MACTLAC 2017

Welcome to the planning page for the Fall 2017 MACTLAC (Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges) meeting to be held at Monmouth College on October 13-14 (Fri, Sat), 2017. Hosted by the Chemistry Department. MACTLAC started at Monmouth College in 1952; see picture below and the C&EN announcement here.

General Info: This general meeting is held each fall at a small liberal arts college in the midwest. MACTLAC operates in 4 "regions" (East, West, North, and South) and the meeting rotates around the regions. There are state representatives as well as an executive committee. In the past years there have been ~100 attendees at this meeting. The "Duties of the Host Institution" can be found here.

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Names

Timeline

Aug 2016: Host institution (College President) sends letter of invitation to the MACTLAC President.

Oct 2016: Attend the MACTLAC Executive Committee meeting at 2016 event at St. Joseph's. While at the meeting invite the membership to Monmouth College on October 13-14. Have some general idea of the meeting theme and potential speakers in order to entice membership.

Nov 2016: Begin to secure speakers and sponsors. Make campus reservations for space needs.

Feb 2017: Send out postcard reminder to membership with meeting dates and tentative program.

Ap 2017: Solidify the program; confirm room reservations; block out hotel reservations; secure vendors/sponsors; arrange for meals; arrange for IT.

Ap (late) 2017: send out tentative program via email to membership.

May 2017: Send tentative program to MACTLAC Executive Council

Mid Aug 2017: email reminder to MACTLAC membership.

Sept 2017: Check on meal, refreshment, speaker, & vendor arrangements

Sept (late) 2017: Identify discussion leaders and recorders & get directions Arrange archivist, placement, etc

Oct 13-14: Host Meeting. Attend Executive Council

Nov 2017: Forward documents to Secretary-Treasurer & Archivist

Dec 2017 Celebrate that it is all over!

Meeting Site

The meeting will take place during our Fall Break so all of CSB should be available for the event.

Main meeting room: Mellinger Commons

Event sponsors set up in coves in Mellinger Commons

Dinner and evening "plenary" presentation at Stockdale Dining

Discipline (concurrent) Breakout sessions (~15 per session, ~8 sessions): CSB XXX, etc...

Schedule

Potential Themes

• Food...

• Energy, food, and water...

Special topics

• integrating food into the science curriculum.
• Tours of Ed Garden/Farm
• Tour of Farmlands Food.
• 3D Printing technology (invite Vendor and Wabash Chemistry Dept)
• The NEW MACTLAC archives
• cCWCS...Sunil (Clarke University???)
• New Science Buildings (a report on CSB to future builders)
• Chemistry Demonstrations with true curricular focus.
• breakout session(s) that will appeal to graduate students who might aspire to teach in the environment of a MACTLAC school

Break Out Sessions

• Chemistry Disciplines (General Chemistry, "Gen Ed"Chemistry, GOB, Analytical, Organic, Inorganic, Biochem, PChem) <-- always a part of the program
• The science of Coffee (???)
• The science of Beer (???)
• The science of Wine (???)

Meet the Speaker

Building a new Science Facility

The Knox NMR

Registration

link to 2016 meeting: https://www.csbsju.edu/forms/4I4ZZQ4Q7A.aspx

Accommodations

• AmericInn