Hello everyone!
It's that time of the semester-- officer elections. Elections will be held next Monday (11/6) during the chapter meeting. All members who have paid dues are eligible to vote in the election.
Nominations are going to be open from tonight through Friday morning at 10:00 AM. After nominations close, everyone who has been nominated will be notified and can accept or decline the nomination. Members who choose to accept the nomination will need to send me a paragraph on why they believe they are the best candidate, and will speak briefly at the Monday 11/6 meeting.
Please note that accepting a nomination for an officer position means agreeing to enroll in EWB-EPICS next semester, and that only members with previous EWB-Purdue leadership experience can run for executive positions. Positions are a single semester commitment, and seniors with one semester left are eligible to run for positions.
Here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uga1_lDiP4UHZ_JL2qMGxnd6xlC5en3wEt_qFw…> is the link to the officer responsibilities document, and here <https://goo.gl/forms/NigjuXDSgIAtKgdE3> is the link to the nominations survey.
Thanks,
Shawn Makulec
Hello all!
This week:
* A survey from the executive officers
* New structure changes for next semester. This affects everyone in the club! It's long but important
* Officer changes, and elections are in less than two weeks: Monday 11/6!
* The plan for Monday's meeting
* A link to the team calendar
The executive officers have a survey for all EWB-Purdue members to fill out as part of the transitions explained below. Everyone, please fill out the survey here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tji0EtBPnT3ekwDBwE1N8qDoOgCOwJgATx0g2Wiylc…> by the Monday 10/30 meeting.
This semester, our executive officers and advisors have been hard at work devising a new structure for EWB-Purdue. As some of you may know, this semester we tried a different structure for the team, with the understanding that we would form a more permanent structure before adopting a new program. The changes have been approved by our officers and advisors, and will go into effect for the Spring '18 semester. This structure will remain in place for the next five years (the minimum length of a program commitment). Here <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ckIxXsxZwmbHROcWQ4NkNfM2c/view?usp=shari…> is a link to the latest version of our updated constitution, which I recommend you all read. The highlights are as follows:
* All returning EWB members will enroll in EPICS. This means that in a given semester, anyone who wants to return to EWB will need to be enrolled in EPICS for at least one credit. (Anyone of any major is able and encouraged to join EPICS.) Members new to the EPICS team will need to fill out an application.
* Officers will form the leadership design team, and will receive EPICS credit for fulfilling their roles as expressed in the officer responsibilities document here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uga1_lDiP4UHZ_JL2qMGxnd6xlC5en3wEt_qFw…>. Several officer positions have changed-- there is more info on this below.
* We are continuing the program where first-semester members will work on small-scale design projects, as they have this semester.
* Our chapter will use Google Drive for all semester work and EPICS notebooks, following a set template and organizational structure. All documents considered important will be backed up on the team SharePoint at least twice a semester.
I'm sure many of you will have questions about this. Feel free to speak to or email any of the executive officers, and we will be more than happy to go over things. This was just a general overview-- there is considerably more detail in the constitution. We'll also go over this during the Monday 10/30 meeting.
Alongside these structure changes: officer elections will be happening during the Monday 11/6 meeting! Nominations will open Monday 10/30 and run through Friday 11/3. (Look for a separate email on Monday about nominations.) Part of our structure change includes different officer positions. Key points:
* Executive officers will now be the President, Vice-President, Project Manager, and Treasurer.
* The rest of the leadership team will include the Media/Webmaster and Event/Fundraising Organizer for a total of six positions. All officers must be EPICS members.
* All of these positions except Project Manager (and design leads) will be elected, as in the past.
* Grants will be handled by grant writers within each design team, as grant writing requires project-specific knowledge.
* Responsibilities for all of these positions are in the officer responsibilities document here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uga1_lDiP4UHZ_JL2qMGxnd6xlC5en3wEt_qFw…>.
Several of our officers are going on study abroad next semester. This means there will be quite a few officer positions with no one running for reelection-- if you're interested in EWB and want to move up, this is a good time to apply. Executive positions are only open to students already in EWB leadership roles, but the other positions are open to anyone! (You should know that our advisors do get final approval on all officers.)
This Monday 10/30, we will be meeting as usual in ARMS B098 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. We'll have an update on the structure changes above, and then the team will be meeting in committees. After committee meetings, we'll be splitting up into the new member design projects and EPICS teams.
