Oct./2004
Budget Application Confirmation
From: uosabudgets@ou.edu
Date: September 23, 2004 10:01:34 PM CDT
To: hegarty@nhn.ou.edu
Subject: Budget Application Confirmation
Your budget has been received by the UOSA budgetary committee.
Please bring as much information possible regarding your budget to your interview.
Organization Name:
Society of Physics Students
Category:
Academic
Advisor Name:
Dr. Matthew Johnson
Advisor Department:
Physics and Astronomy
Advisor Phone:
325-3961x36106
Student Officer 1:
Jamie E. Hegarty
Student Officer 1 Title:
President
Student Officer 1 Phone:
405-209-2790
Student Officer 2:
Alexander Down
Student Officer 2 Title:
Treasurer
Student Officer 2 Phone:
847-909-0720
Student Officer 3:
Tuan Nguyen
Student Officer 3 Title:
Vice President
Student Officer 3 Phone:
405-408-7754
Budget Contact:
Jamie E. Hegarty
Budget Contact Phone:
405-209-2790
Budget Contact Email:
hegarty@nhn.ou.edu
Total Membership:
30
active undergrads:
30
active graduates:
0
active nonstudents:
0
Organization Description:
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) is the OU chapter of the national
Society of Physics Students (an American Institute of Physics organization), and has the following as its
main purposes:
(a) to encourage and assist students interested in physics to develop the knowledge, competence,
enthusiasm, and social responsibility essential to the advancement of physics;
(b) to stimulate interest in advanced study and research in physics;
(c) to develop friendship among physics students, faculty members, and the OU community;
(d) to promote public interest in physics;
(e) to recognize high scholarship and potential achievement in physics among outstanding students by
means of membership in the Sigma Pi Sigma national physics honor society.
OU SPS activities throughout the year include faculty lab tours, research talks, graduate school
preparation talks, study sessions, and public outreach activities at elementary schools, as well as several
events which mix fun with education, such as the Annual Spring Picnic, SPS Halloween Party (featuring
"Dr. Indestructo"), and the biweekly "Fortnightly Friday Physics Flix". The OU Society of Physics
Students maintains an internet message board to encourage communication between physics majors, and
is currently in the process of building up our website to include a showcase of undergraduate physics
research at OU.
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Budget Application Confirmation
Previous Fall Allocation:
Dues/Fees Collected:
Donations Received:
Other Funds Raised:
Total Income To Date:
0
Total Office & General Expenses Requested:
Total PEA Requested:
Total UOSA Funds requested:
Total Expected To Spend:
Office & General Expenses
USB Thumb drive to store SPS documents
Secure (lockable) box for collecting money/mail
Large Vinyl SPS Banner
ordered from the National SPS
Food and Beverages at General Meetings
(~6 meetings per yr, ~20ppl per meeting)
Total Request
150
0
200
350
360
690
1050
1520
60
40
80
180
360
ANNUAL SPRING PICNIC
April 2005
40 participants
Annual picnic at Reeves Park. Everyone who loves physics is invited. This usually includes physics
faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and their families.
Rental of Covered Pavillion at Reeves Park
20
Food and Beverages
160
Supplies (plates, cups, utensils, etc)
10
Advertising (design, printing, ad placement)
5
Total Request
195
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY
October 2005
40 participants
Society of Physics Students Annual Halloween Party in Nielsen Hall. Everyone who loves physics is
invited. This usually includes physics faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and their families. The
Society of Physics Students Halloween Party typically includes an appearance by "Dr. Indestructo", who
does physics demos for children.
Pumpkin (for carving)
15
Food and Beverages
160
Supplies (plates, cups, utensils, etc)
10
Advertising (design, printing, ad placement)
5
Total Request
190
$20 out of SPS dues will be added to this amount to buy Halloween Decorations.
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SeeS OUTREACH PROGRAM
Monthly, recurring,
5 (each time) participants
The Sooner Elementary Engineering and Science club program, run by the Society of Physics Students,
takes 5 or 6 students to a local elementary school once a month. There, they do physics and engineering
demos in an effort to foster an active interest and fascination in science among elementary school
children.
Snacks (ice cream and soda)
( ~8 trips throughout the year)
80
Travel Cost (~5mi round trip, 8 times, $0.375/mi)
15
Total Request
95
FORTNIGHTLY FRIDAY FYSICS FLIX
Biweekly, recurring
10 (each time) participants
Fortnightly Friday Fysics Flix is the biweekly SPS-hosted film series including sci-fi, horror, and classic
educational short films, as well as occasional recent releases.
Food and Beverages (10-12 Fridays per year)
200
Supplies (paper plates, cups, etc)
10
Total Request:
210
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