The Waynesburg University ACS Chapter implemented two new events that have proven to be successful.  Having identified high school students as a primary outreach target through the student chapter review process, we worked with a local high school teacher to determine activities that would be beneficial and worthwhile.  The College-Chemistry-Connection (CCC) was designed to allow high school students to interact with instrumentation to which they would not ordinarily have access.  The program was funded in part by an ACS New Activities Grant.  Each month our chapter develops a packet of information for a major class of instrument.  This packet is sent to the teacher who provides background information and ties the content into his current curriculum.  The students then come to our campus and perform a series of activities or experiments that involve the highlighted instrument.  The CCC has been very successful; the high school students really appreciate and enjoy the activities.  We hope to continue the program annually as resources permit.  For the second activity, our chapter reached out to other organizations on campus to host the Science Symposium Series (SSS).  Working with the Forensic Science Club and the Waynesburg University chapter of the American Medical Student Association, we planned and implemented three colloquia to benefit students majoring in the sciences.  These seminars included student internship presentations and hosting visiting faculty whose research was pertinent to chemistry and medicine.  The SSS was well-received by students, and we intend to work with these groups to repeat the program in future semesters.

Success through serving and sharing is instrumental:  A Waynesburg experience

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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