The Pre-College Committee has held two meetings thus far. The committee is looking to get itself organized with set goals for the year and set responsibilities among the committee members to accomplish them.
January Meeting - Virtual (Summary)
Date January 14, 2025, 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Main Topic of discussion- Pre-college membership. How many, and where are they located within ACS sections? Michael Mury agreed to research this.
The main topic was selected based on members' suggestions and answers to a questionnaire sent before the meeting. Please see the meeting agenda in the summary link above)
February Meeting - Virtual ( Summary)
The main topic of discussion: Create a master list of the numerous opportunities within the ACS/Chem Ed division available to pre-college educators. The list is shared with all committee members, and subject to updates. Projected to be published quarterly (March meeting will deal with deadline and location)
Michael Marino and Kat Cooper will manage the list and publication format. Our newest member Kathryn Mehltretter will search the Chem Ed website to gather items for the list.
The main topic was selected among attendees from the agenda sent ahead of the meeting, please see the complete agenda and summary in the link above.
Lastly, the Pre-college committee agreed to hold a virtual meeting during the ACS Spring Conference in March.
This report is respectfully presented to the Division of Chemical Education for review.
Esther Hines
2025 Pre-College Committee Chair