Chemistry Club to hold its first meeting Nov. 22

The new Chemistry Club will be holding its first meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 11:30 a.m. in the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) lecture hall.
The club was unanimously approved by CAB representatives during last week’s meeting. Club President Brianna Smith, 20, sophomore of Vivian, South Dakota, says that all students that are interested in chemistry and want to learn about it are welcome to join.
“Students should join the chemistry club to engage with other students interested in chemistry,” Smith said. “We are looking at doing various professional development events for our members.”
Along with professional development for science students, Smith said the club will be holding various events around campus like experiment nights and serving nitrogen ice cream.
She hopes that, as the club grows, it would be associated with the American Chemical Society (ACS), a nonprofit scientific organization that is one of the world’s largest societies and home to the top chemistry professionals, the ACS website states.
“I decided to start chemistry club because our adviser had talked about having one and I had seen other colleges have one as well,” Smith said. “We are hoping to become associated with the American Chemical Society, which would open the doors to resources and events to our members.”
After its first meeting, Smith said that the club will meet monthly.