• The club photo was taken and will be in the Washburn Yearbook

Officers

The Chemistry Club Officers were introduced.  If you have any questions and/or suggestions, e-mail the any or all of the officers.

• Alicia Burris – President
• Matt Rush – Vice President
• Jarrod Cullan – Treasurer
• Donovan Briggs – Secretary
• Diana Crain – Communications Director
• Samantha Corber – Activities Director
• Dr. Lisa Sharpe-Elles and Dr. Shaun Schmidt– Co-Advisors

Dues

• $10 per semester, or $15 for the year
• ACS members are exempt from dues – If you are interested in becoming an ACS member, visit www.acs.org

Community Service Activity

• Volunteers were requested for a community service activity later Friday evening
• 7 members volunteered to help Dr. Schmidt’s daughter’s girl scout troop earn their “Making it Matter” badge

Chemistry Week and Mole Day – October 17 – 23

• We will be doing a demonstration at Topeka High School for which we will need volunteers
• Mole Day (10/23) is on Saturday which happens to be the same day as the Homecoming Football Game.  We are considering an activity during the game, but WE NEED IDEAS.  Please contact one of the officers with any ideas you might have.

Homecoming Week – October 17 – 23

• We will be making a Homecoming banner, participating in the Mini Golf competition, participating in the Icabod Race (a scavenger hunt on campus), and, as mentioned above, we are considering ideas for the Homecoming Game.  If you would like to participate in any of these activities, please contact Samantha Corber this week.

Women in Science Day – October 12

• This event is during Fall Break, so hopefully everyone can help.
• We will have demonstrations set up in the various labs.  We need volunteers for each of the demos and also to shuttle groups through the building.
• Please contact Dr. Sharpe-Elles if you can volunteer.

T-Shirts and Goggles for Sale

• We still have goggles for sale for $15
• Short sleeve T-shirts from prior years are for sale for $10 and long sleeve T-shirts for $15

ACS Regional Meeting in Wichita

• Thomas Robben and Diana Crain will present their research at the ACS Regional Meeting in Wichita.

Thanks to all of you who attended our last meeting of the semester and participated in the officer elections for the next academic year. Congratulations to the elected officers for ’10-’11:

President: Alicia Burris
Vice President: Matt Rush
Secretary: Donovan Briggs
Treasurer: Jarrod Cullan
Activities Director: Sami Corber
Communications Director: Diana Crain

Also, don’t forget that the Chemistry Club Bowling event will be held this Tuesday, April 27 at 9:00-11:00 pm at Gage Bowl (located on Huntoon and Gage). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from David Reed, Diana Crain, Alicia Burris, or me. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. This will cover shoes and bowling from 9pm to 11pm. Feel free to bring friends! We hope to see you there!

Now that email is back, I’d like to thank everybody who attended the first Chemistry Club meeting of the year on August 20 and the Lake Party on August 28. We had a great turnout, and had lots of fun! Chemistry Club is a great way for all of you to meet some of your fellow science majors, participate in lots of fun activities, and get more involved on campus. I hope those of you who came had a good time and are excited to see what else Chemistry Club has to offer!

We had several important topics on our agenda for the first meeting:

• Club dues are $11 for the semester and $20 for the entire school year. This will go towards providing luncheon materials for meetings and for club-sponsored activities throughout the year.
• Club t-shirts will be ordered in January this year. Everyone is encouraged to submit a t-shirt design, and the winning design will be featured on this year’s club shirt.
• Club t-shirts from previous years can be purchased for $10 (short-sleeve) or $15 (long-sleeve). Sizes vary; first come first served.
• National Chemistry Week is October 18-24 (Mole Day October 23!). We would like to plan something this year, so all suggestions are appreciated.
• We would love to hear any ideas you may have concerning fun social activities for this year. Some activities that have been suggested are: Bowling, Royals games, ice skating, Frisbee golf, intramurals…… Everyone is encouraged to come up with other ideas!
• If you would like to become a member of the American Chemical Society, you can check out the website at http://ACS.org for more information or you can talk to Dr. Schmidt or one of the officers.
• The Chemistry Club Constitution is currently being revised; the new version will be emailed at a later date.

Please feel free to contact any of the officers or Dr. Schmidt regarding questions, comments, or ideas!

