The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

1. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars University of California, San Diego |Week 8| Thursday, November 21, 2013

2. Overview of tonight’s meeting: • Welcome to GBM #3 • Moment of Silence • Icebreaker • Overview of events this the quarter • NSCS • Feed back & Questions • Raffles • De-stress Event: Game Night!

3. Welcome! • It’s nice to see all of you again and nice to see some new faces! • Thanks for consistently coming out to our GBMs. We really appreciate that. • Thanks for filling out those RSVPs.

4. Super Typhoon Haiyan Philippines November 7-9 3,681 dead 1,186 missing Millions affected 2nd canned food collection to aid victims

5. Icebreaker • Introductions • Name, Year, College, Major • (Position) • Icebreaker questions: • Popcorn • Would you rather… • ... skip Christmas one year, or skip your birthday one year? • ... save a someone in distress or take a pot full of gold? • What are you thankful for? (Thanksgiving theme) • Holiday Plans (Holiday theme)

6. Fall Quarter

7. Education trends in the US • Every 26 seconds, a kid drops out from high school. That’s over 1.5 million students! • More than 12 million people 18-years-of-age or older had less than a ninth grade education in 1993 • Over 3.9 million (11.8 percent) of 16- through 24-year-olds in the United States were not enrolled and had not completed high school in October 1998

8. Planning Academic collegiate excellence • PACE is our national service initiative. • GOAL: Increase the awareness of collegiate opportunities amongst middle school students. • 3 Components: • Mentoring • Assemblies • March to College Day

9. PACE • What is PACE? • The program empowers chapters to create local mentoring and tutoring programs to encourage all students to graduate from high school and aspire to attend college. • COMPONENTS: • Mentoring/Tutoring Program: NSCS chapters partner with local middle- and high-school age students (traditionally underserved populations) and meet with participants from those schools on a recurring basis to both encourage them to graduate high school • Assemblies: NSCS chapters host assemblies at partnering schools on various topics covering college preparedness, i.e. expectations; financial aid; helpful high school courses; etc. Our school: University City HS Students: AVID Class Weekly or Bi-weekly Just remember the time when you were in HS and had questions about college- a student out there is like you were… We currently looking for volunteers for Winter– Google Interest Form is out now!

10. Incentives • Starting next quarter, you can be entered into a raffle at the end of the quarter based on the number of events you attend. • If you get a certain amount of points or attend a certain amount of events, then you can be entered into the raffle. • There will be other chances to win other goodies for answering simple quotes for example. • Details to be discussed at the first GBM– so don’t miss out!

11. Scholarshipsand lots of them... Induction Recognition Award: Deadline on January 16, 2014 Currently open for Induction Attendees Inspire Integrity Award: Deadline on November 21st nominating a faculty member or administrator who has inspired integrity in you and your classmates; $1000, $500 Founder’s Award: Part 1 Due November 30th $20,000 award and an all expense trip to DC to attend the NSCS 20thAnniversary Gala on April 30, 2014 Jim Duncan Award: Deadline December 19th (2) $2,000 Award UniversumScholarship: Deadline December 31st (2) $2,500 scholarships UCSD Chapter Scholarship To be awarded at the end of the year We want to see who really are the dedicated members! Available through NSCS portal: login to nscs.org

12. Scholarship Opportunities

13. Your NSCS Member Account! http://www.nscs.org/

14. Log-In

15. Where to find us… www.facebook.com/nscs.ucsandiego nscsatucsd.weebly.com/index.html Facebook Group Page: Search “UCSD NSCS” **If you ever need to contact one of us, our contact info is on FB and Website.**

16. Weekly NewslettersSent out by Natalie Chen (VP of Public Relations)Every Monday

17. ScholarconJuly 24-27, 2014 July 24-27, 2014 What is ScholarCon?ScholarConis the “unconventional convention” that delivers high-impact, interactive opportunities for high-achieving-scholars. ScholarCon will feature an exciting mix of high-profile speakers, interactive breakouts and engaging partnersHighlights:Thursday- Arrive; Hypnotist Show (Tom Deluca)Friday- Summit; Honor Gala Luncheon; Islands of Adventure Excursion/Universal Studios Excursion (in the evening)Saturday- Keynote Speakers; Breakout Sessions; John Legend Performance; Festival PaloozaSunday- Scholar Day of Service (optional); CheckoutKeynote Speakers: Eric Kuhn, Meghan McCain, Jerry Greenfield, KalPenn(VIPs get an opportunity to meet them!)www.scholarcon.org/register.

18. Feedback • We are currently planning events for Winter Quarter… • Anything you are particularly interested? • Social • Volunteering • Academics • Career • How can NSCS help you? • More pizza??? • Let me ask you some questions…

19. Questions?

20. Reminders: RSVP for events on Google Forms (gives us headcount) Check out our Facebook page and Weebly website (for updates) PACE is coming soon! (fill out the google interest form)

21. Thank you for coming!Good Luck on Finals!! Winter GBM #1: Week 3

22. De-stress Event Let the games begin!