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==Coordinators== | |||
*Student Directory 1st draft | *Student Directory 1st draft | ||
**Dalia is MIA, but there is a draft on the wiki, send comments to Barry or edit the file directly on the wiki, it has sorting potential | **Dalia is MIA, but there is a draft on the wiki, send comments to Barry or edit the file directly on the wiki, it has sorting potential | ||
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*New event fund – Doug is in favor, budget is for 1000 dollars currently | *New event fund – Doug is in favor, budget is for 1000 dollars currently | ||
==First year rep== | |||
*Suggestion for India food at the study break | *Suggestion for India food at the study break | ||
*007 improvements – need to fix the sofa, contact Mariann | *007 improvements – need to fix the sofa, contact Mariann | ||
*Request for Hammocks | *Request for Hammocks | ||
==Community service chair== | |||
*Bread and Jams – extremely helpful, good turn out, 14 people, lots of fun | *Bread and Jams – extremely helpful, good turn out, 14 people, lots of fun | ||
*Suggestions are appreciated | *Suggestions are appreciated | ||
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*Idea – charity run or walk | *Idea – charity run or walk | ||
==Treasurer== | |||
*Everything is fine with funding, records are matching | *Everything is fine with funding, records are matching | ||
*About half way through funds | *About half way through funds | ||
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*Request to post data on wiki | *Request to post data on wiki | ||
==Academic representatives== | |||
*Retreat planning | *Retreat planning | ||
**Jay is emphasizing poster sessions | **Jay is emphasizing poster sessions | ||
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**Probably next Thursday after | **Probably next Thursday after | ||
==Social chairs== | |||
*Retreat planning | *Retreat planning | ||
**Factory tours, potato chips, and Ben and Jerry’s | **Factory tours, potato chips, and Ben and Jerry’s | ||
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==Diversity rep== | |||
*Diversity potluck report | *Diversity potluck report | ||
**went well | **went well | ||
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*Russian cultural lunch coming up next – maybe? | *Russian cultural lunch coming up next – maybe? | ||
==Athletic chairs== | |||
*The shirts, the shirts – they have arrived and are ready to be distributed | *The shirts, the shirts – they have arrived and are ready to be distributed | ||
*Email out to sports coordinators, distribute to the people who need them at a BE event | *Email out to sports coordinators, distribute to the people who need them at a BE event | ||
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*Sports – two hockey teams, softball coming , ultimate coming, maybe | *Sports – two hockey teams, softball coming , ultimate coming, maybe | ||
==UG curiiculum rep== | |||
*BE.320 curriculum chat report – went well | *BE.320 curriculum chat report – went well | ||
==GSC representative== | |||
*No GSC meeting since we last met | *No GSC meeting since we last met | ||
*Anything interesting will be forwarded onto the board | *Anything interesting will be forwarded onto the board | ||
==Academic career advising event== | |||
*spring – women’s mentoring event | *spring – women’s mentoring event | ||
*Biology department had career advising over IAP | *Biology department had career advising over IAP | ||
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*Follow up from the retreat discussions, maybe? | *Follow up from the retreat discussions, maybe? | ||
==Other comments== | |||
*Alumni – try to keep them up to date and encourage them to give money and come back for some crazy reason | *Alumni – try to keep them up to date and encourage them to give money and come back for some crazy reason | ||
*Transfer to the wiki and dump the old website | *Transfer to the wiki and dump the old website | ||
*Add MIT to the banner or add a logo somewhere on the main page on openwetware | *Add MIT to the banner or add a logo somewhere on the main page on openwetware |
Revision as of 18:41, 2 February 2006
2/2/06 56-602
Coordinators
- Student Directory 1st draft
- Dalia is MIA, but there is a draft on the wiki, send comments to Barry or edit the file directly on the wiki, it has sorting potential
- Once we get the data from Dalia it is pretty easy to just input it
- We will put in basic student information and then if students want to edit their pages, then they will have to sign up for an account
- Suitable meeting times for this semester
- Strategy – send out a couple potential times and get responses from people via email
- New event fund – Doug is in favor, budget is for 1000 dollars currently
First year rep
- Suggestion for India food at the study break
- 007 improvements – need to fix the sofa, contact Mariann
- Request for Hammocks
Community service chair
- Bread and Jams – extremely helpful, good turn out, 14 people, lots of fun
- Suggestions are appreciated
- Marathon – not signing up because we would need to make a large commitment, too stringent a
commitment, not a casual event
- Information for individual signup for the marathon is available
- Idea – charity run or walk
Treasurer
- Everything is fine with funding, records are matching
- About half way through funds
- Social chairs request an update on their funds
- Request to post data on wiki
Academic representatives
- Retreat planning
- Jay is emphasizing poster sessions
- Three poster sessions
- Proceeded by two presentation by poster presenters (Grad stud or Post Doc)
- Need help sorting abstracts and selecting speakers
- The website is up, Doug email
- Titles due next Monday, should have received an email from advisor
- Board will send another email to all students
- Monday night dinner – designate a very broad topic to start a discussion, objective is to encourage broad discussion on scientific topics, double up topics, topics are currently on the wiki
- Jay wants feedback – any ideas, need some sort of way to produce feedback
- Study breaks for 1st years
- To help students decide on a lab – most students in a lab
- How to start doing research
- All students will be invited
- Thinking about doing this next week
- More of a seminar approach
- Probably next Thursday after
Social chairs
- Retreat planning
- Factory tours, potato chips, and Ben and Jerry’s
- Also take equipment to play with on the beach
- Discounts for the spa and golf at the hotel
- Two rooms for poker and dance party on Monday night
- Snowriders ski trip - march 5th, 15 spots
- bus – $19
- bus/lift – $65
- Department discount of fifteen dollars
- How to deal with limited slots
- try to coordinate with cars driving up too
- Feb TGIF
- Not sure right now, will get back to us
Diversity rep
- Diversity potluck report
- went well
- interesting conversation
- Inter-lab lunch today
- Russian cultural lunch coming up next – maybe?
Athletic chairs
- The shirts, the shirts – they have arrived and are ready to be distributed
- Email out to sports coordinators, distribute to the people who need them at a BE event
- Shirts – 68 shirts, 10 are preorders, first and second years will be covered and next fall hopefully
- Sports – two hockey teams, softball coming , ultimate coming, maybe
UG curiiculum rep
- BE.320 curriculum chat report – went well
GSC representative
- No GSC meeting since we last met
- Anything interesting will be forwarded onto the board
Academic career advising event
- spring – women’s mentoring event
- Biology department had career advising over IAP
- Budget is maxing out
- Follow up from the retreat discussions, maybe?
Other comments
- Alumni – try to keep them up to date and encourage them to give money and come back for some crazy reason
- Transfer to the wiki and dump the old website
- Add MIT to the banner or add a logo somewhere on the main page on openwetware