st. mary’s university student chapter ieee central texas section fall planning meeting september...
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St. Mary’s UniversityStudent Chapter
IEEE Central Texas Section
Fall Planning MeetingSeptember 7, 2013
San Marcos, TX
Chapter Updates: Last Year Activities
• Participated in the Annual Oyster Bake at St. Mary’s University
• Participated in SA Boosting Engineering Science and Technology Robotic competition
• Held monthly meetings with speakers (career services, recruiting companies, Alumni, and others)
• Sponsored the “Ready, Set, Connect career fair” at St. Mary’s
Chapter Updates: Last Year Activities
• Conducted electronics workshops to introduce lower classmen to robotics
• Dinners for student members who attended the IEEE Computer Society meetings at St. Mary’s University.
Chapter Updates: Planned Activities for the Current Year
• Host recruitment events (lasertag and visits to freshmen classes)
• Continue to participate in the annual Oyster Bake to raise funds for the chapter
• Help run SABEST and provide judges for the event.• Continue to have guest speakers at our monthly
meetings• Participate in Region 5 Conference (robotics, paper, and
design competitions)• Organize field trips to local companies
Chapter Updates: Planned Activities for the Current Year
• Continue building show-and-tell gadgets to showcase engineering to high school students
• Continue with our community service and outreach program
• Increase the visibility of the IEEE student chapter on campus by sponsoring events in collaboration with other student organizations
• Sponsor career awareness and networking events through Career Services
SWOT Analysis:Strengths
• Advisor is involved and engaged in meetings/events
• Good membership retention• Dynamic new group of officers • Robotics workshops helped prepare
students for participation in robotics competition at IEEE Region 5 Conference
• Availability of guest speakers at our meetings
SWOT Analysis:Weaknesses
• Need to increase the visibility of IEEE student branch on campus• Attendance/Participation at meetings and
the level of student could be better.• Need to participate more regularly in IEEE
Region 5 conference
SWOT Analysis:Opportunities
• Increase student attendance and participation by soliciting full membership input in program planning• Do a better job at highlighting the value of
the IEEE student membership during recruitment to increase the number of new students who may join our chapter
SWOT Analysis:Threats
• Limited available funding • Membership involvement
QUESTIONS???
Thank You