posted May 26, 2012 10:49 AM by Karen Chu
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May 22, 2012
Hello Everyone!Here are some updates from Tuesday night's meeting:
1. Our grand total raised in donations from the showcase was $1600! We received a check from BP for $1000 in the mail this week. We have decided to deposit this money into our General club funds to be allocated to chapter dues and project expenses as needed.
2. 10th week meeting we will be having a potluck to commemorate the end of the year...but wait! There's a twist! The theme of the potluck will be "Tropical"...interpret that how you will, food, dress or any other creative way you can think of!
3. New Officers: There will be a MANDATORY new officer meeting next Tuesday in addtion to General Meeting. You will all be receiving an email reminder with more details. Please be prepared to discuss the expectations for your position. Feel free to bring in any ideas for next year that can be worked on over summer.
4. Lastly, next week Jonathan will be transitioning into his position as President for the 2012-2013 starting next week. This means that this week's meeting was my last as President of EWB. It has been inspiring seeing so many people step up this year to make our club a stronger organization, and has made my job alot easier. I look forward to working with next years officers and project leads to expand on our accomplishments from this year, and to help leadership transitions go more smoothly with as little ambiguity as possible next year
I hope you all have a successful last few weeks of school and a wonderful summer! ![]()
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posted May 19, 2012 12:05 AM by Karen Chu
May 15, 2012
Hey Everyone! Thank you to everyone who showed up to participate in 2012-2013 elections on Tuesday! All of the nominees were very deserving and congrats! to the new officer board:
President: Johnathan Lim Internal Vice President: Haley Piper External Vice President: Maanya Condamoor Treasurer: AJ Rieck Secretary: Lauren Wu Publicity Chairs: Tonia Zhao Kelsey Wittels Social Chair: Tiffany Chang Webmaster: Joey Yan Showcase Coordinator: Dasha Gloutak Senior Advisor: Suzanne Brown
Other Updates: 1. Grant Updates -Nicaragua won $5625 from the EWB Spring Grant Cycle -Guatemala won a $10,000 from the MWD World Water Forum Grant -We also recieved an extra $400 in donations from Showcase attendees last week in the mail
2. Thank you to everyone who helped out with the Panda Express Fundraiser on Friday! The check should be mailed to our EWB-USA account in a few weeks.
3. The TV taping social is unfortunately cancelled due to not enough interest. Hopefully we will be able to work a similar activity out for next year.
Have a great weekend everyone! See you next week. -Suzanne
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posted May 10, 2012 8:16 AM by Karen Chu
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updated May 10, 2012 8:17 AM
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May 8, 2012
Hello everyone!It is always great to see strong investment in the club as the year draws to a close. It was great to see such a good turnout at meeting last night for nominations. Congratulations to the nominees, which are listed after the announcements:
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 1. EWB T-shirts are here!!! Sizes are first come, first serve. Bring $5 next week if you want a shirt!
2. The Guatemala Team will be having a Panda Express Fundraiser on Friday 5/11 12pm-4pm. We are still looking for volunteers to flyer around Ackerman. Email brandonjlanthier@gmail.com with questions. The flyer is attached to this email, please tell your friends!!!
3.There will be a TV Taping Social on Thursday May 17th, around 6pm. Email brandonjlanthier@gmail.com if you plan to go and if you can drive. Feel free to invite friends! Our club will earn $20 for each person who attends!
Other Announcements - CalGeo Expo: Friday May 18th 4:30-8:30pm, admission is $10, it is a night filled with: networking with geotechnical professionals, panel discussions banquet dinner, presentations by Ph.D. Students, RSVP by Tuesday May 15th at calgeobruins@gmail.com
- Congratulations to the Guatemala Project for winning $5000 from the EWB-USA Spring Grant Cycle!!
