February Meeting Minutes

MEETING MINUTES and ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hello all! This meeting was an important one as Darwin Week is upon us!
We can use help with everything, so if you are interested please email the BioSci club. We have tons of flyers that can be stapled or glued anywhere you’d like so come by and grab a few.

First, at 8 pm on Thursday (February 11), Dr. Kelly Smith will be showing the movie “Flock of Dodos” in the McKissick Theater. Admission is FREE and there will be a Question-and-Answer session afterwards for all who attend. This is typically very fun.

Then, in the ground floor lobby of the Hendrix Center, we will have our Darwin Day display with faculty and students present to answer questions. The display will include samples, simulations, biographies, podcasts, and many more displays to educate the many people who come to look at what’s being shown. The event will take place from 10:00 until 2:00. You can sign up to sit at a table and answer questions – just email us.

Lastly for Darwin Day, we are going to have a Departmental cookout on Friday, February 12, at 5 pm in the Jordan Room. We need volunteers to help us set-up and clean-up, so please email us to let you know when you can come to help. ANYONE is welcome to come, so bring your friends and tell your classmates!

BioSci doesn’t end after Darwin Week! On February 27th we will load up and head to the Georgia Aquarium. If you haven’t been, you’ll definitely want to come and see the world’s greatest aquarium and if you have been, you know you want to go back! Email us to let us know you are interested – we will send a specific departure time ASAP!!

On Sunday, March 7th come out and volunteer with the BioSci club and help us clean up Issaquenna Road! This never takes long and afterwards we will all enjoy a free lunch! Clean up our environment, get some volunteer hours, and have some fun.

We have also decided on a T-Shirt design and will be printing them up very soon. Watch your email for a preview and let us know if you want one.

And lastly, we are going to participate in Relay for Life and we are counting on your support. We are going to pair with tri-Beta and AED to raise some money at 356. They will be hosting a battle of the bands contest and on a few Tuesdays and on March 30 we will help out 356 and in return half of their profits will go towards Relay for Life!

Our next meeting will be March 3 (Wednesday!) – bring your friends, enjoy some free pizza, and let us know what you want to do and we can do it! We have had a number of suggestions for speakers so we will undoubtedly have a good one. See you there.

-BioSci