AAMU SPIE Student Chapter History

 

Summer and Fall Semesters 2006 (June-December)

1st HBCU SPIE Student Chapter!
27th Student Chapter in the US!
Suggested by Professor Lal in the May 2006
First began work on establishing a chapter in June of 2006.
Recognized and approved at the Optics and Photonics meeting in San Diego California in August 2006 by the SPIE Board of Directors.
Chapter officially Established in August of 2006.
Recognized as an official campus organization September of 2006.
1st Annual Halloween Party October 2006

Spring Semester 2007 (January-May)

1st Annual Fundraiser Welcoming Event February 2007: Raised over $260!!

K-12/Recruiting College Outreach: Viewing of Labs at AAMU Physics Department
Recruiting Day: Stillman College - promoting SPIE, AAMU, and AAMU Physics Department
Seminar: Solving the Important Problems in Solar Physics Speaker: Dr Amy Winebargar
STEM Day: March 30th 2007