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Agenda
From Idea to Reality
Our 1st Year▪ Creating an Executive Board
▪ Writing Bylaws
▪ Outlining General Meetings
▪ Recruiting Members
▪ Securing Funding
▪ Sponsorship
▪ Elections
Moving Forward
Our 2nd Year
Introductions
About Us
▪ From Members to Executive Board
▪ Retaining Members
▪ Workshops & Companies
▪ Running an Executive Board Meeting
▪ Improving Our Website
Introductions
Christine CornellierCo-Founder
President, 2014 - 2015Vice President, 2013 - 2014
Media & Information - IT Minor
Chris Romeo MunozFounder
Ambassador, 2014-2015President, 2013-2014
Media & Information - IT Minor
LaTrisha Johnson
Vice President, 2014 - 2015
Media & Information - IT Minor
Grant Garbinski
Secretary, 2014 - 2015
Marketing - IT Minor
Aleksandr Krendel
Co-Webmaster, 2014 - 2015
Supply Chain Management - IT Minor
About Us
Founded: March 25, 2013 Executive Board:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
- Fundraising
Ambassador
Webmaster
- Co-Webmaster
Publicity
Events Coordinator
Creating an Executive Board
▪ Creating positions based on students interest within organization
▪ Collaborative environment
▪ Variety of changing titles
Writing Bylaws
▪ Clear and concise
▪ Agreeance on set of responsibilities and organization processes
▪ Consult your Advisor
▪ Reach out to other student organizations to see how their bylaws are set up
Recruiting Members
▪ Having an online/social media presence▪ Website▪ Facebook▪ Twitter
▪ Promoting through word-of-mouth▪ Friends▪ Talking in front of classes
▪ Getting into different college’s newsletters▪ Distributing fliers▪ Building up an email list to send email blasts
Outlining General Meetings
▪ Companies order food for members
▪ Recruiters have an hour of presentation time
▪ Networking takes place after presentations
Companies ▪ MSU Career Services
▪ Excel file with recruiter contacts ▪ We are companies point of contact for IT students
▪ Personal Connections▪ Build a relationship with recruiters
▪ Networking▪ All members have the opportunity to mingle with
recruiters
Securing Funding
▪ Sell your resumes!
▪ Charge membership dues
▪ Provide incentives
▪ Reach out to University for sponsorship
▪ ASMSU
▪ Start a savings!
▪ Limit spending
Sponsorship
▪ Create a sponsorship platform!▪ Provide employers with multiple price options
▪ Include unique benefits:▪ Guaranteed presentation dates▪ Increased publicity ▪ Personalized networking events
▪ Opens up new opportunities for organization
Elections
▪ Interview process▪ Collect resume▪ 20 minutes of questions▪ 10 minutes of discussion with candidate
▪ Current executive board deliberation
▪ Email candidates on outcome of executive board interview
From Members to Executive Board
▪ Members are encouraged to become more involved ▪ Take on more responsibility ▪ Take part in decision making ▪ Expand leadership skills ▪ Bring new ideas to the table
Retaining Members
▪ Focusing on Freshman/Sophomore engagement▪ Targeting lower undergraduate classes ▪ Showing them the importance of IT in today's
professional world▪ Training them to take on leadership roles or potential
executive board positions
▪ Keeping Members Engaged▪ Mentorship▪ Having engaging and interactive meetings▪ Getting to know our members on a more personal
level
2014-2015 Activities
Fall
Spring
Workshop
IT Meet & Mingle
Resume Critiques & Career Development Workshop with
Virtual Meeting with
Running an Executive Board Meeting
▪ Meet regularly to stay on track
▪ Meeting agenda▪ Individual update on action items ▪ Space for new ideas
▪ Mid-semester reviews
▪ Wins & Improvements▪ What have we accomplished or could work on
more
4 Keys to Starting a New Chapter
1. Perfect your bylaws
2. Have a motivated and dedicated academic advisor
3. Pace Yourself▪ Focus on quality events that members want rather
than the quantity of events
1. Continuously build relationships