 Recent Events  Upcoming Events  Team Building Activity  Reminders  Committee Meetings Agenda

 THON ◦ Date Auction ◦ THON Weekend  Social ◦ Laser Tag ◦ DP Dough Fundraiser  Corporate Relations ◦ Northwestern Mutual Event

 2/26: Project Management Speaker Series  2/27: Ferguson Professional Development Event  3/11: General Meeting  3/15: Wine and Cheese Social

 Erin Antosh will be our speaker ◦ A partner at Signature Solutions LLC, a firm that specializes in IT and strategy consulting ◦ Expertise in business process re-engineering, organizational design and development, performance measurement, and more.  214 Business Building at 6pm  5 Points for Corporate Relations Committee

 Speaking on “Leading with Emotional Intelligence”  105 Business Building at 6pm  5 Points for Corporate Relations Committee

 Upcoming Events, Team Building Activities, Committee Meetings  107 Business Building at 6pm  5 General Membership Points

 Location TBD from 9pm-11pm  5 points for Social Committee

 Applications are open today and will be on the Listserv tomorrow  Applications are due on 3/13 at 11pm  All applicants will be contacted by Sunday, March 17 th to request a time to set up an interview  Applicants will be interviewed by Rachel Brownell

 PMA is looking to get 2-3 general members and a faculty adviser to sit in on the interview  These additional persons will be able to provide feedback to Andrew and James, however, the final decision will still be made by Andrew and James.  To be a part of the interviewing process, you must not be going for an executive board position and interesting in joining PMA next year  What interviews you sit in will be based on your availability

Typical week for a PMA Chair Position  Monday ◦ An hour and a half for either General Meetings or executive board meetings  An additional hour a week for strategic meetings  Throughout the week fulfilling the responsibilities of your position ◦ I.E. planning events, communicating with other organizations etc.

 Oversee PMA and the executive board  Manage external relations ◦ Meet with advisors/coordinate advising efforts ◦ Meet with new parties interested in working with PMA  Formulate PMA’s strategy ◦ General, committees, administrative items, etc.  Lead strategic executive board meetings  Ensure compliance with laws, rules, policies, etc.  Lead general meetings

 Operations ◦ Leading the executive board operating meeting discussions ◦ Creating the power point slides for meetings ◦ Overseeing and organizing the content for the general meetings  In Assistance to the President ◦ Facilitating strategic executive board discussions ◦ Overseeing the completion of chair responsibilities including  Points system  Planning of committee events  Recruiting efforts  Listserv  Treasury/Budget  Website  Alumni Relations

 Treasurer ◦ Collect and keep records of dues and deposit all money to Association of Student Activities ◦ Submit requests for checks to reimburse all members that make payments on behalf of PMA and then distribute them ◦ Maintain an up-to-date budget sheet for PMA ◦ Advise the president and vice president on financial planning  Secretary ◦ Keep meeting minutes at general meetings and all Executive Board meetings ◦ Function as the official secretary in Student Activity matters

 LISTSERV ◦ Compile the weekly PMA update, send it on time, and make sure all information is correct ◦ Spread awareness of upcoming events to all members ◦ Send any special announcements that the Executive Board agrees is urgent ◦ Ensure that PMA is limiting the number of s that are sent to members to only what is necessary  Members Points System ◦ Record participation and attendance for all events ◦ Publish the updated Point Sheet to the website regularly ◦ Monitor activity and progress towards active membership

 BRT (Business Round Table) Representative ◦ Smeal collaboration ◦ Meet once a month with Smeal Organization Representatives ◦ Discuss relevant issues for Smeal Students & Organizations  Website ◦ ◦ Update the website in Weebly once a week, usually for 1-2 hours per week ◦ Promote website to members and all stakeholders

 Alumni Relations ◦ Facilitate communication, organization of PMA alumni ◦ Communicate with PMA’s Alumni advisor ◦ Plan events for PMA alumni (tailgates, ice cream socials, etc.  Newsletter ◦ Develop a newsletter (monthly, or bi-monthly) to send out to stakeholders such as alumni, faculty, Deans, recruiters, etc.

 Class Presentations ◦ Contact teachers from first year seminars, business core classes, etc. about presenting ◦ Prepare presentations that give a general overview of the organization as well as highlighting interesting events ◦ Must be flexible with time (seminars typically give you more time than big lecture classes)  Information Stands ◦ Reserve information tables at Hub, East Halls, etc. and take recruiting board ◦ Inform anyone interested about the organization

 Advertising ◦ Advertise for major events like Management Networking Expo ◦ Print and hang up flyers around campus ◦ Hand out flyers to students at Hub, Business Building, etc. ◦ Keep members involved ◦ Keep advertising materials up to date and prepare for new methods of advertising

 All contact with Corporate Partners and Professors  Maintain relationships while diversifying contacts  Plan events beginning to end ◦ Professional Development ◦ Information Session ◦ "Flagship Events"

 Plan, Coordinate, and execute service events ◦ Decide what organizations to work with ◦ Who will benefit ◦ What type of event will be done ◦ Time or money ◦ Who’s volunteering ◦ Logistics of this

 Planning and overseeing events to help THON’s cause and for our THON Family  Provide Emotional support ◦ Miller visit  Constant communication and updates with family ◦ Packages, mail, video messages, etc.  Provide Financial support ◦ Fundraising efforts ◦ Canning trips  Alternative fundraisers ◦ THON 5K, 4DRE, THON Blood Drive, etc.

 Plan socials for the organization ◦ Color Wars, Bowling, Laser Tag  Collaborate with other student organization ◦ PSFS, Bash, Women in Business, ALPHA  Seek new ideas for events ◦ Alumni Tailgate, Penn’s Cave  Plan fundraising events ◦ Panda Express, Kiwi, Coldstone Creamery

Whose Adjective is it Anyway?

Announcements and Reminders!

 Give members a chance to take the lead on projects with organizations  Potential clients include: ◦ Organizations and businesses downtown ◦ Other student organizations  There will be an application and interview process to determine Project Managers for specific projects

 First project has been selected ◦ Small Business Development Center  High visibility project ◦ Will be looking for 5 students minimum  Currently, up to 4 additional potential projects in the works

 Office Hours ◦ Tuesdays from 6:00pm-7:00pm  Box Top Collection  PMA T-Shirts ◦ $10  To Become Active Member ◦ 50 points ◦ Attend one event for each committee

 Community Service  Corporate Relations  Social  THON

 2/26: Project Management Speaker Series  2/27: Ferguson Professional Development Event  3/11: General Meeting  3/15: Wine and Cheese Social

Thank You!