Committees
Team Structure
Our section is currently divided into 5 committees, which fulfill a vital role in the section’s operation and development. Each committee is overseen by a member of the core Board of Directors, managed by their corresponding Committee Officer[s], and consists of up to 15 active members or friends of ANS. The requirements to become a committee member are to be enrolled as a student at the UPR and to be in good standing with ANS and the section. Committee members are trained at the start of each semester through an official training session provided by the Board of Directors. All committees hold frequent meetings to plan their upcoming activities, prepare relevant documents, complete tasks, and update all members.
Professional Development and Nuclear Outreach Committee
The Professional Development and Nuclear Outreach Committee focuses on achieving our mission directly by hosting, coordinating, and promoting events to provide educational and professional opportunities for our community. These include technical webinars, professional development workshops, and recruitment sessions.
The committee runs the Ingeniería Nuclear (INNU) Project, which has the goal of bringing nuclear engineering courses to the UPRM, and the Puerto Rico Nuclear History Awareness Program (PR-NHAP), which has the goal of raising awareness of the island’s nuclear history. The committee manages all coordination, preparation, execution, and documentation efforts; including reaching out to experts and guest speakers, preparing bilingual resources, training volunteers, and preparing promotional material. They may also represent the Student Section at national events such as conferences, Nuclear Science Week, and competitions. Outreach events are generally open to ANS members, friends of ANS, UPR students, and the general community free of cost.
The primary activity areas related to this committee are Public Information, University Service, Professional Development, and ANS and Nuclear Industry Support.
K-12 Nuclear Outreach Committee
The K-12 Nuclear Outreach Committee is tasked with educating our next generation of nuclear engineers by hosting, coordinating, and promoting events directed at schools, students under the age of 18, teachers, and girl-scout and boy-scout groups. These include educational workshops related to nuclear science and technologies provided through the K-12 Nuclear School Visitation Program and collaborations with Science Coach.
For these projects, the committee is in charge of all coordination, preparation, execution, and documentation efforts. This includes coordinating activities, reaching out to experts and local schools, preparing audience appropriate bilingual resources, training volunteers, practicing experiments, offering informative sessions, and preparing flyers or other promotional materials. They also represent the Student Section at national events such as Nuclear Science Week and other competitions.
K-12 events are the main exception to our open attendance policy, as these are exclusive for K-12 students, teachers, and parents in participating schools.
The primary activity areas related to this committee are Public Information, Coomunity Service, and ANS and Nuclear Industry Support.
Funding and Benefitting Activities Committee
The Funding and Benefitting Activities Committee is in charge of all fundraising activities, donations, and grant applications. The primary focus of the group is to support the progress of our mission by ensuring that the section has enough funds for high-quality outreach and social activities. They coordinate, manage, and promote all sales and fundraisers carried out by the section. Besides raising funds, the committee is also in charge of documenting and managing the section’s expenses and budgeting. This committee is especially important to the ANS UPRM Student Section, since the UPRM does not have a nuclear engineering department at the moment of this report, and our section does not receive any funding from our primary institution.
The primary activity areas related to this committee are Social Events and Section Management.
Social Media and Web Design Committee
The Social Media and Web Design Committee focuses on promoting the section and our activities through virtual platforms. The committee is in charge of managing and updating the section’s website as well as all social media platforms [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube]. They support the other committees by promoting their projects, activities, and events. The committee is also in charge of creating and updating recruiting flyers, posters, brochures, and panflets, as well as posting fun facts or sharing relevant news articles on all social media platforms.
The primary activity areas related to this committee are Public Information and Section Management.
Social Activities Committee
The Social Activities Committee focuses on recruiting members, coordinating fun social activities, identifying the community’s needs, developing team building strategies, and engaging in community service. The committee is also in charge of strengthening our relationship with other student organizations within the university, including The Geological Student Association, Come Colegial, College Students Against Contamination, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
The primary activity areas related to this committee are University Service, Community Service, Professional Development, and Social Events.
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