New Officers for 2012-2013!
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Congrats to the newly elected Eboard for 2012-2013!
- President:
- Allen Huang
- IVP:
- Christina Chung
- EVP:
- Katherine Chuang
- Secretary:
- Emily Parker
- Treasurer:
- Keaton Boyle
- CRD:
- Gayan Senviratna
- Activities:
- Anna Dornisch
- EPD:
- Aanand Patel
- Publicity:
- Sedina Alicic
- Communications:
- Joey Cox
- Outreach:
- Jeff Lewis
- ARL:
- Angel Barajas
- LAMP:
- Molly Montgomery
President's Welcome Message
September 16th, 2011
Hello RSSers,
To all the new members of our society, welcome, I look forward to meeting each and every one of you, and to all the returning members, welcome back. The beginning of the year is always an exciting time, and a perfect time to reunite with old friends and make new ones. If you talk to any member of RSS they will surely tell you that we are as much a family as a society, and I guarantee you will make many new friends in RSS.
Last year marked a watershed year for RSS, with many, many, new (and successful) activities as well as old favorites such as Winter Retreat and OSP. This year promises to be just as exciting, and it all starts zero week with our welcome week barbeque. It’s a great time to meet other RSSers, and did I mention free Korean BBQ? Along with our zero week festivities, I’d like to point out one other important event, RSS Induction. New scholars, mark your calendars for Thursday, October 6th, this is one of our few MANDATORY events, and you surely will not want to miss out.
I could go on for hours about all the exciting activities planned for the society this year, but I should probably first introduce myself. My name is Ryan Kelly, and I will be serving as your humble President this year. I’ve been fortunate to meet so many of you as your Outreach (read OSP) director these past two years and I look forward the new challenges as President this year. When not at RSS’s latest and greatest activity, you may find me on the IM fields throwing a Frisbee around with Smaug, our club ultimate team, or courtside cheering on our Bruins, or even maybe in the front row rocking out to a concert. I also find time to study somewhere in between, and this will be my fourth (and sadly final) year at UCLA studying Chemical Engineering. I have been working at Genentech over the summer and at UCLA work in a lab dedicated to creating a targeted therapy for osteosarcomas; I hope to pursue similar work after I graduate, whether it is at a biotech company or in graduate school.
If you ever want to grab dinner, dessert, or just want to go explore, I am always open to an adventure, and I’ve heard my RSS-mobile is a great way to get around. Always feel free to give me a call at (650) 224-0090 or shoot me an email at president@rssla.org and I will be happy to help you in any way I can, whether it be class advice, landing that internship, or just to chat. If for some reason I don’t know the answer I’ll also help you get in contact with someone who does.
I look forward to seeing you all at 0 week barbeque, and remember what the society does is entirely up to you! Look out for our weekly bulletins, get involved early, and I challenge each and every one of you to make your own impact on RSS. I hope you are as excited as I am for the new school year, and see you in the fall!
--Ryan Kelly,
RSS President 2011-12