Student Chapter Development Report Guidelines
The BMES Chapter Development Report (CDR) is a tool for BMES student chapters to monitor and assess their progress on an annual basis. It is also the means by which chapters renew their chapter charter to stay nationally recognized.
This tool also acts also as a measure for BMES to award student chapters for their successful operations, activities, and programs. As such, following the CDR guidelines outlined in this Link maximizes our CDR’s Outstanding award potential.
We strongly encourage all members of our club to contribute to their team’s CDRs as a record of their chapter’s ongoing activities. Updating our CDR yearly will ensure that our chapter records are accurate and up to date and will assist next year’s leadership by tracking the previous year’s programs.
Submitting a CDR is a requirement for all BMES chapters; however, it is up to the chapters how many sections (and thus how many Outstanding Awards) they wish to submit for. Every year we try and aim to win every award save for the New Chapter Award and the High School Chapter Awards.
Additionally, each CDR will have space to include the information for your one FREE BMES Student Membership – consider it our chapter’s compliance reward for submitting a yearly CDR.
High scoring CDRs are also considered for the following awards:
Outstanding Chapter Award
Commendable Achievement Award
Outstanding Outreach Award
Outstanding Mentoring Program Award
Outstanding Chapter-Industry Program Award
Outstanding Societal Impact Award
Up and Coming New Student Chapter Award
Outstanding High School Chapter Award
To get involved please contact your executive board’s President and/or Secretary