CHAPTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP

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CHAPTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES WORKSHOP
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Agenda

• Understanding the Purpose of ASHRAE Student
  Activities
• Introductions (name, chapter, location, new or
  returning chair, what got you into engineering?)
• SA Committee Structure (review all member grades)
• SA Objectives/Goals
• Your Role as SA Chair
• Students K-12
• Students Post-High School
• Winter Meeting Students
• Student recruitment and retention
• Running Chapter Reports
• Action Planning creating and using an MBO
  (management by objective)
• Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE)
• Available Resources

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SA Committee Structure
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What Are The Objectives of SA

• Promote math and science to K-12 students and
  describe how the study of math science can lead
  to an exciting career in engineering
• Encourage the study of HVACR
• Promote careers in the HVACR industry
• Introduce ASHRAE student membership
• Support existing ASHRAE student branches and
  encourage the development of new ASHRAE student
  branches
• Promote grant and design competition programs

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What is your Role As SA Chair?

• Reaching Students Grades K-6
• Significant decline in the number of young people
  pursuing careers in STEM (refer to STEM Ad Hoc
  Committee Report)
• Pending retirement of baby boomers, the
  replacement generation, Generation X, is only ½
  the size of the boomers
• Donate your time! Utilize the K-12 resources on
  the ASHRAE Student Zone for local school visits.
  www.ashrae.org/ashraek12 coming soon!
• Sample demonstrations
• Seltzer Tablet Rocket
• Making a Thermometer
• Land Sea Breezes
• Other Experiments listed on the Student Zone
• Utilize posters as a visual aid and share with
  the class after the presentation
• Utilize student branches as point of spear for
  these activities

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What is your Role As SA Chair?

• Reaching Students Grades 7-12

Career Awareness Promotion of Engineering

• Visit guidance counselors, science/math teachers
  gifted coordinators - give them ASHRAE
  brochures and posters
• Career discussions - tell them about your job
• Show ASHRAE videos
• Sponsor tours and awards
• Serve as a judge or sponsor in a science fair or
  volunteer to do an activity with the Girl Scouts
• Host a National Engineers Week activity (2nd week
  in February)
• JETS have great resources too (www.jets.org)

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What is your Role As SA Chair?

• Reaching College Technical Schools

Why Would a Student Want to Participate with a
Student Branch?

• Career assistance and information about
  employment opportunities
• Networking with industry professionals through
  chapter involvement
• Leadership development
• Discounts on ASHRAE publications
• Opportunity to participate in the Student Design
  Competition
• Participate in the Senior Undergraduate Project
  Grant
• Graduate Students Grant-in-Aid Program
• Various scholarship opportunities (Society and
  Chapter level
• More information on all programs and
  publications can be found online at
  www.ashrae.org/students

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What is your Role As SA Chair?

• Reaching College Technical Schools

Winter Conference Student

• In addition to being able to attend the many
  excellent technical seminars, sessions and forums
  offered at the ASHRAE Winter Conference, the
  Student Activities Committee offers a student
  program to include

• A student breakfast ASHRAE student members can
  meet other students from around the world!
• A Career Panel information from various ASHRAE
  members on their careers in the HVACR field.
• Student Technical Tour a tour is selected just
  to meet the needs of our student members

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Running Chapter Reports

• Student Activities Chapter Chairs (along with
  Membership Promotion Chairs and Chapter
  Presidents) have access to reports so they can
  run student data. (review PDF instructions for
  running reports)
•  Why is this information important to me?
• know what students are in your chapter
• Find out what students are approaching expiration
  (promote renewing)
• To find out what studetns are graduating (promote
  16-40-40)
• Keep student contact info updated

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Chapter Reports Recruitment Retention
Whats the membership application process for
students?

• New Student Member
• www.ashrae.org
• Click join
• Create login
• Select student member as Grade
• Students must have sponsor info before proceeding
• Students opt out of paying chapter dues
• Checkout!
• PDF available online if that option is preferred
  (fax or email to headquarters)

• Student Renewal
• www.ashrae.org
• Login with your current ID and password
• Click renew membership
• Edit contact information
• Students opt out of paying chapter dues
• Check out!

• 16-40-40 Student Transfer
• The dues schedule would be as follows
• 1st year after college 16.00 USD
• 2nd year after college 40.00 USD
• 3rd year after college 40.00 USD

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Action Planning MBOs

• Goal
• What you want to be, do or attain?
• Action Item
• What specifically will you do to accomplish this?
• Who/When
• Plan for the persons who can help you, and
  establish a time frame for getting the task/s
  completed
• Status
• Measurement of progress of attaining the goal/s

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Your Action Plan
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PAOE
What is PAOE exactly?

• The PAOE sets goals for the Society in the key
  areas of membership, meeting attendance,
  education, research promotion and energy
  management (technical support to public
  agencies). Meeting these objectives is essential
  if ASHRAE is to fulfill its commitment to serve
  society and its members.

• Goals are established each year by the incoming
  Society President
• Program description and outline is online at
  www.ashrae.org
• Reporting is done online at www.ashrae.org in the
  Secure Chapter Volunteer Activity section
• A collection of tasks with associated point
  values. The activities we perform to serve our
  clients (students) is the real focus of the tool.
  
• A means of recognition for the work you have done
• A quality improvement tool - a way to measure
  your progress
• Minimum score is 300 points for a chapter to
  achieve PAOE
• PAR is 500 points to achieve STAR Award, Honor
  Roll, or Premiere

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Available Web Resources

• www.ashae.org/students

• Student Membership Meetings Information on
  applications and meetings
• Student Branches Information on maintaining an
  active branch and establishing a new student
  branch
• Career Resources Links to our online virtual
  career program, career related resources in
  HVACR. Employers can post student internships for
  free. www.ashraejobs.com
• Scholarships, Grants Design Project Specific
  information on each of these programs including
  applications, deadlines and more!
• K-12 College Resources Links to our K-12
  resources program and handouts.
  www.ashrae.org/ashraek12.org coming soon!
• Student Activities News Awards

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Your Staff Contact _at_ Society Headquarters Can

• Answer questions the local chapter or RVC may not
  be able to address
• Serve as the last word on deadlines
• Provide information regarding the Student
  Branches in your chapters area
• Give you a list of student members in your
  chapter
• Assist you with creating program ideas for
  classroom presentations, college visits, etc.
• Provide resources such as Student Membership
  Applications, Brochures, Posters, Web Content,
  etc.

Contact Information Tarra Holman Assistant
Manager of Student Activities Email Address
tholman_at_ashrae.org Phone [phone]