The BOA held its first general body meeting of the fall 2011 semester. Various committees provided updates including the Bioengineering Volunteering Program, Engineering World Health, Alpha Eta Mu Beta honor society, and activities programming. Membership forms were distributed and various internship and job opportunities through UIC Careers were announced. The secretary, tutoring coordinator, director of funds, and undergraduate representatives also provided information on their roles and upcoming events.

1. Bioengineering Organization Alliance (BOA) First General Body Meeting of Fall 2011

2. Bioengineering Organization Alliance Our new logo.

4. David Franz (divadfranz@gmail.com)

5. Cell and Tissue Concentration

6. Graduating this semester

7. You

8. Highest ACT scores of all engineering departments at UIC.

10. The BOA Vision

12. Membership Forms

13. Membership is good until end of Summer 2012

14. $10 fee covers: Food for meetings, social events, t-shirts, prizes, various program necessities.

16. Intramurals Sign-Up Sheet

17. BOA Surveys

18. BOA CreditsWhat’s Being Passed Around

19. BOA Credits

21. A personalized certificate.

22. Featured in a GBM meeting.

23. Possible short confetti celebration BOA Member of the Month Excelsior

24. Social Media and BOA on the Interwebs boa.uic@gmail.com @BOAatUIC facebook.com/boa.uic Website boa.pages.uic.edu

26. What are you missing out on?Baxter Info Session / Interviews(Position: Intern) Oct. 10th (Info Session on campus) Oct. 11th (Interviews on campus) Can only attend Info Session if you are approved for an interview. Deadline to submit application: September 27, 2011 Zoll Medical Co-op for Spring 2012 Deadline to submit application: Sep 30, 2011 Hospira Co-op for Spring 2012 Deadline to submit application: Oct 29, 2011 Jobs/Internships/Co-ops through UIC Careers

27. Secretary Shelley Kerwell (skerwell@gmail.com)

28. Secretary of BOA Work with all members on the BOA Board Make copies of the agenda for all board members Organize tasks for the Board Take notes during executive meetings Keep track of membership lists, forms, and fees Print/display flyers and advertise GBM—work with Reps

29. Open Source Laboratory Program (OSLP) Will Schulenberg coming soon…

31. Laboratory courses (BioE 431, 456, 476)Two ways to get lab experience…

33. You are not in charge

34. Limited availabilityURA Hans VanderMad, a bioengineering undergrad at UIC who was denied a research position for the 6th time.

36. Two semesters, at maximum

37. Have to follow curriculumLab Courses

39. Work on your own projects on your own time

40. Exercise compilations

41. Knowledgeable lab monitors

42. Forums for organizing study groups and project teamsEnter, OSLP…

43. The Vision With OSLP Without OSLP

44. We need you! Next committee meeting: Thursday, September 8th at 5pm in SEO 236 Contact: Will Schulenberg, wmschule@gmail.com Committee Meeting

45. Bioengineering Volunteering Program (BVP) SasidharMadugula

46. BVP History BMES/BOA Volunteering Program Initial Groundwork (2008 – 2011) High School Committee (2008 – 2010) – EBE Division origins Volunteering Program (2009 – 2011) – COP Division origins BMES and BOA Birth of BVP (2011 to ∞)! EBE (High School Outreach) IBE (High School Experience At UIC Bioe Labs) COP (BOA members/Bioe students participation in community outreach)

47. BVP Strategy of Success BVP Progression YES YOU CAN! Commitment for BVP’s crucial groundwork is essential! Plan Initiate Divide & Conquer Based on self-interest of the different divisions; Questions, Ideas, Comments or Suggestions Contact the Director – Sasidhar Madugula (madsas.sasi@gmail.com)

48. BVP E-Board Crew Director – Sasidhar Madugula (madsas.sasi@gmail.com) EBE/IBE Director – Salman Farooqui (salmanfaroky@gmail.com) COP Director – Karan Kerwell (kkerwell12@gmail.com) BVP Advisor – Sagar Nadimpalli (skn989@gmail.com)

49. Engineering World Health (EWH) Vishal Varma

51. Build prototype of the proposed device after design approval

52. Make accessible 'building-kits' for the device once EWH has approved the device for global use.Engineering World Health (EWH) Director: Vishal Varma

53. Who should take part in EWH? EVERYONE! Regardless of year and major, you are a valuable asset to your team. Graduates and Undergraduates both provide valuable input. The word engineer is derived from a Latin root meaning "to create". As Bioengineers, I highly encourage you to participate. Where does your effort go? Your work on these projects will make a difference in millions of lives around the world. End result: Your device will be shipped to developing countries improving healthcare for thousands. Engineering World Health (EWH) Director: Vishal Varma

