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If you are an undergraduate or graduate student and are interested in serving on the SAME Student Council, please send an e-mail with your contact info to Ben Matthews, P.E. at samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com.

If you are involved in a Student Chapter or mentoring program at your Post, please consider joining our College Outreach Committee! Just send me an e-mail through samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com, for more information about how you can help the committee achieve its goal of building a vibrant student membership.

The College Outreach Committee assists Posts in mentoring and building professional relationships between Post members and students majoring in engineering and related programs at local colleges and universities and introducing students to job opportunities in military engineering.

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I have 6 specific goals for the 2010-2011 academic year:

1. Increase the number of active Student Chapters, particularly in cases where there is already a relationship between the Post and a college or university (I have done this very successfully the last 3 years but there is still room to improve)
2. Increase Student Membership by surveying Posts with Student Chapters to identify "Best Practices" and develop ideas on how to make Student Membership valued by architecture, engineering and environmental students (I am going to utilize the Student Council President Midshipmen Bryen Roder to lead this effort)
3. Ensure one student from each active chapter attends annual Student Leadership Workshop (I need help from the RVPs and Post Presidents on this one!)
4. Register academic institutions for all active student chapters since membership is now free (I need help from SAME HQ and the local Posts on this one)
5. Establish student chapters at culturally diverse universities (I need help from my Regional Vice Chairs, Rick Cunningham and RVPs on this one)
6. Work with Scholarship Task Force to develop tracking program for students at universities (The task force just reported results and best practices to the Board but I will work with the Posts and Scott Prosuch on this).

If you have ideas on how to best accomplish these goals send an e-mail to Ben Matthews at samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com.

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Mentoring is one of SAME's most important goals, and toward that end Posts are encouraged to develop College Outreach plans to involve local college and university students and encourage their pursuit of careers in the A/E/C field. Remember, the students you mentor today will be the leaders of tomorrow! I wrote an article on this at http://bit.ly/cecmentor
Posts can work with students toward this goal by:

• Sponsoring a Student Chapter at a local college or university that has a program for students in engineering, architecture or construction.
• Support a Student Leader of your Student Chapter by sending them to the annual Student Leadership Workshop Click here for Nomination Form {DOC]
• If space is available Posts may send a second student from their Student Chapter or a student from a school for which there is no student chapter by paying a $275 registration fee. Click here for Nomination Form {Word Doc} 
• Formalizing the creation of a Student Chapter with an endorsed Charter. Click here to view/download a Student Chapter Charter Template.
• Seeking out faculty members that may be SAME members, and get them involved as Faculty Advisors.
• Seeking out former graduates from the local colleges or universities who will be able to connect you with current faculty or students.
• Forwarding the signed Student Chapter Charter to Ben Matthews at samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com who will forward it on to SAME national headquarters.
• Helping with recruitment material to attract student members. Click here to view/download recruitment material. (coming soon)
• Assisting the student chapter by suggesting meeting topics, speakers and field trips to SAME member offices or work sites.
• Letting the students know about job opportunities and internships.
• Encouraging students to be involved with the SAME Student Council.
• Host programs and activities that involve students majoring in engineering, architecture or construction from a local college or university. The activity or program should focus on the mentoring of students.

Recognition is one of the key components in engaging young leaders in the Society. To that end, the Society created two awards that offer Posts a way to recognize the leadership and involvement of college and university students:
The National Student Leadership Medal
The Student Program Certificate of Achievement
Nominations for these annual awards, with supporting materials, are due to SAME HQ no later than January 31st of each year.

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Student Chapters promote the goals and objectives of SAME, and encourage the advancement of careers in architecture, engineering and construction by connecting college students with professionals in these fields. Students interested in starting a Student Chapter should contact the nearest SAME Post and ask for a mentor to assist them.

• Click here to find the Post nearest your school.
• Click here for a current list of SAME Student Chapters and the Posts which sponsor them.
• Click here to view/download the template for a Student Chapter Charter.
• Click here to view/download material to help recruit new Student Members. (Coming Soon)

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The Student Council serves as a forum for SAME Student Members to interface with the College Outreach Committee in order to provide insight on student issues, and will allow students to network with each other and share ideas about Student Chapters and mentoring programs.

The College Outreach Committee is currently soliciting nominations for Student Council Members and for Student Council leadership positions. Each Post is requested to nominate one student member to the Council. You DO NOT have to have a Student Chapter to nominate a student from your Post. All that is required for the nomination is a brief bio for the student and their contact information. Students wishing to be considered for one of the Council Officer positions should submit a short letter that outlines their leadership experience and past involvement with the society. Nominations for the Student Council Members and for Student Council leadership positions should be submitted to Ben Matthews, P.E., via e-mail samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com.

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Most students are familiar with Facebook, but did you realize that there is a networking tool available for working professionals as well? LinkedIn is the leading professional networking tool online, used by over 50 million professionals worldwide and approximately 3500 SAME members. This is an outstanding opportunity for student members to be connected with other SAME members for a summer internships or possibly a first job!

Click here to join! LinkedIn is FREE and open to all SAME members. Besides the benefits outlined to the students above, others include:

• Leverage the power of the SAME network to find and reach the new business contacts you need;
• Accelerate your career through referrals from SAME members;
• Know more than a name - view rich professional profiles from fellow SAME members;
• Let other SAME members know what you have to offer professionally to them and their contacts.

Committee Chair

Questions regarding how to start a Student Chapter should be directed to the College Outreach Committee Chair, Benjamin E. Matthews, P.E., at samecollegeoutreach@gmail.com

Download the Student Chapter Charter Template here. [DOC]