Washburn University Chemistry Club

Officers were reminded to register with ACS for the 2008 year. Dues were set at $6.00 per semester or $10.00 for the year. Meeting times for the semester were discussed: one meeting a month will be held on Thursday with a second meeting each month at a variable time. Times which will work with scheduling include Friday 1:00 – 2:00 pm and Tuesday 12:00 – 2:00 pm. Meetings are being planned in collusion with all of the science department clubs.The first regular meeting will be held Tuesday, August 26 at 12:00 noon.

A majors fair will be held August 27 with booths open from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Chemistry department will be sharing a booth with Pre- Pharmacy and Pre-Medical.

A sign up sheet will be passed among the Chemistry classrooms during the first week of the semester on which students may add their names to the Chem Club roster. Include your e-mail address on this sheet only if you are a new member.
Plans were discussed for the annual lake party. Arrangements will be made with Dr. Angel. Friday, September 5 is being looked at. Plans were discussed for how the Lake Party will be announced. Designs were discussed for Chem Club T-shirts. Further discussion will be included in our first regular meeting.

Arrangements are being made to host speakers at various club meetings and events. This project is being led by Vice President, Teresa Burton.

Plans for the year thus far include: Halloween Party in October; Regional meeting for ACS which will be held in Kearney, NE; this year’s KAS meeting will be hosted by Washburn University; ideas were discussed for an overnight trip during the semester.

The Message Board will be available for postings for all departments in the Science building, including news for all clubs. Postings will be approved by departmental secretaries. A calendar will be posted on the message board including all upcoming events. Communications Director, Laura Blasi, will be in charge of the message board. A budget of $50 was approved for use in decorating the message board.

Chemistry Club will also be responsible for decorating the display case. David Reed has agreed to take lead in decoration. Project oversight will be provided by President, Renae Solko. A budget of $50 has been approved for display case decorating. The domain server for the Chem Club website has been renewed. A reimbursement of $15.45 has been approved to Treasurer, Nick Hill, who paid the cost of renewing the domain server.

Food to be provided at the meetings was discussed. Look forward to something other pizza this semester (though it’s still on the menu for our first meeting).

The First regular meeting will be held Tuesday August 26 at 12:00 noon, in ST 138.

Remember to visit the website at http://http://www.wuchemclub.com/

Hope you all have an exciting semester!