“Build Resilience, Find Success”
An ACS PSS Retreat for BIPOC Students of Chemistry or Engineering
April 4-6, 2025
Dumas Bay Centre
Federal Way, WA
There is no charge to attend the retreat.
Download a flyer.
This overnight retreat is designed for BIPOC undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental sciences, bioengineering and related fields. Meals and housing are provided free for up to 25 students from across the Puget Sound Section. Students will also be given one year of free American Chemical Society membership. Please register!
Keynote speakers:
Michelle Long
General Manager, Chevron Environmental Management and Real Estate Company
Kelly Chaco’n, Ph.D.
Arther F. Scott Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Reed College
Why participate?
Students will build networks, meet professionals and develop skills at this action-oriented overnight retreat on the banks of Puget Sound. There is no cost to participate and overnight accommodations are provided!
This workshop is an overnight retreat, with single rooms and meals provided. There is no charge for the retreat. The cost is covered by grants and the Puget Sound Section of the American Chemical Society.
- Meet other science and engineering students
- Hear about a range of STEM careers
- Develop Linkedin profiles and resumes
- Watch or join mock employment interviews
- Interact with BIPOC professionals
- Critique research presentations
- Learn about professional organizations and scholarship options
Special Performance of “Trouble in Mind” included onsite for retreat participants on Saturday evening, April 5th.
Taking place entirely in a rehearsal space in an old New York theatre, Trouble in Mind brings us up close and personal with a group of artists working to open a new Broadway show. Themes of race, class, gender, and whether and when to separate the art from the artist are as poignant and critical now as they were when the show was first written. Alice Childress’ beautiful and insightful play was denied a rightful Broadway run in 1955 because she refused to change the ending. Over 60 years later, it was finally given the justice it deserved, and now we are honored to present this incredible piece of American art to our patrons.
Student retreat attendees must have completed one year of general chemistry and intend to pursue a major in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, or related field involving a curriculum with chemistry coursework.
This overnight retreat is for underrepresented minority students in chemistry and related fields who identify as one or more of the following: Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous (American Indian, Alaskan native), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (including Filipino), African American/Black.
Number: 25 student participants, undergraduate and graduate
Eligibility: Priority will be given to applicants in a college or university in the ACS Puget Sound Section (for a list of colleges in our section, visit our website).
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
Apply using the form at this link. BIPOC Student Retreat Application Form
A one-page personal statement following the guidelines in the application form is required and must be uploaded at the same time as your application. All applications will be reviewed by the DEIR Committee. We accept applications in the order received – submit early!!
Contact: Sheri Tonn (tonnsj@plu.edu) or Garima Thakur (garimasimply.com) for more information.
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