Penny Wars!

Penny Wars is happening NOW:
Time to bust open those piggy banks and get your spare change ready for a PENNY WAR! 2 jars will be kept in the main office by the front desk (or on the 3rd floor by the mailboxes) one for faculty/staff and one for students. The objective of this fundraiser is for your [...]

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High School Outreach!

On Friday, Sept 25, UC Davis BESA visited St Francis High School in Sacramento for their bi-annual Health and Safety Fair. Members from the community representing many organizations, including UC Davis, Sutter Health, the California Highway Patrol, and the US Army, set up booths and displays with information and hands-on activities for students to learn [...]

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Ice Cream Social Recap

BESA’s very first ice cream social turned out to be a great success!  Over 30 students gathered around the 1st floor gathering space of GBSF, with almost all of the first years and newcomers from Dr. Athanasiou’s lab present.   Many BME students from labs in Sacramento were also happy to make an appearance and to [...]

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BESA Meeting Minutes (9/18/09)

All BESA officers were present, in addition to a few others (thanks Laura, Mike, Donald, and Phil for attending).  BESA gathered for its first meeting in 2202 since construction began in the 3rd floor lounge.
Major discussion points included:
1) BESA Budget – Total funds for the year were laid out and money was tentatively allotted for [...]

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Camping Trip – May 2nd weekend

BESA kicked spring off with our first camping trip of the year. Sunny, Matt S, Rachel, Beth, Sherrod, Matt A, Hiro, Jennifer and Emily P checked out the Sonoma Coast State Park campground at Bodega Bay. Memorable moments include: rock crabs, tortellini, “waterbeds” and fabulous hot chocolate & potato pancakes at Mr. Mom’s Diner.  Thanks [...]

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Meeting minutes -4/29/09

Participants
1. Sunny Shah
2. Jake Setterbo
3. Laura Shih
4. Kristen Elli
6. Kavya Katipally
7. Jonathan Lam
8. Crystal Coolbaugh
9. Jennifer Phipps
10. Matt Soicher
11. Tonya Kuhl
12. Beth Dougherty
Camping Trip
§ 6 people dropped out because it is expected to rain in Bodega Bay this weekend. We could have a camping trip sometime in the second week of July. We cannot have [...]

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Student Leadership Award given to Jake Setterbo

Jake Setterbo has been honored with the ‘Student Leadership Award’ for all his contributions to BESA. Jake was the BESA President from 2006 to 2008.

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