Iowa-Illinois Industrial Hygiene Student Association:

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November 19, 2009

Service Project(s): [Kim]
            Food drive (possibly linking up with the Crisis Center)
                        A week after getting back from Thanksgiving Break – projected start date
                        Should continue for a couple of weeks
                                    Possibly place boxes in the IREH
                                    Should discuss with the Crisis Center with what they need
                                    Attempts to try and get the entire department involved
                                    Important to have a designated person to actually deliver the canned goods
                        Boxes & Labels for the boxes are needed
                        Volunteers are welcome, especially with PR-related matters
                                    Ex. distributing flyers to spread the word that the association is doing this

Turkey donation (possibly around Christmas)

            A service project in a similar realm of what the Wesley Center in town does
                        Various groups alternate serving meals at the church

            Questions regarding the service projects
                        Would this be a one-shot deal or a continuous project?
The association could possibly fill voids when/where the number of volunteers, etc. are the lowest to help out in those regards

            Kim will contact the members of I3HSA when she hears back from the respective groups

AIHce Orientation (Denver): [Lorenzo]
            Prepare a list of what you would like to know before attending the conference
            (like an FAQ or something)
                        2 representatives should get together and come up with the list
                                    1 who has never been to the conference (Mitch)
                                    1 who has been to the conference before (Donna)

Example questions:
Where do I meet other students? 
What is the best way to network? 
What are committee meetings?
                       
Deadline: End of fall semester

            Shoot videos (short clips) with ideas
                        The target audience should be: students & early professionals
                        Examples:
Maybe printing business cards beforehand
Making sure you stand by your poster (and to show up on time!, etc.)
Make sure to have 1 free hand while networking
                       
All members should come up with ideas!
                                    These ideas should be e-mailed to Lorenzo
                       
Deadline: Around February
                       
Need a volunteer to take the lead

YouTube Throwdown: [Lorenzo]
            This video should be 2 – 3 minutes in length

Need volunteers willing to act in short video clips with the theme being “This is Industrial Hygiene”
            Maybe segment the video with what each person highlights

There is a link posted on Synergist website

The winning video will be shown at the AIHce Conference in Denver

Golden Seed Award Nomination for a Mentor:
This award recognizes a person who has significantly contributed in the Industrial Hygiene field in the areas of student development/being a mentor
           
            The association has decided to nominate Dr. Wayne Sanderson for the award this year

            We need a couple of volunteers for writing recommendation letters
Names brought up: Mike Humann, Matt Murphy, Brain Pavilonis, Nicky Knapp, Mark Lebeck, Matt Lozier
(possibly collect half a blurb from everyone listed for the required recommendations necessary for the nomination)

            Deadline: April 2009

Student Section of the Year Award:
            This is currently not posted/listed on the AIHA website

            There is a $1000 award for being named the best student section!
                        (probably given in AIHA textbooks for the library or the students)    

We need volunteers to look into deadlines, requirements, and help prepare the package
Write down things this association has done in the past, what we are currently doing, and future actions
The only things that apparently count are in the year of 2010
Everything else should be listed as a “future activity”

            Deadline: April (possibly)


 

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