1-21-20 Meeting Minutes

ACS General Body Meeting

21 JANUARY 2020 / 6:00 PM / PSB 160

Meet the Executive Board!

Ji Chang (she/her) - President

  • Major: Health Science (Pre-Clinical)

  • Fun Fact: I beat Harambe for this role with one point

  • Responsibilities:

    • Oversees meetings

    • Assigns Special Projects

    • Communicate with OSI and National ACS

    • Creates budget with Treasurer

Elli Howard (they/them) - Vice President

  • Major: Computer Science and Biology

  • Fun Fact: I am planning to move to Seattle after graduation!

  • Responsibilities:

    • KnightConnect

    • Points

    • Fill in positions when board members are not present

    • Marketing

Samantha LoPilato (she/her) - Secretary

  • Major: Secondary Education - Chemistry Track

  • Minor: Women and Gender Studies

  • Fun Fact: I run on Starbucks, pasta, and sushi

  • Responsibilities:

    • Run social media and acsatucf.com

    • Keep members up to date on events

    • Track meeting minutes

Jack Lee (he/him) - Treasurer

  • Major: Chemistry

  • Fun Fact: Currently working as a medical scribe at Adventhealth Lake Mary

  • Responsibilities: 

    • Fundraising (coats/goggles, shirts, dues) 

    • Managing club finances

    • Organizing national conference

Joey DeLoretto (he/him) - Events Coordinator

  • Major: Kinesiology

  • Fun Fact: I’ve tried every flavor of Ben and Jerry’s!

  • Responsibilities:

    • Organize socials

    • Inform members of events

    • Organize speakers and professional development activities

Daniel Garcia (he/him) - Outreach Coordinator

  • Major: Environmental Engineering

  • Fun Fact: I’ve played piano for about 10 years now!

  • Responsibilities:

    • Plan outreach events

    • Organize Volunteer Events

    • Head of events such as: Bonding With Bithlo, Clean the World, etc.

Seminole County Science Fair

What?

  • Help with the regional science fair for Seminole County!

When? Where?

  • Seminole Towne Center Mall 

(200 Towne Center Cir, Sanford, FL 32771)

  • Saturday, February 1st 

Program-In-A-Box

The Future of Food!

  • When: February 25, 6:45pm

  • Where: PSB 160

  • Join us for a fun session with a webinar provided by National ACS, all about food and agricultural chemistry!

Dues

Due February 11th

  • $15 for spring enrollment

  • Eligible to vote and run for chair or officer positions

  • Access to KnightConnect to log volunteer hours and sign up for events

  • Pay via cash or card

  • Email acsucf.treasurer@gmail.com or talk to Jack if you have questions/concerns

Points

What?

  • Earn points to be eligible for national conference!

  • Calculated over calendar year (Spring 2020 - Fall 2020)

Overview

  • Meeting attendance = 1 point

  • Wearing ACS shirt = 1 point

  • Speaker = 10 points

  • Social = 2 pts/hr

  • Volunteer (BwB) = 3 pts/hr

  • Chemistry Volunteer (STEM day) = 5 pts/hr

Member-Get-A-Member

If you are not already a member of National ACS, and you’d like to become one, contact acsucf.president@gmail.com for a sign-up link. 

When you sign up, you’ll get:

  • An element anniversary mugs after every year of membership!

  • The ability to add “National ACS Member” to your resume

  • Access to ACS publications

  • A cool periodic table blanket

Next Meeting!

  • We are doing an experiment!

Contact Us

President

Ji Chang

acsucf.president@gmail.com

Vice President

Elli Howard

acsucf.vicepresident@gmail.com

Secretary

Samantha LoPilato

acsucf@gmail.com

acsucf.secretary@gmail.com

Treasurer

Jack Lee

acsucf.treasurer@gmail.com

Outreach Coordinator

Daniel Garcia

acsucf.outreach@gmail.com

Events Coordinator

Joey Deloretto

acsucf.events@gmail.com

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Kuebler

kuebler@ucf.edu 

Social Media

Facebook Page

ACS at UCF

Facebook Group

American Chemical Society 

Instagram

@acsucf

Twitter

@acsucf

KnightConnect

American Chemical Society

Website

www.acsatucf.com

Treasurer ACS