Welcome to the BMES 2024-2025 officer application! This application is due on Thursday, March 7th @ 11:59AM (
morning!) PST and must be submitted via this form. For your convenience, you may view the application in document form here:
http://bit.ly/BMES_OA_questions.
The BMES vision: To create a cohesive bioengineering community for students to help each other succeed both professionally and personally.
In joining the officer core, your role as an officer will be just as important as whatever specific position you fill. As a BMES officer, you will work in a tight-knit core to oversee all club activities and guide its future direction. For a large, growing organization like BMES, the future success of the club strongly depends on the ability of its core members to not only effectively lead as an individual, but also communicate and collaborate as a whole. Being part of core is a serious responsibility and time commitment, so you should be intrinsically motivated to give back to the bioengineering community. From your experience as an officer, you will have the opportunity to strengthen a variety of skills, from learning to lead a committee, to creating impactful new events, to making executive decisions for an organization. You will also be a part of a close family, have lots of fun, and make lots of memories :).
Available Positions:
For a full description of all officer positions, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/BMES-officer-positions-24President, VP, and Treasurer positions are only open to current officers. Other positions are open to all current members.
Timeline:Monday, Feb 19th- Application Opens
Monday, Feb 19th - Friday, March 1 @ various times - Officer Hours
Wednesday, March 6th @ 8:00PM-9:30PM PST in Cory 293 - Open OM
Thursday, March 7th @ 11:59AM (morning!) PST - Application Closes
Saturday, March 9th @ various times - Interviews; assigned slots will be released
Interview Instructions:After submission of this application, all applicants will receive (by 9:00 AM PST on Friday, March 8th) an allotted time slot for
an interview in person on 3/9 between 8:00AM - 12:00PM. The goal of the interview is to convey your personal experiences, strengths, motives, and ideas in relation to the officer role. Presentations are only required for select positions; see below for details.
Interview format:
- (General Member Chair, Write-in): Presentation (3 min) + Q&A interview session (4 min).
- (Committee Chairs, Public Relations Chair, Secretary, Treasurer): Q&A interview session (7 min).
- If you are running for a second choice, you will get an additional minute of questions. If you're running for any more than 2 choices, you'll get an additional minute for questions about those choices.
- FOR POSITIONS WITH PRESENTATIONS: The format is open-ended, but please focus your presentation on what your vision for the role is, as well as how you feel you will fit that role. You are allowed to present with a slide deck if you believe it will help illustrate your points.
Time limits will be strictly enforced.
Other Notes:
Elections will be closed, so please come only for your time slot!
Elected officers will be attending all subsequent officer meetings.
Please do not send us additional materials, as we will not consider them in the application process.
Questions?
Current officers will be holding open drop-in Q&A sessions between 2/19-3/7. Feel free to ask them about their position, their experience of being an officer, or anything else you are curious about. If you cannot make any sessions, feel free to email the current officer(s) to set up a meeting. Emails can be found at
https://bmes.berkeley.edu/about/. You can find the schedule and Zoom links here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i2n-oJwVdn7r2LZPBmxS8VXXxyRXfopkiSXR37SKAFQ/editIf you want to see what officer meetings are like, come to our open OM on Wednesday, March 6 @ 8:00PM-9:30PM PST in person at Cory 212!
Finally, feel free to send any questions to
calbmes@gmail.com.
Best of luck!
