Here are the results from the election:

President: Fairine Ahmed

Vice President: Zakarya Wahed

Treasurer: Kayla Fomengia 

Secretary: Katrina Bucci 

Public Relations Committee Chair: Mia Joseph

Lab Tours Committee Chair: Irina Sbornova

Bioethics Committee Chair: Heer Patel

Events Committee Chair: Abigail Kennedy 

Congrats to all of our newly elected officers!

Our Bioethics Panel is tonight from 7-9 pm! Hope to see you there! Link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m9f0e953f7bfbd7ae8585c99a30a2f0bb

Today, we will host our Bioethics Panel! More information can be found on our my.UMBC website regarding this event. Also, you can find the meeting's Webex link in that website as well. The event is at 7 PM.

We hope you have a great close to the semester and we hope to see you tonight!

Below, you will find information about who is presenting at our Bioethics Panel, which is about bioterrorism, this Friday:

Today's meeting was about elections, and we heard from the candidates running for Executive Board positions. 

Key points:

Meeting recording: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/ldr.php?RCID=6d6391c06fbb4949bb5fa73fdabd3a5b 

Questions? Email faith3@umbc.edu

This is a reminder that if you'd like to run for an officer position, the deadline to submit the form is by the end of the day tomorrow (4/25). Right now, there are still multiple positions with no candidates.

If you are running for an office, you either need to deliver your speech at the meeting on Monday, or email a video to faith3@umbc.edu by the end of the day tomorrow. Voting will take place via a google form that will be sent out after Monday's meeting. 

Elections form: https://forms.gle/BkL4hqbhmp45pk1ZA 

Next meeting: Our next meeting is next Monday (26th). We will be holding elections that meeting. So far, only one person has submitted the BioCOM Elections form to run for a position, so please do so if you'd like to do the same! https://forms.gle/yzejSAjW6tyoLLfp7 

New date for Bioethics Panel: April 30th. The topic is bioterrorism, and we have 4 confirmed speakers. You don't want to miss this event!

Graduation cords: Unfortunately, we will not be able to get this funded, but many seniors expressed interest in purchasing one themselves, so here is the link to do so. BioCOM's colors are navy, light blue, and white. I've included a photo for reference. Here's the link: https://www.tasseldepot.com/honorcordsstdcombo.html 

Email faith3@umbc.edu with any questions. 

We are looking into ordering graduation cords! If you are interested in receiving a cord, please fill out the google form by the end of the day tomorrow (4/15). Cords will be shipped directly to you. If you have questions, email Faith at faith3@umbc.edu. 

https://forms.gle/MubhpeiiQwF7AjbX6 

The Bioethics Panel, which was scheduled to be this Friday, has been moved to a new date. The event will now be held on April 30 at 7 PM until 9 PM. 

We hope this does not cause much inconvenience to you and we appreciate your patience. We are striving to make this Bioethics Panel as best as it can be! We look forward to seeing you on April 30 for this bioethics event on bioterrorism.

Thank you, again.

During today's meeting, we discussed how to read a scientific paper, and our E-board members presented a paper about bioterrorism, as that is the topic for the Friday April 30 bioethics panel (7-9 pm). 

How to read a scientific paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BCU4jFf2LR_mTkyDPR6tEvpk3kOEVrc2hskYD_pIRKg/edit?usp=sharing 

Elections are next meeting! To run for an office, you must fill out this google form by Sunday, 4/25. Additionally, you must either be able to attend the general body meeting on the 26th or send a video of why you are running for you desired position to faith3@umbc.edu by 4/25. Google form: https://forms.gle/KWuRdbBEpY3xEruv9 

Webex meeting recording: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/ldr.php?RCID=fb17e5057f384215ac19278b343eb803 

The PowerPoint is attached in this post.