Second GBM of Bio-engineering Organizational Alliance in Spring 2012.

1. Bioengineering Organizational Alliance
GBM 2 [Spring 2012]

2. BOA “Member of the Semester” Awards
• 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!

3. Guest Speakers
• Last Semester
Dr. 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)

4. Tutoring Coordinator [Position Available]
• 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.

5. [Positions Available] Society Representatives
• 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

6. Bowling Tomorrow!
• 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

7. Bank of America
Shamrock Shuffle
Community Outreach Program

8. Volunteering Positions
Where: Navy Pier Participant Bag and T-shirt
When: Saturday March 24th packing
Packing Distribution
Greeters
Bike Valets
Information Booth
Race Day services
(Sunday March 25th)

9. Group Leader Application
A volunteering team
consists of 25 members
minimum
Deadline for Application is
Feb 8th
Email us if you are
interested!

10. BOA Shamrock Shuffle
Volunteering
The goal is to go as a BOA group team
Tell your friends!!
Contact either:
kkerwell12@gmail.com
Madsas.sasi@gmail.com