Improving Student Relationships with the SAE Professional Section

Improving Student Relationships with the SAE Professional Section

IDEAL SAE SECTION FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALSPresenters:Nerissa Hanson John MorrisRandy Hoffman Drew BoyerTim Patek Jim Ryan

3SAE MILWAUKEE / TEXAS

AGENDAA World In Motion (AWIM)F1 in SchoolsCollegiate Design SeriesSection MeetingsPromoting Student ProjectsStudent NightHosting EventsSection BoardCareer DevelopmentOther Student SupportSocial Media EngagementFuture Student SupportBest Practices



How can we promote this initiative??

What alliances can we as Professionals form?How can we help?• Distribute Fliers and Announcements at Section Meetings• Promote at Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) based Conferences• Connect the Classrooms with Engineers to help Teach the Projects

A World In Motion (AWIM)


SAE F1 in SchoolsActions that the SAE Section can take to Encourage F1 in Schools

• Promotions in Section Correspondence and at Events• Market to High School Administration/Faculty• Sponsor Assistance• Social Media Promotion• Competition Judging• Inclusion at Student Night


SAE Collegiate Design SeriesHow does/can your Section use this Tool to Support the Students becoming Engineers?

• Student Night Support• Social Media Support of their Projects• Advice from Engineers

– Project Management, Presentations, and Reports– Project Engineering– Sponsor Solicitation


SAE Section Meetings What can we do to Tailor Parts of the SAE Section Meetings to Engage the Students

• Tours• Family Meetings• Discount Admissions for Students• Student help at the Meetings• Student Networking Night• Networking with Professionals at Meetings• High School Engineering Expos• Manufacturer Involvement

– Fabrication and Materials


Student Display OpportunitiesHow Encourage the Students to Show Off What They Engineered and Built

• Community Opportunities• Partnering with Race Tracks• Free Display Space at Auto Shows• Student help at the Meetings• Car shows• Displays at Section Meetings


Student Night MeetingsMilwaukee and Texas Section Experiences

• Time Frame Selected by Students Sections• Event Locations Rotated Among Schools• Design Series Involvement• Meeting Planning• Student Night Admission Prices• Section Member Participation• Student Cooperation for Transportation• Displays at Student Night Meetings• Tours of Host School• Student Presentations• Grading Criteria• Judges• Distribution of Earmarked Funds


Hosting SAE Student Design Series EventsHow Hosting SAE Collegiate Design Series Events can Encourage Student Participation

• SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge• Baja SAE• SAE Aero Design• Formula SAE• SAE Supermileage• F1 in Schools Regionals• Partnership with New Venues


How section board member positions can influence student involvementSAE Section Board of Directors Involvement

• Chairman of Student Activities• Professional Standards• Student Section Continuity• Student to Professional

Transition Manager• Student Representation at

Board Meetings• Social Media Manager

involvement in connecting Student pages together and interacting with Student postings/activities


Do we need to Support Student Career Development??

Do we have a HR Professional that we can call on to Lead this Initiative?• Section Board Position?

– Resume/Interview Workshops– HR Representatives at Section Meetings– Shadowing– Advice from Board Members to Students that Help them as they Start their Career

Career Development


Other Student SupportSection Support of Student Sections can Take Non Traditional Forms

• Hosting Students at Local Races• Testing Facilities for Their Projects• Discounts for Events• Facilitate Logistics for Student Displays• Website Promotion of the Students• Social Media for Promotion• Displays at Section Meetings

SAE MILWAUKEE / TEXAS

Social Media Engagement with Student Sections, Competitions, and Competition Teams

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• Social Media Engagement to Student Sections

– Encourage and coach student sections to create central Facebook pages

• Find student pages and “like” them with the chapter page

• Monitor student pages and provide encouraging comments to student activities and photos

• Share section events to student pages

– Promote appropriate student design competition activities through the section page to encourage student interaction


Future Student SupportBrainstorming for Ways to Involve the Students

Name 3 Things We Could Do That Have Not Been Discussed

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Improving Student Relationships with the SAE Professional Section