BITSAA Volunteering Opportunities

There are many ways in which you can get involved with BITSAA and they are outlined below. If you find anything interesting please get in touch with the respective contact. 

If you have any questions regarding any of these initiatives, please contact the Global Initiatives Coordinator & VP of Human Resources, Pawan Nrisimha.

Here are the categories of opportunities you can get involved with:

CHAPTER EVENTS

 

  • Local Chapters – To start a local chapter, to be involved in the activities in your area.

Contact: Venu Palaparthi

Email: venu@bitsaa.org

Web: http://www.bitsaa.org/chapters.html

  • Conduct a local chapter event – Organize bar events, music nights, golf events, picnics, guest speakers, dinner & dancing, cricket tournaments and enhance the networking within the chapter.

Contact: Local chapter representative

Web: http://www.bitsaa.org/chapters.html

 NETWORKING

  • Batch Representative – Represent your batch to be the mode of communication, update news/records, organize events and act as an active contact for your batch.

Contact: Suraj Srinivasan and Prasenjit Chaudhari

Email: suraj@bitsaa.org and prasenjit@bitsaa.org

FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES

 

  • Fundraising – Assist in fundraising at the grassroots level around the world by leveraging our internet resources and databases.

Contact: Anupendra Sharma

Email: anupendra@bitsaa.org

  • Memorial scholarships – Help us complete raising $15,000 to complete the fund-raising for these two scholarships.

Contact: Anupendra Sharma

Email: anupendra@bitsaa.org

SERVICES FOR BITSIANS

  • Adopt a Child –To be started. Help BITSians adopt a child from India

Contact: Needed

Email: need someone to drive this, email venu@bitsaa.org

  • Educational Loans for BITSians – Need someone to compile information and keep it up to date for how people in India can get loans to go to BITS Pilani.

Contact: Needed

Email: to come

BITSAA.ORG TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

 

  • BITSAA Technology – Work on the Alumni Directory, Job Board, www.bitsaa.org, or other initiatives

Contact: Prasad Thammineni

Email: prasad@bitsaa.org

  • Alumni Store – Enhance and run the Alumni Store

Contact: Prasad Thammineni

Email: prasad@bitsaa.org

SANDPAPER

 

  • Sandpaper 2.0 – Write for Sandpaper or Work in Design & Publishing

Contact: Sandeep Mukherjee

Email: smukherjee@bitsaa.org

  • Sandpaper Newsletter – Get involved with the monthly newsletter

Contact: Sandeep Mukherjee

Email: smukherjee@bitsaa.org

  • Sandpaper Specials – Lead the creation of various specials that are planned – Life at BITS, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Social Work, Possibilities

Contact: Sandeep Mukherjee

Email: smukherjee@bitsaa.org

  • Bitsaa-writers – Need someone to drive this.

Contact: Needed

Email: need someone to drive this, email anupendra@bitsaa.org

MARKETING INITIATIVES

  • BITSAA Press Coordinator (Located in India) – Looking for one.

Contact: Anupendra Sharma

Email: anupendra@bitsaa.org

  • BITS Branding at Universities– Work on a specific initiative to enhance the brand of BITSAA at US schools.

Contact: Ashok Roy

Email: royashok@yahoo.com

ACADEMIC INITIATIVES

  • Academic Center – Lead academic initiatives for BITSAA. We need someone to drive this.

Contact: Suraj Srinivasan

Email: suraj@bitsaa.org

  • OLAB – Support this Center at BITS

Contact: Vinod Agarwal

Email: vinod@bitsaa.org

  • Bits2bschool – Help BITSians get into the world’s top 35 business schools

Contact: Krishna Hegde

Email: krishna.hegde@dartmouth.edu

  • Bits2msphd –To be started. Help BITSians get into the top US MS PhD programs

Contact: Needed

Email: need someone to drive this, email anupendra@bitsaa.org

  • Corporate & University Linkages – If you would like to strengthen linkages between BITS Pilani or BITSAA and corporations (research tie-ups) and universities (PS stations, MS/PhD programs) please get involved

Contact: Santhana Satagopan

Email: ssatagop@brocade.com

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership– Support this Center at BITS. Get involved in entrepreneurial events.

Contact: Anupendra Sharma

Email: anupendra@bitsaa.org

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Get involved in education in India– If you would like to get involved

Contact: Laxman Mohanty

Email: laxman_mohanty@yahoo.com

  • Get involved with social initiatives in India– If you would like to get involved

Contact: Anuradha Gupta

Email: anuradha@bitsaa.org 

 
 

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