http://www.wiu.edu/severeweather The latest news from Severe Weather Club en-us Copyright 2009 ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University Severe Weather Club Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:41:00 CDT Elections will be held at our last meeting of the semester, next week.  Any officer position is up for grabs, so if you think you could run for a position go for it!  Remember that you must be an AMS member to be an officer, if you would like to know more about being an AMS member talk to D. J.  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:37:00 CDT At our last meeting we discussed Cans Across America, and when we would like to stand out and collect canned goods in front of Wal-Mart and County Market.  We decided that we will be collecting cans at Wal-Mart on the 7th (next Saturday) and at County Market on Sunday the 8th.  No official times have been chosen, as we will discuss them at our meeting next week. Our trip to Lincoln Elementary School here in Macomb will be here before you know it!  We performed a rough tally of those that are interested in going, and we have 13+ people that are interested, which is great!  The topics we will be conducting for the kids will be 'Dressing in Winter', 'Ice/Freezing Rain', 'Frostbite/Wind Chill', and 'Blizzards/Snow Drifts'.  If you are interested in helping us, please let us know.  We have no scheduled date just yet, we needed to come up with this information to tell the school so they knew what to expect. This Sunday we will be having another bowling outing at Digger's College City Bowl.  We will be bowling roughly around 4:30pm.  Please try to bring singles dollar bills or paper money that is not very large in amount, it makes it easier to pay with. If you commit to something with the club, please try to stay to that commitment.  If you are unsure whether you will be able to make an event let us know so we can compensate for your absence.  If you know that you are not going to make it but said you would, please let us know and try to see if you can get someone to take your place.  Thank you! We have gotten the shipments of Yankee Candles!  If you have not already gotten your candles, go to Dr. Herman's office soon, where they are being held. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:14:00 CDT The SWC met on Sept. 15, 2009. Eric went over a few potential t-shirt designs for the club to use this year. For homecoming this year, we will be participating in Paint the Town, Deck the Campus, The Boat Regatta, International Chief, and Rock the Flag. Deadline to submit abstracts for the AMS Conference is October 1, 2009. Promotions committee talked about calendar photos and Moon-Over Macomb. Storm Spotting discussed Pumpkin Carving and possibly getting forecasts in the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Courier. Activities will be setting up the club to participate in the Big Pink Volleyball game, Softball Tourney, and a Lake Argyle trip. Out-Reach contacted Lincoln School and talked about Relay for Life. The WX Challenge begins on Monday, Sept. 28. Get ready to start forecasting! The club finished the evening by watching a presentation by Tim Gross about his summer in Michigan and his participation in the RISE High Altitude Ballon Flight. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:03:00 CDT Our flag football team (The Sundogs) won our first game on Monday, with a score of 33-21!  Great job guys! Disaster Coordinator of the McDonough County American Red Cross, William Wetzel, came and introduced himself to the club.  He is wanting to work with us to warn others across McDonough County of Disaster Preparedness.  It will be a great opportunity to warn others and give something back to the community! For those of you who signed up for the Meteorology focus group meeting on this upcoming Saturday (the 19th), Dr. Herman will send out an email with more information.  We will be meeting at Tillman Hall for rides out to Horn Field Campus around 9:45. The radar that was perched on top of Memorial Hall (which was removed a few months ago) is being upgraded down in St. Louis, and soon it will return home!  Dr. Herman will give training sessions on how to use it once she works with the radar for a short while. We voted on photos for the calendar this past meeting.  The promotions committee will tally up the votes and we will see which photos made the top 20! If you have a slogan or t-shirt design, we will be voting on them next meeting, so please, bring them with you to the meeting if you have a shirt design.  Even if it is rather simple, a simple idea was the basis for our last shirts, and look how they turned out! Eric Apel passed out Yankee Candle Fundraiser packets at the meeting.  With this fundraiser we will receive 40% of all money made by the club!  So please go out and sell to your friends and possibly family members!  The deadline for the fundraising is October 9, 2009.  If you have any questions contact Eric at 217-341-6565. At the next meeting we will be discussing the AMS conference and getting a count of everyone that would want to go, so if you are interested in going, please come! The Geography Department Research Exhibit will be up and running for tomorrow only, so if you have not yet seen all the cool projects students and faculty have been working on in the department, you should pay a visit! REMEMBER!  If you want to be a member of the SWC, please pay your membership dues soon!  Dues are $10. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:42:00 CDT The severe weather club met on Tuesday September 8, 2009. Dr. Thompson addressed the club regarding the future of the Meteorology and Geography Department. The deadline to submit your slogan and t-shirt design for the club is next Tuesday. Those interested in participating in the the weather challenge need to have their sheet and money into Greg by September 15. The first day of forecasting will be September 29. Visit www.wxchallenge.com for more details. The club will be bowling on September 13 from 4-6pm. Hope to see you there! The Student Society of Geography is in need of more members! See Amy for more information. The Department Research Exhibit will be September 15-27. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:26:00 CDT The Severe Weather Club met September 1 at 6:00pm. 23 members were in attendance. The club watched a series of videos and looked at photos from different chases over the summer. After breaking into committees, Promotions discussed Calendars, T-shirts and Moon-Over-Macomb. Storm Spotting talked about Visitings Hall Governments and posting signs from for severe weather safety. Activities has planned on a bowling adventure on Sunday, September 13 from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Flag football practice will be held Thursday, September 10 at 6pm in front of Sherman Hall and again on Saturday, September 12 at noon. Games will be played Monday's at five. You must have your ID number to play. Promotions also discussed Moon-Over-Macomb, Science Field Day and Homecoming. Details will be coming soon. The next SWC meeting will be Tuesday, September 8 at 6:00 in Tillman 408. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:35:00 CDT The Severe Weather Club met on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. A $10 member fee is due to Treasurer Heather as soon as you can get it to her. All committees discussed possible activities for this year. Here are some of the ideas. Activities: Intramural Soccer, Flag Football and Mud Volleyball. See Rich for more details. Outreach: Homecoming, Cans Across America, Lincoln Elementary, Possible Science Day and 4H Safety Day. Promotions: Possible fundraiser ideas include a Spaghetti Dinner, 2010 Calendar, 50/50 Raffle, Farmers Market Bake Sale, Disc Golf Outing, Jack-o-lantern Contest, and T-shirts. Storm Spotting: Radio Public Service Announcement, Promoting Public Storm Safety and Spotter Training. Members interested in forecasting of the SWC website or for Tri-States Public Radio need to sign up with Greg, Joe or Dr. Williams. The club will once again be participating in "The Weather Challenge." Those interested in learning more can visit www.wxchallenge.com. The next SWC meeting will be held next Tuesday, September 1 at 6:00pm in Tillman 408. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:00:00 CDT Welcome back to ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University! First SWC meetings of the year will be held this Tuesday, August 25 at 6:00pm in Tillman 408. All students are welcome and we hope to see you there!