10/26 Weekly Email
Important Membership Updates!
From the Spring 2025 semester on, AED will now be requiring all general members to complete two scholarship credits. All other general member requirements will remain the same. With a variety of events and opportunities available, we hope that this new requirement aims will enhance member engagement and support the continued growth and success of the organization. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Executive Board!
Photo from our Avalon University Workshop!!
Upcoming Events:
Pre-Health Homecoming Tailgate (AEDxBMSAxLASH) | Saturday, November 1st | Time: 9:00-11:00 | Location: Bear Lawn Spot 712 (Click for map)
BeKind Profit Share | Wednesday, October 29th, from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
General Meeting #4 | Wednesday, October 29th | 7:30-8:30 | BSB D110
Goodness with Genesis | October 30rd | 7:30 - 8:30 PM | Earle Hall
Loaves of Love | October 31st | 5:00-6:00 pm | Earle Classroom
NEXT WEEK-AED Annual Pickleball Tournament | Saturday, November 8th from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Location: Underwood Pickleball Courts
Forms and Deadlines:
Be sure to review the Master Spreadsheet periodically throughout the semester for your credits. Email sahil_billakanti1@baylor.edu if you have any questions!
General Meeting Dates:
Our general meetings this semester will be from 7:30-8:30pm on 9/17, 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12, & 12/3! Go ahead and plan on putting those on your calendar so you can meet the GM requirement.
All meetings will be in BSB D110!
Socials
Click the titles for more information!!
Intramurals:
If you are at all interested in Cornhole, please fill out the interest form below so we can get a team going! Stay on the lookout for more interest forms in the future if you would like to participate in IM’s and fulfill ⅔ social credits for the semester. Text Tyler (630) 346-9545 with any questions!
Scholarly Events
Nothing for this week!
Service
If you are volunteering with a Clinical Service Opportunity, please email your respective chair (if you haven’t already)!
Ascension Providence: hana_jang1@baylor.edu
Waco Family Medicine: connor_dixon1@baylor.edu
Mission Waco: taylor_sterzing1@baylor.edu
Bluebonnet Hospice: rutger_vanhees1@baylor.edu
Please check the master spreadsheet to see your assigned service opportunity! This is required to be considered active. Reach out to Ada if you have not yet filled out the form!
If you are concerned about a weekly service time commitment, car/carpool situation, or if you are already involved in a valuable service that you are passionate about, please reach out to Ada at ada_khoja1@baylor.edu with any questions!
Pickeleball Tabling
Pickleball tabling will be taking place next week at the BSB on Monday, 10/27 and Tuesday, 10/28 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Earn up to 1 weekly hour by signing up for 2 slots!
Sign up using this link. Reach out to danny_le1@baylor.edu if you have any questions!
AED Thrift Store
In preparation for our annual AED Thrift Store, we will be collecting donations from Monday, 10/27 to Tuesday, 11/04 in the BSB E Wing. Only donate new/good condition clothes, we will reject poor quality clothes and you will not receive credit for the donation! We will be using the following conversion for weekly hours: (Maximum of 3 hours can be earned)
1 items - 0.25 hours
Shirts
Shorts
Dresses
Hats/Belts
1 items - 0.5 hours
Pants
Jackets
1 item - 1 hour
Shoes
Please fill out the following form once you have dropped off clothes at the E Wing box. Reach out to danny_le1@baylor.edu if you have any questions.
Upcoming Large Service Events
AED requires general members to attend 3 Large Service Events each semester! If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Ada (ada_khoja1@baylor.edu).
1 Large Service Event can be “carried in” from another organization per semester, and 1 Large Service Event can be a “pay for credit” opportunity. Additionally, Loaves of Love and Goodness with Genesis can only count for 1 LSE.
Please check the Master Spreadsheet, and reach out to Ada if there are any discrepancies in service credits!
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Bluebonnet Hospice will be hosting two Trunk-or-Treat events at some of its nursing facilities where they have patients. They are looking for volunteers to help out! Volunteers can attend on Tuesday 10/21 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM and/or Tuesday 10/28 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM.
Spots are limited. Fill out this form to sign up for volunteering! Reach out to ada_khoja1@baylor.edu or rutger_vanhees1@baylor.edu if you have questions!
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Goodness with Genesis will be holding an LSE on October 30rd at Earle Hall from 7:30 - 8:30 PM.
Volunteers will be making cards for patients at the Dallas Children’s Hospital. Sign-ups are limited. Fill out this form to register. Reach out to aadi_sharma1@baylor.edu if you have questions.
Goodness with Genesis can only count for one of your LSE credits.
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Loaves of Love will be happening biweekly on the following Fridays: 10/31, 11/14, 12/5 in Earle Classroom from 5:00 - 6:00 PM.
Use this link to sign-up for a slot. Please keep in mind that donations are required for this LSE. Reach out to olivia_hayes2@baylor.edu or livia_thomas1@baylor.edu if you have questions.
Loaves of Love can only count for one of your LSE credits.
Pay for Credit LSE (10/27-11/13)
We are helping McLennan County Diaper Collective host a drive for diapers these next two weeks. There is no government assistance for diapers, so MCDC is a non-profit in Waco that aims to fill this gap and runs solely on donations. To earn an LSE credit, please bring a package of diapers (any size; at least 100 diapers) to GM 4 (10/29) or GM 5 (11/12).
