Student Involvement & Development (Student Activities Committee)Chair: Steven James

January 11, 2014

STUDENT BRANCHES350 Active Student Members; 235 Active Graduate Student Members

University Of Minnesota

St. Cloud State University

University of St. Thomas

University of Wisconsin – Stout2

PurposeThe purpose of the Student Activities

Committee is to provide undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in the IEEE Designated Fields or related professions with opportunities for educational, technical, and professional development, emphasizing the value of continuing IEEE membership.

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Section/Chapter Support of Student Branches

Section Student Paper ContestStudent Professional Awareness Conferences (S-PACs)Student Professional Awareness Ventures (S-PAVes)Student Professional Awareness Workshop (S-PAWs)

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Section/Chapter Support of Student Branches Main Points:

Contact the Student Branches within the SectionInvite Student Branch members to attend Chapter MeetingsSupport Student Branch activities

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Student Branch Competitions

• Open to all undergraduate IEEE Student Members

• Chance to improve written and verbal communications skills and show off school projects

• Can be a reformatting of a previous paper or project

• SPC Prizes (1st:$800, 2nd:$500, 3rd:$200)

• Project Showcase Prizes (TBD)• At E-Week Banquet (at University of

St. Thomas)

2014 Twin Cities Student Paper Contest

andProject

Showcase Contest

Written due: Feb 3rd

Presentations: Feb 22nd (at E-week

Banquet)

Student Branch Competitions

• Open to all undergraduate IEEE Student Members - Ideally, Regional entries come from local competitions

• Chance to improve written and verbal communications skills – Travel Paid

• Can be a reformatting of a previous paper

• Prizes (1st:$800, 2nd:$500, 3rd:$200)• At the EIT at MSOE, Milwaukee, WI• Soon: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/4/s

tudentactivities.php

2014 Region 4 Student Paper

ContestWritten due: ~May

Presentation: June 5-7

Student Branch Competitions (continued)

•24 hours of programming with your team•Occurs all over the world at the same time.•Win an all-expense paid trip to an IEEE or conf of the team’s choice – anywhere in the world!

•http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/competitions/xtreme/index.html

IEEEXtreme Programing

Event: October (tentative)

•This contest showcases IEEE student branch activities and recognizes the skills of the student branch in web design and programming.  

•http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/awards/site_contest.html

IEEE Student Branch Web Site Contest

Due: TBD ~April 15th (2014)

•Recognizes students who develop unique solutions to real-world problems using engineering, science, computing and leadership skills to benefit their community, the world at large, or both.

•Prizes: 1st:$10K, 2nd:$5K, 3rd:$2.5K plus up to 5 $1K •http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/competitions/change_the_world/index.html

Presidents Change the World CompetitionDue January 31st

What Section/Chapters can do to support of Student Branches

Invite the Student Branches to their technical meetings (transportation help?). Provide speakers to SBs to promote IEEE. Contact EE & ECET Departments to request they promote IEEE to their students. Announce events to local schools with IEEE Student Branches.

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What Should Student Branches do:

Invite Section officers to attend university/college eventsAsk local Sections or Society Chapters if they can host an ExCom meetings at your school.          Work with Sections to do STEP Activities Request plant tours from local industry (through IEEE section and local chapters)Work with Sections to do a Mentorship Event

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Thank you!

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