| YCC Annual Report
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| Goals of the LSYCC Annual Report |
The purpose of LSYCC
Annual Reports is to summarize and highlight the achievements
of Local Section (LS) YCCs every year. This accomplishes
several objectives:
(1) continuity within each LSYCC to
use for future reference and succession planning;
(2)
increased awareness of LSYCC programming to share with the LS
ACS and the National YCC;
(3) conveyance of event ideas
with other LSYCCs. Along those lines, Annual Reports are used
to select LSYCC award winners. | |
| Submission of the LSYCC Annual Report |
| This form must be
completed if you wish to be nominated for a LSYCC award. If
you do not wish to be nominated for an award or do not have a
LSYCC, this form is optional. | |
| I. Overall Evaluation |
| Provide a brief, general
overview of the LSYCC. Reflect on the state of the committee
-- if the goals of last year were accomplished, possibly
commenting candidly about the activities. |
This year YCC was able to become involved in several
new events. Overall, we have had a productive year,
but have plans to become even more involved in both
the department and community in 2007 as well as
increase our membership over the next several years. | | |
| II. Officers and Members |
| Provide a list of
current LS officers and committee members. Note who is writing
and submitting Annual Report. It is strongly suggested that
this list contain contact information, e.g. email addresses,
phone numbers, and mailing addresses, for the: |
| LSYCC Officers |
Officers:
Jennifer Froelich (preparing report):
froelic3@msu.edu (517)355-9715 x 207
Amanda Smeigh:
smeigham@cem.msu.edu (517)355-9715 x 107 | |
| YCC Mentor |
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| YCC Members |
Members:
Brad Cox: coxbrad@chemistry.msu.edu
DJ Osborn: osborndj@msu.edu
Gwynyth Scherperel: scherper@msu.edu | | |
| III. Activities |
| This section highlights
each LSYCC activity in more detail, such as: a description of
the event, how many people attended, what did and did not
work, obstacles encountered, photographs, websites, etc. |
YCC participated in Chemistry Day at Impression 5
Science Center in downtown Lansing, MI as part of
National Chemistry Week. This event was attended by
over 2,000 parents and children. The purpose of this
event is to engage children's interest in science
through various hands-on demonstrations. This year
YCC did two demonstrations, one of which was the CO2
leaky faucet. Smokey CO2 gas, from dry ice subliming
under water, was passed through a faucet-like series
of pipes, the mouth of which had a soap film across
it. Dense CO2 bubbles form, pinch off and fall
rapidly downward. Children tried to catch the bubbles
without breaking them by first making their hands
soapy. This was a very popular demonstration for both
the children and their families. In addition, we
added a new demonstration to fit in with this year's
theme,'Your Home-It's All Built on Chemistry'. We
had each child make their own ice cream with and
without adding rock salt to the ice in order to teach
them the concept of freezing point depression.
YCC also participated in the Science, Engineering and
Technology (SET) Day held at Michigan State
University on February 25, 2006. The purpose of SET
Day is to showcase the benefits and opportunities in
science, engineering and technology at MSU. The SET
Day audience is primarily high school juniors and
seniors and their families. In collaboration with
general chemistry instructor Dr. Amy Pollock, YCC
prepared a slide show presentation to highlight the
opportunities available for undergraduates in the
Chemistry Department and to encourage high school
students to consider a career in science. We also
invited four undergraduate chemistry students to
speak about their undergraduate research experiences
at Michigan State University.
In addition, YCC participated in Steel Elementary
School's Science Day on April 26, 2006. We were
responsible for helping teachers and parents with
science demonstrations and hands-on activities for
kindergarten through fifth graders. This event was a
great opportunity to become involved in the community
and spark children's interest in science at a very
young age. | | |
| IV. Budget |
| Itemize each event with
the cost, and acknowledge the source of funds. |
The cost for the Chemistry Day demonstrations was
$43.53 reimbursed by the MSU local section.
There was no cost to us for any of the other events
outlined above. | | |
| V. Future Plans |
| State the short-term
objectives such as brain-storming ideas and point-people for
specific projects. Also, state the long- term goals, e.g. the
purpose of the LSYCC. |
YCC is looking forward to continuing our
participation in the activities outlined above as
well as becoming more actively involved in both the
department and the community during the coming year.
In the near future YCC is interested in organizing
either a grant writing or resume workshop open to
students in the MSU Chemistry Department and
potentially other interested departments as well. We
would like to establish a panel of faculty from the
chemistry department to speak about the skills
necessary to submit a successful grant application or
resume. We would also like to plan a student/faculty
mixer in early fall to give incoming graduate
students an opportunity to meet current graduate
students and faculty in a relaxed, informal
atmosphere. In addition, we would like to plan a
fundraiser for an organization such as the American
Heart Association to become more involved with the
community. | | | |