Starting from Scratch Founding a New Chapter

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 Cornellier Co-Founder President, Vice President, Media & Information - IT Minor Chris Romeo Munoz Founder Ambassador, President, Media & Information - IT Minor LaTrisha Johnson Vice President, Media & Information - IT Minor Grant Garbinski Secretary, Marketing - IT Minor Aleksandr Krendel Co-Webmaster, 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

From Idea to Reality: Our First Year

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 list to send 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

Activities Fall: Spring: AIS Conference Sponsored by: Tech Tour with IT Meet & Mingle

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 ▪ candidates on outcome of executive board interview

Moving Forward: Our 2nd Year

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

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

Improving Our Website

4 Keys to Starting a New Chapter 1.Perfect your bylaws 1.Have a motivated and dedicated academic advisor 1.Pace Yourself ▪Focus on quality events that members want rather than the quantity of events 1.Continuously build relationships

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