ASSISTING WITH DR. LERNER’S Video Conference Calls
When are students available for Career Conversations? (Alex will create a doodle/form)
-afternoon and evening on weekdays
ASSESSMENT OF EVENTS:
http://rochester.edu/college/wcsa/Forms/index.html
-Click “Assessment” in the list, log onto CCC (make sure to SUBMIT the form)
-101: Justin
-Panel & Froyo: Caeli & Mary
-picnic: Janet
CLASS REPS:
-Anisha, Raul, Sarah
-Class Reps SHOULD attend all meetings
ELECTIONS:
-Outreach Chair: Sergio – want to work with STEM & Upward Bound
-Fundraising Chair: James – want to do Class Year Tank Tops
REVIEW OF BME PICNIC:
-next time send out a save-the-date as soon as we are back on campus
-if we were going to do a faculty game, we should have done it before the game with CHE
-Ritchie Rich Catering – can cover everything… good to know for next year.
-background music would be nice
ELECTIONS SEPT 22nd:
-Fundraising Chair & Outreach Chair
-freshman cannot run
-must have been to three meeting/three events
-IF YOU ARE INTERESTED: Please bring a short platform to next week’s meeting
DINNER WITH RIT: BME & AiChE
-Thursday, 7-9 Nov. 6th
-MacGregors
E-SOCIAL (Engineering Social):
-Engineering groups are all co-sponsoring
-missed this week’s meeting, but will find out
-OSA is taking charge
-Same day as ASME Pumpkin Launch
-BMES is handling event support
-food will be in Retner, events outside Wilson Commons
MENTORING MEET & GREETS:
-Thurs. Oct 16th: Undergrad event 11-1 PM, Grad Mentoring Event 5-6 PM (second floor lounge)
-Thurs. Nov. 13th: Undergrad event 11-1 PM, Grad Mentoring Event 5-6 PM (second floor lounge)
RETINAL CROWN (competition with Optics): November
-indoor volleyball, frisbee, dodgeball?
-November 8th (first Saturday – but then professors/grad students cannot attend)
-November 7th – would have to be at 5:00?
NEED FOR ACADEMIC EVENTS:
-contact various professors (Godowski, Mcgrath, Lerner, etc.) (Stephanie)
-Prostetics Video: Out on a Limb (PBS Special) – possible event
-bring in someone from the Medical Center from orthopedics and have a panel (Spring)
NEWSLETTER: Articles to Sophie (xzhang73@u.rochester.edu) by Monday October 27th
-Newsletter sent out by first week of Nov.
-Picnic (Janet)
-Panel & Froyo/Mentoring Social (Elizabeth S)
-Physics 101 (Ariel L)
-Conference (Emily)
-Alumni Panel (TBA)
-Pie Eating Contest (Caeli)
-Letter from the President (Stephanie)
-examples of articles: http://sa.rochester.edu/bmes/category/newsletters/
ALUMNI PANEL DURING MEL WEEKEND: Sat. Oct 18th @ 5 PM in LeChase
-1 in academia, 2 in industry, 1 in medicine (from class of 2003)
-Dr. Lerner will be moderator
-may need parking passes – Emily will ask admissions about Todd Lot
-networking recpetion after the panel
-Emily will post bios of alums on Website – look up and see whether you’d want to be paired with them
CO-SPONSORSHIPS:
Satuday, 9/27: 3-4 PM Blood Sniffing Dog event
-Goergen, Sloan Auditorium
-cosponsor by attendance: Samir,
-cosponsored the EWB Benefit Concert ($50)
MISC.
-Sell stuff in BME office – pick a week to sell.
-will be selling in Goergen during Meliora Weekend (open house)
-have an order form for BME Merchandise. (meet up to pick up)
-tank tops for BME class years (same design, different color scheme) – have order form & preorder — get for Mel Weekend
-Collaborations with RIT for speakers / research symposium
-Social Event Ideas: Museum of Play, Laser Tag, (tenatively Friday, October 10th) (Janet)
Weekly Meetings every Monday at 8 PM in Goergen 239.
Questions? Email Emily at ekwan@u.rochester.edu