Sister Chapter Program Overview and

Brainstorming SessionPRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE STUDENT COMMITTEE

JONATHAN BASNETT, USMACODY DIAZ, MIT

BRADLEY ERNST, USMAOLIVIA KUENZI , MICHIGAN

Agenda Introductions Starting a Sister Chapter Building and Sustaining Your Sister Chapter Relationship Benefiting from Your Sister Chapter Relationship Breaking Out into Brainstorming Groups Questions

Student Chapter Involvement◦ Vice President, 5/15 - Present

BSE Chemical Engineering, May ‘16

Industry Experience◦ Southern Polymer Inc.

◦ Polymer Resin

Jonathan ‘Keith’ BasnettUnited States Military Academy

Student Chapter Involvement◦ Vice President External Affairs, 5/15 -

Present◦ New England Regional Conference

Workshop Chair, 9/14 – 3/15

BSE Chemical Engineering, June ‘16 Industry Experience

◦ DuPont ◦ Manufacturing Technology Engineering Intern

◦ Schlumberger ◦ Mechanics and Materials Research Intern

Cody DiazMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Student Chapter Involvement◦ President, 5/15 - Present◦ Treasurer, 5/14 – 5/15

BSE Chemical Engineering, May ‘16 Industry Experience

◦ Los Alamos National Laboratory

Bradley ErnstUnited States Military Academy

Olivia KuenziUniversity of Michigan Student Chapter

Student Chapter Involvement◦ President, 5/15 - Present◦ Historian, 5/14 – 5/15◦ Head Sophomore Rep, 10/13 – 5/14

BSE Chemical Engineering, April ‘16 Industry Experience

◦ Unilever◦ Logistics Operations Team Intern, May – August 2015

◦ Procter and Gamble◦ Family Care Product Supply Engineering Intern, May – August

2014

How to Start a Sister Chapter – Program Requirements

Mission Statement: The AIChE Sister Chapters program helps prepare students for the increasingly global environment they will enter upon graduation. This session will give an overview of the 2015 - 2016 Sister Chapter Program, as well as a brainstorming session on how to maintain a successful sister chapter relationship, tips on holding international video meetings and more.

Minimum Requirements◦ Sign up for program by November 30th, 2015◦ Monthly video conference between Sister Chapters

◦ Summarize experience with an article for AIChE’s ChEnected blog◦ End-of-the-year assessment

How to Start a Sister Chapter – The Timeline

November 2015◦ Participation form sent out to all Student Chapter Presidents and Advisors◦ Fill out the form

◦ Request a match for pre-existing Sister Chapter relationships

December 2015◦ Official AIChE Sister Chapter matches released

December 2015 through June 2016◦ Participate in program requirements and build relationship

June 2016◦ Submit an Sister Chapter evaluation ◦ Apply for the Sister Chapter Award

Building Your Sister Chapter RelationshipGet to Know Your Sister Chapter:

◦ What Makes Your Chapters Different?◦ Geographical diversity, the catalyst of unique thought◦ Differences in Chemical Engineering program◦ Size of Student Chapter

Build a Plan for Communication◦ Be patient as you work through the potential language barrier◦ Create a list people to contact◦ Leverage internet technologies

Sustaining Your Sister Chapter Relationship

Help Grow Their Chapter:◦ Ask how your chapter can help◦ Explore resources available at each school◦ Exchange documentation and other files

Engage Your Membership:◦ Recipe exchange◦ Picture swap: best places in town/university◦ Telecommunication of lectures or technical talks◦ Pen Pal Program

Prepare for the Eventual Transitions:◦ Keep in contact over summer with old and new leaders◦ Help with writing and maintaining a constitution◦ Assist with advertising to underclassmen

Benefits of Having an AIChE Sister ChapterMutual Benefits of a Sister Chapter Include:◦ Introducing the newly established chapters to the the AIChE

organization ◦ Exposing to unfamiliar research areas and chemical engineering

industries ◦ Gaining insight in cultural understanding and appreciation◦ Creating an international ChE network◦ Preparing AIChE members for the increasingly global engineering

environment

Break Out Brainstorm Session

Suggested Talking Points:◦ Questions about application and/or program◦ Pre-existing challenges with Sister Chapter◦ Current successes with Sister Chapter◦ Recommendations for events and/or the program

Questions?

Thank You! These workshops are organized by AIChE’s Executive Student Committee.

For more information on ESC:◦ Check out the ESC booth at the Recruitment Fair, Sunday November 8th, Exhibit

Hall 1,9:00am – 4:00pm◦ Come to the ESC Meeting on Sunday, November 8th, 155A, 4:00pm – 6:00pm◦ Check out the website:

http://www.aiche.org/community/sites/committees/executive-student