The Aquinas Chemistry Society is a student chapter of the American Chemistry Society that promotes chemistry and science at Aquinas College and the surrounding Grand Rapids community. Throughout the year, our society participates in several on-campus events that not only promotes chemistry on campus, but advertises our society as well. These events include homecoming booth, Fall Fest, and Saint Stock. In addition, our society hosts several events during the year for our student members. We host speaker series, including undergraduate summer research students; conduct monthly meeting with fun activities such as experiments and games; coordinate a volunteer-based tutoring program that is available on a weekly basis for all chemistry students; organize a banquet at the end of the year to celebrate all science graduates and recognize their achievements; and organize events for National Chemistry Week, including selling Periodic Table of Elements cookies, chili cookoff, and find-the-mole competition. We promotes science to the community through various events such as chemistry-in-the-mall and St. Albert's Day. Our society is particularly proud of St. Albert's day because every year, we host this science day for nearly 100 local fourth grade students for a day of fun scientific experiments that encourages students interest in science. Our student chapter is committed to working with other members of the American Chemistry Society West Michigan Chapter as well. Our society collaborates with other chapters by participating in events such as Program-in-a-box and Battle of the Chem. Clubs. Our student chapter has attended the past three National ACS meetings and has been recognized at the National meeting with awards for the past nine years.

Aquinas Chemistry Society: 2015 successful chapter poster

249th National Meeting (2015)

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