St. Mary’s University Student Chapter IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting September 6, 2014 San Marcos, TX
Chapter Leadership Team Position Name Major E-Mail President David Culbreth Computer Engineering dculbreth@mail.stmarytx.edu Vice-President Edgar Yanez Software Engineering eyanez3@mail.stmarytx.edu Secretary Rachel Singleton Electrical Engineering rsingleton@mail.stmarytx.edu Treasurer Elena Botello ebotello@mail.stmarytx.edu Robotics Head Xander Horwath Mechanical Engineering ahorwath@mail.stmarytx.edu Notes: Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wenbin Luo Email: wluo@stmarytx.edu
SWOT Analysis Strength The new wave of students interested in participating in inner chapter activities Weakness Member retention Opportunity High interest in Robotics and Programming Threats Lack of funding and loss of members
Chapter Updates: Previous Funding Usage Robotics Team Parts/Components - $400 R5 Robotics Competition Fees - $400 Recruitment and Retention Events - $200 Meeting materials, including refreshments, food Notes:
Our Previous Two “Major” Undertakings Monthly Electronics workshops Raspberry Pi, Arduino R5 Robotics Competition
Planned Activities for the Current Year Recruitment advertising. Presence in high school level competitions Parts for our Region 5 competition robots. Meeting materials such as T-shirts and refreshments. Collaboration with other organizations to offer networking opportunities. Notes: Recruitment Advertising: Presence at freshman orientation for EE,SE,CE majors. Demo robots to students in programming classes HS competitions: FIRST and BEST R5 competition: won 3rd last year, aiming higher this year. Other organizations: within school(Career Center, ASME, SPS, other RSOs) outside school: SwRI,
What the Funding would mean for our IEEE Chapter Continued recruitment efforts, especially with freshmen Outreach programs geared towards students our local community (primarily showcasing aspects of engineering) Sponsor STMU-hosted career fairs to encourage our members to network for opportunities Partial Cost coverage for R5 parts, registration, and travel Notes:
Interaction with Other Funding Funds from the CTS of IEEE and the proceeds raised through STMU’s annual Oyster Bake are used to support the activities of our student branch. Notes:
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