Maximizing Collegiate
/Professional Relationships
Linda Thomas
Director of Regions
February 10, 2012
Why are we focusing on this goal?
Mega Issue
00119
Desired Outcomes
o Define the Mega Issue scope
o Identify current society strengths and
challenges
o Identify stakeholders
o Identify a Schedule
o Prioritize an approach
o Implement highest priority items
o Record results
o Report out
Scope – Maximize relationships
Professional
•Private Industry
•Government
•Academia
•Entrepreneur/Self-Employed
•Retired
•Unemployed
•Working outside Engineering Profession but Engaged in SWE
Collegiate
•Community/Jr. College
•Trade/Vocation (IT)
•Undergraduate
•Graduate
•Post-graduate
Life Stages Common to both
Professionals and Collegiates
Children
Significant
Partnership
Pets
Individual
No
Dependents
Married
Adult
caregiving
Assisted
Living
Action: Who is the Collegiate Community?
Professional
Member
Recent
High
School
Graduates
FirstGeneration
Students
Non-Native
Students
College
Second
Career
Students
Transfers
from CC/JC
Action: Prioritize an Approach - Triage
For example – what and when can we implement
to receive maximum benefit?
FY12
FY 13-14
FY15 and Beyond
How to Implement High Priority Items
Strategic Plans
for FY13
WE12 Events
Region
Conferences
Society
Communications
Documenting Progress
MI 000109 Task
Date
Engineers Week 2012Ideas
January 2012
Create an initial paper for Mega
Issue Definition and approach
BOD 3
Close with a white paper for
distribution to the BOD and region
governance group
BOD 4
Present final findings to the BOD
BOD 4
FY 2012 Activities
Region governors and MAL reps brainstormed a list of topics
for how collegiates and professionals can collaborate
Not limited to sections – suited also for individual
interaction
January RG call diversity topic: collegiate / professional
interaction well received by group
Sections are documenting activity in reports to RG;
summaries provided to DR
Revelations from Region Governance
Teleconference, January 30, 2012
Some regions had goals for each professional section to have
a joint event with a collegiate section.
• This type of goal can be challenging for large professional
sections with many collegiate sections within their boundaries
as they cannot have an event with each collegiate section.
Region conference is still the primary interaction method
between professional and collegiates.
Effectivity with “virtual counselors”
One Region is inviting all collegiate section presidents to
monthly Region conference calls (professional call).
It was noted that a significant number of professional
members are “selecting” to be members of collegiate
sections.
How can CLCC work with LCC to foster collegiate/professional
interaction?
Successes from Region Reports
Collegiate Member
“I cannot stress enough how many new friends and
professional contacts, and had several interviews and job
opportunities-- and it all started with SWE.”
San Diego Section
Hosted a holiday gift drive attended by over 15 P and about
15 C – raised enough funds for 4 needy families
Las Vegas Valley
Arranged a technical tour for a Casino show, inviting SWE and
ASCE collegiate members
Columbia River
Hosted a “Professionals Panel” at a local university
Successes from Region Reports
Houston Section
Mentoring program started between professionals
and collegiates with expectation of minimum contacts
Columbia River
Hosted a “Professionals Panel” at a local university
Syracuse Section
Hosted a “hey-you get a job” seminar at Syracuse University
campus, to discuss job resources for future and recent
graduates.
Successes from Region Reports
Philadelphia Section
Assisted with Widener University's Engineering Girls Camp.
The camp hosted 290 girls who participated in numerous
engineering labs throughout the day-long camp, in which
numerous SWE members volunteered to run the labs and
also participated in panel discussions with the students and
their parents.
New York Section
Hosted two Women Engineering Speakers Panels. One was at
Hofstra University with 4 professionals participating. The
second was at Manhattan College with 80 attendees.
Successes from Region Reports
Baton Rouge Section
Helping to form a new collegiate section at Southeastern
Louisiana University
Eastern North Carolina
Two members acted as professional resource for a Duke
University joint SWE-NSBE event called “What can I
Engineer”?
Puerto Rico
Planning a joint event with the University of Puerto Rico
Collegiate Section
Successes from Region Reports
Central Florida
Hosted a joint meeting with University of Central Florida to
offer a resume/interview workshop for professionals and
collegiates alike before conference.
Charlotte Metrolina
Participated in a new event of the local community college,
Central Piedmont Community College, called Passport to
STEM, targeted to middle school children
Western New York
Hosted a panel discussion (4 women, 1 man) at University of
Buffalo section to discuss education, work and family and
answer questions from the audience.
Successes from Region Reports
Region E MALs
Reached out to the VA Tech Collegiate SWE section in
reference to their conference bid. Assisted MAL at JMU with
contacts within SWE for a new collegiate section there.
Region F
Will be presenting awards ($75 to use toward an activity or
event) to collegiate sections who have revitalization efforts
underway, as well as some existing sections that have
shown improved activities and membership this year. 6 of
the 9 sections in Region F have held joint collegiateprofessional events with nearby universities.
Successes from Region Reports
Kentuckiana
Members participated in an event for University of Louisville
incoming freshmen
Northern Illinois University
Hosted successful SWE alumni event. It allowed members to
connect with alumni and get a better idea of what life as an
engineer after college would be like
Tulsa
Hosted networking event to help recruit new University of
Tulsa collegiate members and meet the Tulsa members
Columbia River
Hosted a “Professionals Panel” at a local university
Next Steps
Compile findings for BOD 4 readout
Ask for next RG reports to provide more
specific details on P/C interaction
(what was activity and the section, also
# of people involved)
Yearbook Issue = Profile examples
(discuss at March Telecon)
Questions?