July 31, 2019
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
CU-ICAR, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
Attendance:
Joseph Cignarale, John Tully, Cheryl Wiggins, Tom Peters, Kat Owsley, Brad McKenna, Michael Weeks, Matthew Critell, Dennis Crawford, Shavada Lee, Joan Burket, Hannah Halusker
Agenda:
- Lunch and Introductions 12–12:25 p.m.
- Who are you, when did you join the Collaborative, and why did you join?
- Group activity: strategic plan 12:25–1:10 p.m.
- Review of goals
- Are we on target with our goals?
- Where do we want to go in the future? How can we update our goals to reflect the vision of USCSC for the next five years?
- Presentation 1:10–1:30 p.m.
- Closing 1:30–1:45 p.m.
- Brainstorming for first Collaborative meeting
- Setting dates and times for future board meetings
- Final thoughts
Notes:
Discussion questions:
- What insights do you have about each action item?
- (What can you recall that USCSC has done in the past for each action? Are you/your organization/business/school doing something individually to address this goal?
- How has the landscape around the STEM workforce changed since 2017 such that this goal should be updated?
- What part of the goal (actions/outcomes) need to be updated?
- What are some action items you feel we can accomplish as a Collaborative?
GOAL 1: REVENUE
- Lay out the territory of the Collaborative (programs, budget, resources needed, etc.)
- Build it in a logic model or input/output diagram, i.e., “This program requires this.”
- What gaps does the logic model reveal?
- How can the model show directions for the future?
- Where is the money going? This model will show us.
- Can we have individual giving for USCSC?
- “Teach us how to teach others at the funding source.”
GOAL 3: SPECIAL PROJECTS
- Get more schools involved in USCSC, not just those in Greenville County.
- Get creative with staff capacity.
- Build staff with high school or nonprofit interns?
- Companies want to do outreach. Can we coordinate with them to get their availability?
- Then, we can make it into a publishable calendar for the community, e.g., Bosch is available in October, Fluor in June, Michelin in February, etc.
- We are very well known for our iMAGINE program, but not for the other community involvement opportunities we provide. How do we market the others?
- Teachers would come to general meetings if they were made more available to them.
GOAL 4: STEM Linx
- Social media will drive us to the STEM Linx platform. Can we create a social media presence for STEM Linx?
- STEM Linx should offer:
- A volunteer pool
- STEM activities to do in the Upstate
- STEM internships at our community partners
- Mentorship opportunities > Mentor Upstate?
- STEM Linx could be the platform to unite all of our USCSC goals.
- Develop a task force to create an input/output diagram to get STEM Linx off the ground.