Here's <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=k6adasfa5cutbnmsfkr76qvcuk%4…> our team calendar, like usual.
That's everything! I'll see you all on Monday at the meeting.
Best,
Shawn Makulec
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Hello all!
In this week's email:
* Tomorrow night's meeting
* Elections coming up
* Info on the 5K
* Link to our team calendar
Tomorrow night's meeting will be in ARMS B098 at 6:00, as usual. There will be an educational activity on failure modes in international development, and the new member team will be working on their mini design project.
Officer elections are coming up! If you're considering running for an officer position but have questions, find any of the officers and ask. Please note that to run for an executive position you must already be holding an officer position.
Today was the EWB 5K! We had 14 runners, which was a great success for our first run. Thanks to our events head, Hannah Fowler, and all our volunteers!
Here's <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=k6adasfa5cutbnmsfkr76qvcuk%4…> our team calendar, the place to go for all our EWB happenings.
That's everything-- see everyone at the meeting tomorrow!
Best,
Shawn Makulec
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Hello everyone!
In this week's email:
* The plan for the meeting tonight
* Officer meeting
* 5K is this week!
* Link to our team calendar
Tonight is a regular meeting, as we're through with mid-semester design review and October break. We'll be in ARMS B098 at 6:00, as usual. Tonight committees will be meeting briefly, and then we're starting our new member design projects. We will also be doing some quick chalking/putting up flyers for the 5K.
Officers-- there is an all-officer meeting tonight at 8:00, after lab.
Our chapter's 5K is this Sunday, October 22nd! The race will begin at 8:00 AM, but volunteers will need to arrive earlier. If you signed up as a volunteer, keep an eye out for more information from our events head, Hannah, later in the week. It's still not too late to register to run the 5K-- tell your friends!
Here's <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=k6adasfa5cutbnmsfkr76qvcuk%4…> our team calendar, the best place to go for EWB-Purdue's schedule.
That's it for this week-- see you all at the meeting tonight!
Best,
Shawn Makulec
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Hi all,
Good news, our Halloween 5k has been officially approved! The race will take place on Sunday, October 22nd at 8 AM starting at the Engineering Fountain. Racers should come dressed in their best Halloween costume. Tell all your friends about it!
If you can volunteer and haven't already signed up please fill out the google form here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQARFuYBmAcc_ljOO5eDa-a4pyZLG6brr…>.
You can find more information about the 5k on our Facebook page. Whether or not you're attending, please mark "going" to the EWB Halloween 5k Facebook event so that we can get the event trending. You can find the link to the event here<https://www.facebook.com/events/392386897843195/>.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to me or Hannah Fowler, our events head.
Thank you,
Elena
Elena van Hove
Purdue University
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate
EWB Purdue President
evanhove(a)purdue.edu
Hello all!
In this week's email:
* Super important design review info
* 5K update
* Final dues reminder
* Link to our team calendar
Design review is this Monday at 6:00 PM, in the i2i Studio! Everyone from the chapter is invited to attend and there will be Purdue faculty, professional engineers, and other industry members in attendance as our design reviewers. If you plan on coming, please be there early (sitting down and ready by 5:55) as we will begin at 6:00 sharp. The people presenting will be wearing business casual, but there is no need for general members to dress up. The design review will contain a presentation by the President, Project Manager, and Design Teams and then a question and answer session, where anyone is welcome to ask questions. Please let Esther (eroselaa(a)purdue.edu) know if you have any questions or concerns.
Our chapter's 5K is scheduled for Sunday, October 22nd and we need volunteers! The race will begin at 8:00 AM, but we need people to come set up around 7:00 AM. If you're able to volunteer, please sign up here<https://goo.gl/forms/XVYRV0rRVtoFsz8y1>. Even if you can't make it, spread the word about the event!
If you haven't paid dues, please do ASAP! You can either find our treasurer Abde at a meeting or pay online through TooCOOL Purdue-- just search for Engineers Without Borders on the TooCOOL page.
Here's <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=k6adasfa5cutbnmsfkr76qvcuk%4…> our team calendar, the best place to go for EWB-Purdue's schedule.
That's all for this week-- I'll see everyone at design review tomorrow!
Best,
Shawn Makulec
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