussion with speakers 
  • April 13th 7-8 PM before meeting – NEXT MONDAY!
  • Vaccinex tour: 5-6 person tours (2) on Mt Hope Ave. 
  • 2 dates, 2:30-5 Tuesday or Thursday, 2:30-5 on Friday – April 14, 16, 17 
  • Likely we will get Tuesday and Thursday
  • Already filled up
  • Dates: April 14th (Tuesday), April 16th (Thursday)
  • Will give description of bioprocess engineering
  • Matt Spielman/ SA is interested in showing academic movies
  • Video called “Fixed” – about human enhancement
  • March 19th 7 PM Gowan Room
  • Potential Stem Cell Industry Tour – Latest by next semester

Outreach:

  • STEM Family Science Day THIS SATURDAY!  – ECG, Doppler
  • Fill out this Doodle: Here
  • On Campus tutoring/volunteering
  • -NSBE Study Hall Tuesdays—7-10 PM
  • ->>Sign ups: Here
  • FoodLink –
  • Two people attended
  • In the future, people should really go to these things
  • Another FoodLink Event on April 18th at 9 am until 12.
  • Be at Goergen at 8:30 am
  • Still looking into other schools to work with – late April/May
  • Last Monday of every month – College Diabetes Network – help out with their events with patients from Strong
  • Send out Doodle Poll for the April 18th FoodLink date

Newsletter:

  • WE HAVE NO NEWSLETTER EDITOR RIGHT NOW!
  • Let us know if you’re interested
  • Articles to Sophie (xzhang73@u.rochester.edu) – March 2nd due -Email out during Spring Break
  • Mentoring events – Mary & Taryn – after deadline
  • Rochester Explorer Post (Event for Children) – Kelly
  • RIT social – Justin
  • Advertisement for banquet – Janet
  • Career Info Session – Emily/Sophie
  • Senior design stuff? 
  • Interview Professor Brown on 101 – Janet and Sophie
  • examples of articles: Here

Assessment of Events:

  • Complete assessment here
  • Click “Assessment” in the list, log onto CCC (make sure to SUBMIT the form)
  • Rochester Explorer Post (Event for Children) 
  • Academic Event on internships and career center
  • Matt Spielman is primary contact
  • Email Spielman if it’s been more than a month

Orientation Event:

  • Physics 101 Crash Course
  • Try to co-sponsor with Tau Beta Pi – they have been emailed
  • Every engineer has to take this test
  • Talk to Matt Spielman about this

General Meeting:

Look out for a general meeting next semester!

Weekly Meetings every Monday at 8 PM in Goergen 239.

Questions? Email Anisha at akhosla@u.rochester.edu

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