MMI Undergraduate Club Kick-Off Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Presidents:
- Chelsea Witte cewitte@wisc.edu
Joe Yanta jhyanta@wisc.edu
Secretary:
- Michelle VanHandel mmvanhandel@wisc.edu
Treasurer:
- Bob Zemple rpzemple@wisc.edu
Club Website: www.medmicro.wisc.edu/undergraduate/club/index.html
- Meeting minutes, contact information
- Links to admissions to the major, advising, honors, research opportunities, and MMI courses.
Department Office Rm 436 SMI
Club Advisor: Rod Welch
MMI bulletin board: around the corner by the SMI elevators, across from the 4300-block hallway.
- Job listings, new course information, research opportunities, and funding info.
What is the MMI Club: club made of undergrads for undergrads, consists of MMI majors or those potentially interested in MMI, peer advising, course/professor/study recommendations, cover all post-graduation interests (i.e. work, med. school, graduate school).
Schedule:
- Women in Science panel
- Medical school panel/admissions advice
- Graduate/Masters program panel
- Public Health representative
- Guest speaker from Bact. Dept.- fermentation
- Personal statement writing workshop
- Suggestions? - Suggestions made included: representatives from private companies such as bio-rad, or drug representative companies
Other Activities:
- Clothing drive (accepting suggestions for designs immediately)
- Peer advising, class selection assistance
- Socials (corn maze? Intramural team?)
- Volunteer opportunities
- Ronald McDonald House
- Relay for Life
- Others? Need a coordinator?
- Volunteer coordinator named: Jeff Robinson
Dues ($10/semester- includes pizza and treats at all meetings)
Emailing about Job Center research positions. Was that helpful last year? – response was yes, it was helpful
Important Dates
- October 5- next meeting, 7pm room 408 SMI
- Interviewing Workshop September 19, 2005 (12-1 pm, MU), October 10 (3-6pm MU)
- Resume Writing Workshop September 20 (4-5pm MU) and September 21 (12-1 pm MU)
- Fall Mock Interview Day September 20 (10am-3pm) needs pre-registration
- Career Expo September 28 5-8 pm (Kohl Center)
Graduate School Fair – October 10 Memorial Union (?)