Chapter Student Activities Workshop

1. Chapter Student Activities Workshop Where will you go from here?

2. Introductions • Name • Chapter, Location • Occupation • New or Returning SA Chair? • Why are you involved in Student Activities? • Please be sure to sign the attendance sheet and list your correct contact information

3. Agenda • Introductions • Overview of Student Activities • Regional Vice Chair Responsibilities • ASHRAE Headquarters Support • Chapter Student Activities Committee • A Word About Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE) • The ASHRAE Website • Packet Review • Open Discussion/Forum

4. ASHRAE Mission Statement “ASHRAE will advance the arts and sciences of HVAC&R to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.”

5. Workshop Objectives • Purpose of ASHRAE Student Activities • Goals of ASHRAE Student Activities • Your role as a Chapter Chair • Resources available to you

6. ASHRAE Acronyms(We have almost as many as the government) • CRC = Chapters Regional Conference • SA = Student Activities • RVC = Regional Vice Chair • MBO = Management by Objective • PAOE = Presidential Award of Excellence • DRC = Director and Regional Chair • E-Week = National Engineers Week • YEA = Young Engineers in ASHRAE

7. What Does SA Do?

8. RVC Responsibilities • Member of Student Activities Committee • SUPPORT CHAPTER CHAIRS

9. Your Staff Contact @ Society Headquarters Can… • Answer questions • Provide information on Student Branches in your chapter’s area • Give you a list of student members in your chapter • Assist you with creating program ideas for classroom presentations, college visits, etc. • Provide resources such as Student Membership Applications, Brochures, Posters, “Cool Science” Kits, Videos, Web Content, etc.

10. Tarra Holman Assistant Manager of Student Activities Email Address: tholman@ashrae.org Phone: (678) 539-1212

11. Chapter Student Activities • Promote K-12 Activities • Student Branch Support & Growth • Promote YEA Participation in Chapter • Promote Placement of Summer Interns (especially student members) • Chapter Scholarship Program • PAOE Reporting

12. Chapter Committee Organization • A Committee of 1 is not a Committee • Recruit help and give everyone a job • Potential “Subcommittees” • K-12 • Student Branches & Chapter Scholarships • YEA Participation • Summer Intern Placement

13. K-12Recruit your members for classroom visits, science fairs, Engineers Week activities, etc.Get organized and enlist the help of your chapter members RVC Region IV, Chuck Curlin after a science experiment with a kindergarten class.

14. Student Branch Support & Growth • Meet with your student branch advisor and officers • Recruit chapter members to give student branch and/or classroom presentations • Arrange tours of local HVAC factories and/or projects • Organize student nights at your chapter meetings • Offer ASHRAE support materials (Tarra will • send posters, videos, etc.) • Inform advisor on Design Competition and Undergraduate Grants • Promote chapter scholarship program

15. Ask Tarra for list of chapter YEA members Recruit YEA members for your committee Promote YEA participation in your chapter Recruit YEA members for Student Branch programs YEA

16. Intern Placements • Work with local firms to place interns, especially student members • Direct student members to Careers and Internships on the Student Zone of the ASHRAE website

17. Presidential Award of Excellence What in the world is PAOE????

18. 2007-2008 Student Activities PAOE

19. Presidential Award of Excellence Do not focus solely on maximizing PAOE points Set your goals, work on achieving them, then record the points PAOE is not the end all; remember our mission 19

20. Your Goals (MBO’s)E-mail your goals to your RVC by October 1stE-mail your final report on what you accomplished by June 30th SAMPLE

21. The ASHRAE Website is Your Friendhttp://www.ashrae.org/studentzone

22. Packet ReviewOpen DiscussionPlease share your successes and challenges 22