reaching students & early career engineers. 2 presenters mandy cowgill –wright state...
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Reaching Students & Early Career Engineers
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Presenters • Mandy Cowgill
– Wright State University– Programs & Activities Board – MAL– Past SSC rep, past ECLIPSE Intern
• Eduardo Barrientos– Pennsylvania State University– Programs & Activities Board – Training Committee
Chair– Affinity Communities Operating Board– Past SSC rep
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• Establish the importance of relating to students, faculty & early career engineers
• Explain the benefits to the section/division and the students and early career engineers
• How & why to contact faculty & students• Programs for early career engineers• Discuss planning successful programs
w/students & early career engineers
Session Objectives
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Session Outline1. Introduction
2. Identifying the students & ECEs
3. Benefits from relating to young members
4. Making contact with faculty, students & ECEs
5. Programs involving students & ECEs
6. Early Career Forums
7. ME Today newsletter
8. Group activity
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Who are the Young Members?
• Students & ECEs up to 10 years of professional experience
• Core values of Young Members– Optimism– Confidence– Achievement– Civic duty– Technology Savvy– Inclusivity– “Work to Live” rather than “Live to Work”
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Who are the Young Members?
• Expectations of young members– Personal attention– Positive feedback– Dislike ambiguity – Looking for leadership– To be asked for input
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Why Did they Join ASME?
• Learn about professionalism• Network and meet other engineers and students• Access to engineering education activities• Keep up-to-date• Help with their careers• Projects and activities • Conferences and competitions• Recognition• Peer Influence
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Why is it Important to Know About Students?
• Allows you to create a comfortable encounter
• Increases your understanding of what the students need and appreciate
• Suggests some relevant activities for the section
• Creates a pool of potential leaders
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Student Section Organization
• Officers of the Student Section
• Student Section Advisor
• ME Department Head
• Student District Operating Board (SDOB)
• Student Sections Committee (SSC)
• Global Communities (K&C sector)
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Student Section Calendar
• Organization & recruitment in September
• Programs September-November– Student Leadership Seminar (SLS) - Sept/Oct
• Programs February – May– SPDC - March/April
– Officer Election - April
• Reports due in May and June
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Messages You Can Deliver About ASME
• ASME activities can be meaningful & rewarding
• Show interest and offer support
• ASME is a relaxed place to be– Be relaxed yourself– Take the initiative – Reach out to the students and
early career engineers
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Messages You Can Deliver About Careers
• Personal goals can be met
• Ideas are evaluated on merit
• Ethics are important
• Professionalism is a pathway to success
• A professional career will be challenging and rewarding
• Expect the unexpected
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Benefits to You, Your Section & ASME
• Interacting with young members is exhilarating, rewarding and fun!
• Influencing young careers is rewarding• Young members ensure your section’s continued
vitality and success• Provide you with section programs• Increased interest and participation in ASME will
ensure the profession’s and ASME’s continued success• Development of future leaders• You may find your next new grad student or intern to
hire
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Contacting Students• You must work with the faculty as well as the
students• Who to contact
– The Student Section Advisor – The Student Leaders– The ME department head– The Dean of Engineering– Other faculty
• Preparation– Do research about the school and the department– Learn about the Student Section
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Making The Visit
• Explain your role in ASME and how ASME influenced your personal/professional life
• Discuss ASME programs
• Offer support for student organizations
• Relate the activities in which the students can be involved
• Emphasize the importance of the Student Section Advisor as a contact point between your section/division and the student section
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Successful Student Programs
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Dremel @ Milwaukee School Of Engineering
• 3-4 hour derby build and race event
• Materials, instructions, tracks, race management provided by Dremel
• Dremel tools provided for use in construction of cars
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Dremel @ Milwaukee School Of Engineering
• 8 Dremel staff came to MSOE
• Modified the race to fit the existing CO2 car race
• 30 teams competed in the race
• Over 80 people were involved in this event
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Dremel @ MSOE
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Dremel @ MSOE
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Other Program Ideas• District SPDC• Faculty Recognition & Honors• Speakers on technical issues, professional
development and career opportunities• Review of senior design projects• Engineers Week Program• Early Career Forum• Article submission to ME Today• Early Career Technical Conference• Networking and social events / Technical Tours
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Early Career Forum
An Early Career Forum is a series of Presentations and/or Panel Discussions that provide Practical Career Planning and Development Information
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ECF Resources for Planning
• ECF Planning & Best Practices Guide• What funding is available?
ASME Old Guard Early Career Forum Grants
$2,000 (max) grants to section/division organizers
Selection via Committee on Early Career Development (CECD)/Old Guard Committee collaboration
Applications available at:
http://volunteer.asme.org/unit/Unit_Forms_Instructions.cfm
BiMonthly, Multi-media90,000+ Early Career Engineers & Engineering Students
www.asme.org/NewsPublicPolicy/Newsletters/METoday/
ME TodayElectronic Publication & Media
Other Grants & AwardsEarly Career Technical Conference Grants$3,000 (max) grants to section/District organizersOld Guard fundedSelection via Early Career Development Committee/Old Guard Committee collaboration
Applications available at http://volunteer.asme.org/unit/Unit_Forms_Instructions.cfm
Early Career Award$5,000 and Prepaid Life Membership (~$3,000)ASME Foundation endowment from the Old Guard1 award per year to Early Career Engineer
www.asme.org/Governance/Honors/SocietyAwards/Old_Guard_Early_Career_Award.cfm 27
Networking & Social Events
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Summary of Key Points• ASME success = Engaged young members• What students and ECEs want from us
– Information – Encouragement
• Interacting with young members is rewarding and enjoyable
• The universities and their faculty appreciate your interest and support
• Opportunities for interesting programs
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Contact Information
• Contact Information on Notes Page
• This presentation will be posted on the 2011 LTC Web Site, at:
http://events.asme.org/ltc11/
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Group Exercise• Each group will be given one of
three scenarios• Discuss possible solutions• Select a solution• Outline the activities involved to
implement the solution• Determine success measures• Report on your action plan
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Scenario #1
There is an Engineering school in your section that has a student section that has been inactive for several years. You would like to reactivate the section.
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Scenario #2
There is an active student section that has not had any contact with your section and has not responded to your invitations to attend your section meetings. You would like to establish a closer relationship.
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Scenario #3
There are many early career engineers in you section area but few of them are involved with your section/division. You would like to attract these young people to your section.
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