Diapers should be HEB/Walmart brand (does not have to be name-brand diapers)
Please do not purchase pull-ups, just regular diapers
Diapers run in sizes from newborn to 7
We will also be having an LSE with MCDC on Thursday, October 13th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM to wrap and package all the diapers that we have collected for distribution. Keep an eye out for more information about that.
Please reach out to Ada at ada_khoja1@baylor.edu if you are not able to drop off the diapers at the next two general meetings!
AED X MSO Summer Mission Trip
AED and MSO will be going on a joint Mission Trip next year to Cape Town, South Africa and partnering with One More Child and Living Hope! More information can be found on the application link and our upcoming interest meetings (see below).
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Dates (New): May 22nd - June 1st, 2026
Deadlines and Application Link:
Priority ($100 off from BU missions): November 5
Final: November 12
Interest Meeting Dates at BSB E127
November 3rd, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Reach out to adam_crone1@baylor.edu or kaia_wong1@baylor.edu if you have questions!
Finance
Dues
Dues are now $35 if you have not paid them yet! Make sure to pay them before the end of the semester if you wish to remain an active member
Dues can be paid to our Venmo: @BaylorAED or Zelle: “ALPHA EPSILON DELTA” at aed.txbeta@gmail.com
Do not mark your dues as a service as it charges AED
Feel free to reach out to Danny at danny_le1@baylor.edu for any questions or if Venmo does not work for you
Fundraising
AED’s 3rd Annual Pickleball Tournament
AED’s 3rd Pickleball Tournament! Grab a partner and win eternal glory on Saturday 11/8 from 5:00-9:00pm, come play for awesome pickleball prizes! If more than 6 teams from AED signup, the registration fee for each team drops from $15 to $10, so tell your fellow members to sign up!
Signup Link: https://forms.gle/EH62c4X3YmWJ2at17
Be Kind Coffee Profit Share
We are hosting a profit share with Be Kind Coffee this Wednesday 10/29, they will be open 7:00am - 6:00pm, and were voted best matcha latte in Waco!
Tell the person at the register you are there for the AED profit share, and take a selfie/picture of your receipt for 1 social credit!
New Member Events
All the New Member Events for Fall 2025 have been completed! Congratulations to our new group of General Members!
Reminder: Enzymes and substrates must attend a social together in order to complete the E/S requirement!
Still missing your NM Social Credit?
Go to an AED social event with any of your Enzymes or Substrates to get the credit!
Send us a selfie of you two!
Don’t have a substrate yet and your enzyme graduated? Reach out to Molly or Neva for a different option.
Pre-Health Spotlight
This year, the AED executive board will be highlighting exciting opportunities happening in the broader pre-health community!
Pre-Health Charity Gala
Fancy a walk down the red carpet? Come join us for the 3rd annual Prehealth Charity Gala on November 14th from 7:00-10:00 pm in Foster 143/144. The theme will be Hollywood as we raise money to help support La Puerta! Ticket prices are currently $12 until they rise on November 3rd, so get your tickets ASAP with the link! Everyone that attends will earn 1 social credit!
Health Research in Galapagos
Interested in an exciting research opportunity abroad? Join the Health Research in Galapagos program to do research about One Health, conservation, and public health! See the flyer for more details
Other Updates
Our Stories
AED Google Calendar
Here is the link to join the 2025-2026 Baylor AED Google Calendar!
This will be great to use to stay up-to-date on everything going on this year! We will still be using the calendar on the website as well!
AED Photocircle
Join the AED Photocircle! If you take photos at AED events, you can upload them directly here to be featured on the AED Instagram and website gallery.
Free Blueprint MCAT Study Guides
Blueprint has let us know that they have released 4 new MCAT study guides that can be utilized by our members! here is the link to download them.
AED Resources Spreadsheet
Are you interested in applying for internships, scholarships, and/or research labs?! Check out the AED Resources Spreadsheet!!! This is a great compilation of many opportunities that often go unnoticed and unused. If you have any questions/concerns or any suggestions for improvement, please contact the respective Networking Chair:
Research: Sophia (sophia_wright1@baylor.edu)
Shadowing: Henry (henry_sedberry1@baylor.edu)
Internships: Alex (alexander_dentchev1@baylor.edu)
Scholarships: Piper (piper_patterson1@baylor.edu)
Kaplan MCAT Partnership
Thanks to AED’s continued partnership with Kaplan, we have a plethora of resources/discounts available to us! Visit http://campus.kaptest.com/baylor-jorge for free MCAT resources. Good luck!
If you are looking to purchase a Kaplan course, our member discount code for 15% off is BAYLOR15 (includes In Person, Live Online or On Demand; excludes Tutoring).
If you are interested in becoming a Kaplan Brand Ambassador (benefits include free course, flexible schedule, competitive pay and professional development opportunities), you can learn more here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our current Brand Ambassador, Rajiv Edara.
Meet with your Kaplan Test Prep Expert, Caroline, to get answers to all your questions about preparing for your exam, Kaplan courses, building a study plan, and more. Caroline can also provide exclusive discounts in addition to those currently available on Kaplan’s website. Caroline's email is caroline.hazlett@kaplan.edu, and you can use this link to book a time with her: https://carolinehazlett.youcanbook.me/.
The Princeton Review MCAT Partnership
AED has renewed our partnership with The Princeton Review (TPR)! With that, comes an array of awesome discounts that all members can take advantage of!
BAYLORAED202526 - for 20% off Test Prep courses
BAYLORAED102526 - for 10% off tutoring packages and Med School Admissions Counseling Products
Master Spreadsheet Info
Have a blessed week everyone! Email any members of the executive board if you have any questions!
