Officers Meeting - July 28
We will be having an officers meeting on Tuesday, July 28 at 5PM. The meeting will be virtual and held over WebEx.
Agenda
ChemLuminary 2020
- What events will we do and which categories will we submit a nomination for?
Research Videos
- Interviews
- Completed – Emerson, Patrick, Creutz, Mlsna (Todd and Deb), Wipf, Gwaltney
- Scheduled – Zhang (Fri. 8/1 @ 3pm)
- To be done – Webster, Palma, Munoz, Hollis, Scott, Fitzkee
- Lab Footage
- Completed – Emerson, Patrick, Cruetz, Mlsna (might could use more from Todd)
- To be done – Gwaltney, Wipf, Zhang, Webster, Palma, Munoz, Hollis, Scott, Fitzkee
Demos
- Completed – Chlorophyll extraction, steel wool, lava lamp, sugar dehydration, Copper sulphate crystallization, sodium acetate crystallization, screaming gummy bear, solid water, dancing flames
- To be done – Polymers, alkali metal, dichromate volcano, gluconate snake, Belousov-Zhabotinsky, Aluminum and Mercury, Thermite, Forbidden Beer, Glowing, chemical storm, lighting up copper
- Website Demo Writeups
Upcoming Events
- Shades of Starkville
- Tuesday, August 18th from 5pm to 7pm
- WebEx link will be sent out allowing students to join and leave as they please
- Show our videos on loop and have something available with information such as our website
- Ideas?
- Fall meeting ideas
COVID Videos
- To be displayed on departmental digital signage
- Ordered green/black/white screen, backdrop stand, studio LED lights
- Filming Schedule: ASAP
NCW
- Live chemistry show that will be streamed (made for all ages)
- Format: Fun, lighthearted, educational, gags, etc. (similar format to Laugh-in)
- Dornshuld & Nettles open and close show as hosts – formal attire
- Professor segments (local, remote, guests)
- Showcasing demo videos/live demos
- Skits (1-3 min)
- Skit transition segments (5 – 30 seconds)
- Possibilities are endless!
- We need to be thinking about ideas so we can begin to contact people
- Collect all footage in 1—2 months. Post-editing done in October.
- Director, script writer, scheduler
Outreach
- Innovative ways to perform outreach online
- Ways to reach out to the schools (including high schools)
Other
- Business cards
- How SMACS can help incoming freshmen (Dr. Smith mentioned getting SMACS “Ask Me” T-shirts)
- Help students find rooms
- Help with COVID best practices
- Handouts? Flyers? …?
- Signage in hallways – COVID best practices, walking paths, “Do not stand in hallway” signs, etc. – ChemDawg Branding on all signs (work with main office)
- Professional SMACS name tags/badges for officers
- Fundraising ideas – how to market what we already have (buttons, stickers, etc.) – How to bring awareness to donations?
- Backup plan – What if campus shuts down… how will SMACS proceed?
