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:
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