57. Stay in touch with us via Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus

58. Feel free to approach us with any questions and/or concernsContact Information

60. Recognizes top ranked juniors and seniors for outstanding academic achievement

62. Members will be recognized as follows:

63. Events: Banquets, Initiation ceremonies, etc.

64. On transcript and at graduation

65. On BOA website

66. Members will be able to attend annual conferencesRecognition

68. Juniors who have obtained a grade point average in the top one-fifth of the junior class and seniors who have achieved a grade point average in the top one- third of the senior class are eligible for active membership

69. Candidates must have completed at least six credit hours of BioEcourses

70. To maintain membership, complete at least 10 eventsEligibility Requirements and Membership Maintenance

71. Activities Program HamzaSenalan

72. Social events for bioengineers to network, relax, and simply have fun during the grind of each semester. On-Campus activities (Weekly) Off-Campus activities (Monthly) Activities UIC is a commuter school. Activities and social events act as the glue that holds BOA together; the lowestcommon denominator of all BOA members. Game Nights Body Worlds Millennium Park Ice Skating Six Flags Paintballing

73. You have an outlet to meet and interact with fellow bioengineers of all levels. You will be among peers that have done what you are currently doing that will be able to offer help and guidance! Activities Homework Help Books Inside Scoop on: -Which classes to take -Which professors to take -Research opportunities -MS/BS guidance BOA Yoda

74. -Bioengineering Bazaar - BOA news, events, and opportunities - Exciting science, medical, and engineering news - Interesting trivia, facts, puzzles, or quotes to -Collaborate with Bioengineering Student Journal to showcase a student publication each month GET YOUR WORK ON THE MAP!!! - Handed out to all BOA members at General Body Meetings - Copies available in the BioE office for anyone passing by to pick up - Digital copies displayed on BOA's website (boa.pages.uic.edu). We are also setting up a type of RSS News Feed on the website where committee members can instantly stream any interesting links they come across with a few clicks of their mouse. Activities: Newsletter Committee

75. Tutoring Coordinator Nairyna Constantino

77. Gives students the opportunity to have a one-one tutoring session with other BIOE students

78. Tutors will have already taken these courses which provides with a better insight on how to succeed in the class

79. Can begin to meet other Bioe students

80. Most important: getting help so that you can enjoy your Bioengineering classes at UIC

81. Tutoring Calendar and Survey on WebsiteBinder-Binder system

82. Director of Funds Kathleen Broughton

84. Roll-over and Department

85. Potential Fundraising Opportunities

86. Funding Supports:

87. AEMB

88. BVP

89. EWH

90. OSLP

91. Activities

92. Tutoring

93. General Body Meetings and Others

96. If you have any concerns, comments, questions, or suggestions … let us know!

97. These can be about BOA , BioE, or just life in general 

98. We will try our best to take your input and use it to create a BOA that works for you

100. Facebook : Add BOA at UIC and Like Bioengineering Organizational Alliance

101. Twitter: Follow @BOAatUIC

102. Google plus : Add BOA UIC to your circles

103. Phone: 847-886-9575 call / text

104. We will use all these accounts to try to be available to and reach as many of you as possible!

105. Depending on how many people are interested, we will start a texting notification system to remind people of eventsStay in touch with us!

107. Question of the day

108. Fun facts

109. Tips

110. Links

111. Contribute!! You can get credit for it 

112. Don’t hesitate to post your own stuff!

114. We will keep your suggestions /questions private if you so desire

115. However, if you still feel

116. awkward..

117. Anonymously drop off

118. comments in our suggestion box!

119. We will bring it to meetings

120. Or it will be in the BioE Office

122. Do you commute via car?

123. Carpool with other BOA members to save gas!

124. Who knows? You could even make lasting friends 

125. Sign up to either drive or ride on our Carpooling Flyer

126. If you signed up to ride, contact willing driver who lives by you

127. And you are good to go!

129. Freshmen/Sophomores – Sign up to be Mentees

130. Juniors/Seniors – Sign up to be Mentors

131. We will contact you asking you to fill out a info form

132. i.e: gender, concentration, interests, location, etc..

133. We will match pairs based on the answers

134. We will encourage/facilitate frequent contact between pairs

135. There will be a monthly meeting for pairs to mingle

138. Deadline is the Friday before the last week of classes

140. Big/Little “Sibling” Program To assist undergraduates in the planning of future academic and career decisions Lab tours Need graduate volunteers Need undergraduates who need help butt2@uic.edu Graduates should tell me their expertise Undergraduates should tell me their needs