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Welcome. Emergency Exits Food and Drinks Thank You. Introduction. Renee Flack ( Educational Programs Administrator) Jeffery Mitchell (Physics, RHIC/PHENIX) Brian Murfin (Director of Educational Programs) Christine Ronick (QOL/Recreation Supervisor) Cecilia Sanchez-Hanke (NSLS)
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Welcome Emergency Exits Food and Drinks Thank You
Introduction • Renee Flack (Educational Programs Administrator) • Jeffery Mitchell (Physics, RHIC/PHENIX) • Brian Murfin (Director of Educational Programs) • Christine Ronick (QOL/Recreation Supervisor) • Cecilia Sanchez-Hanke (NSLS) • Gregory Smith (NSLS UEC Student Rep) • Susan White-DePace (Head, RHIC & AGS Users’ Center)
How Did We Get Here? • RHIC & AGS Users’ Executive Committee • RHIC/AGS needs to do something for students • Brookhaven’s Quality of Life Committee • Laboratory needs to do something for students • Investigate and provide a proposal to QOL • Spoke to Department Chairs, ALDs, students, Light Source, anyone who would listen • Looked at other Laboratories • Los Alamos National Laboratory • FERMI Lab
Students at BNL • Students come into BNL through • Office of Educational Programs • BNL Department • User Facility • Types of Students • K through 12 • Undergraduate, graduate, post-doc • Visiting (short-term and long-term) • In-residence • Limited year-round social and educational programs for students
Mission of Student Organization at BNL • Foster communication • among students • between students and Laboratory organizations • Advocate for visiting and resident students • Departments, BNL community, BNL management • Improve the quality of life for students • Improve educational opportunities at BNL
Vision for Organization • Student Organization • elected students with BNL representatives • Charter for Organization • Calendar of Events • educational & social, on-site & off-site • Student Web Page • Develop Communications Channel • BNL departments and management
What Do We Hope to Accomplish Today • Find out if students want a voice at BNL • Appoint interim student representatives • Recommend three student representatives to work with existing committee • Distribute student surveys
Student Rep Responsibilities WORK WITH EXISTING COMMITTEE (BNL representatives will provide guidance) • Formulate a student program that includes year-round social and educational events • Draft a charter for student organization • Appoint subcommittees to handle: • Elections, activities, web page, etc.
How Can You Help Work on a subcommittee If you’re willing to help, there will be a job for you
What Do We Hope to Accomplish by September • Compile results of student survey • Finalized student program that includes year-round social and educational events • Prepare a proposal for the BSA Board Meeting on September 13th
Items to Investigate • Mentoring Program • Student Liaison Program • Student Awards Program • Student Job Fair
Kick-off Student Committee Nina Nami (Educational Programs) Anuj Purwar (RHIC & AGS) Andrivo Rusydi (NSLS)
Organizational Meeting Date: Next Monday, July 1 Place: Berkner Hall, Room C Time: 12:15 to 1:15
PLEASE JOIN US Cookies and Ice Tea compliments of Brookhaven Science Associates