East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is home to one of the most diverse body of students in the U.S. Here, the Priory of Biology & Chemistry Club (POBC) seeks to attract and ignited student’s passion for science, bringing science and non-science major’s students together in fun, community engaging activities. Regardless of our majors and career goals we meet to share our common interest for the chemical sciences. One of our main goals is to offer members and non-members a venue to interact with faculty, the community and future scientists. As a club, we provide students with leadership experiences through various scientific education initiatives and, are always in the lookout for opportunities to be Chemistry ambassadors. During the last year we implemented an ACS Community Grant, which allowed us to visit several high schools and the East LA farmers market. At these places we engaged with the community in the “organic chemistry of smelling,” by using aromatic compounds found in common fruits and vegetables.<br/><br/>Members also get together for social gatherings and biweekly meetings that consist of student presentations/demos as well as presentations from invited educational speakers. As an ACS affiliated chapter, we are always looking forward to do outreach activities in our very diverse community via chemistry demonstrations and hands-on activities. We celebrated Chemistry Week: Candy! with some pretty cool talks and activities in the Hollywood area. We continue to support and maintain our club activities by holding various fundraisers on and off campus. Please come visit us to learn more about our wonderful community and our even more amazing club!

Priory of Biology & Chemistry at East LA College: Organically fun

249th National Meeting (2015)

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