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The California Tech [email protected] VOLUME CXIV NUMBER 21 PASADENA , CALIFORNIA AP RIL 18, 2011 SFC committee meetings reviewed SANDHYA CHANDRASEKARAN 1. Renormalization of panel Q & A session consisting • Trying to get tenure for the • Want summer math research News Editor requirements across the key of Sarma, Chiu, Hunt, Professor optics professor. opportunities, such as REU. sciences. Scott Fraser, Professor Warren •Reviving the option-mentoring • Improving communication The biennial SFC on Wednesday, 2. Choices throughout the Brown, and undergraduate Neal program within the major. between old and incoming April 6 brought up a number of core. Bansal, who are all active members professors. pertinent issues and suggested 3. An intensive emphasis on on the Council for Undergraduate Bioengineering: remedies about the academics at critical writing skills. Education. • Changing the lab requirement Mechanical Engineering: Caltech. 4. Early exposure to more To watch a recording of the for the upcoming catalog year by • Improving student-faculty The conference began at 11 faculty in non-lecture settings. CORE curriculum discussion, recreating Bi/BE1x interaction. AM in Ramo Auditorium with 5. A commitment to visit http://www.ugcs.caltech. • Advertising “unwritten rule” the discussion on the proposed improved labs involving data edu/~arc/. Biology: of talking to professors in person. changes to the CORE curriculum. collection & analysis and design & A summary of the notable issues • Revamping Bi2. • Improving TA quality. SFC Chair Karthik Sarma opened build. raised during the option-specifc •More bioinformatics and • Shifting from more graduate with a general welcome, followed 6. Exposure to new sessions follow: biostatistics courses. to undergraduate TAs. by current ARC Chair Margaret intellectual frontiers. • Better organization and Chiu, who stressed the role of 7. A commitment to Applied and Computational Chemical Engineering: advertising of the senior thesis. ARC and student involvement in innovative courses and excellent Mathematics: • Clarifying and publicizing the the improvement of academics at teaching. • CORE math provides senior thesis. Physics Caltech. Sarma mentioned that the inadequate background for the •More student-faculty • Reworking Ph3 After Vice Provost Melany Hunt two CORE reforms on the table major. interactions with ChE lunches. • Ph12A will not be changed provided a bit of history as to the reflected these ideals and then went • Proposed changes include • Ph2 will be waiting for core point of CORE, Sarma presented about explaining the proposed requiring ACM104 and Ma108AB. Computer Science: changes the proposed hypothetical changes modifications. • More money and • Socializing with professors to CORE, enumerating the The powerpoint presentation Applied Physics: professors to teach more software following: was followed by a student-faculty • Revamping Aph9. engineering classes. Students can contribute to reformation efforts by commenting Minimal CORE: Math: on the feedback page on the CUE Freshman seminar 1 term NEW • Math club meetings four website: http://www.cue.caltech. Physics 3 terms REDUCED times a year. edu/Feedback. Math 3 terms REDUCED Chemistry 2 terms SAME Reformed CORE: Chemistry Laboratory 1 term SAME Freshman Seminar 1 term NEW Physics 4 terms REDUCED Biology 1 term SAME Math 4 terms REDUCED Breadth menu 1 term SAME Chemistry 2 terms UNCHANGED Writing‐intensive 2 terms GRADED Chemistry Laboratory 1 term MORE CHOICES freshman humanities Biology 1 term UNCHANGED Writing‐intensive 4 terms GRADED Breadth menu 1 term UNCHANGED advanced HSS classes Programming 1 term NEW HSS electives (combined 11 terms REDUCED Algorithms 1 term NEW with the writing intensive Design & Build Laboratory 1 term NEW, REPLACE FROSH LAB classes) Writing‐intensive 2 terms GRADED freshman humanities Writing‐intensive 4 terms GRADED The above are two possibilities proposed during SFC as alternatives to the current advanced HSS classes In this issue core. 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THE CALIFORNIA TECH 2 AP RIL 18, 2011 NEWS ASCIT minutes: Extended edition ASCIT Board of Directors Fair (to be held 11am-2pm May 13th or 20th), which aims to Annie Pseudo (alumni director), Jared Whitney (admissions), ACs, Lauren Meeting – Minutes increase students’ awareness about health topics Stolper (FASA) April 5, 2011 o Various health related student groups will be invited 2. Committee Appointments: the BoD and IHC need to meet to determine to represent themselves, as well as off campus professionals, which group appoints which committees, will do at next IHC meeting Officers present: Chris Hallacy, and clubs for entertainment (ex. Jazz band) 3. PFW Weekend: Margaret Chiu, Laura Conwill, o Will be held on the San Pasqual mall to catch the flow a. Midnight donuts on Thursday night (asking admissions for money) Diego Caporale, Mario Zubia, of people going to lunch b. ASCIT carnival is on Friday, Mannion is paying for the bouncy things Prakriti Gaba, Laura Santoso o Received MHF funding last year, this year asked for c. $300 will be given to each house from admissions, so ASCIT can keep Officers absent: None money the counseling center, the Caltech Y, Tom Mannion, that money SIF – note this year the budget is minimized because they are d. Need to figure out what ASCIT chillout is supposed to be Guests: Catherine Xie, Lucas reusing umbrellas/bases 4. Area Coordinators: See corporation meeting minutes for most recent Carreno • BoD believes the health fair will be beneficial and will official update on AC status reach out to several passing students. 5. Bylaw change: Want to move the ASCIT elections after house elections – Call to order: 11:03pm o It is apparent that a significant amount of time has considered: gone into planning this event so we believe it will be well a. Moving the house presidents’ election to right after rotation because Funding Proposal – Caltech executed. presidents tend to burn out after rotation, but the freshmen don’t know their Student Health fair (Catherine o In general though, we are receiving a lot of proposals house well yet Xie) and need to be more careful – looking into partitioning the b. The IHC chair position will be in a weird place if we move ASCIT amount of money we grant per turn and giving applicants a elections later • Requesting $400 to help deadline (ex. Two weeks before the event) c. Do ASCIT elections in the middle of third term so that the new team fund the Caltech Student Health will be ready to start at the beginning of the next academic year. This way the • Hallacy motioned to vote, LC seconded. VOTE: financial year will also match up. Approved (5-0-0) The California Tech Student/Teacher Events (Lucas Carreno) Officer’s Reports: Caltech 40-58, Pasadena, CA 91125 • The ARC is considering hosting casual student/faculty 1. VP of Academic Affairs (ARC Chair): advertising e-mail: [email protected] events so that they can talk in a low-key setting a. ARC Retreat: ARC had their retreat, discussed the following editorial e-mail: [email protected] • Event would be something like a happy hour – beer b. ASCIT teaching awards: will be awarded in late May. Awards ceremony sampling, chamber music, jazz band, art showing is expensive because numerous people are invited, but you can’t give awards to a • Not sure how to get direct interaction b/w profs and small audience. Want students to appreciate teachers more. Editors-in-Chief students (don’t want the two groups separating) or how to c. Prof of the month: Want to feature a professor monthly in the Tech, Jonathan Schor draw in the busy faculty looking into procedures and budget Stanford Schor • Look into the Mosh’s fund for help d. Frosh Advisors: looking into qualifications of frosh advisors, perhaps • The BoD really likes the idea and would like a more revamp training formal proposal, suggest asking faculty about their opinions to e. Improving teaching: exploring ways to improve overall teaching, as News Editor gage interest there are no real requirements– perhaps bring in professionals to do training Sandhya Chandrasekaran f.