OSU AIChE Student Chapter

Meeting Minutes

The Oregon State AIChE Officer Meetings are every Wednesday at 5:00pm in the Gleeson Undergraduate Lounge. They normally last around 30 minutes, so come join us and contribute your ideas! Member meetings times vary; for more information please contact the OSU|AIChE President.

Below are meeting minutes from this year, in reverse-chronological order beginning with the latest meeting.

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Officer's Meeting Minutes March 15, 2006

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• Fridge:
  In order to keep the fridge in business, everyone needs to abide by the honor system and pay for what you take. The use of a vending machine is being looked into but until then, please be honest. If the fridge keeps on losing money, probably won’t be around for much longer.
• Regional Conference:
  When: Apr. 14 & 15, 2006
  Where: Moscow, Idaho
  Who: Bio-E students AND Chem-E students (may have to be members of AIChE or SBE but not sure about that)
  Vans will leave at 8am on the 14th and students will stay at the Best Western. There will be a paper competition, chem-e car competition, awards banquet, and a Saturday night social. Should be lots of fun. Anyone interested can check these links (or come to one of the meetings):
  http://www.webs.uidaho.edu/aiche2006/
  http://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/AIChE/
  
• National Conference:
  The national conference is also coming up in late October or early November so keep checking the e-mails.
  
  
• T-shirts:
  We still need a design for the SBE/AIChE shirts. Anyone who wants to submit a design idea can either put a copy of the design in the Chem-E mail box in the mail room, OR e-mail the design to John Yoder @ yoderjoh@onid.orst.edu , OR come to one of the AIChE/SBE meetings and give the design to any of the officers. If your design is selected for the new shirts, you’ll get a free shirt.
  
  
• Elections for next year:
  Elections or AIChE and SBE positions are coming up soon. The plan is to have officers (Pres., V.Pres., Treasurer, and Secretary) for each of the groups and all other positions will be shared by AIChE and SBE. Elections will probably start the 1st or 2nd week back from the break.
  
  
• End - o’- Year BBQ:
  For those over the age of 21, please put your requests for types of beer in ASAP. We’re thinking maybe we can get the brewing club involved to help out with this so they’ll need requests sooner rather than later.
• Bowling and Battleships:
  Anyone interested in a bowling night or a battleships competition (or both) should let Kevin Laxton know sometime in the near future @ jameslaxton@gmail.com

Officer's Meeting Minutes February 23, 2006

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• SWE Ball:
  We still need at least 10 volunteers to help with the set up process. People who are interested in helping out should meet at Kelley Engineering Center at 4pm. Also, the ball starts at 7pm and the first hour will be dance lessons (swing I think) and there will also be food and dessert served. It’s going to be tons o’ fun. Tickets are $10 each and each ticket gets TWO people in so bring your friends or a date. Oh yeah! Tickets will be sold all day (Friday) in the lobby of Gleeson so don’t forget your wallets tomorrow.
  
  
• General Meeting:
  There will be a general SBE and AIChE meeting next Thursday at 5pm. We are looking for students who have done some research or some other interesting activity and would like to share their experiences at one of the next meetings. If this sounds like something you would like to do, come to one of the meetings. Meetings are held on Thursdays at 5 in the Gleeson lounge.

Member's Meeting Minutes January 26, 2006

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• ENGINEERING BALL!!!:
  SWE is organizing an engineering ball with the College of Engineering. It’s scheduled for February 25 from 7 to midnight. It will be held in the Atrium of Kelley Engineering Center. There will be a cost involved but we don’t know what that will be yet. They will need LOTS of volunteers to help put this thing together so anyone with some free time on their hands contact the president of SWE, I think her name is Megan Smith.
• No meeting next week:
  Instead of the AIChE/SBE meeting there will be the trip to Sunriver. There will be a meeting for all those going on the trip so be sure to check you e-mail. The next general meeting will be held on the 9th of February in the Gleeson Lounge.
  
  
• Soup Kitchen:
  One of these coming Thursdays we’ll be needing some volunteers to help out in the soup kitchen from 9am to 2:30pm. We’re not exactly sure as to which Thursday it will be – when we know, we’ll let you guys know.
• “Walking Warriors”:
  Also need volunteers for Walking Warriors. You’ll be walking with a mentally disabled person for a half hour.
  
  
• Habitat for Humanity:
  More volunteer work! Need volunteers at the Linn-Benton food share and for Habitat for Humanity. Anyone interested should send an e-mail to John Yoder (yoderjoh@onid.orst.edu).
  
  
• IM Basketball:
  Sunday, 1:15pm in Dixon upper courts. Need more guys! If you don’t want to come to play, come to watch. Could get mighty entertaining.
  
  
• T-shirts:
  Anyone who would like a t-shirt, e-mail John Yoder. They are going on sale to make room for the new shirts. By the way, anyone with an idea for the new t-shirt design should turn it in before Spring break so that we can have the new ones when everyone comes back from the break. If you have an idea you’d like to share, come to one of the meetings.
  
  

Member's Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• National Conference:
  Everyone who went to the National Conference owes the AIChE treasurer $80. Please turn it in ASAP.
• Outreach:
  Benson Outreach this Friday and Saturday. Look for Skip’s e-mail and reply to him.
  
