A Leadership Team for Technical Students Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL.

A Leadership Team forTechnical Students

Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, IL

Dorene PerezProgram Director of CAD/CAE

Jim GibsonProgram Director of Electronics

Rose Marie LynchCommunications Instructor

Supported by

an NSF grant

LEADERSHIP TEAMcreated to:

• honor promising technical students-Engineering Design-Electronics

• provide opportunities for personal, professional growth

• provide ambassadors

• provide academic support

SELECTION

• Attitude• Commitment and work ethic• Willingness to help others• Leadership potential

Grades nota factor

ORGANIZATION

• Written and personal invitation

• Orientation meeting / lunch

COMMITMENT

• Sign commitment• Sign PR release• Provide publicity information

TRAINING

• Strategies For College course free

• Interact with industry representatives

• Participate in conferences

• Etiquette Dinner free

ACTIVITIES

• Recruiting for their programs

• Mentoring other technical students

• Participating in professional activities

Assisting with MIMIC Fair

RECRUITING ACTIVITIES

• Assisting with events- Job or career fairs- Campus tours

• Speaking at high schools

• Going on field trips with H.S. students

RECRUITING: Hands-on activities for young people

Inventor’s Camp

RECRUITING:Edible Car Contest at IVCC

RECRUITING:Edible Car Contest at IVCC

RECRUITING:Edible Car Contest for Kids

MENTORING

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Poster presentationsand showcases at

conferences

• American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, Ind.

• ATE Principal Investigators Conference, Washington D.C.

COSTS

• Stipends $50 - $100 each• Tuition waiver $120 each• Etiquette dinner $15 each• Conference travel $1,200 team• Lunch $200 team

Under $2,400 in 2007

SUCCESSES

•Conference invitations•Conference scholarships •Taking ownership of activities

Biggest success of NSF initiatives

SUCCESS:Team Identity

PUBLICITY

ASSESSMENTS

Strategies for College Course useful.

Team activities:

• Improved communication skills

• Sharpened career skills

• Created camaraderie

• Assisted with career networking

• Helped build resumes

For More Information:

Dorene Perez [email protected] Gibson [email protected] Marie Lynch [email protected]

www.ivcc.edu/nsf

WORKSHOP:Making Industry Meaningful In College

(MIMIC) and High School

•Adapting the MIMIC Project Model•Establishing a Leadership Team

Starved Rock Lodge & Conference CenterMay 21 – 23, 2008

www.ivcc.edu/mimic

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