Transcript SUNY Stony Brook BMES - Biomedical Engineering Society

SUNY Stony Brook
BMES
Outreach
Mariana Miranda and Arely Clavel
Importance of Outreach
● Bringing science and engineering to
students from Second Grade to High
School
● Raise awareness on social and medical
issues
● Use our knowledge to inspire and
motivate all young children about
science and engineering
Personal Experiences
● A development of a BME community
within our Stony Brook chapter.
● Improved confidence, leadership, and
motivation for students.
● Direct Impact on the community
Our Mission
● To strengthen bond between
individuals and community
● Instill a sense of leadership and
responsibility
● To improve ourselves, and each other
Types of Outreach
● Campus Workshops
● Community Projects
● Charity
Campus Workshops
● SBU Spring Science and Art Expo
● Earthstock: GMO Talk
● Science Expo to Fifth Graders
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Community Workshops
- WISE STEM Prep
- Second Annual Girls in Science and
Engineering Program
-Country Wood Primary Center
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Charity
● Holiday Toy
Drive
● LUPUS
Foundation
Drive
Future Directions
● New programs
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St. Jude’s Up ‘Till Dawn
Letters to Soldiers
● More collaborations on campus
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Blood Drive
● On site lectures for local schools
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Mad Scientist
● Continued programs/recommendations
Closing Statements
● “Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed, it’s the only
thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
● “We make a living by what we do, but
we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill
Acknowledgements
● BMES SBU students
● Emilia
Entcheva,PhD
● Wei Yin
Rubenstien, PhD
● Molly Frame, PhD
● Clinton Rubin, PhD
● Jessica Kuhn
● Nubia Andrade
● Anne Marie
Dusatko
● BME SBU Faculty
● Stony Brook CEAS
● Stony Brook USG
● Rebecca Willits,
PhD
● Jennifer Edwards
Thank you!
www.bme.sunysb.edu/BMES/