  
• New T-shirt design:
  Need people to come up with new designs for the T-shirts. Please bring new ideas to any of the future meetings. (FYI: meetings are every Tuesday at 5pm in the Glsn lounge.)
  
  
• Interviewing tips:
  Next Thursday a guy from HP who does all the interviews will be coming to Gleeson to share some tips with us on the interviewing process. It will be in Glsn. 200 @6pm next Thursday.
• IM Basketball:
  Need males and maybe females for the IM basketball team. If anyone is interested, send John Yoder an e-mail.
• Community Service:
  Anyone interested in getting involved in some community service should look for John Yoder’s e-mail or just contact him.
• Chem-E Refrigerator:
  Fridge profits: $131

Member's Meeting Minutes November 16, 2005

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• Omega Chi Epsilon:
  Need help getting the Omega Chi Epsilon chapter going here at OSU. Need some volunteers to help Tesia get things up and running. If anyone is interested please contact Tesia or someone from the chem.-e club (one of the officers would be a good place to start).
  
  
• Job Search Info:
  The following information is from the recent AIChE National Conference. It is adapted from Travis S. Bailey’s Job Search and Networking Lecture. For anyone who missed this meeting, here is a quick, general re-cap. There are some copies of the outline down in the Gleeson Lounge for anyone who would like to take a peek.
  
  
• Three Main Parts:
  The information is broken into three main sections; preparing for the job search, finding actual opportunities and getting the interview. Keep in mind that it is never too early to start doing any or all of these three steps.
  
  
• Preparing:
  *Personal assessment: what do I enjoy, what am I good at, what do I value, where do I want to live, what is important to me in a company?
  *Develop skills: anything from technical skills to interviewing skills.
  *Build a network.
  *Resumes are SUPER important: it’s the first thing potential employers see so make sure that you are represented well! All chem.-e’s have the same skill set so find something that makes you unique.
  *Preparation for interviews: most of us are not ready for behavioral interviews (you would be asked Q’s such as, “tell me a time when you demonstrated leadership qualities…” or “tell me a time when you solve this type of problem…”) which is usually the style in which the first interview is conducted. Come prepared. Some company websites will have interview questions posted, all you have to do is look for them.
  *Evaluate job offers and negotiate your role. Don’t sell yourself short.
  *Be persistant!!
• Researching Companies:
  *Some important things to think about: opportunities for chem.-e’s, limits with you type of degree, product research interests (yours), expectations, will you fit in with the company, location, happiness outside of work, etc.
  *Research tools: news articles, company websites, informational sessions, independent sources, message boards, word of mouth (this is where networking comes in handy), etc.
  *useful websites: www.vaultreports.com, www.wetfeet.com
  
• Strategies to Expand Network:
  *Participate in activities outside of classes: AIChE, SWE, Tau Beta Pi, Research opportunities with faculty or grad students, internships, Co-ops, etc.
  *Get to know engineering and science peers and people from other disciplines.
  
• Other websites to check out:
  www.aiche.org
  www.jobstar.org
  www.chemjobs.net
  www.quintcareers.com
  www.hotjobs.yahoo.com
  www.careerbuilder.com
  

Officer's Meeting Minutes November 15, 2005

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• General Meeting:
  General Meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) @6pm in Glsn 200. Someone will be going over important interview skills. There will be ice cream!!
  
  
• SBE Lecturer:
  There will be a lecture given by someone from Oregon Freeze Dry this coming Thursday @ 4:30 in Glsn. 200. There’s a poster about this event in Glsn. Lounge but the date is incorrect. It says Thursday the 14th, but it should say the 17th.
  
  
• Kindercare Outreach:
  Last Friday’s outreach went really well. Big thanks to all that were involved! We’ll keep you all posted on any new outreach activities coming up.
  
  
• Pizza Social:
  SBE pizza social this coming Friday at American Dream Pizza on 2nd Street. All Chem-E’s and Bio-E’s are welcomed. If you need a break from studying, this is the perfect opportunity. Meet at Am. Dream around 7:30pm.
  
  

Officer's Meeting Minutes November 08, 2005

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• Hercules Pizza Feed:
  Hercules pizza feed Monday the 14th @ 5:30 in Glsn 200. There are posters up all over Gleeson so if anyones forgets any of this info, it can be found on the walls of Gleeson Hall.
• Open Positions:
  There are two positions that need to be filled for the Chem-E club. The first, Trip Coordinator, would help organize trips/tours to companies for students to attend. The second is another Outreach Coordinator who would help organize activities throughout the community. Interested parties should come to the next Tuesday’s meeting @ 5:30 in Glsn Lounge.
• Movie Night:
  Skip has thrown the idea out of having movie night this Thursday @ 8pm. Location: TBA. Bring your own candy and soda. Anyone who is interested should probably check with Skip just to make sure it is still happening.
• General Meeting:
  The general meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow (the 9th) has been postponed until next week on Wednesday at 6pm in Glsn 200.
• AIChE Officers:
  All AIChE officers must be members of the local chapter. The cost is $5 and money should be turned into John Yoder (AIChE President).
• Outreach @ Kindercare:
  Possible outreach activity this Friday at Kindercare. The details haven’t quite been worked out yet but anyone who has questions or is interested in getting involved should contact Audrey Turpening.

