Increasing Participation at AIS Chapter Events Dr. David Hale, Program Director Raychel Martin, Graduate Student Joshua Douglas, Undergraduate Student.

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Increasing Participation at AIS Chapter Events

Dr. David Hale, Program Director

Raychel Martin, Graduate Student

Joshua Douglas, Undergraduate Student

James Tolar, Undergraduate Student

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The Process

Set a GoalIdentify RoadblocksOutline Possible FixesImplement Solution

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Our Goal

To continue to build upon the success of our organization to Be more effective at recruiting and retaining membersBuild professionalism among our members

So we can preserve the value of the MIS degree from The University of Alabama.

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UA-AIS Background

Over 400 members in The University of Alabama AIS Chapter

Chapter sponsors over 30 events a yearCommon to have full participation

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UA-AIS Background

Various subgroupsWomen in ITCapstone Minority Information Systems SocietyInformation Technology SocietyPeer MentoringAmbassadors

Partner with a variety of corporate sponsors

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Pinpointing Issues

Finding ways to:Develop leaders who will take initiativeDetermine audienceIdentify chapter needsDesign multifaceted eventsInstitute effective advertisingGather chapter feedback

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Developing a Solution

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Designing a Successful Event

Event PlanningFundingAdvertisingStudentsFacultyCorporate sponsorsAlumni Feedback

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Event Planning

Professional EventsInterview Prep SessionResume ReviewsLuncheons with Corporate PartnersNetworking Events

Social EventsBowling NightGame NightAll Fired UpUptown ArtWelcome Back Event

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Advertising

Emails

Hype Videos

Recruitment Videos

Social Media

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Email

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Recruitment Videos

Corporate

What is MIS?

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Social Media

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

Wordpress

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Funding

Resume BookSGA helps fund the production

of our resume booksAIS Dues

-Help sponsor resume book printing, open house events, and resume review sessions

Fundraising

-We sell t-shirts that represent our various affinity groups*WIT t-shirts/cups

*CMISS t-shirts/cups

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Resume Book

Sums up the organization

Students buy-in to gain exposure with corporate partners

Gets faculty involvedGets corporate

partners excited about students and the program

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Students

Ambassadors40 JuniorsCoordinate program’s

functions and meetingsHelp corporate

sponsors set up presentations

Training for organizational officers

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Students

Organizational officersAIS, CMISS, ITS, and WITMember Team Lead Ambassadors Officers

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Affinity Groups

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WIT CMISS

ITS

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Mock Interviews Faculty Sponsor Meetings

Resume Reviews

Faculty

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Corporate Sponsors

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Bowling Night

AIMS Food Scholarships

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Feedback

StudentsWIT SurveyClass Discussions

Corporate PartnersClient Satisfaction SurveysOfficer Follow-up

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Exercise

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Identifying Issues

Briefly state your student chapter’s goal(s)

List events that would help meet your chapter’s goal(s)

Brainstorm effective ways to advertise events to chapter members

Identify possible inhibitors in achieving high attendance

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