The ACS Student chapter of Inter Ponce is committed to make a difference in our community. As leaders, we have the responsibility to promote the practice of safe chemistry and the role of chemistry in our daily life. Our goal is to develop innovative strategies to grow as a chapter. We have built an army of chemistry citizens integrating students in four divisions: Research, Forensics, Green and our new division in Biotechnology. This is a strategy to increase our membership and enhance the opportunities to develop new leaders. Our recruitment efforts, for this year, exceeded our expectations. We engaged in presentations, communicating the significant facts of meeting their membership to the national American Chemical Society and their professional and academic development. This chapter encourages students to participate in integrative research between chemistry and other applied disciplines. We also provided to our members the opportunity to participate in visits to industries, scientific meetings of our local section and conferences. We promote the importance of continue graduate and professional studies. We use the mission and vision of A.C.S. to fortify the mission and vision of our institution to achieve our academic and professional development. Our community has been impacted by activities such as walks for the children with cancer, visits to orphans and "Operation Christmas Child". Educate our community it’s our priority, we continue with the chem demos and visits to K to 12 schools. Workshops are provided for students in order to increase their knowledge and love for chemistry. Ultimately our chapter wants to build successful individuals for better our communities now and in the future. This chapter is unique because when were combined our divisions is like the contact of chemical substances: If there is any reaction, we'll transformed.

Emergent Point: Becoming chemistry citizens

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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