1. General Body Meeting October 13th, 2016
DreamOn
General Body Meeting
October 13th, 2016

2. Introductions Advisor – Dr. Mei Zhang President – Margaret Scheiner
Vice President – Emily Hammel
Public Relations – Chelsea Armbrister
Treasurer – Brittney Bozzi
Website: Nole Central

3. What is DreamOn?
DreamOn is a group for students from all disciplines. DreamOn aims to address the gender bias in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by:
increasing visibility of female scientists/technicians/engineers/mathematicians
connecting elementary and middle school students with STEM activities
showing participants that they can enjoy, understand, participate and excel in scientific activities and endeavors
providing a network for female graduate students, faculty members, and professionals
mentoring younger students, from elementary school through high school and college

4. Why DreamOn?
“Although the fraction of degrees awarded to women at the master’s (23 percent) and doctoral (21.2 percent) levels is at an all-time high, the percentage of women receiving bachelor’s degrees declined again for the seventh consecutive year. The 17.8 percentage of engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to women in 2009 is the lowest since 1995.”
-Michael T. Gibbons, Engineering by the Numbers
Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees by Gender, 2009

5. Why DreamOn?

6. Past Events MoLab’s summer camp Ocala High School visit
SciGirls tours & panels
The Oasis Center for Women and Girls summer camp
Tutoring at Raa Middle School
The Oasis Center for Women and Girl’s book drive
Florida Geological Survey’s Open House

7. Opportunities
October 22nd – 8:30am-12pm – Montford Middle School’s Math Competition
October 27th – 8:30am-2:30pm – Killearn Lakes Elementary School Science Fair
November 4th – 5:30pm-6:30pm – general body meeting - Bel-005
TBD – Dinner social
November 12th – 8:30am-1pm – Rickards Invitational
November 30th – Deerlake Middle School’s Science Fair
December 5 – 5:30pm-6:30pm – General body meeting - Student Services Rooms 208 & 218

8. Elections
Nominations open until October 26th – form:
Nominees will be notified of their nomination on October 28th & ask to confirm positions
Elections will occur November 4th during general body meeting
All members may nominate any member for any officer position
Self-nomination is encouraged
To be eligible to serve, a member must not graduate before December 2017, be a current student in good standing with the university, and maintain a GPA above 2.8, and be a registered member in Nole Central

9. Executive Board
President – set/monitor goals, motivate, communicate, make decisions
Vice President – agendas, point-of-contact, support
Secretary – record minutes, attendance records
Treasurer – maintain records, lead fundraising, provide financial report
Outreach Chair – organize outreach, collaborate with the community
Social Chair – organize networking/social events
Public Relations Chair – promote DreamOn, record events (photo/video), manage web presence (social media)

10. Icebreaker Example: pairs of people, phrases, foods, objects
Guess your identity and find your match!
Only ask “yes” or “no” questions (3 questions per person)
Only answer “yes” or “no”
Once you know who you are, introduce yourself as your label but let your match figure out their own label.
Spaghetti
(Meatballs)
Teacher
(Student)
Example: pairs of people, phrases, foods, objects
Once you’ve met your match, take time to introduce yourselves.
TIME LIMIT = 20 minutes
Am I a food?
Am I a person?

11. Committees Marketing Outreach Social Fundraisers Social media
Merch/swag
Outreach
With whom do we collaborate and how?
Social
For members
For members + professors & professionals
Fundraisers
Events/activities to raise money