NSCS Monthly Newsletters January 2014 | Page 13

National Society for Collegiate Scholars January Newsletter | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Chapter Greetings, NSCSers! My name is Jian Er Chen and I am the current president of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at the University of Hawaii at Manoa chapter. I am a senior with a concurrent degree of Psychology and Marketing. You may ask, why did I join NSCS? The name of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars caught my attention at first. I was not aware of its existence before and it was the first organization that knocked my door and recognized my accomplishments during my freshmen year. At that time, I considered it an opportunity to make friends, but I didn’t anticipate any significance that it could play in my college life. A semester later, I was encouraged to join the officer board by the president of NSCS in 20112012 and was trained as a secretary in the Spring with other prospected officers. I am glad that I have this opportunity to gain more leadership experience. In the past year, however, there were management issues in our chapter. Last semester, I came to realize that it was time to revitalize the strength of our chapter. I took over presidency during winter break and 3 officers joined the board. In order to have our vision come true, the execution of our plans is essential. Before school began, the officers and I had a very long, but fruitful, meeting. My objective as president is to have members enjoy their NSCS experience. Let me briefly introduce you to the monthly newsletters. The idea of the NSCS newsletter is to: 1) share personal stories, ideas, opinions and thoughts with other members, 2) award scholarships and points. Perhaps, most importantly, it is going to be a collective effort of officers and members. Last but not the least, I am open to any comment and criticism, please feel free to reach out to me at jianer@hawaii. edu. I truly believe that your support motivates us to do even better in the near future. “...time to revitalize...”