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MEMBERSHIP
Become a Member of the Biotech Association!
As an official member, you have the opportunity to unlock exclusive perks and rewards from our Members Benefits Package by building your skills, earning a medal, a certificate for participation, and Biotech swag!
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Membership Overview
Becoming an Official Member
Becoming an official member is simple! Just fill out the registration form, follow our regular announcements, and attend at minimum of 3 meetings. Once you've reached the third meeting, you'll receive a badge of honor for being an official member and then you can enter to receive member benefits!
Event Essay
Our rewards and perks are earned benefits after becoming an official member and one way of doing this is to engage with the Biotech Association by showing you are passionate about learning more from biotech!
Peer Tutoring
As a registered member, you have the exclusive benefit to schedule a session from our peer tutor coordinator who will assist on preparing you to ace your STEM classes. You can connect in-person, Zoom, or Discord. Schedule a meeting today!
Volunteer Opportunity
Coming soon! Our team is working hard to bring more opportunities for SMC students passionate about science and wanting to get a foot in the door. We are working to make our ideas come to life for many student to benefit from so, stay tune for more information once it's available!
Bronze Medal
What you could earn!
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Badge of honor
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Bronze medal certificate
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A thank you letter from our team
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A choice to Biotech swag!
Silver Medal
What you could earn!
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Badge of honor
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Silver medal certificate
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A thank you letter from our team
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Two choices to Biotech swag!
Gold Medal
What you could earn!
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Badge of honor
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Gold medal certificate
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A thank you letter from our team
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A letter of gratitude from our advisor
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A choice to Biotech swag & T-shirt!
Being a part of extracurricular activities can benefit you in learning from an area of specific interest and when applying to four- year universities or professional positions. Additionally, you can enhance your experience by taking part of activities through the Biotech Association's Members Benefits Package that is designed to improve your skills in scientific writing, unlock perks and prizes, and introduce you to the world of biotechnology. Our Members Benefits Package allows you to grow your resume by boosting your confidence and you can show off your rewards and prizes!
Why Join?
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Once you have completed the first step to becoming an official member of the Biotech Association, you will have access to exclusive perks and rewards by becoming either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Medalist through your engagement in activities that are designed to help develop your skills and gain experience .
What You Could Earn
You have the opportunity to be a part of something amazing! The Biotechnology Association offers its members the chance to earn a badge of honor and a medal for participation. Each medal represents your commitment to the Association and comes with a certificate for participating after completion. Enter a pathway that leads to earning a medal from the Biotech Association and do it by improving your skills, applying yourself, and committing to gaining experience!
Bronze Medal
The Bronze medal is the first medal for participation the Biotech Association offers to its official members. Here you'll find all the details of the requirements you need fulfill towards your path to receiving the Bronze medal and what it comes with. Don’t just stop there, continue to participate, and be involved because you can earn a Silver or Gold medal!
Earning a Bronze Medal
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Register as member by filling out our membership registration form.
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Attend at least 3 meeting to become an official member.
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Subscribe to our social media accounts.
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Must be subscribed to at least 3 of our accounts to be valid.
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Attend a minimum of 5 meetings and submit at least 3 essays.
What You Earn
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A badge that indicates you are an official member.
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A Bronze medal certificate of participation.
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A thank you letter from our team.
Silver Medal
The Silver medal is the second medal for participation the Biotech Association offers to its official members. Below are all the details of the requirements you need fulfill towards your path to receiving the Silver medal and what it comes with. Don’t just stop there, continue to participate, and be involved because you can earn a Gold medal!
Earning a Silver Medal
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Register as member by filling out our membership registration form.
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Attend at least 3 meeting to become an official member.
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Subscribe to our social media accounts.
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Must be subscribed to at least 3 of our accounts to be valid.
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Attend a minimum of 8 meetings and submit at least 4 essays.
What You Earn
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A badge that indicates you are an official member.
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A Silver medal certificate of participation.
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A thank you letter from our team.
Gold Medal
The Gold medal is the top medal for participation the Biotech Association offers to its official members. Earning this medal means you have come a long way and have shown your commitment to biotechnology. Below are all the details of the requirements you need fulfill towards your path to receiving the Gold medal and what it comes with.
Earning a Gold Medal
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Register as member by filling out our membership registration form.
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Attend at least 3 meeting to become an official member.
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Subscribe to our social media accounts.
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Must be subscribed to at least 3 of our accounts to be valid.
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Attend a minimum of 10 meetings and submit at least 5 essays.
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Details of what this document should look like are on page 6-8.
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Volunteer a minimum of 3 hours through one of our volunteers’ opportunities.
What You Earn
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A badge that indicates you are an official member.
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A Gold medal certificate of participation.
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A thank you letter from our team.
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A formal letter of gratitude written from our advisor.
Event Essay
Each event will consist of a different topic that you will write about based on biotechnology so, make sure you are taking detailed notes when attending our regular and be sure to fill out our attendance form handed out toward the end of the event. Our events are designed to educate you on the latest developments of what’s to know in various areas of biotechnology, get guidance from industry leaders of the best career path moving forward, and discover opportunities for internships or volunteering.
Essay Prompt
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Which event did you attend? Provide a date, title, topic, and event details.
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Was there a guest speaker? If so, who are they? Provide their name and
background. Tell us about them.
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What was the event about?
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Why did you attend this event?
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What did you learn from your experience? Did you gain any new knowledge?
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What questions do you have about what you learned? Or for the Biotech
Association?
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What feedback or ideas do you have about our event or what the next event
could be?
Essay Format
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This essay must be one full page long top to bottom.
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No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.
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Must follow MLA guidelines.
o Meaning, if you are quoting or citing, then you must do it in MLA format along with a works cited page.
o Must include in the upper left corner your name, student email, your major, the organizations name, and date of submission.
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Document must have 1’’ margins on all sides.
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Must be written in single spaced black Times New Roman 12-point font.
All essays are due no later than May 13 for spring and may be subject to change with notice.
Essays must be in PDF, Word Doc, or Google Doc format as an attachment and submitted to smcbiotechassociation@gmail.com with Event Essay in the subject line. You are not being graded for your essays; however, your essays will be reviewed by our team to validate that your essay satisfy all essay requirements. Each essay submitted will be given feedback of approval by one of our leaders. Certificates and swag will be given out once approved, details are sent via student email.
