COME SEE OUR NEW BUILDING
Who are you ? It sounds Greek to me. No, we are not a new Greek fraternity or sorority, but if you are interested in chemistry, we are interested in you!! Our purposes are:
What have we done?
We have been selected as the top APSU student organization for 6 of the past 7 years. (The other year we won the award for community service!).
We have been selected by ACS as an Outstanding Chapter for the 3rd year in a row. (This means we were one of the top 30 of the 900 national chemistry clubs for 2001-2002.) In the previous 6 years we were rated as either Commendable or Honorable Mention. Check out the entire list by clicking here!
To achieve this recognition during the last several years we:
What will we continue to do?
This year we will:
This sounds like fun. How do I Sign up?
We have several levels of participation:
| President | Judy McElhiney | efex101@charter.net |
| Vice president | Kenneth Robertson | kar1967@mail.apsu.edu |
| Secretary | Mike Gaither | fireice51983@hotmail.com |
| Treasurer | Sue Ramos | kempo_6@yahoo.com |
| Historian/Reporter | Allison Morrow | abm0519@mail.apsu.edu |
| Executive Officers | Lance Baird | racecasjerry224@yahoo.com |
| David Stout | dstout83@yahoo.com | |
| Howard Lee | amadas0419@yahoo.com | |
| Angela Maxwell | writer666@hotmail.com | |
| Pre-med subgroup | Bill Farkas | wgf7020@mail.apsu.edu |
Dr. Ron Robertson, Dr. Carrie Brennan, and Dr. Todd Lafrenz are our faculty advisors.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Fall Semester 2003
AUGUST
15 - Executive Board meeting 2:00 p.m.20 - Executive Board meeting 4:30 p.m.
21 - Mid-day refresher and welcome to APSU, Sundquist atrium, 11:00 - 1:00
22 - UC student organization recruitment with biology and physics clubs
27 - Introductory/Informational Club Meeting at 4:30 p.m. (Sundquist E303) Refreshments!
28 - Mars Madness 7:30 p.m. Sundquist
SEPTEMBER
5 - Pool Party, 6:00 p.m.
10 - XEM Bake Sale 11 -1 p.m., Sundquist atrium
12 - K&C Training 3:30 p.m. in C309
17 - Visit from UT Memphis Health Professions representatives (1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ???)
17 - ACS Section Meeting at APSU time TBA (see Discussion Board for details)
23 - Pre-med subgroup meeting, 4:30 p.m. in E303 - Podiatry Rep and general discussion
OCTOBER
4 - National Chemistry Week event at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville
8 - XEM Bake Sale 11-1 p.m., Sundquist atrium
NOVEMBER
12 - XEM Bake Sale 11-1 p.m., Sundquist atrium
DECEMBER
(Old) Spring Semester 2003
JANUARY
Outreach to MC schools! Burt (Jan. 21), Byrns Darden Elementary (Jan. 30), East Montgomery Elementary (Jan. 31)
More opportunities and details on the Discussion Board
29 - Monthly club meeting at 4:30 p.m. (SSC E-303)
FEBRUARY
Outreach to MC schools! Woodlawn Elementary (Feb. 13), Ringgold Elementary (Feb. 18), Kenwood Elementary (Feb. 20), Montgomery Central High School (Feb. 20), Montgomery Central Middle School (Feb. 20), Erin Middle School in Houston County (Feb. 20)
More opportunities on the Discussion Board
5 - Bake Sale
7 - Kids and Chemistry Workshop
21 - Seminar in E303, 12 noon, Dr. Harvey Blanck "Using TOPEX Satellite El Nino Altimetry Data for the Introduction of Thermal Expansion and Heat Capacity Concepts in Chemistry Courses"
26 - XEM Meeting, 4:30 p.m., E303
27 - Coming Home Activity "Making Bubbles with Chi Epsilon Mu " at the UC, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
MARCH
Outreach to MC Schools! Norman Smith Elementary (March 27)
3 - Seminar in E303, 12 noon, Dr. Mark Meier from UK "Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes - a New Generation of Carbon Materials"
9-16 Spring Break
20 & 21 - Montgomery County Science Fair
March 22-25 ACS National Meeting in New Orleans - we pick up our award and present two posters! Pictures!
APRIL
5 - Tennessee Academy of Sciences Collegiate Meeting, High School Research Competition
11 - Pre-med Seminar in E303, 12 noon, Dr. Joe Valdez, "An Overview of Medical Education"
12 - Regional SAACS meeting at Murray State
MAY
1 - APSU Undergraduate Research Symposium
2 - Premed subgroup meets
9 - Graduation
2002 events
Spring Semester 2002 (old)
JANUARY 2002
24 - KickOff for 2nd semester, Presentation by U.S. Army on scholarships for medical professions
29 - Bake Sale
29 - Field trip to "Superior Graphite" in Hopkinsville
Outreach in schools! Sango Elementary
Students come here!
FEBRUARY 2002
1 - Excel Workshop
MARCH 2002
11 - Presentation for "homeschool" students
11-15 Spring Break
22 - Club Meeting
21& 22 - Montgomery County Science Fair
23 - CUUC Activity for the new student center (2-5 pm)
26 - Field Trip to Quebecor Printing Plant in Dickson
APRIL 2002
11 - Expolympics! Pictures!
7-11 ACS Meeting in Orlando - we pick up our national award!
13 - SAACS Meeting at UT Martin
20 - Tennessee Academy of Sciences Collegiate Meeting, High School Research Competition
MAY 2002
Finals
For More information Contact Dr. Robertson at robertsonr@apsu.edu