The Ball State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) is an award-winning student organization located in Muncie, Indiana that focuses on providing opportunities for scientific communication, community outreach, and professional development to both Ball State students and the Muncie and Indianapolis, IN communities. To more fully perform its duties this chapter has expanded to include two additional executive positions, those being Volunteer Coordinator to coordinate volunteers for all events and Technology Officer to promote events and manage social media.<br/>A major goal of this chapter is to communicate the impact and importance of the sciences to the community. SAACS participates in several large events held by its local ACS chapter in Indianapolis, specifically National Chemistry Week at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum and Celebrate Science Indiana. SAACS also hosts events similar to this on the Ball State Campus. It’s largest event of this nature is the annual Science Day celebration that coincides with the ACS’s recognition of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week. At Science Day, SAACS brings together Ball State student organizations from several scientific disciplines to put on a variety of hands-on and demonstrative exhibits for the Muncie community. SAACS annually hosts several hundred children and parents and its members organize and prepare every aspect from fundraising to set-up and demonstrating.<br/>Another important aspect of SAACS is preparing Ball State Chemistry students for life after their undergraduate degree. Every semester, SAACS invites professional speakers that have experience in both industry and academia to give insight into the day-to-day life of their work and what is needed to succeed in their field of choice. Chemistry students are invited and encouraged to ask questions and network if interested. REU and internship information is also provided in an effort to make students aware of research opportunities found on Ball State’s campus, but also at other universities and organizations across the country. SAACS members have found REU positions at Yale, Harvard, and NASA, to name a few. Tours of industrial settings, such as Eli Lilly and Company and DOW-Dupont are also organized to show members what a career in chemistry may look like.

Ball State University Student Affiliates of the ACS: Science for everyone

255th National Meeting (2018)

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