TriBeta Chapter Announcements
Dated: September 3, 2024
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Hello Fall Semester and the start of the 2024-2025 Academic Year! TriBeta has many great things in the works behind the scenes and we want to be sure to communicate the various opportunities for our members and chapters in the year ahead! As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to the National Office with any questions, we are here to support your chapter and its members thrive!
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The research grant application has posted, we are creating a social media member intern team, transitioning to a branding and merchandise fulfillment partner, and creating new levels of memberships for collegiate level students to become members. The other very exciting news to share is the development of TriBeta high school level groups and a level of high school membership. The details of this program are being worked out and will be communicated once finalized. Watch for more information to be shared about this in the coming months.
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Training sessions on My Honor Society, the new membership registration platform we are utilizing across all chapters, will be available this fall. Also, TriBeta 101 Orientation Q&A meetings with any advisors will also be offered. Registration links to meetings times are provided below. More announcements, details, and links are below.
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Thank you for all you do for your chapter and its members! We appreciate you!
Congratulations & Welcome to TriBeta's President, Dr. Carmony Hartwig
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Earlier this year, Dr. Julie Ballenger, TriBeta's president since 2020, announced her intention to step down from the role of president and nominations were requested across our chapters. The Executive Committee voted at the May 2024 National Convention that Dr. Carmony Hartwig would be the incoming president starting in September 2024 through August 2026. Dr. Hartwig is a professor at Catawba College where she has served as TriBeta's Southeast District I Director since 2021 as well as continuing to serve her chapter as co-advisor since 2014. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hartwig as President of TriBeta; we look forward to new, exciting things happening under her leadership. A huge 'Thank You' to Dr. Ballenger for her service to TriBeta over the last 4 years serving as National President.
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Research Grant Applications - 2024-2025 Academic Year
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The application and information is posted here: Research Grant Application.
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The deadline to submit an application is Monday, September 30th, 2024, 11:59pm PST. Any regular TriBeta member who is conducting research is strongly encouraged to apply. There is $80,000 allocated for research grant funding for the 2024-2025 academic year. The district convention travel grant program will also be offered again next Fall to aid in helping our members attend their respective district or regional conventions in the Spring if they are a research grant recipient.
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Bertholf Award
The Lloyd M. Bertholf Award for Outstanding Chapter of the Year application will be posted by September 13th, 2024 for the chapter activities during the 2023-2024 academic year (September 1st, 2023 - August 31st, 2024). The deadline for chapters to submit their application for consideration is November 1st, 2024. Once the application has been posted, an email will be sent to all chapter advisors. We have a few final areas to tweak on the application and evaluation rubric before posting. Information about the award and a list of previous chapter award recipients can be found here: Bertholf Award
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If your chapter hosted a district convention, attended a district convention, had members awarded research grants, had students submit for BIOS publication consideration, had chapter service or social projects, please submit an application for your chapter. So many of your chapters do so many great things, but do not apply! No matter the size of the chapter or number of members, all chapters are considered based on their merit of activities. 1st place receives a plaque and $500 monetary award for the chapter, 2nd place receives a plaque and $250.
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Registering New Members: My Honor Society (MHS)
(https://tribeta.myhonorsociety.com/)
All memberships will be processed through the My Honor Society system. Students will pay for their membership through the online platform; Chapters no longer have to collect national dues and submit them to the national office. If you are registered as the Chapter Advisor, you already have a login created. Click “Forgot Password” and enter your school email address for a link to be sent to you. Contact the national office if the system does not have your information and we will create a login for you.
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Live MHS Training Demos & Q&A with National Office
Please click the date/time links below register to attend one of the 1-hour training sessions for the My Honor Society platform. A chapter officer can attend in your place or along with you. These are not mandatory, but attendance at one training session is strongly recommended. Video tutorials are being created and will be posted once available to view.
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Thursday, Sept 5th, 2024 @ 10am CST
Friday, Sept 6th, 2024 @ 1pm CST
Tuesday, Sept 10th, 2024 @ 330pm CST
Tuesday, Sept 10th, 2024 @ 6pm CST
Wednesday, Sept 11th, 2024 @ 10am CST
Thursday, Sept 12th, 2024 @ 11am CST
Friday, Sept 13th, 2024 @ 11am CST
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New Chapter Advisor + TriBeta 101 Orientation
If you are a new chapter advisor, please complete the new advisor form so we can update our records and create your MHS login. New Chapter Advisor. We will also add you to our PeerTrack reviewer account for becoming a reviewer for BIOS, TriBeta's online quarterly journal.
