The Student Chemists Association (SCA) is an American Chemical Society Student Chapter at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), which is comprised predominantly of chemistry majors, although students from other disciplines participate in the club. During the academic year thus far, members have already participated in a variety of events, including a Green Chemistry Scavenger Hunt, the National Chemistry Week activity at Princeton University, the ACS webinar “Tales of Lab Safety,” indoor rock climbing trips, stress busters, and our annual Chemistry Department Thanksgiving Potluck. Other future events include a trip to the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, PA for one of its First Friday activities with a dinner to follow in order to facilitate discussions among members, and volunteering at local elementary and middle school science fairs to judge student projects and provide demonstrations. These events encourage networking and collaboration between students, faculty, and the local community. This year we implemented a new plan for our biweekly meetings in which chemistry majors present about careers in chemistry, exposing our members to possible career paths with a chemistry degree. A recently established program, the TCNJ Connect Program, encourages high school students to pursue undergraduate studies in the sciences via research presentations by SCA members in high school classrooms. This program allows students to connect classroom experiences to practical applications. Here we describe our best practices for maintaining an Outstanding Student Chapter, as well as a Green Chemistry Chapter.

College of New Jersey Student Chemists Association: Connecting our members, the local community, and science

251st National Meeting (2016)

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