Building and Maintaining Award-Winning ACS Student Member

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activities, marketing and documentation, 53 chemistry, low interest, 53 fast turnover, 52 funding, 52 serendipitous beginning, 50 typical chapter activities academic year activities, 57 ACS-Wright College Student Chapter College, 56f Back 2 School distribution event, 55 distribution event, Back 2 School, 56f Illinois State Fair, 57 Wright College facts and statistics, 49

Award-winning student chapter, 81 community, creating, 83 Guaca‘Mole’ Day Fiesta, 84 Thai & tie dye, 84 faculty buy-in = student buy-in haunted lab tour, 82 generate chapter pride, 85 ACS National Spring Meeting, 88 local home-schooled students, providing lab experiences, 86 National Chemistry Week activities, 87

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College of New Jersey, Student Chemists Association, 103 activities, specific examples alumni events, 116 beyond Happy Hour, 114 conclusions, 118 fundraising, 117 Happy Hours, 109 outreach activities, 115 institutional background and strategic planning, 104 ACS certified degree programs, 105 introduction, 104 our current SCA, theoretical foundations, 106 cultural capital, 108 identities and intersectionality, 107 mentoring, 108 Community college, mining the hidden wealth award winning chapter, sustaining, 52 limitations fast turnover, 53 non-chemistry major leadership positions, 54 planning ahead, funding, 54 technology and communication strategies, 55 looking at the bigger picture, 58 other factors adviser, 59 alumni connection, 59 recognizing our dilemma

Energy and medical capital chapter communications, 35 chapter meeting, Facebook notification, 37f chapter meetings, 36 Facebook, 36 members of past and future events, chapter meetings, 36f chapter events and activities, 37 ACS pheromones webinar, chapter members, 42f Adopt-A-Beach, 41 Black History month event, Facebook notification graphic used, 43f chemistry demonstration, chapter members, 40f Children’s Museum, NanoDays, 40 conference presentations, 44 Earth Week, 41 Education Rainbow Challenge, 39 freshman club fair, 38 Garza, Kyana, and Chidi, Chinanu, 40f Hoang, Jennifer, and Mullery, Alyssa, 45f journal publications, 44 lab coat tie-dye and barbeque, 38 Ledesma, Elmer, faculty advisor, 44f nano exhibit to a young child, chapter member, 41f Nguyen, Danny, and Rivera, Angel, 39f small-scale events, 42

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St. Augustine's Birthday, 39 tie-dyed lab coats, 38f trash audit event, results, 42f chapter leadership chapter officers, 34 faculty advisors, 34 Mellis, Birgit, and Ledesma, Elmer, 34f 2015-2016 officers, 35f concluding remarks, 46 funding sources, 45 introduction chapter members, career aspirations, 32 chapter membership, 32 student chapter, chapter awards, 33t successful student chapter, 32 University of St. Thomas, ACS student chapter, 31

L Louisiana Student ACS Chapter, Xavier University community service and outreach, 128 conclusion, 134 executive board and membership, 126 introduction, 123 members, recruitment and mentoring, 124 other activities, 134 professional development opportunities, 131

O Outstanding ACS student chapter chapter, starting, 2 steps necessary for a club, flowchart, 3f conclusion, 14 generating continuity, 11 further constitutional revisions, 12 steps suggested for chapters to build on the success, flow chart, 13f historical background, 2 introduction, 1 strong foundation, creating campus, volunteering, 10 chemistry department, strengthening the relationship, 10 communication and promotion, 8

designating event and committee chairs, 9 developing and arranging events, 5 establishing regular meetings, 4 local ACS section, connecting, 10 other ACS student chapters, connecting, 11 physical home base, finding, 9 raising funds, 6 recruiting members, 7 steps suggested for a chapter to recruit members, flow chart, 11f steps suggested to setup meetings, flow chart, 7f

P PCUPR model advisors, 138 advisors and student leaders, 139 introduction, 137 students, 139 summary, 140

S Student chapters, sowing the seeds of chemistry ACS-education, proposals submitted community interaction grant, 75 Green Chemistry Essay Contest, 76 innovative activities grant, 74 chapter development, 72 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED), 66 children museum, volunteers, 70 earthquake and hurricanes, 67 Haiti, donations, 69 Orchard project, 68 other community service projects, 67 Pediatric Cancer Patients Foundation, sponsor, 69 toys and first necessity items, recollection, 69 Virgilio Dávila Day Care Home, 68 final remarks, 80 green chapter activities, 77 Trash Bin Decorating Contest, 78 introduction, 61 National Chemistry Week (NCW), 64 Festival de Química, 65 other grant opportunities



fellowship, 142 fundraising, 146 introduction, 141 professional development, 151

analytical chemistry grant, ACS division, 77 other important aspects, 79 professional development, 71 service ChemClubs, interaction, 63 schools, visits, 62 social functions, 73 successful ACS student chapter, guide to building. See TennesTech Student ACS members chapter, yearly calendar of activities academic year timeline, 101 annual report, 100 attending scientific meetings, 95 conclusion, 101 Earth Day, 99 fundamentals, 92 fundraising and finances, 93 upside down periodic table shirt, 93f green chemistry status, 95 introduction, 91 Mole Day, 98 Mole Day race shirt, 99f National Chemistry Week, 96 National Chemistry Week, Mayor's proclamation, 96 Cookeville, Tennessee, NCW proclamation, 98f National Chemistry Week flyer, 97f social media, 94 travel contract, 94

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T TennesTech Student ACS members chapter, yearly calendar of activities, 100t

U University of the Sciences, ACS Student Chapter community service, 149 conclusions, 154

Western Washington University (WWU), Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (SC) assessment and goal setting, 28 clear leadership structure chapter organization and communication, 18 president vs. co-presidents leadership models, 17 student chapter (SC) executive committee, 18t conclusions, 29 focused and needs-aligned program, 22 chapter community outreach activities, 27t community outreach activities, 27 formal professional development activities, 23 year-1, 23 year-2, 25 year-1 formal professional development activities, 24t year-2 formal professional development activities, 26t introduction, 15 successful and sustainable student chapter, key components, 16f membership base, strong and supported chapter social activities, 21t communication, recruitment, and retention, 19 fundraising and branding, 20 grants and institutional matching funds, 22 iterative process, recruitment and retention, 20f SC t-shirt design, example, 22f social activities, 20


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