Annual Report

All sections must submit, an annual report either via Google Form or PDF – submitted here by May 15 to the SSC every year to keep the section in good standing.

In addition, sections must report their new officers as soon as they accept the position.  The common practice is to appoint new officers at least one month before the end of the academic year; this allows for continuity and gives the new officers the opportunity to function at one meeting before the group breaks up for the summer. The outgoing officers should leave a record of what was accomplished during the previous year. This record should be kept with the faculty advisor to allow for the history and continuity of the section.

Complete Your Annual Report Online  – You can start completing your annual report at any time and finish up later.  A link will be sent to the email address provided with a personal URL so you can come back to it before submitting it.

What is Good Standing?

ANS Student Sections must do the following things to remain in Good Standing, as required by the ANS Bylaws and Rules:

• 1. Inform the SSC at least once a year of the names and contact information for the section, faculty advisor, and all officers (chair, vice chair, and advisor MUST be ANS members)
  2. File an annual report (see instructions above) with the SSC containing a statement of operations
  3. Adopt the Standard Bylaws for Student Sections (once)
     More info is here.
  4. File Rules (included in the Standard Bylaws and Rules) with the SSC and Bylaws and Rules Committee whenever they change.

You can check the status of your section below.

Section Status

The Student Sections Committee  developed the following status categories:

(those in Good Standing are Active, but those that are listed as Active are not in Good Standing)

• good standing: filed Annual Report in the current year (including officer info), adopted the standard Bylaws and Rules.
• active: filed Annual Report at least once in last 3 years (including officer info)
• in flux: filed full officer info at least once in last 5 years but Annual Report is > 3 years overdue
• inactive: gave SSC some sort of confirmation that a section exists (e.g. contact info for a president or an advisor) within last 8 years but have not provided full officer info in > 5 years
• dormant: SSC unable to confirm that a section exists (e.g. contact info for a president or an advisor) anytime within last 8 years, or section has requested dissolution

Certificate of Distinction

The Certificate of Distinction is awarded to ANS Student Sections that file an annual report with ANS headquarters; update ANS headquarters with names and contact information for the new officers of the student section; have up to date Bylaws and Rules; organize and submit a report on at least one outreach event; share outreach material with the SSC for other sections to use; and report a non-outreach event for posting on our website.

Congratulations to the recipients of Certificates of Distinction for the 2022-2023 year:

1. Boise State University
2. Colorado School of Mines
3. Georgia Institute of Technology
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu
5. Kansas State University
6. King Abdulaziz University
7. Missouri University of Science and Technology
8. Oregon State University
9. Penn State University
10. University of California, Berkeley
11. University of Florida 
12. University of Idaho
13. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
14. University of Michigan
15. University of New Mexico
16. University of Pittsburgh
17. University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez
18. University of South Carolina
19. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
20. University of Texas at Austin
21. Virginia Commonwealth University