Transcript LTC 2012 PPT Slide Template

Working with Students and Early
Career Engineers
Mandy Cowgill ([email protected])
Julie Kulik ([email protected])
Presenters
• Mandy Cowgill
– Wright State University PhD candidate
– Programs & Activities Board – MAL
– Past SSC rep, Past ECLIPSE Intern, Past CECD
• Julie Kulik
– ME at WorleyParsons, Penn State Graduate
– Chair Women In Engineering Affinity Community
– Chair Philadelphia Section & Co-Founder of PYE
– Past ECLIPSE Intern, Past Chair YEC
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Our Objectives
• Learn how to grow and strengthen your
section by working with students and early
career engineers
• Learn successful methods for contacting and
working with students and early career
engineers
• Identify ways YOU can work with students
and engage early career engineers
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Outline
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Who are Early Career Engineers?
Why did they join?
How are they different/the same as you?
How can you help them?
How can they help you/your section?
Examples of current programs
Funding options
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Who are Early Career Engineers?
• “Students and young
members with up to
10 years of professional
experience” (or under 35)
• Those transitioning
(“Bridging”) from student
to established professional
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The “Bridge”
Students
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Experience
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The Bridge
0-3yrs
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Experience
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Workplace
3-5yrs
Experience
Why did they join?
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Social experiences
Leadership experience
Resume builder
Student competitions
Access to journals
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How are They Different/the Same?
Communication
• Mostly digital: social
networks,
blogs, emails, texts,
etc.
• Always connected:
smart phones and
portable devices keep
them communicating
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• Must stay in contact
with colleagues
• Like to
network/socialize
• Enjoy in-person
meetings when they
happen
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How are They Different/the Same?
Stage of Life
• Learning about/
becoming more
• Adapting to a new
independent
work environment
(new job, new
• Entering new
company values)
environments for work
and life
• Starting new
relationships
• Starting relationships/
marriages/families
• Wanting to improve
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How are They Different/the Same?
Ideals/Life Goals
• Still in “rose-colored”
glasses
• “Work to live”
• Believe in providing a
generation
service to the public
• Focused more on
• Care about the work
establishing home,
they do
family, and job than on
long-term career/end of • Like to be challenged
career plans
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GROUP ACTIVITY
Not every professional is the same, and
neither is every early career engineer
Brainstorm the biggest differences/
common ground
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How can they help you/your section?
• Provide vitality to the local section/members
• Provide fun/new ideas and programs that will
draw in more young members
• Provide new officers/leaders to your section
• Provide future employees/co-workers for your
workplace
• Improve connections between different
generations of engineers
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How can you help them?
• Provide them with programs that provide
value to their education/work experience
• Provide mentoring and coaching
• Help them meet local employers and leaders
in our field
• VOLT leadership path
• VOBB
• Develop Collaborations
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GROUP ACTIVITY
Without your own understanding of the value
of interaction, nothing will ever change
Brainstorm the most important benefits for
you/your section and the students/early
career engineers interacting
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Examples of Current Programs
• Early Career Connect
• Student Liaison
Program
• SPDCs/SLS/
Conferences
• Mentoring
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GROUP ACTIVITY
The best way to let the students/early career
engineers know you exist is to be present in
“their world”
Brainstorm ideas for getting involved
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Funding Options
• Old Guard Supplemental Funding
– Early Career Forum
• Website: go.asme.org/OGECF
– Early Career Technical Conference
• Website: go.asme.org/ECTC
– Diversity Action Grant
• Website: http://www.asme.org/groups/centerscommittees/public-affairs-and-outreach/aboutleadership-and-diversity/diversity-action-grant-(dag)
• Dedicate section money towards early career
engineer programs and activities
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GROUP ACTIVITY
Successful programs come from a mix of
interest in the program, ingenuity, and funding
Brainstorm innovative funding ideas
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Summary of Key Points
• Students and early career engineers can
help strengthen your section
• You can help students and early career
engineers in their work and life
• Get involved in programs/activities that
mean something to students and early
career engineers
• Be creative in finding ways to fund
programming for students and early career
engineers
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<Working with Students and Early
Career Engineers>
For questions or comments
<Mandy Cowgill>
[email protected]
<Julie Kulik>
[email protected]
Presentation available at
events.asme.org/LTC12/home.cfm
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RESOURCE SLIDES
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Student Section Organization
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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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Contacting Students
• You must work with the faculty as well as the
students
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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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Professional Section Organization
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Members
Officers/Board
Chair
District Leader
Global Communities (K&C Sector)
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Contacting Professionals
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Look for a website at asme.org
Ask faculty advisor
Ask department chair
Contact District leader
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Ways to Reach Students and
Early Career Engineers
• Student and Early Career
Website: http://www.asme.org/groups/centers-committees/public-affairsand-outreach/about-career-professional-advancement
– Committee on Student Development (CSD)
– Committee on Early Career Development (CECD)
(reach CECD by email: [email protected])
• Early Career Connect (ECC) on Facebook
(ASME Affinity Group)
Website: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=19465159464
• ASME on Facebook
Website: http://www.facebook.com/ASME.org
• Districts & Local Sections
Website: http://www.asme.org/groups/districts-local-sections
• LinkedIn
Website: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=36972&trk=anet_ug_hm
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Ways to Reach Students and
Early Career Engineers
• Other ASME Social Media Outlets
Website: http://www.asme.org/groups/social-media-online-groups
• The Student Liaison Program
Website: http://volunteer.asme.org/Unit/Student_Liaison_Program.cfm
• Volunteer Opportunity Bulletin Board (VOBB)
(Post leadership opportunities for young member involvement)
Website: http://volunteer.asme.org/vobb/
Contact: Ty Booker ([email protected])
• ASME Online Mentoring Program
(mentoring for students only)
Website: https://secure.asme.org/signin/mentoring.cfm
• PPC Mentoring Module (volume 11, pgs. 30-43)
Website: http://emergingleadersalliance.org/resource-library/
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