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NOMINEES: President: Charlotte Insull, Diego Rubalcava, Brandon Lanthier IVP: Hayley Piper, Maanya Condamoor, Charlotte Insull, Johnathan Lim, Suzanne Brown EVP: Tasnuva Shabnoor, Diego Rubalcava Treasurer: AJ Rieck, Diego Rubalcava, Lauren Wu, Tonia Zhao Secretary: Kent Yang, Dasha Gloutak, Lauren Wu, Megan, Johnathan Lim Publicity Chair: Tonia Zhao, Nico Chavez Social Chair: Tiffany Chang, Nico Chavez Fundraising Chair: Maanya Condamoor Webmaster: Joey Yan, Kent Yang Senior Advisor: Suzanne Brown Showcase Coordinator: Dasha Gloutak
To the nominees: Please prepare a short (2-3) minute speech on why you think you are a good candidate. Voting will take place at meeting next week.
Please email me if there is someone (or yourself) you would like to be included in the list for a particular position, or if you would like to decline your nomination. Changes will be posted on the Google doc so everyone can see it.
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Good Luck everyone and have a great week!! -Suzanne
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posted May 2, 2012 2:11 PM by Karen Chu
May 1, 2012
Hello all,
Thank you for those of you who attended our first annual Year End Showcase, and to everyone who worked hard to make it a success. We had about 80 attendees, enjoyed a catered dinner and listened to presentations about the projects. We have had alot of great responses already, from students, faculty and industry representatives. Here are the rest of the week's updates:
1. Engineering Alumni Day is Saturday, May 5th at 11:30 am going until 1:30 pm in front of Engineering V. Diego and Maanya are both going to be there to represent EWB, however I would like to see a better showing. Let me know if you are interested in going.
2. Officer nominations for the 2012-2013 school year will open up next week. Position (and descriptions) include:
President: Run meetings, look after general welfare of the club, participate in monthly conference calls with EWB-USA, take care of University related issues (club registration, etc.), serve as main contact point for the club.
External VP: Primary liaison to contacts outside of UCLA. This person must be willing to put thought and sensitivity into drafting emails and other forms of communication, as it is important to represent the club in the best way possible.
Internal VP: Assist the president in tasks related to improving the club itself. This can involve help with recruiting, other paperwork, and helping keep track of project activities.
Treasurer: Takes care of finances, including paying chapter dues, and dealing with both UCLA accounts and EWB-USA accounts.
Secretary: Takes meeting notes, assists other officers with organizational tasks
Social Chair: Organize social events to promote club bonding
Publicity Chair: Coordinates publicity for the club around campus. Requires the crafty, creative type :).
Webmaster: Maintains and updates website when needed.
Hope you guys have a great week!
-Suzanne
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posted Apr 29, 2012 12:06 AM by Karen Chu
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updated May 2, 2012 2:12 PM
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April 24, 2012
Hello All,
This is a busy week for EWB! Here are the updates:
1. Get Excited! Our first annual Year End Showcase is this coming Monday, April 30th 2012, at 6:30 in Kerchoff Grand Salon. Sign-ups are currently at capacity, however if you would like to be added to the waitlist, sign up here. Dinner will be provided! 2. Club Officer elections will be 7th week and nominations will be 6th week. Keep in mind the following positions:
President
External Vice President
Internal Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Publicity Chair
Fundraising Chair
Social Chair
Webmaster
3. Engineering Alumni Day is Saturday, May 5th. Our group will be tabling from 11:30-1:30 in front of Engineering 5. I will be out of town, and we still need volunteers. It is a good opportunity for those wishing to run for a leadership position next year to step up.
Hope to see you all Monday!
-Suzanne |
posted Apr 21, 2012 8:09 PM by Karen Chu
April 16, 2012
Hey Everyone,We had about half the members present at meeting tonight because the Nicaragua team was at the Engineering external affairs phonathon. This is what was announced at general meeting if you missed it
1. We received $2000 from Dean Dhir on Friday. $1000 will go to each project. Thanks to Henry for coming along with me.
3. The EWB LA-Professional chapter is having their Gala this weekend, Saturday April 21st at 7pm. Information can be found at http://www.ewb-la.org/ . Please let me know by Thursday if you plan to attend, if you can drive, and how many people you can take.
