Bioengineering Organizational Alliance

GBM 2 [Spring 2012]

• Given to those who actively used our BOA credit system• Awards:

• 1st: Jessie Kappel $50 gift card• 2nd: Heta Chokshi $40 gift card• 3rd: Tanvi Jatla $30 gift card

• Recognition:• Will receive a certificate to make it official• Listed on BOA website• Recognized by the department at End of semester dinner ceremony• Use this on your resume!

BOA “Member of the Semester” Awards

• Last SemesterDr. Patton (EMBS and Research)Amit Paul (Pre-Med/General Advice)

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• This Semester

• February 16th – Dr. Hetling (Research/General Information and Advice)

• March 15th – Dr. Cheng (Biophysics Society Special)

• March/April (In the Works) • BIOE grad currently working at Baxter (Industry)• Speaker from Princeton/Kaplan Review (Pre-Med)

Guest Speakers

• Old Tutoring Coordinator has resigned.• URGENT NEED: New Tutoring Coordinator

• What will you do?• Make monthly “Tutoring Calendars”• Perform monthly assessments/reviews• Add/expand our “Binder System”• Advertise with flyers, emails, Facebook, BOA’s website• Be innovative and help improve the Tutoring Program

– Details • Special situation Tutor will be decided via interview process• Send an email to boa.uic@gmail.com by next Wednesday (2/8/2012) • Include your resume and free times for interviews (Monday-Friday after 10am)• Interview will be about 30 minutes and will be conducted by David and Will• Interviews times will begin THIS MONDAY (2/2) at 10am on a rolling basis.• Last day to be interviewed is Wednesday, February 15th. • Interview questions will be sent out in an email so you can come prepared.

Tutoring Coordinator [Position Available]

• Open Society Representative positions available for:• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)• International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE)

• Job Requirements– Act as our local UIC chapter representative– Stay in communication with society on national level– Organize what type of events/topics/important information you will pass along to your

fellow BIOE undergrads– Expand society/Increase membership/Advertise/Attract Interest– Register with Campus Programs and become an official organization at UIC– Hold your own society meetings and present information at GBMs

• How to Apply For Position– Send your resume to boa.uic@gmail.com by February 24, 2012– Specify which society you wish to represent– Interviews will take place week of February 27, 2012– Same interview process as Tutoring Coordinator

[Positions Available] Society Representatives

• Friday, February 3rd

• Time: 5pm-7pm• Where: Student Center East Bowling Alley• Why go?

• Hang out with friends and meet new peeps.• Bowl as many games as possible in 2 hours• Free food• Highest single game score wins a prize

• Last year this was Will, our VP. • DON’T LET BOARD MEMBERS WIN THE PRIZES.

• Compete with me, David Franz

• Value: $1.75 for shoes, $2 per game, free pizza = $10 VALUE FREE

Bowling Tomorrow!

Bank of AmericaShamrock Shuffle

Community Outreach Program

Volunteering Positions

Where: Navy PierWhen: Saturday March 24th

Participant Bag and T-shirt packingPacking DistributionGreetersBike ValetsInformation BoothRace Day services(Sunday March 25th)

Group Leader Application

A volunteering team consists of 25 members minimum

Deadline for Application is Feb 8th

Email us if you are interested!

BOA Shamrock ShuffleVolunteering

The goal is to go as a BOA group teamTell your friends!!Contact either:kkerwell12@gmail.comMadsas.sasi@gmail.com