Erin Hogbin

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Relationship Building Between Students
Professionals
Erin Hogbin Student Professional Awareness
Committee Chair http//www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/
committees/spac/
1 2 Sept 2007 Scottsdale, AZ IEEE-USA
Leadership Workshop
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Benefits of Good Relationships

• Increased interaction between a Section and
  Branch
• Leads to.
• More successful section and region
  events/meetings with increased attendance
• Open doors for joint/shared meetings
• Future skilled volunteers for the Section

Students are the Regions and Sections Future
Volunteers
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Benefits to Regions/Sections

• Students begin to understand how IEEE works for
  engineers and what resources are available
• Students are retained as members after graduation
• Students learn to become active IEEE Section and
  Region Volunteers

Many current IEEE members started as Student
members!
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What are some of the things you have done?
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How Do You Build the Relationship?

• Encourage Student-Professional Awareness
  Activities among student branches
• Identify good local speakers
• Provide discounted rates for students attending
  Section and Region events
• Encourage members to organize and attend joint
  professional awareness activities
• Support student events

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Some Specifics

• Communication
• Make contact, not all branches know they belong
  to a section
• Student Liaison on Section Excom
• Voting or Non-Voting
• Provide Branch Mentors

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Some Specifics

• Hold Meetings at Schools
• Ex-com
• Section
• Chapter
• Invite to Section Meetings and Activities
• Student Leadership Training Workshops

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Some Specifics

• Support Region Contests
• Paper Contests
• Hardware Competitions
• Ethics
• Programming
• Website design
• Hold/Support Section Contests
• Tours

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Some Specifics

• Engineers week
• Community efforts
• Scouts
• Future City
• Math Counts
• JETS
• Science Fairs
• Show benefits of IEEE to careers

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Some Specifics

• SPAC/S-PAVe
• Joint venture S-PAC/Professional Development
  Seminar

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What are S-PACs?

• Student-Professional Awareness Conferences
• Students plan and run the event with consultation
  from S-PAC Regional Coordinators - The students
  do all Project Management
• Presentation or panel format related the
  professional awareness categories
• Topics are selected by students in consultation
  with SPAC Regional Coordinators (Regions 1-6) who
  will advise on finding speakers

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What are S-PAVes?

• Student-Professional Awareness Ventures
• Venture can take on any form except presentation
  format
• Student Branch submits proposal based on the
  professional awareness categories with budget and
  schedule - The students do all Project Management
• Start-up funds are available to initiate venture

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Examples of S-PAVe Formats

• Mock Interviews
• Resume Writing Skill Development
• Role Playing and Videotaping of an Ethical
  Dilemma/Situation
• Networking/Etiquette Dining
• Creating a Skit Depicting Expert Testimony in a
  Courtroom

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Examples of Issues Related to Professional
Awareness

• Career Growth
• Continuing Education
• Effective Communication
• Working
• Balancing Work With Personal Life
• Expectations vs. Reality
• Professional Ethics Social Responsibility
• Individual and Corporate Responsibility
• Coping with Ethical Dilemmas

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Examples of Issues Related to Professional
Awareness

• Self-Management
• Managing Your Career
• Time Management
• Engineer and Public Policy
• Grassroots Activism
• Understanding How Government Works
• Importance of the Professional Society
• Networking
• Benefits

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How Does IEEE Promote Professional Awareness to
Students?
Student Professional Awareness Conferences
(S-PACs)
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• Steps for Organizing an
• S-PAC or S-PAVe

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Contact the SPAC Coordinator when the Branch has
Decided on the Event Date
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SPAC Contacts

• Chair Erin Hogbin e.hogbin_at_ieee.org
• Past-Chair John Paserba j.paserba_at_ieee.org
• IEEE USA Staff Sandra Kim sandra.kim_at_ieee.org
• Region 1 Vishnu Pandey v.pandey_at_ieee.org
• Region 2 Joe Burns jfburns54_at_ieee.org
• Region 3 Jim Howard j.howard_at_ieee.org
• Region 4 Kristi Brooks kristi.brooks_at_ieee.org
• Region 5 Kristi Hummel khummel_at_ieee.org
• Region 6 Kim Motonaga kmoto_at_ieee.org
• Region 7-10 Marko Delimar m.delimar_at_ieee.org
• Student Member Krenar Komoni krenar.k_at_ieee.org

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STEP 2. Decide on Topics ( 2 or 3) and Inform
SPAC Coordinator

• Example Topics
• Industry Life as Told by a Survivor
• Grad School vs School of Life
• Multitalented The Swiss Army Engineer
• Pros and Cons of Large vs Small Companies
• Consulting - Is it for Me?
• Others

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STEP 3. Review List of Potential Speakers - Seek
Approval from SPAC Coordinator To Invite
www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/spac/speaker
_topic.asp
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STEP 4. Fill out the Budget Sheet and send it to
your SPAC Coordinator
www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/spac/files/N
EW_spac_PlanGuide_rev2.xls
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STEP 4. Fill out the Budget Sheet and send it to
your SPAC Coordinator (contd)
www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/spac/files/N
EW_spac_PlanGuide_rev2.xls
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S-PAC/S-PAVe Budget Considerations

• Potential Income Sources
• Ticket Sales
• Industry Donation
• University
• IEEE Local Section/Region
• RAB Subsidy (when needed as a safety net)
• IEEE Societies/Chapters

• Minimize Expenditures
• Forego spending on elaborate meals and
  refreshments
• No need for catering halls (large classrooms are
  fine)

Note that the SPAC Committee will pay for the
approved National Speakers travel expenses, and
are off-budget to the students planning process
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Remaining Steps for Organizing the S-PAC or
S-PAVe

• STEP 5. Publicize the event
• STEP 6. Prepare for event
• STEP 7. After event, collect feedback from
  attendees and submit S-PAC Final Report
  to your Coordinator
• STEP 8. Document lessons learned for the next
  S-PAC

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Questions?
Erin Hogbin Student Professional Awareness
Committee Chair http//www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/
committees/spac/ e.hogbin_at_ieee.org