American Chemical Society

New York Local Section

Share Your Story – ACS Leadership Institute

Pamela Kerrigan

Chair-Elect,

New York Local Section

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New York Section Project SEED

Project SEED takes place during the summer but it takes a year long preparation

1.PLANNING:

1. Ask scientists from the colleges to mentor students by allowing them to do research in their labs

2. Ask chemistry teachers to recommend students interested in the program

3. Write the proposal and send them to national, then select the students and complete all the forms for national

4. Help the students to write their resumes and ask them to get one recommendation from math and one from a science teacher

5. Prep the students on how to interview

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6. Set appointments for the interview with the scientists.

7. Meet with the students and get them ready for the summer work

8. Check on the students during the summer and make sure everything is going well

9. At the completion of the summer make sure every participant completes the report and survey for national

10. Ask the mentor to select the top few who participate at Sci-Mix at the National Meeting.

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II. ACTIVITIES:

1. Arrange for students to participate in Sci-Mix at the National ACS meeting

2. Arrange for students to make presentations at local Research Poster Competitions. We have: North Jersey Competition, The NY Competition, the Junior Science and Humanities Competition, the INTEL/ISEF Competition both at the regional and international levels.

III. IMPACT:

1. This is the best program to help minorities and economically disadvantaged students to get accepted to tier one and IVY League colleges.

2. Opportunities for scholarships