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New Leadership Team
Kenneth Beckwith - Coordinator
Sam Anderson-Been and Sam Rymer - Academic Committee
Adam Ashouri and Andy Harrison - Recruitment Committee
Derrek Staley and Evan Elliot Social Committee
Holly Collins and Stephanie Crawford - Senior Consultants
BCMentors meets every Wednesday from 6-8 in Knoy 416. Make sure to go the After-Mentors Dinners:
Oct. 2: Nine Irish Brothers Oct. 9: Mad Mushroom Oct. 16: El Rodeo Oct. 23: Puccini’s Oct. 30: Qdoba Nov. 6: House of Chili Nov. 13: Potbelly’s Nov. 20: Noodles Dec. 4: Jake’s
This year BCMentors is taking great strides to go above and be-yond learning inside the classroom at Purdue. With brand new Academic Co-Chairs, Sam Anderson-Been and Sam Rymer, the Wednesday night study tables are just as lively and full of teamwork as usual. Both Sams are seniors and well experienced in the BCM Program, so they are more than able to pass down some of the “tools of the trade” they learned along their way in classes.
The new leadership for BCMentors is striving for student success through the development of a few new initiatives in the study tables pro-gram. These include:
• Weekly course updates for BCM 112, 175, 285, and 380.• An organized binder and file system to archive all practice and prepa-ration materials for the courses reviewed in the BCMentors study tables. • An organized and structured seating arrangement for students at thestudy tables (by course), including private Teaching Assistant tutoring available at the study tables. • One-on-one tutoring availability outside of the regular study tablehours led by the Co-Chairs, as well as small group organizing when necessary. A new Academic Gmail account for
communication and student requests/suggestions
BCMentors is led by students - for students - and the continued success that we share is due to the collective efforts of all.
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THE MENTOR
September 2013
BCMentors Sponsors Two Wyandotte Elementary School FIRST Lego League Teams
First off, what is Lego League? The students on these teams have to build a robot that accomplishes certain missions and also complete a research project. They then compete against other teams at their qualify-ing event. The two Wyandotte Teams will be competing in the Purdue Qualifying Event held in the Armory on Saturday November 16th, 2013 and the event is open to the public. If you would like more infor-mation please go to firstlegoleague.org. This semester BCMentors has taken on the challenge of sponsor-ing two new Lego League teams at Wyandotte Elementary school. BCMentors is providing mentors for the two teams. We have also built a second practice table, so each of the two teams can have their own practice field. Kettlehut Construction graciously donated the money needed to build the table. If you would like to help with this effort please contact Kenneth Beckwith at [email protected]
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The BCM department at Purdue seems to be a well-kept secret from incoming freshmen and current university students. To combat this BCMentors devotes a great deal of effort to spread the word to high school students about the BCM Department and the support offered by Mentors to current students in need. Adam Ashouri and Andy Harrison are co-recruitment chairs for Mentors this year and have a busy schedule this semester.
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Social CommitteeSocial CommitteeSocial Committee
Thank You!Thank You!Thank You! BCMentors would like to thank Black & Veatch for their generous donation and support for
the program. It’s through the support of our industry sponsors that BCMentors can succeed!
Students who attend BCMentors also love to have fun. The social committee in charge of hosting outings, organizing intermural leagues, and philanthropic efforts. Something new that we’re doing this year is having a dinner outing every week, at different restau-rants around campus, as a way for BCM students to take a break from our studies and go out and socialize. The semester schedule is on the reverse side.
Another thing we do to take a break from school work is in-tramurals. This semester we are doing basketball, indoor volleyball, and a dodgeball tournament. Everyone is welcomed to sign up and if you are interested in playing please contact Evan Elliot, [email protected], or Derrek Staley, [email protected].
Upcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming Events
BCM Fall Career Fair BCM Fall Career Fair BCM Fall Career Fair ––– 9/279/279/27
Recruiting at Indy Westside CollegeRecruiting at Indy Westside CollegeRecruiting at Indy Westside College
Fair Fair Fair –––10/210/210/2
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Intramural Dodgeball TournamentIntramural Dodgeball TournamentIntramural Dodgeball Tournament
As BCMentors is an extracurricular organization, we are always looking for ways to become more involved within our community. One of our biggest involvements is with Almost Home Humane Society out of Lafayette. In the past BCMentors has helped partake in the reconstruction of some of its facilities, while always making time to play with the animals. This year we have many projects lined up, such as: dog kennel reconstruction, bathroom plumbing, rebuilding an exhaust system, and re-insulating particular rooms throughout the complete facility. Our past achievements with Almost Home are due to helpful students and generous donations from outside organizations. The key to BCMentor’s success is students and organizations like you, so if you have the time we are always looking for ways to improve our community!
