SURS: General Meeting

1. SURS:General Meeting • January 18th, 2012 • Feel free to grab refreshments as you come in, ENJOY!

2. Officer Introductions: • Arron Hoots • SURS President • Meagan Sherman • SURS Vice President • Wendy Lee • SURS Secretary • Matt Robin • SURC Liaison • Ivan Mazin • SURS Treasurer

3. Tell us about yourself! • Name • Year • Major • Research interests • Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

4. Who are we? • We are the Student Undergraduate Research Society! • We specialize in promoting awareness and participation in undergraduate research by educating you about the benefits and opportunities available to you at UCF. • OKAY... so what do we really do?

5. What we do: • We help you initially get involve in research and provide a network of people that will be available to help you take the first few steps. • We connect you with current undergraduate researchers in various fields of research! • We connect you with the directors of the various research programs available to you at UCF. • We get you involved in volunteering for research! • We travel to the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. (usually free of charge to SURS members)

6. Why join surs? • Great discounts on Kaplan courses! • Members get $100 off! • FREEKAPLAN course to most active member at the end of the semester • (Can be used for any KAPLAN practice course) • See current undergraduate research projects and get to speak to the researchers on their experiences at UCF. • Get to know other UCF students who are just beginning to get involved into research, take the journey together!

7. Upcoming schedule • January 18th:  • Arron Hoots (SURS Introduction)  • Mario Pita (Parkinson's research presentation) • February 1st: •  Alie Valentino (Kaplan) • Patrisha Reynolds - (Anthropology) • February 11th: • Brain Tumor Research 5K (Volunteering Event) • 6:30am - 11:30am • February 15th:  • Nicole Gelfert (Prestigious Awards, scholarship and study abroad opportunities ) • Drew Fedorka - (History) • February 29th:  • Dr. Kimberly Schneider (OUR- SRA, Summer research experiences) • Linh Anh Cat - (Biology & Interdisciplinary Studies) • March 14th:  • Amy (OUR-Resume Building) *not confirmed • Matt Robin - (Political Science & Economics) • March 16th & 17th: • Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) • March 28th:  • (Nominations for elections) • Raquel Velazquez - (Health Sciences & Political Science) • April 11th:  • (Elections) • April 18th:  • (New Officer Orientation)

8. Dues • Dues are $10 per semester. • You may attend one meeting prior to paying dues, however before attending anymore meetings you will need to pay your dues. • Dues will be used to pay for T-shirts, meeting refreshments, and to help fund our activities throughout the semester.

9. ucf Research Week 2012 • http://sursociety.weebly.com/missed-a-meeting.html

10. Volunteer 5K Sign-up • Saturday, February 11th • 6:30am - 11:30am • This 5K is raising money for brain tumor research. • We will be directing runners, handing out water, and helping with registration • Please Sign-up on the sign up sheet if you wish to participate! • (4 points will be added for attending)

11. Spring 2012 Expo mania! • “Prepare for the Career Expo” • When:  Thursday, January 19, 2012 • Time:  12 PM – 2:00 PM • Student registration begins at 11:30 AM • Location:  Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom • For additional information, go to www.career.ucf.edu • or call 407-823-2361 • This event is open to all UCF students and alumni! • Resume Critiques • 15 minute review by career services professional staff • 1 Minute Infomercial • Perfect your personal introduction pitch which can be used at career expos and in networking situations.

12. Florida Undergraduate Research conference(FURC) • The conference dates are March 16th & 17th, 2012. • Already conducting research? • Applications for presenters are due by Feb. 15, 2012. • Interested in attending the conference with SURS? • Limited Space available (First come first serve) • SIGN UP TODAY IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND • NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT? • (LINK WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE) • http://www.stetson.edu/other/research/conference/

13. Tabling • We table outside of the student union every wednesday, if interested in earning some extra points schedule a time when you would be able to help! • Every Wednesday from 10am - 2pm • Like to get creative? • See me after about helping to create an official SURS Poster for tabling!

14. Can’t attend a meeting? • NO PROBLEM, Our meeting powerpoint will be posted on the SURS website after our meetings, so you wont miss a thing! • BUT REMEMBER, attendance is taken every meeting (and special events) if you don’t attend you don’t get points towards the freeKaplancertificate at the end of the semester!

15. Next Meeting: • Alie Valentino will be presenting on Kaplan’s prep courses and what discounts and opportunities they offer to SURS Members! • Undergraduate Researcher Patrisha Reynolds will presenting her research in the field of Anthropology as well as her experiences as an undergraduate researcher at UCF.

16. Any questions? • Please email us @ • sursatucf@gmail.com • (for quickest reply) • Email me personally @ • ahoots@knights.ucf.edu • Visit our website @ • www.sursociety.weebly.com • All of our future events are posted on our website, as well as information from previous meetings!