• David Reed, President
• Diana Crain, Vice President
• Lilly Varner, Secretary
• Nick Hill, Treasurer
• Alicia Burris and Scott Bush, Communication Directors
• Dr. Schmidt, Advisor

Our first meeting of the semester will be held Thursday, February 12. Funding forms for the annual KAS conference have been submitted to WSGA. The conference will be held at Washburn University, and will be March 27 and 28. Volunteers will be needed to assist with the conference. The search for guest speakers for Chemistry Club meetings continues. Several schools in the nearby area have been contacted, and a few have responded. Other career oriented speakers have also been contacted. T-shirt plans have been finalized and order forms will be available at the February 12 Chemistry Club meeting. More discussion was held on ideas for a Stoffer Hall Battle. Our club would like to plan a “green activity”. Chemistry Day will be held April 2.

Chem Club has registered for the Homecoming top hat decorating contest. David Reed is in charge of heading up the homecoming activities. Other activities include the float parade, and “yell like hell”.

Family Day is Saturday, September 27 from 9:30 – 11:15 am. Chem Club will be hosting our own event: home made ice cream. Helpers will be needed at our Club table.

More ideas were discussed concerning Chem Club T-shirts. Teresa is leading this project and will be using e-mail to gather ideas for colors, designs and themes. We will vote on colors next meeting.

Chemistry Day will be held in the Spring. Nick Hill is working with Dr. Shaver to get funding from KAS to help pay for the hospitality room.

The annual AAFS conference, for those interested in forensic science, will be held in Denver this year, and will be in the spring. ChemClub would like a list of all those interested in going so tha funds may be gathered from WSGA.

The annual KAS conference will be held at Washburn University this spring. Many helpers will be needed in order to make this event successful, and we will be coordinating with other clubs to make it happen.

Plans are being made to bring speakers to our meetings to cover a wide range of professional and educational topics. Watch your emails for details as to what speakers will be coming and when.

The publication “In Chemistry” features occasional spotlights of Chemistry Clubs from universities around the country and would like to feature our club. To make this happen, we will be needing many pictures as well as a write-up of activities and events.

We will be holding a bowling fundraiser in the spring. More information will be presented at a later time.

Further discussion of Halloween activities concluded the meeting. Possibilities we are considering include: passing out candy to the children, a haunted house in Stoffer Hall, and a magic show.

Watch your emails for the date, time and location of the next Chem Club meeting!

To send and e-mail to all Chem Club officers, send to officers@wuchemclub.com

Renae is looking for ideas for the Chem Club t-shirt.

Renae is looking for ideas for food other than pizza to have at future Chem Club meetings.

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

See you next time.

The meeting began with an introduction of officers.

Discussion was held about meeting times. Due to scheduling conflicts, the only available times for meetings are Tuesday Noon – 1:00 pm or Thursday 1:00 – 2:00 pm.

Thank you to David Reed for a wonderful decorating job on the display case.

The message board, “What’s going on in Stoffer,” was decorated by Laura Blasi. All departments are free to post on the board, however, anything posted must be approved by appropriate department secretary.

August 27, a Career and Majors Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Washburn Room. Volunteers are wanted to help run the booth.

The annual Chemistry Club lake party will be held Friday, September 5. Further information and directions to the site at Lake Sherwood will be available on the message board. Also, a sign-up sheet will be posted with a list of items to be brought. Chemistry Club will provide burgers and hot dogs.

September 27 is Family Day. Chemistry Club members are encouraged to bring ideas for activities to one of the officers.

October 2 is Women in Science Day. Volunteers are wanted for help with the magic show and some errand running.

October 6th – 11th is homecoming week. Ideas are welcome concerning activities involving Chem Club. The theme will be “Give my regards to Bodway”. David Reed volunteered to take charge of an activities planning committee.

No speakers have been booked yet.

October 31 will be the Chem Club/ Biology Club Halloween Party. We are looking for ideas regarding a haunted house.

February 16-21 is the Academy of Forensic Science Conference in Denver, CO. If you are interested in attending, let one of your Chem Club officers know.

The annual Kansas Academy of Science meeting will be hosted by Washburn University the spring. Much student involvement will be encouraged.

This spring we will host Chemistry Day. In the morning, there will be an exam and instrument demonstrations; in the afternoon, Quiz Bowl. Students are encouraged to participate.

ACS (American Chemical Society) is a large professional organization for chemistry. WU Chem Club is a student affiliate of ACS. This organization hosts a national meeting, and offers job search options, as well as holding several regional meetings.

To send and e-mail to all Chem Club officers, send to officers@wuchemclub.com

Renae is looking for ideas for the Chem Club t-shirt.

Renae is looking for ideas for food other than pizza to have at future Chem Club meetings.

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

See you next time

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!

Enjoy the weekend and hopefully we will see you all at the Bowling Event next week!!!