Mission Statement
The biomedical engineering society (BMES) serves to promote the profession
of biomedical engineering and to provide its members with activities to
those ends. This chapter will provide its members with academic,
professional, and social programming. The academic goals will involve
acting as a voice for the students and provide services that will enhance
and improve the knowledge and experience of our members. The professional
development will involve increasing our relationships with engineers and
industries in the field and provide resources to prepare our members to
successfully enter their field of choice. The social events and activities
will allow our members to interact with peers in the field and help promote
collaborations and relationships that will strengthen us. The society not
only welcomes those students majoring in biomedical engineering (BME) but
any students who have an interest in aspects of BME.
Constitution
- The society was created by students for students and will seek to benefit all students interested in Biomedical Engineering as written in the mission statement.
- Membership is allowed to any University of Minnesota undergraduate student regardless of major, who is interested in Biomedical Engineering and desires to be an active member in our activities. Membership is valid from 9/1 of each year to 8/31 of the following year; following the academic calendar. Membership can be awarded at any point in the year subject to an application form filled out and payment of the membership fee.
- Elections for new officers will be held each March. Elections will be held in a special session in which the voters must be BMES members (membership can be obtained a day before if desired). Each officer candidate will be allowed to give a short (less than 3 minute) speech stating why he/she deserves the responsibilities of the position. No student can run for more than 3 officer positions. Ballot majority voting will be exercised.
- All BMES officers will pay membership fees as done so by all BMES members.
- onstitutional changes and BMES policy changes must be done so by majority rule of the officers. Any tie-breakers will be decided by the President’s vote.
History
The Biomedical Engineering Society for undergraduate students was created in August 2003. The Society was originally a graduate only Biomedical Engineering Society but was dissolved and became the undergrad BMES in August 2003.
