Holding a Successful Large Scale Outreach Event
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Holding a Successful Large
Scale Outreach Event
Cait Rahm
Vice President of Community Outreach
Cal Poly Collegiate Section
Society of Women Engineers
Do your research!
• Learn the event’s purpose
• What went wrong/right last time?
• Get advice from the experts
• Brainstorm: What will you do to make the event better?
Time Management
• Plan ahead!• Don’t procrastinate• Set aside extra time—the
unexpected loves sneaking up on you
Attitude Counts
• Be professional• Positive tone• Enthusiasm• Optimism
Analyze Results
• Survey the participants and volunteers
• What went well?• What didn’t go well?• How can you make this
event better?
Some Cal Poly Examples
• SWE-EETY (SWE Expressing Engineering To Youngsters)
• High School Shadow• Building An Engineer Day
SWE-EETY
High School Shadow
Building An Engineer Day
Thank You!
Cait [email protected]