What Are the Triple Helix and The Triple Helix Online?

The Triple Helix, Inc. is an international non-profit organization (IRS 501c3) with 27 chapters involving over 800 students from the world’s most prestigious universities. Together these students form some of the world’s future leaders in science, business, and law. As a young but innovative leader in undergraduate journalism, The Triple Helix aims to produce one of the highest quality undergraduate publications in the next several years and to showcase the undergraduate voices of hundreds of students on some of the most pressing modern issues in science. As an unprecedented student-run forum for discussion and interdisciplinary thought, The Triple Helix unites students from all over the world with a diversity of intellectual interests and backgrounds. Through the fulfillment of our mission, The Triple Helix offers a unique, challenging, and exciting educational experience for all its staff and significantly contributes to the communities we are a part of. The Triple Helix Inc is lead by the Executive Management Team; meet them here

The Triple Helix Online is the electronic publishing arm of The Triple Helix Inc.  TTH Online was founded in Spring 2009 at the Cornell University chapter of The Triple Helix and has since grown to include 7 more chapters.  The division is currently expanding quickly through partnerships with the AAAS and Georgetown University’s Science in Public Interest Initiative.  Content for TTH Online is generated by students and guest writers from some of the best universities in the world, which include members of the Ivy League, Cambridge University, Oxford University and University of California at Berkeley. You can learn more about TTH Online on Wikipedia here

Mission

1. To educate students at every level about the dynamic relationship between science, society, business, ethics, and law in order to bridge the archaic divide between these various fields of study
2. To instill academic interest in a broad range of topics, inspire scientific curiosity and discovery, and encourage undergraduates to explore interdisciplinary careers that span across traditional boundaries
3. To provide opportunities for students to learn and practice writing, editing, reviewing, communicating, researching, layout and design, marketing, web design, and management and leadership in a real world enterprise with both peer and professional guidance.
4. To encourage critical analysis of the most legally and socially important issues in science through the free exchange of ideas within a diverse national community
5. To build a lasting social network of some of the nation’s most capable undergraduate leaders as a positively reinforcing resource
6. To inspire entrepreneurship and innovation through participation in an organization that continuously builds upon and reinforces those ideals

Leadership Structure

The Triple Helix, Inc. operates primarily on a chapter-based system to ensure the broadest and deepest impact at every campus. In order to maintain our organized, cohesive, and productive approach, a group of exceptional student leaders form what is called the “international leadership”. The international leadership can be viewed as three separate governing boards: the Executive Management Team (EMT), the Regional Management Teams (RMT), and the International Editorial Board (The IEB is further divided into three divisions: the Production Dvision, the Literary Division, and the Electronic Publishing Division). The EMT is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and the IEB is headed by the Executive Editor-in-Chief – who will report to the CEO of the EMT. The RMTs are headed by a Chief Operating Officer for each region, who reports to the CEO of the EMT. The EMT serves to ensure the continued success of the international journal by overseeing chapter operations and making key international decisions. The IEB serves to manage and ensure the timely production of the international journal.