Officer's Meeting Minutes November 01, 2005

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• Meeting Canceled:
  We had a very successful trip to the National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend - and all prolly need the chance to finish homework and sleep. See you next week!

Officer's Meeting Minutes October 18, 2005

Recording Secretary: Christina Loewy

• IM football:
  Need more women for IM football. Last week’s game was forfeited due to lack of women. If interested, meet @ Glsn on Sunday at 10:30.
• Discovery Days Outreach:
  8:30 – 4:00 tomorrow (Wed. 18th). Need volunteers.
• Fridge in ChemE Lounge:
  The fridge money is off by maybe 10% from theft. The food that is put there is NOT FREE!
• Recycle Center:
  Brian McCann is the new recycling chair. Any questions or comments should be directed to him. Deposit money will likely be donated to some organization although we have not figured out which one as of yet.
• Sequential Biodiesel Plant Trip:
  AIChE Local and Columbia River section. Interested people should contact Skip.

Officer's Meeting Minutes October 11, 2005

Recording Secretary: Sean Thomas

• Intramural Sports: Football:
  The signup sheet for IM football will be posted on the AIChE Bulletin Board in the Undergrad Lounge. Please signup if you are interested – we will have a co-ed team this year, so women and men are encouraged to signup. Please signup ASAP.
• Locker Update:
  Locker registration continues; please see Vice President Thomas to register your locker. Unregistered locks will be cut tomorrow.
• Business Manager Update:
  The fridge is open! All items are 50-cents; please help us monitor theft and pay with small bills. Email Business Managers Dustin Murray (murradus@onid.orst.edu) or Emiliano Vargas (vargasem@onid.orst.edu) if you would like additional items in the fridge.
• Reactor Update:
  Cassie is planning this year’s Reactor newsletter; if you are interested in writing articles, please contact her at: gronerc@onid.orst.edu. Article lists and signups are forthcoming.
• Outreach Update:
  Beaver Open House is Saturday, October 22nd. Please contact Dr. Skip or the Outreach Coordinators to signup.
• ChevronTexaco Pizza Feed: 6:00pm, Oct. 18, GLSN 200:
  ChevronTexaco is hosting a pizza feed and information session on Tuesday, October 18th at 6:00pm in Gleeson 200. American Dream will cater pizza.
• Plant Trip Update:
  We’re interested in taking trips to local industries; contact Plant Trip Coordinator Chantha Kim (kimcha@onid.orst.edu) with your ideas.
• Class Representatives:
  The Freshman Class will be electing their representatives this Friday; we need one more volunteer for Sophomore Rep. Please contact President Yoder if you’re interested.
• Special Activity:
  Please help keep the Lounge clean – afterall, we do live here.

Member's Meeting Minutes October 04, 2005

Recording Secretary: Sean Thomas

• Membership/Welcome Session:
  We discussed AIChE, the function and benefits to you as a ChE student, the opportunities as a member, the activities we're going to complete over the year, and fielded questions about the organization.

Officer's Meeting Minutes September 26, 2005

Recording Secretary: Sean Thomas

• Introductions:
  All officers present introduced themselves, as did everyone in attendance. President Yoder welcomed everyone back for another great year of AIChE.
• Background on AIChE:
  Vice President Thomas discussed the background of AIChE for prospective members and fielded questions about the National and Regional Conferences. More information on AIChE, both locally and nationally, will be discussed at the Membership/Welcome meeting next Tuesday, October 4th.
• Welcome back Ice Cream Social, Thursday, September 29th:
  We're holding a welcome back ice cream social in the GLSN Lobby on Thursday, September 29th from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Please drop by and have some ice cream, buy AIChE T-Shirts, and learn about membership.
• Membership/Welcome Session, October 4th:
  We will hold an AIChE Membership/Welcome Session on Tuesday, October 4th at 6:00pm in GLSN 200 - pizza and drinks will be provided. We'll discuss AIChE, the function and benefits to you as a ChE student, the opportunities as a member, the activities we're going to complete over the year, and field questions about the organization. We'll see you there!
• AIChE Officer Meeting Time: Tuesdays @ 5:30pm:
  We've decided to hold AIChE Officer Meetings this term (Fall, 2005) on Tuesdays at 5:30pm in the GLSN Undergraduate Lounge. Please contact President Yoder if you this presents a conflict.
• Gleeson Lockers:
  We will discuss assigning lockers at the Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 29th and at the Membership/Welcome Session on Tuesday, October 3rd. Please attend either of these meetings to learn about the lockers; anticipate an email within the next two weeks detailing locker assignment and payment procedures.
• T-Shirts for Sale!:
  We have many *official* OSU|AIChE T-Shirts for sale; if you don't have one yet, please see an officer at the next meeting or talk to Dr. Skip!
• Freshman Representative Elections:
  Dr. Skip will discuss the procedure of electing Freshman Representatives during this Friday's CHE 101 class.

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