Student Chapters Committee (SCC) Overview:
The advisors of all AIChE Student Chapters are members of the SCC. The mission and purpose of the SCC is to guide all AIChE activities related to student chapters. Important functions are to:
- Foster among students and faculty a high level of awareness of and participation in valuable AIChE activities and programs
- Generate, evolve, implement, and promote AIChE activities directly related to students (such as the Design Contest Problem, Communication between Student Chapters, Local sections, Student Awards, Chem-E-Car Competition, Regional Conferences, the Annual Student Conference and the Student Membership Initiative)
- Provide a mechanism to obtain stakeholder consensus on actions that ultimately require board approval (such as chartering of new chapters, student dues and incentives that impact AIChE revenues)
SCC activities and decisions are facilitated by the SCC Executive Committee, which are volunteer leadership positions. There are also many subcommittees that oversee various components of the AIChE Student Program. All of these Subcommittees also have their own volunteer leadership positions.
Volunteer leaders who participate in the SCC Executive Committee or an SCC Subcommittee are able to earn points towards the Student Chapter Advisor Honor Roll Program, which allows volunteers to earn a partial or full discount on Registration to the AIChE Annual Meeting every Fall. All Student Chapter Advisors are encouraged to participate.
Position Description:
The SCC Director Role is a 2 year commitment, and there are a total of 4 SCC Directors. There will be 2 SCC Directors from Student Chapters within the USA and 2 SCC Directors from outside of the USA. Voting for the SCC Directors will be done electronically and there will be alternating years for elections.
The role of the SCC Directors will be to serve as liaisons to a group of Student Chapters, to find out what type of support the Student Chapters need and help voice their concerns to the SCC Executive Committee.
Each SCC Director is expected to participate in the monthly SCC Conference calls, participate in SCC meetings and activities at the AIChE Annual Meeting. There may be other action items or meetings that come up as needed throughout the year.
During the years the volunteer serves as an SCC Director, the chair is asked to participate in the following sessions at the AIChE Annual Student Conference:
- Student Chapter Advisor Workshop
- SCC Business Meeting