4. We are looking into the possibility of purchasing a printer for the club to use to print newsletters, etc.
Hope you all have a great week! -Suzanne |
posted Apr 15, 2012 4:24 PM by Karen Chu
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posted Apr 13, 2012 10:15 AM by Karen Chu
April 10, 2012 Hey All,
This week we had a short general meeting because I was a
bit under the weather, but nevertheless it is a busy week for EWB. Here
are our updates:
1. Engineering Welcome day is this Sunday
April 15th. We are going to be part of the Civil Engineering
Departments' activities for admitted students. We will be setting up a
table in the lobby of CNSI, and the event will run from 11-2 on Sunday.
We have volunteers from last week, but if you didn't get the memo, or
you have decided you want to participate, let me know.
2. EWB-LA professional chapter is having its Annual
Gala on April 21st. We have had members go in past years and it would
be great to have a good showing this year. It seems like there is
already interest so if you would like to go, email me soon so we can get
a carpool together. A flyer is attached. The cost to attend is $25
for students with ID.
3. Several details about the upcoming showcase were discussed. Remember to mention it to your friends and family.
See you all next week! -Suzanne |
posted Apr 5, 2012 2:20 PM by Karen Chu
April 3, 2012
Hello Everyone, Again, I hope you all had a wonderful spring break.
Things are getting busy for EWB and I'm glad to have so many dedicated
an interested students come out to meetings. Here are the updates from
this week:
1. We collectedT-shirt sizes! Excited to get that under way!
2. Volunteers for E-week activities: Club Showcase Tuesday April 10th (tabling) from 11am to 2pm in the Court of Sciences: Henry, Kent and Lauren (in shifts)
Kids Day Wednesday April 11th 1:30 to 2:30pm: AJ
So far we do not have enough volunteers for Kids Day. Please let me know if you are interested and free next Wednesday.
3. Engineering Open House Sunday April 15th from 11:30 to 2pm in CNSI (civil department exhibit); Tonia, Diego, and Lauren.
4.
Unfortunately, we will not be having a visit from Northrup Grumman at
meeting next week. Henry and I spoke to their representatives over
spring break and agreed that another arrangement for future involvement
would be more productive.
5. Our First Annual Year End Showcase will
be Monday April 30th at 6:30-8 pm in Kerchoff Grand Salon. We are in
the final planning push this next couple weeks. Thank you to Crystal
and everyone who has been so eager to volunteer for her committee.
Have a great rest of first week and I will see you all next week!
-Suzanne |
posted Mar 8, 2012 4:24 PM by Karen Chu
March 6, 2012
Hello everyone,The following is a recap of this week's meeting:
1. Thank you to those of you who came to the Tree People event. It was a good turnout of about 30 people from other EWB chapters including USC, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA. We hope to do a similar event again in the future.
3. The Engineering External Affairs office is hosting a student Phonathon to raise money for UCLA Engineering. Volunteers affiliated with student groups will receive $50 for their group. Both teams are planning on coordinating volunteers for a night, but if you are available for any other dates and would like to volunteer let me know. More information is below
4. Just a head's up, E-week is coming up 2nd week of spring quarter. We will need volunteers for tabling for the club showcase and Kid's day! More details to come closer to the event. There will also be a talent show featuring UCLA Engineers. If you have a talent and would like to represent EWB, let me know!
Thanks everyone, remember the Potluck is next week, and have a great rest of the quarter!
Info about the Phonathon:
The Engineering External Affairs office is hosting the first Student Phonathon Series. The Series will raise money for UCLA Engineering, provide funding for YOUR student group and allow participants to make connections with alumni and other supporters of the school. Engineering students will make phone calls and reach out to donors to ask for support of the Engineering Annual Fund. The Engineering Annual Fund provides much needed discretionary support which enables the school to fund research, student projects and programs, infrastructure improvements and to meet new challenges and opportunities when they arise. There are five scheduled sessions (dates and times are below) which need 15 callers and 2 on-call callers per night. For each student who participates, $50 will be donated to the group they represent. If your group commits to an entire night during the series, you’ll receive $750. There is no limit to the number of times a student or group can participate and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Dinner, training and materials will be provided at the beginning of each session.
UCLA Engineering Student Phonathon Series Tuesday, March 27, 5:30-8pm Tuesday, April 10, 5:30-8pm Tuesday, April 24, 5:30-8pm Tuesday, May 8, 5:30-8pm Tuesday, May 22, 5:30-8pm
-Suzanne |
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