Chi Epsilon Mu (XEM)

The APSU Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society(ACS)

XEM Discussion Board Page

High School Research Competition Link!
  Outreach approval form for XEM members Preprofessional Seminar Link!
Quick Links  Outreach Certification Form 

Our graduates

XEM Member scholarship application form

Pictures from the ACS New Orleans trip

XEM Member scholarship application form (Adobe)

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

 


Dr. Robertson serving his famous liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream!!!

 


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