Hello members of the Division of Chemical Education. Just a few brief announcements since out last newsletter.

With Gratitude

I would like to recognize and thank Jennifer Lewis for her recent service as our Division Secretary. I would also like to thank Laura Anna for serving in the role of Interim Secretary and Zakiya Wilson-Kenney for serving in the role of Interim Councilor for this year. Our Division is fortunate to have a wealth of knowledgeable, service-oriented members without whom we could not do our work. Thank you to all of our volunteers serving across the Division.

Progress on our Strategic Plan

I am excited to share some updates on several aspects of our Strategic Plan. Perhaps most notable to our membership is our updated webpage (https://divched.org/). Here you will find a more user-friendly interface and an array of resources and opportunities supported by the Division of Chemical Education. We have spent a considerable amount of time and effort to curate our online presence. However, this is an ever-evolving project. We welcome and encourage your input and suggestions. To continue to promote community and collaboration, I would also like to personally invite you to attend the DivCHED Social Reception at the Fall ACS Meeting. This will be held on Sunday, August 17^th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in the Da Vinci Room at Carmine’s (https://carminesnyc.com/locations/washington-dc). Lastly, I would like to recognize that as a scientific and practitioner-focused community, we are navigating uncertain times. As such, I would like to point all of our members to the awards and grant opportunities support by the Division (https://divched.org/awards). We encourage you to apply for opportunities through the Division to help support your continued work and engagement with our community.

Responsive Leadership

In an effort to be accessible and responsive to the DivCHED community, I continue to host a monthly community “Office Hour” on the second Wednesday of each month. Please feel free to attend at your convenience and share any successes or challenges that you might be having. This is intended to be an open, unstructured time for the DivCHED community to meet with the Chair of the Division. All are welcome.

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Remaining Dates (all meetings from 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern)

• August 13^th
• September 10^th
• October 8^th
• November 12^th
• December 10^th

Please note, if you are unable to attend one of the meetings noted above, you are always welcome to reach out via email.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Engaged Community Partners

Lastly, I would like to personally invite you to engage with and contribute to the future directions of the Division of Chemical Education. This can take many forms (https://divched.org/get-involved). If you are not sure where to start, please feel free to reach out to me (tbussey@ucsd.edu) or our incredible Executive Assistant, Heather Johnson (hljohnson@divched.org), and we are happy to point you in the right direction. I look forward to continuing to work with you.

Best,

Thom Bussey
2025 Chair, ACS Division of Chemical Education
tbussey@ucsd.edu