Education Committee

Introduction

The Education Committee is a team of highly motivated members of MSA voluntarily contributing their time and effort. The Committee Members are dedicated to the development and successful implementation of educational and instructional programs for the benefit of the members of the Society as well as others seeking to gain knowledge of microscopy and its associated techniques.

To accomplish this we are committed to:

• Provide educational programs and services in the most cost-effective manner.
• To identify educational needs within the society and pursue the implication of these programs that satisfies the needs.
• Encourage MSA member awareness, participation and involvement in all of our educational programs.
• Continue to broaden the reach of our programs to include as large of a segment of the technical community including young scientists starting out on their technical careers.
• The Education Committee is responsible for the short course program and intensive In-Meeting workshop which provides practical guidance on technologies already in use or practical introduction to technologies not yet established in the laboratory. In addition the committee is part of the program at all of the national meetings providing biological and physical science tutorials. These are recorded on video and made available to our membership for a fee. We strive to provide superb quality and to address the interests of our society.
• The Education Committee exhibition booth provides information to the membership regarding written materials available for teaching. The booth serves as a contact point for the membership during the meeting. The travel exhibit which is displayed every year at the booth is the society's way of keeping in touch with the local affiliate societies throughout the year.
• In the Education Committee exhibition booth we also maintain the Society Book Library, whose books are available for browsing at the MSA MegaBooth during the Annual meeting.
• We also fund 5 undergraduate scholarships.
We continue to serve the MSA as the Education Committee. We welcome anyone who has an interest and is willing to donate their time and energy to serve on the committee. We also welcome your ideas and input as to how this committee can serve the members of the society for the purpose of learning. Suggestions and comments may be sent to the Education Committee Chair.

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