State of SBSA: a review of 2017 and thoughts on future directions

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I spent the past year leading the Stanford Biosciences Student Association (SBSA) as President. This post consist of the letter to the community I sent out at the end of my term giving some highlights of the past year, those who have helped out, and thoughts on future directions.

I spent the past year leading the Stanford Biosciences Student Association (SBSA) as President. This post consist of the letter to the community I sent out at the end of my term giving some highlights of the past year, those who have helped out, and thoughts on future directions. Below is the note sent out to the community, can also find at: State of SBSA: a review of 2017 and thoughts on future directions.

PDF can also be found at State_of_SBSA_2017.pdf.

Hello Biosciences:

As SBSA transitions to a great new leadership team, and in the spirit of holding your representatives accountable, I would like to provide a summary of SBSA's past year and some thoughts on future directions and improvements.

The letter to the community can be found at http://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/sbsa/letters/State_of_SBSA_2017.pdf.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please let SBSA know. I look forward to seeing SBSA's incoming team take SBSA to the next level!

Best,

Biafra Ahanonu

SBSA President

-biafra
bahanonu [at] alum.mit.edu

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