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Presenter
• Mandy Cowgill
– Wright State University PhD candidate
– Programs & Activities Board – MAL
– Local section board member
– Nominating Committee Alternative
– Past SSC rep
– Past ECLIPSE Intern
– Past CECD Graduate Student rep
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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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Working with Students & Early Career Engineers
Outline
• 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 members
with up to 5 years of
professional experience
(or under 35)
• Those transitioning
(“Bridging”) from student
to professional
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The “Bridge”
Students The Bridge Workplace
0yrs 0-3yrs 3-5yrs
Experience Experience Experience
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• Social experiences
• Leadership experience
• Resume builder
• Student competitions
• Access to journals
Why did they join?
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How are They Different/the Same?
• Mostly digital: social
networks,
blogs, emails, texts,
etc.
• Always connected:
smart phones and
portable devices keep
them communicating
Communication
• 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
independent
• Entering new
environments for work
and life
• Starting relationships/
marriages/families
• Adapting to a new
work environment
(new job, new
company values)
• Starting new
relationships
• Wanting to improve
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How are They Different/the Same?
Ideals/Life Goals
• Still in “rose-colored”
glasses
• “Work to live”
generation
• Focused more on
establishing home,
family, and job than on
long-term career/end of
career plans
• Believe in providing a
service to the public
• Care about the work
they do
• Like to be challenged
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How are They Different/the Same?
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RSA Animate: Drive
(http://www.thersa.org/events/rsaanimate/animate/rsa-animate-drive)
GROUP ACTIVITY
How can we help one be their best and grow
as an engineer/person/volunteer?
Brainstorm how to capitalize on the
Autonomy/Mastery/Purpose concepts
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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 engagement between different
generations of engineers
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How can you help them?
• Create programs that provide value to their
education/work experience
• Facilitate mentoring and coaching
• Connect them with local employers and
leaders in their field
• Offer leadership opportunities
• Foster 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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Funding Options
• Old Guard Supplemental Funding
– Early Career Forum
– Early Career Technical Conference
– Diversity Action Grant
• Corporate/university sponsorships
• Fundraising activities
• Dedicate section money towards early career
engineer programs and activities
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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 and
ways to fund activities
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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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For questions or comments <Mandy Cowgill>
Presentation available at events.asme.org/LTC13/home.cfm
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RESOURCE SLIDES
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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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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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Professional Section Organization
• Members
• Officers/Board
• Chair
• District Leader
• Global Communities (K&C Sector)
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Contacting Professionals
• 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-affairs-and-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
• 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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