Getting Involved with the ELP

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Getting Involved with the ELP
Projects and Opportunities To get further
involved in the ELP 2009-2010 School Year To
apply for one of these roles, or for more
information, contact Amy Joines.
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Overview

• This presentation has information about available
  positions for next years ELP leadership team
• Check out whats listed here and see what sounds
  interesting to you
• We also STRONGLY encourage you to contact any of
  the current program leaders if you have questions
  about what these roles are like, how much time
  they take, etc.
• Please consider applying! This program could
  benefit from your skills and ideas!

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Student Director

• Manage student leadership team
• Develop and coach student leadership team
• Program development
• Strategic planning and implementation
• Approximately 20 hour a week time commitment
  during the school year
• Requires ability and time to communicate over the
  summer. Close proximity to Ames during the
  summer preferred, but not required

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Senior Associate Director

• Aid student director in strategic planning and
  implementation
• Develop and coach student leadership team
• Program development
• Organize and run staff meetings
• Approximately 10-15 hour a week time commitment
  during the school year
• Requires ability and time to communicate over the
  summer. Close proximity to Ames during the
  summer preferred, but not required

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Associate Director for Year 1

• Plan and facilitate ENGR 150X, retreats, and
  other group activities with Program and Student
  Directors
• Develop and coach ENGR 150X TAs
• Coordinate student journal meetings
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Year-long commitment required

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Associate Director(s)

• We will have several associate directors, who
  will share many responsibilities
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Handle multiple projects that further the goals
  of the program. Potential project areas are
• Plan and facilitate seminars, retreats, and other
  group activities
• Meet with students to discuss Leadership Learning
  Experiences, Leadership Learning Projects, and
  e-Docs multiple times every semester
• Mentor project managers to ensure project, task,
  and event success
• Help plan strategic initiatives of the program

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Peer Mentor Program Manager

• Recruit and train Peer Mentors
• Facilitate Peer Mentor pairing
• Aid Peer Mentors and mentees in developing strong
  relationships
• Monitor Peer Mentor relationships
• Develop and facilitate evaluations for the Peer
  Mentor Program
• Develop initiative, communication, and planning
  competencies
• This is a year-long commitment

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Faculty Mentor Program Manager

• Recruit and train Faculty Mentors
• Facilitate Faculty Mentor Pairing
• Aid Faculty Mentors and mentees in developing
  strong relationships
• Monitor Faculty Mentor relationships
• Develop and facilitate evaluations for the
  Faculty Mentor Program
• Develop initiative, communication, and planning
  competencies
• This is a fall semester commitment

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Social Chair

• Build the ELP community by planning events for
  all ELP scholars
• Coordinate at least 3 events each semester, with
  1 of those events focusing on service to the
  community
• Consider creative ways to keep the events as
  low-cost as possible

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Evaluations Coordinator

• Facilitate student self assessments
• Facilitate competency assessments
• Administer Evaluations
• Facilitate Evaluation Reviews
• Develop a sustainable method for storing
  evaluation results
• Formally report evaluation results
• Develop analysis judgment, communication, and
  quality orientation competencies
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Service Learning Project Assistant

• Serve as a passive resource to the Scholars
  throughout their SLP
• Plan Gate Review schedule
• Plan non-SLP related spring seminars
• Guide the SLP team through the DMAIC Process
• Report SLP progress to the ELP leadership team
• This is a spring semester commitment

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Networking Coordinators

• Teach the scholars the importance and the
  mechanics of networking
• Aid in the planning and facilitation of VIP Guest
  visits
• Facilitate prep sessions for all networking
  events
• Plan and facilitate all Dinner Discussion
  events
• Develop planning, professional impact, and
  communication competencies
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Curriculum Development

• Provide input on course development ventures
• Seek opportunities for partnership across
  disciplines
• Develop informal learning opportunities for
  students across the university
• Evaluate newly developed courses and implement
  improvements
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Year 2 Cohort Representative

• Plan and facilitate regular feedback forums
• Report feedback to the Associate Director of Year
  2 Cohort and the Leadership Team
• Develop communication competency
• This is a year-long commitment

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Applications Manager

• Develop the 2009-2010 application timeline and
  process
• Facilitate the selection of the 2010 Scholars
• Work with the Public Relations Manager to assure
  a large and diverse applicant pool
• Develop communication, analysis judgement, and
  initiative competencies
• Year-long commitment preferred (starting
  mid-fall)

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Public Relations Manager

• Create promotional material and advertisements
  for the ELP
• Develop an outreach plan to publicize the program
• Work with Engineering Outreach to broaden the
  diversity of the applicant pool
• Develop promotional material for ELP resources
  and activities that are open to all students
• Develop innovation (creativity) competencies
• Year-long commitment preferred

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ENGR 150X TA

• Aid in the development of ENGR 150X activities
• Aid in facilitating ENGR 150X activities
• Review freshman scholar reflections and provide
  feedback via journal meetings
• Develop innovative reflection formats and
  activities
• Develop communication, coaching, developing
  others competencies
• This is a fall semester commitment

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Retreat Coordinator(s)

• Need 1-3 people for this role
• Plan objectives, activities, and logistics for
  the class retreats
• Facilitate the retreats
• Develop Lessons Learned for the retreats
• Develop and facilitate evaluation for the
  retreats with the Evaluations Coordinator
• Develop planning and communication competencies
• Summer and fall commitment

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Today in ELP Cohort Rep

• Participate on writing/editing team of
  bi-semesterly ELP newsletter
• Write articles and features on the events
  happening within your cohort in scholars lives
  in or outside of ELP
• Develop written communication competency
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Technology Coordinators

• Help with a variety of technology projects, which
  may include
• Manage and update the ELP website
• Provide support for the online application
  systems
• Provide support and training for the e-Doc
  portfolio system
• Lead the development of the online community for
  ISU students, which is currently beginning
• Develop customer focus, innovation, and quality
  orientation competencies
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Committee on Lectures Rep

• Represent the ELP and the College of Engineering
  at the ISU Committee on Lectures
• Attend and participate in their weekly meetings
• Promote relevant lectures to the ELP
• Develop communication competency
• Year-long commitment preferred

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Summer ELP Rep

• Provide support for the program over the summer
• Meet with incoming scholars and parents during
  June orientation
• Represent ELP at events such as Engineering
  Beyond
• Develop communication, customer focus, and
  planning competency
• Paid position for the duration of the summer

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Conclusion

• Applications were sent out in the Next Week
  email. If you cant find it, email Linda or Amy
• If you have questions but dont know who to
  contact to best answer them, email Linda and she
  can help direct you to the right person.
• If you are interested in something and dont see
  a specific role for it, come talk to us. Were
  very open to new ideas.
• Please apply! Wed love for you to get involved.