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The TriBeta 101 Orientation PDF is available for download; this was shared on the New Chapter Advisor meetings.
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We are having five opportunities this Fall for any chapter advisor to meet with the national office. These information sessions will provide an overview of TriBeta, member benefits, and chapter advisor responsibilities and allow time for Q&A. Please register to attend one of these sessions. Any chapter advisor can attend, not only new ones. These are not mandatory, but meant to be helpful and informational. If none of these times work with your schedule, we can schedule a time for a one-on-one meeting as needed.
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Wednesday, Sept 4th, 2024 @ 2pm CST
Friday, Sept 6th, 2024 @ 11am CST
Wednesday, Sept 11th @ 330pm CST
Thursday, Sept 12th, 2024 @ 2pm CST
Friday, Sept 13th, 2024 @ 2pm CST
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District Conventions - Chapter Hosts Needed
The District Conventions are a key component to the benefits our members have available to them through their TriBeta membership. In order to continue to have district conventions, we rely on our chapters to serve as convention hosts at their campuses. The National Office provides some chapter host funding support to help cover some of the expenses incurred from hosting a convention. These conventions are a rewarding experience for also the chapter host members as they see what all goes into planning a scientific, professional conference. For the school, it is a great way of bringing potential graduate students to tour the campus and learn more about your programs offered. If you have questions about hosting or have an interest in hosting, please reach out to your District Director, regional Vice President, or National Office. Contact information for each can be found here: Executive Committee Contacts.
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2024 National Convention Report, Award Recipients, & Photos
Wow! The 2024 National Convention was a great success and we enjoyed meeting our members and chapter advisors from across the country. A National Convention report is available for review and includes an overview of the convention activities, list of award recipients, as well as a photo gallery showing the convention events and highlights. Thank you to all of our attendees and those helping behind the scenes to make the convention such a great experience for our members. Congratulations to all of the presentation award recipients as well as chapter award recipients.
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2024 National Convention Highlights
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The 2026 National Convention will be hosted by the Sigma Tau chapter at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. The convention exact dates are TBD but plan for the last week of May.
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BIOS: TriBeta's Online Quarterly Journal
The September issue of BIOS is published and available for viewing through BioOne. You can access BIOS through the National Office page here: BIOS. You will need to login to the TriBeta site (see top right corner to login) for access.
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BIOS is always seeking qualified reviewers to help edit and review submitted manuscripts. We try not to overwhelm any of our reviewers and may ask you to be a reviewer maybe once per year. We kindly ask that any of our chapter advisors to please register as a reviewer, as well as pass along this request to your department colleagues, specifically those on a tenure track or promotion track and could benefit from including this in their portfolio. PeerTrack Reviewer Sign-Up
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A first ever special edition issue of BIOS will be published this Fall that is dedicated to the 2024 National Convention. All research abstracts that were presented at the national convention will be published for our members so they can include this on thir resumes hightlighting their presentation at a national convention. The issue will also include the national convention report, list of award recipients, and include photos to highlight various events that took place. An email will be sent when this special issue is released.
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Merchandise & Graduation Regalia
We are transitioning our merchandise fulfillment to a third-party partner and that transition will take place this Fall. We will be sharing new designs and merchandise options soon. Graduation regalia items will be fulfilled by the National Office and members can purhcase these items during their memberhip acceptance process on My Honor Society. Graduation regalia items purchased at time of joining will be sent with the member materials in bulk to the chapter advisor for dissemination to the members. Please keep in mind we offer chapters 25% discount on bulk apparel merchandise purchases. Please contact the national office to have a discount code created for your chapter. ​
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TriBeta’s National Partner, NMDP (formerly Be the Match) in its 2nd Year!
Our national partnership with NMDP to help spread awareness of blood cancers and diseases and save lives through cell therapy is now entering our second year! To help kick things off this academic year, NMDP is offering a $100 Visa gift card to the first 10 TriBeta chapters that schedule a presentation and NMDP registry event between now and September 30th, 2024. To sign up, just fill out this form to get connected with NMDP staff who covers your campus.
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Social Media Marketing Team - Seeking Interns
We need the help of our great social media content creators from our TriBeta members. We are forming a Social Media Marketing Team for this academic year and are look for 6 interns from our members. Information about the internship position is posted here: Social Media Interns. Please let your chapter members know about this opportunity as the deadline to apply is approaching.
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