First SEE General Body Meeting

The first SEE General Body Meeting of the year will be tomorrow, Wednesday August 31st. We will meet at 7pm in NEB 386. There will be refreshments and a T-shirt raffle. We will be discussing activities for the year, and electing a BEC Rep. So come and bring your friends as we kick off a new and great year!

Organic Gardening this Summer

Hey SEE gardeners! During the summer the grass grows very fast at the garden. As a result there is a need to have more work parties. Here is the summer schedule: June 4, June 18, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 27, September 10. These work parties will start at 8am and end at 9:30am. Main tasks will be to roll up the hoses and cut the grass between plots. We will also work on the compost. SEE's first plot has been planted for the summer and includes okra, squash, black eyed peas, eggplant, chives, and tomatoes. Our second plot will be planted this weekend. For directions or more info, visit: http://sites.google.com/site/uforganicgardens/. Weather permitting, a quick trip to a local spring or lake may be in order to cool off after the gardening is complete =)

RSVP on the SEE Facebook Group or e-mail James O'Connell at joconnell@ufl.edu.

SEE Election Results

SEE's officer elections were held at the end of the spring semester. The 2011-2012 officers and faculty advisor are:

President: James O'Connell (joconnell@ufl.edu)
Vice President: Elaine Tolon (etolon@ufl.edu)
Secretary: Alicia Sendrowski (apsendro68@ufl.edu)
Treasurer: Nick Yonezawa (nyonezawa@ufl.edu)
Social Coordinator: Weizhi "James" Cheng (james009321@gmail.com)
BEC Rep: Kenny Sherman (kennethwsherman@ufl.edu)
BEC Rep: Jena Lococo (jalococo@ufl.edu)
Historian: Jenny Guan (jguan@ufl.edu)
Garden Manager: Daniella Saetta (daniella.saetta@yahoo.com)
Football Chair: Position Available (contact joconnell@ufl.edu if interested)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Delfino (delfino@ufl.edu)

Congratulations to the new SEE team!

Upcoming SEE Events

Wednesday, 04/06 – SEE Meeting, 6:30pm in NEB386

At this final meeting of the spring semester, SEE will elect new officers for the 2011-2012 academic year. Next year’s SEE activities will also be planned. If you have any interest in an officer position, organic gardening, adopt-a-road or community clean-ups, departmental events/socials, guest lectures, trips, etc... YOU SHOULD ATTEND! Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Thursday, 04/21 – EES Spring Social, 7:00pm in Arredondo Room at the Reitz Union

The purpose of this annual event is to bring EES students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate the closing of another successful semester. Undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff are all invited and encouraged to attend. Guests are also welcome. This year's event will be in the Arredondo Room inside the Reitz Union from 7-10pm. Graduating students will be recognized and receive gifts from the department and the McCreary Award will be presented to the EES "Professor of the Year"!

Saturday, 04/30 – Adopt-A-Road Clean-up, 9:30am at NE 15^th St & NE 39^th Ave

SEE’s final Adopt-A-Road clean-up will happen the Saturday after classes end. If you are still in Gainesville, come participate in this much needed community project. A post-clean-up feast (at Satchel’s Pizza) may be in order if we can round up at least 5 volunteers. This will be discussed further at the SEE meeting this Wednesday.