MACTLAC 2017 Planning
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/Biochemistry 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 liberal arts college in the midwest. MACTLAC operates in 3 "regions" (East - MN, IA, and MO, West - MI and IN, and Central - WI and IL) 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.
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. Benedict/St. John' University in St . Cloud MN. 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
Friday, Oct 13th
- 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, Registration at main entrance to CSB.
- 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Executive Council Meeting (Moot Board Room - CSB 278). Lunch provided for attendees.
- 1:00 pm – 2:10 pm General Session 1 - Mellinger Commons
- Welcome (Brad Sturgeon and ???)
- Plenary Lecture: Debra Shore, Board of Commissioners, The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
- Introduction to MWRD.org
- From Sewage Treatment Plant to Power Center: A Chicago Sustainability Story in Two Parts.
- 2:10 – 2:40 pm Refreshments & Vendor Fair
- 2:45 – 3:30 pm Breakout Session I
- Breakout 1: Meet Debra Shore (CSB 100)
- Breakout 2: Integrating food chemistry into curriculum (Leader: Sunil Malapati, Clarke University - CSB 378)
- Breakout 3: Coffee: A Science - Business Entrepreneurial Project (Leader: Brad Sturgeon, Monmouth College - CSB 201)
- Breakout 4: Essential Oil Extraction Lab Activity (Leader Doug Armstrong, Ollivet Nazarene University - CSB 318)
- Breakout 5: 3D Printing/Laser Cutting-Etching/Fabrication Applications in Chemistry (Leader: Lon Porter, Wabash College - CSB 373)
- 3:30 – 3:55 pm Refreshments & Vendor Fair
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm Breakout Session II: Curricular Innovations (By Area)
- Analytical Chemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- Biochemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- Introductory Chemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- General, Organic, Biochemistry (GOB) (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- Inorganic Chemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- Organic Chemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- Physical Chemistry (Leader: _____ / Recorder: ______ )
- 5:00 – 6:30 pm Poster Session & Sponsor Demonstrations (hor'dourves)
- Sponsor Demonstration/Presentation 1 (5:10 - 5:25)
- Sponsor Demonstration/Presentation 2 (5:30 - 5:45)
- Sponsor Demonstration/Presentation 3 (5:50 - 6:05)
- Sponsor Demonstration/Presentation 4 (6:10 - 6:25)
- Graduate School Reps
- 6:30 – 8:30 pm Banquet (Stockdale) with entertainment by Michael Offutt.
- 9 pm (optional) - Observe the Night (Adolphson Observatory and the Trubeck Telescope)
Saturday, October 15
- 7:45 – 8:30 am Breakfast
- 8:30 – 9:30 am MACTLAC General Business Meeting
- 9:30 – 10:30 am The Launch of the MACTLAC Digital Archives (Sturgeon - MACTLAC Archivist and Lynn Daw - Monmouth College Archivist)
- 10:30 am – 11: am Refreshments & Vendor Fair
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Breakout Session III (repeat of Session II)
- Breakout 1: Met with Lynn Daw, Monmouth College Archivist
- Breakout 2: Integrating food chemistry into curriculum (Leader: Sunil Malapati, Clarke University - CSB 378)
- Breakout 3: Coffee: A Science - Business Entrepreneurial Project (Leader: Brad Sturgeon, Monmouth College - CSB 201)
- Breakout 4: Essential oil extraction Lab activity (Leader Doug Armstrong, Ollivet Nazarene University - CSB 318)
- Breakout 5: 3D Printing/Laser etching/Fabrication applications in chemistry (Leader: Lon Porter, Wabash College - CSB 373)
- 12:00 – 1:00 pm Executive Council Meeting
Other
- PUSH (http://pushmonmouth.org/)
- Tours of Educational Garden/Farm (Saturday afternoon)
- New Science Buildings (a report on CSB to future builders)
- Instrumentation demonstrations: Pine Instruments/Teledyne Isco/ThermoFisher/Bruker
Registration
link to 2016 meeting: https://www.csbsju.edu/forms/4I4ZZQ4Q7A.aspx
Link to 2017 meeting: (in progress)
Accommodations
In Monmouth (recommended)...
- AMERICINN LODGE & SUITES MONMOUTH
- 1 AMERICINN WAY, MONMOUTH, IL 61462
- Reservations 800-916-4339.
Block of rooms reserved until Sept 13th.
In Galesburg (15 mins outside of Monmouth)
- Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Galesburg, IL
- 2284 Promenade Ct, Galesburg, IL
- Reservations (309) 344-4444.
In Galesburg (15 mins outside of Monmouth)
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Galesburg
- 901 W Carl Sandburg Dr, Galesburg, IL 61401
- Reservations (309) 344-1911.
Budget
Revenue
- From MACTLAC - $3K
- From Sponsors
- Instrument Companies
- ThermoFisher (Contact: FRANCIK, John, john.francik@thermofisher.com)
- Teledyne Isco (Contact:
- Pine Research Instruments (Frank Dalton, efdalton@pineinst.com)
- Vernier?
- Other data collection
- ChemGlass?
- WebAssign
- DeNovo Beverage
- Instrument Companies
- From meeting registration
- registration ($25 * 125 = ~$3K)
- banquet cost ($)
Expenses
- Meals
- Fri afternoon (1): Refreshments & Vendor Fair, sponsor?
- Coffee/Tea ($1.79/person *100= ~$225)..............................................................$180
- Soda/water (provided by DeNovo)......................................................................$0
- snacks (???).........................................................................................................$500
- Fri afternoon (2): Refreshments & Vendor Fair, sponsor?
- Coffee/Tea refreshed ($1.79/person *50= ~$225)...............................................$80
- Soda/water (provided by DeNovo)......................................................................$0
- snacks refreshed(???)..........................................................................................$200
- Fri appetizers: Appetizers/cocktails and Vendor Presentations.
- Cheese Tray (~$250).............................................................................................$250
- Beer ($150) (Sponsored by DeNovo).....................................................................$0
- Fri Banquet: Full dinner ($0 offset by registration)...................................................$0
- Sat light breakfast (Aramark: "Basic Beginnings" $5/person *125 = ~ $625)..........$625
- Sat coffee break (refresher of coffee, $1.79/person *100 = ~$180).........................$180
- Fri afternoon (1): Refreshments & Vendor Fair, sponsor?
TOTAL....................................................................................................................
- Speakers
- Honorarium
- Travel
- Hotel
TOTAL..........................................................................................................?
Facilities (Request support from President)
- setup fee
- Cleaning fee
TOTAL..........................................................................................................?