A well-established chapter, the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) student chapter has received both Commendable and Honorable Mention recognitions from ACS within the past several years. We continue to strive for excellence by maintaining annual activities that include participation in Tiger Serve Day (a day of community service organized by OBU), demonstrations and hands-on activities for home-schooled children in the Arkadelphia area, and National Chemistry Week demonstrations on campus. In the hopes of increasing local outreach and building a greater sense of community within the chapter, we have added several new activities to our calendar. This year, the chapter has become more involved in OBU's homecoming activities by nominating and sponsoring a candidate for the homecoming court, and by hosting a chemistry demonstration table during the annual homecoming day festivities. We have also begun working with other clubs within the School of Natural Sciences to institute a mentoring program to aid freshmen and sophomores within the school as they plan their college careers. We applied for and received a Kluck Enrichment Grant from OBU, which we will use to purchase Science Fusion Theater scripts with the intent of performing the plays in the Arkadelphia elementary schools starting in the spring of 2014. Furthermore, we seek to increase club morale and retention by organizing several activities such as Halloween pumpkin carving, Christmas ornament making, and Christmas caroling.

Continuing excellence: Ouachita Baptist University student ACS chapter

247th National Meeting (2014)

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