The Founding Days
What was Connect Me before it was transformed into a nonprofit?
A tutoring business! (Excellent Tutoring)
Which member of the Connect Me BOD joined the organization the last out of the 4, and joined after hearing about us on Fox News?
a) Mehmet b) Kaustuv c) Camille d) Meghana
c) Camille (January 2023)
List the initial 4 Connect Me Committees when the concept was first introduced.
Advertising, Partnership, Fundraising, Operations
What was Connect Me's first ever webinar?
2021 College Admissions Webinar
The name of Connect Me's very first student is ___________
Perisu!
Explain the double-meaning origin of the organization's name "Connect Me"
1) Connecting students with tutors
2) Connecting virtually across the clobe
Director of Communications (Quinn --> Camille)
Director of Applications (Kaustuv --> Meghana)
Which Connect Me Committee has won the most Committee of the Months?
Media Committee (9 wins)
Which webinar occurred the EARLIEST:
a) Extracurriculars & Essays Webinar
b) University of Michigan Admissions Webinar
c) Financial Literacy Webinar
d) The ABC's of Research Internships
d) The ABC's of Research Internships
Firing, which is normal for any organization, happens in Connect Me sometimes. It's affected every wing of the nonprofit, EXCEPT one. Of all wings in Connect Me, which one hasn't suffered a single firing throughout its history?
a) Operations Committee b) Partnership Committee
c) Executive Board d) Media Committee
e) Advertising Committee f) None of the above
e) None of the above (the BOD!)
When Connect Me was founded, how quickly were student-tutor pairings supposed to be produced?
a) 12 hours b) 24 hours c) 48 hours
d) 72 hours e) 3-4 business days
c) 48 hours
During Seasons 1 & 2, Connect Me had two Vice Presidents: Internal & External. Each oversaw 3/6 of the committees that existed at the time. Determine which positions oversaw which committees.
VP Internal --> Operations, Advertising, Fundraising
VP External --> Partnership, Media, Admissions
Which university do we NOT have a Connect Me alum at?
a) UVA b) Villanova c) NYU d) Louisiana Tech
e) Northeastern University f) Grand Valley State
a) UVA
Name the Connect Me partner: This individual started making YouTube videos in 2011, where he began with Minecraft and Call of Duty. When he graduated with a CS Degree in 2018, he shifted to making Java tutorials for over 250,000 subscribers and now does tricking content.
Alex Lee
Which two past members of the Connect Me Executive Board grew closer through the organization and eventually started dating?
Camille & Aaron
In Connect Me's early days, the Executive Board would sometimes accidentally forget about holidays that conflicted with Biweekly Meetings. We'd then have to postpone/cancel the meeting. The first time this happened was on which holiday?
Father's Day
What is the highest Connect Me Executive Board Evaluation score given in the history of the organization?
a) 54 b) 55 c) 56 d) 58
e) 60 f) 61 (with EC)
b) 55
Which committee has been so popular that over its entire history, only one person has ever ranked it as their last choice on their Committee Application?
Admissions Committee
Fill in the blank from the following news headline: "Nationwide tutoring nonprofit makes its way to ____________."
Greenville
While Connect Me's Discord consists of mostly humans, there are a couple of AI's! One such AI is the ConnectorBot, which joined in June 6, 2021. What was ConnectorBot's role in the Connect Me Discord?
ConnectorBot forwarded a notification of all of the old applications from the mobile app to the Discord
Before Connect Me was founded, some student/tutor requirements were set to be different. The minimum GPA to be a tutor was ____, the minimum grade was ___th, and the minimum number of hours tutored per week was _____. The gross income to be "underprivileged" for students was set as $________/year.
3.5; 9; 1; 60,000
What was the Connect Me Executive Board's vote first held to approve?
Pranaya Ramesh promotion to Bookkeeper
While the total monthly tutoring hours have usually gone up from one month to the next, there have been a couple of rare cases where it's gone down. Name a month/year when this was the case.
Check Tutor Hours
Name the Connect Me partner: This individual, President of the Parents of African American Students of Novi, helped organize and market the African American History Webinar. He/she has also provided valuable advice on obtaining grants from Congressmen.
Tia Marie Sanders
In summer of 2021, a tutor was identified to have spread anonymous online hate messages surrounding Connect Me & the Board. While the Executive Board had our contingency plans, there was one discrepancy in the manner this individual wrote that gave away his identity immediately. What was it?
He used the spelling "ConnectMeGo" which matched his previous messages