Movie Night Extravaganza Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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MATCH Corps Fellowship Friday, November 6, 2009
Posted by Abhinav Rohatgi in : Scholarships , comments closedThe MATCH Corps is an urban education service year program at the MATCH High and Middle Schools, both open-admission Charter Public Schools in Boston, MA. The MATCH mission is to close the academic achievement gap that our almost entirely minority student body faces, and prepare each of the urban youths at our school to succeed in college.
Corps members work 1-on-1 or 2-on-1 with 5-6 MATCH students every day, paired with them at the beginning of the year, tutoring them in their classroom subjects and on SAT, AP, and MCAS tests. The Corps, who live in dorm housing in the High School and in apartments near the Middle School, also have secondary duties as teaching assistants and administrative assistants, as well as running clubs, coaching sports, and powering extracurricular activities.
Corps members go on to teaching or administrative positions (often staying on at MATCH), as well as a variety of grad schools (law, medicine, education, etc.) and to positions as public policy leaders and social advocates.
Corps members have the option to take part in the MATCH Teacher Training Program during their Corps year, a program designed to produce unusually effective and confident first-year teachers.
MATCH has received much recognition since it opened its doors in the fall of 2000 for its rigorous, innovative approach to urban education. In 2007, MATCH was named by US News & World Report at one of the nation’s top-100 High Schools, and in 2008 was similarly recognized by Newsweek as one of the top-25 High Schools in the country.
To apply for a MATCH Corps Fellowship, please visit our application page, here: http://apply.matchschool.org/apply.php
Undergraduate Research Fair Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Mind-blowing Lecture Sunday, October 25, 2009
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National Mole Day Picnic Sunday, October 18, 2009
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ACS National Chemistry Week 2009 Saturday, October 10, 2009
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The Draper Chemical Society has an annual tradition of participating in the ACS National Chemistry Week (NCW) Celebration at the NY Hall of Science in Queens. The NCW Celebration brings together students from colleges in the New York City area to perform simple experiments (provided by Draper Society) for children and their parents. The NYU students who participate always have a lot of fun, and to sweeten the deal, volunteers receive free admission to the NY Hall of Science, so you can spend time exploring before or after your shift.
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, 10/24/09. We will need volunteers to work one or more of the following shifts at the NYU table:
Shift 1 = 9-11 AM
Shift 2 = 11 AM-1 PM
Shift 3 = 1-3 PM
Shift 4 = 3-5 PM
Free Speed Reading Workshop Friday, October 2, 2009
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Do you wish you could read for pleasure, but think you’re too busy?
Do you know you should be reading your textbook, but don’t have the time?
Do you want to score better on the reading comprehension part of that standardized test?
At the clinic you will learn how fast you learn, how to read faster, and be taught how to improve your reading comprehension skills. The workshop will be informal and relaxed, but useful and educational as well!
Please register for the class using the following link:
http://www.irisreading.com/
The workshop sponsored by Draper is the first one listed.
Draper Society - 2009-2010 E-Board Election Results Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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The Draper Society Announces:
Officers for the 2009-2010 Academic Year
President:Jason Flamendorf
Vice-President: Abhinav Rohatgi
Treasurer: Meagan Driver
Secretary: Noelle Catarineu
Ex-Officio President: Rahul Sengupta
Good luck with finals!
Draper Elections Thursday, April 23, 2009
Posted by Rahul Sengupta in : Announcements, Meetings , comments closedElections will take place today (Thursday, April 23, 2009) at 12:30pm in Kimmel 908. You’ll get a chance to hear from the candidates, ask them questions, and vote! As always, pizza will be served!
We will also be distributing certificates for anyone who volunteered at the ACS National Chemistry Week event last fall.
You may vote by proxy if you are studying abroad/have class. Email your absentee ballot (include your top pick for each office) to rahul@DraperSociety.org by 11:59pm EST tonight (Thursday, April 23, 2009). Please include [Draper Vote] in the subject line. Attendance will be taken at the meeting and you may not vote more than once.
The candidates are:
President:
- Jason Flamendorf/2010/Chemistry
- Asad Baig/2011/?
Vice-President:
- Abhinav Rohatgi/2011/Chemistry
- Abdul Iqbal/2011/Biochemistry
Treasurer:
- Meagan Y. Driver/2012/Chemistry
- Anum Ghazipura/2011/Cinema Studies (Minor in Chemistry)
- Aditi Green/2012/Mathematics
- Sameer Shah/2010/ Economics (Pre-medicine)
- Nikolas Block/2012/Psychology (Pre-Med)
Secretary:
- Utsav Kumar/2012/Chemistry
- Noelle Catarineu/2012/Biochemistry
- Max Sobrero/2011/Neuroscience
Without further ado, here are the candidates’ written statements: (more…)
Draper Election Meeting Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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Just a reminder to send me blurbs if you want to run for the Draper E-Board. So far, I only have two people running! We need four to make an E-board!
The deadline to send in your blurb is tonight (Wednesday, April 22nd) at 11:59pm! Email me (rahul@DraperSociety.org) your blurb if you want to run. Descriptions of the officer positions are available at http://www.DraperSociety.org/
Tomorrow (Thursday, April 23rd), we will be having a short election meeting at 12.30pm in Kimmel 908.
As always, there will be pizza!
Best,
Rahul Sengupta
President, Draper Chemical Society
