Undergraduate BE Board:Minutes - 12/01/08 Minutes

BE UG Board Meeting Minutes 56-602 5:45 pm

Attendance:Jennifer Yeh, Dawn Spelke, Marta, Dawn, Emzo, Bernice


 * 1) Welcome and Attendance
 * 2) BE-BMES - Jennifer Yeh
 * 3) *discuss differences
 * 4) **BE-BMES encompasses any major that is interested in Biomedical
 * 5) **want to be able to invite freshmen who may be interested in the major
 * 6) *BE-BMES events
 * 7) **Merck Poster Session, Johnson and Johnson prize
 * 8) **Faculty student lunches
 * 9) **Monthly lecture series
 * 10) **all campus study breaks
 * 11) *maybe have Matt Lang resend the letter, upload it with our application?
 * 12) *figure out how to ensure funding for both groups
 * 13) *we can try applying for sponsored group, and apply for event funding rather than a whole budget
 * 14) **we can remain mostly funded by the department (this is a distinction that can separate us)
 * 15) *we will write up a sheet and get it approved by Jennifer
 * 16) Course 20 Underground Guide - Emzo
 * 17) *meet with Linda later on, or email her questions
 * 18) Associate Advising
 * 19) *group dinner December 7th, 6-8
 * 20) *Dawn email the advisors
 * 21) *Maryelise email the juniors/sophomores
 * 22) *Invite Sophomores and Juniors
 * 23) *Mezzanine Lounge, Student Center
 * 24) *Order RedBones (Dawn)
 * 25) Additional "What Classes to Take" Office Hours
 * 26) *organized by Emzo
 * 27) *right before comfort food study break - informal
 * 28) *we could come a little early to be there to answer questions, too
 * 29) Finals Study Break (Maryelise)
 * 30) *Thursdy Dec 11, 8pm.
 * 31) *Room found in 4th floor Student Center, but Cathy will keep an eye out for a better room
 * 32) *Comfort food of cookies donuts hot chocolate etc
 * 33) **Maryelise ask Cathy about ordering from sebastian's
 * 34) UG Lounge
 * 35) * Make it an IAP improvement project?
 * 36) * are posters being ordered -- over IAP
 * 37) Cathy is checking on the link to BE Board from BE Webpage
 * 38) Elections
 * 39) *February (Dawn will run elections)
 * 40) *Email out before
 * 41) *add to the mass email
 * 42) ONE BIG EMAIL
 * 43) *to BE undergrads
 * 44) *with all our dates for the rest of the semester
 * 45) *and information about elections, extra tshirts, underground guide interest
 * 46) Senior Dinner (initial planning)
 * 47) *Faculty club, MIT Catering, Maggiano's, Vinny T's
 * 48) *family style restaurant?
 * 49) *Students and Faculty
 * 50) *Awards (ask Dan)
 * 51) *MIT groups can rent out MIT Museum on Friday nights for free
 * 52) **or other days
 * 53) **bring in our own catering
 * 54) Next meeting = at our events next week.

TO DO: Maryelise:email out about associate advising event, ask Cathy about Sebastian's Dawn:email advisors about aa event