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SURS: General Meeting January 18th, 2012 Feel free to grab refreshments as you come in, ENJOY!

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SURS: General Meeting. January 18th, 2012 Feel free to grab refreshments as you come in, ENJOY!. Officer Introductions:. Arron Hoots SURS President Meagan Sherman SURS Vice President Wendy Lee SURS Secretary Matt Robin SURC Liaison Ivan Mazin SURS Treasurer. Tell us about yourself!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SURS:General Meeting

January 18th, 2012

Feel free to grab refreshments as you come in, ENJOY!

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Officer Introductions:Arron Hoots

SURS President

Meagan ShermanSURS Vice President

Wendy LeeSURS Secretary

Matt RobinSURC Liaison

Ivan MazinSURS Treasurer

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Tell us about yourself!

NameYear

MajorResearch interests

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Who are we?

We are the Student Undergraduate Research Society!

We specialize in promoting awareness and participation in undergraduate research by

educating you about the benefits and opportunities available to you at UCF.

OKAY... so what do we really do?

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What we do:We help you initially get involve in research and

provide a network of people that will be available to help you take the first few steps.

We connect you with current undergraduate researchers in various fields of research!

We connect you with the directors of the various research programs available to you at UCF.

We get you involved in volunteering for research!

We travel to the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. (usually free of charge to SURS

members)

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Why join surs?

Great discounts on Kaplan courses!Members get $100 off!

FREE KAPLAN course to most active member at the end of the semester

(Can be used for any KAPLAN practice course)

See current undergraduate research projects and get to speak to the researchers on their

experiences at UCF.

Get to know other UCF students who are just beginning to get involved into research, take the

journey together!

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Upcoming scheduleJanuary 18th: 

Arron Hoots (SURS Introduction) Mario Pita (Parkinson's research presentation)

February 1st: Alie Valentino (Kaplan)

Patrisha Reynolds - (Anthropology)

February 11th:Brain Tumor Research 5K (Volunteering Event)

6:30am - 11:30am

February 15th: Nicole Gelfert (Prestigious Awards, scholarship and study abroad opportunities )

Drew Fedorka - (History)

February 29th: Dr. Kimberly Schneider (OUR- SRA, Summer research experiences)

Linh Anh Cat - (Biology & Interdisciplinary Studies)

March 14th: Amy (OUR-Resume Building) *not confirmedMatt Robin - (Political Science & Economics)

March 16th & 17th:Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC)

March 28th: (Nominations for elections)

Raquel Velazquez - (Health Sciences & Political Science)

April 11th: (Elections)

April 18th: (New Officer Orientation)

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Dues

Dues are $10 per semester.

You may attend one meeting prior to paying dues, however before attending anymore meetings you will

need to pay your dues.

Dues will be used to pay for T-shirts, meeting refreshments, and to help fund our activities

throughout the semester.

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ucf Research Week 2012

http://sursociety.weebly.com/missed-a-meeting.html

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Volunteer 5K Sign-up

Saturday, February 11th6:30am - 11:30am

This 5K is raising money for brain tumor research.

We will be directing runners, handing out water, and helping with registration

Please Sign-up on the sign up sheet if you wish to participate!

(4 points will be added for attending)

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Spring 2012 Expo mania!“Prepare for the Career Expo”

  

When:  Thursday, January 19, 2012Time:  12 PM – 2:00 PMStudent registration begins at 11:30 AMLocation:  Student Union, Pegasus BallroomFor additional information, go to www.career.ucf.eduor call 407-823-2361This event is open to all UCF students and alumni! Resume Critiques15 minute review by career services professional staff 1 Minute InfomercialPerfect your personal introduction pitch which can be used at career expos and in networking situations.

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Florida Undergraduate Research conference

(FURC)

The conference dates are March 16th & 17th, 2012.

Already conducting research?Applications for presenters are due by Feb. 15, 2012.

Interested in attending the conference with SURS?Limited Space available (First come first serve)

SIGN UP TODAY IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND

NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT? (LINK WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE)

http://www.stetson.edu/other/research/conference/

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TablingWe table outside of the student union every

wednesday, if interested in earning some extra points schedule a time when you would be able to

help!

Every Wednesday from 10am - 2pm

Like to get creative? See me after about helping to create an official

SURS Poster for tabling!

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Can’t attend a meeting? NO PROBLEM, Our meeting powerpoint will be

posted on the SURS website after our meetings, so you wont miss a thing!

BUT REMEMBER, attendance is taken every meeting (and special events) if you don’t attend you don’t get points towards the free Kaplan

certificate at the end of the semester!

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Next Meeting:

Alie Valentino will be presenting on Kaplan’s prep courses and what discounts and opportunities

they offer to SURS Members!

Undergraduate Researcher Patrisha Reynolds will presenting her research in the field of

Anthropology as well as her experiences as an undergraduate researcher at UCF.

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Any questions?Please email us @

[email protected](for quickest reply)

Email me personally @[email protected]

Visit our website @www.sursociety.weebly.com

All of our future events are posted on our website, as well as information from previous meetings!