1. St. Mary’s University Student Chapter IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting September 7, 2013 San Marcos, TX

2. Chapter Leadership Team Faculty Advisor: Dr. Djaffer Ibaroudene Email: dibaroudene@stmarytx.edu

3. Chapter Updates: Last Year Activities Participated in the Annual Oyster Bake at St. Mary’s University Participated in SA Boosting Engineering Science and Technology Robotic competition Held monthly meetings with speakers (career services, recruiting companies, Alumni, and others) Sponsored the “Ready, Set, Connect career fair” at St. Mary’s

4. Chapter Updates: Last Year Activities Conducted electronics workshops to introduce lower classmen to robotics Dinners for student members who attended the IEEE Computer Society meetings at St. Mary’s University.

5. Chapter Updates: Planned Activities for the Current Year Host recruitment events (lasertag and visits to freshmen classes) Continue to participate in the annual Oyster Bake to raise funds for the chapter Help run SABEST and provide judges for the event. Continue to have guest speakers at our monthly meetings Participate in Region 5 Conference (robotics, paper, and design competitions) Organize field trips to local companies

6. Chapter Updates: Planned Activities for the Current Year Continue building show-and-tell gadgets to showcase engineering to high school students Continue with our community service and outreach program Increase the visibility of the IEEE student chapter on campus by sponsoring events in collaboration with other student organizations Sponsor career awareness and networking events through Career Services

7. SWOT Analysis: Strengths Advisor is involved and engaged in meetings/events Good membership retention Dynamic new group of officers Robotics workshops helped prepare students for participation in robotics competition at IEEE Region 5 Conference Availability of guest speakers at our meetings

8. SWOT Analysis: Weaknesses Need to increase the visibility of IEEE student branch on campus Attendance/Participation at meetings and the level of student could be better. Need to participate more regularly in IEEE Region 5 conference

9. SWOT Analysis: Opportunities Increase student attendance and participation by soliciting full membership input in program planning Do a better job at highlighting the value of the IEEE student membership during recruitment to increase the number of new students who may join our chapter

10. SWOT Analysis: Threats Limited available funding Membership involvement

12. QUESTIONS??? Thank You