1. 16th Annual GMIS College Bowl
27th HENAAC STEM Career Conference
October , 2015
Pasadena, California
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2. The one and only GMIS COLLEGE BOWL
What happens when you bring together 300 STEM college students and teams sponsor teams for two days of intense, interactive, competitions, and a lot of really cool prizes and scholarships?
The one and only
GMIS
COLLEGE BOWL
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3. Overview
A two-day interactive, high-energy competition focused on showcasing future STEM leaders
An excellent venue for promoting students’ creativity, motivation, leadership and team-building talents
An innovative forum for sponsors to showcase their agency or company to identify top future employees
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4. Why do students participate?
Provides a fun, creative forum for students to showcase their skills and talents beyond the typical resume profile
Teaches students important leadership and professional skills  
Allows students to gain intimate knowledge of sponsors’ work environments, career opportunities and hiring processes
Exposes students to employment opportunities in arenas that they may not have considered
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5. Why be a Team Sponsor?
Provides for early identification of future leaders
Allows recruiters to transition into roles as mentors and coaches, and develop great relationships with students
Offers sponsors enhanced visibility and recognition among students attending HENAAC
Provides for extensive contact with students beyond the traditional recruiting model
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6. Elements of the College Bowl
Five Rounds of Competitions
One competition on Thursday evening and four on Friday
Resume writing is a traditional competition on Thursday
Other competitions are fast-paced, requiring quick thinking, creativity, teamwork and excellent coaching
New competitions every year
Team Formation on Thursday evening
Based on students marketing their talent to sponsors and on using round-robin draft process (Select-o-Rama)
Peer Judges (from other teams) score each round of competition
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7. Choosing your College Bowl coaches and judge
Each sponsor identifies three representatives: one coach, one assistant coach and one judge
Choose coaches and judge who are energetic and enjoy working with students
Select individuals who have at least 5 years of professional experience
Ensure that they are able to make time commitment – beginning from Thursday 3:00 pm to Friday 5:00 pm + Saturday evening dinner
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8. Key Guidelines for College Bowl
Coach, assist coach and judge are only ones to work with students on the draft process and resume competition (Thursday evening)
No other support members allowed during the draft near the station
Support cheering team allowed only if room is available (separate from draft set up)
Only the coach and assistant coach will
work with students during
Competitions # 2 – 5 (Friday all day)
No flags or banners please
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9. Additional Rules for College Bowl
For Resume competition on Thursday evening, students, coach, assist coach and judge are to work in the ballroom or surrounding foyer area
No special meeting rooms can be reserved for CB Team
Company headquarters cannot be used for CB Team
No additional support staff allowed to work with students, to set up equipment or to staff team.
For Friday competitions, only coach and assist coach allowed to work with students
Judges are not permitted to help team during competition preparation time for “Deal or No Deal Competition”
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10. Suggested Best Practices
Encouraged to bring sponsor items to give out during draft process
Provide logo shirts, caps or other items to help identify team members
24 shirts – one for each day for coaches, judges, and team
Bring at least two laptops to use for Thursday’s resume competition
Provide items to keep team motivated on Friday – within reason
Sponsors should plan on attending
the Student Leadership Dinner on
Saturday afternoon
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11. Students compete for scholarships
1st Place Team: $ 500 each
2nd Place Team: $ 300 each
3rd Place Team: $ 200 each
Students receive special recognition
Numerous certificates presented for various performance categories
Team Sponsors
Compete for the College Bowl Trophy
which they take back to their office
and bragging rights for a year!
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12. The David Burris Tribute Award
Award in memory of former College Bowl CIA coach Dave Burris
Participant in first College Bowl
Great focus on students and their success
Annual recognition of a coach who shines
as “best mentor” to the students
Selection based on voting by coaches,
judges, assistant coaches
Voting to be conducted during fourth competition of College Bowl
Recipient announced at the Student Leadership Dinner on Saturday
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13. Questions about preparing for the College Bowl?
Please contact:
Sonia Martinez
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