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Introduction
Name
Year
City
Classes you are taking this semester
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Game: Famous Pairs Setting: You are at the biggest dinner party of the millennium. Everyone who is anyone is here, but you lost your date amongst the crowd. Your goal is to find your partner and grab a seat at George Clooney’s table before they’re all taken.
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Game: Famous Pairs How to Play: 1. You will be given a piece of paper with a number and a
person’s name. 2. When the game begins, you must find your partner (husband/
wife, sibling, rival, etc.) by acting like the person written on your sheet.
3. If you think you have found your pair, come up to the front and tell me your numbers.
4. The game ends when everyone has found their pair. Rules: -No use of any words -No yelling across the room
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Game: Famous Pairs
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Constitution
Why is it important? Structure
Transparency Ownership
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Constitution Article I: Name
Blueprint Or
Blueprint, Technology for Nonprofits
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Constitution Article II: Mission + Vision
We the members of Blueprint, adhere to and embody our mission to make beautiful engineering accessible and useful
for those who create communities and promote public welfare.
A world where the good, passionate, and visionary have the biggest impact on our communities and society.
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Constitution Article III: Membership
Only students
We do not discriminate
Executive Committee has the right to withdraw membership
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Constitution Article IV: Executives
Consent: 4 Votes of Executive Quorum: 4 Executives Executives fill vacancies Executives determine rules of proceedings Executives Approve budget VPs can create chair positions to help their roles Max terms: 2 1 Term = 1 semester
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Constitution Article IV: Executives President Roles:
Chief representative of Blueprint Protect mission and vision Makes sure decisions of Excom are carried out
Powers:
Convene Executives Delegate tasks Commission advisors
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Constitution Article IV: Executives VP of Operations Roles:
If President dies/incapacitated, assumes roles Facilitate meetings + events
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Constitution Article IV: Executives VP of Marketing and Finance Roles:
Manage budget and fundraising Main curator of brand, enforces its correct use Creates Recruitment plan
Powers:
Deny spending that exceeds budget
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Constitution Article IV: Executives VP of Projects Roles:
Manage projects and relations with clients Creates membership and application process Determines project team compositions
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Constitution Article IV: Executives VP of Technology Roles:
Maintains technologies of Blueprint Provides Tech. resources for project groups
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Constitution Article IV: Executives
Execu&ve Commi-ee President VP Opera&ons VP Technology VP Projects VP FM
Tech. Chair FM Chair Projects Chair Opera&ons Chair
Project Teams Project Leader Project Member Project Member Project Member Project Member
Club Advisors
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Constitution Article V: Meetings Every meeting has a Facilitator and Scribe Every meeting will have an agenda and notes General Meeting
Quorum: 2/3 Notification Method
Email Calling Emergency General Meetings
Requires 3/5th approval of executives
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Constitution Article VI: Amendments To call for Amendments:
4/5 of Executives 2/3 of General Membership
To pass Amendments:
3/4 of General Membership Propose Amendments at General Meeting
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Constitution Article VII: Dissolution To call for Dissolution:
5/5 Executives To pass Dissolution:
5/5 Executives + 3/4 non-executive Membership
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Constitution Article VIII: Social Contract This constitution is the social contract that all members of Blueprint adhere to until termination of membership.
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Constitution Operations - Transparency Google Calendar Weekly Emails
- Executive Decisions - Upcoming Events
Budget Meeting Agenda + Notes
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Constitution Questions?
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Project Calendar
Event When Start Date Tuesday, February 19 Initial Client Meetings February 20 – March 5 Midpoint Presentations Tuesday, March 19 Final Presentations April 28 – March 5 Project Deadline Sunday, May 5 Banquet Monday, May 6
• All events are on the Blueprint General Calendar • Later dates are tentative and will be updated as soon as possible
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Their Mission “highest quality pediatric care”
“medical education/teaching programs”
“state-of-the-art research programs”
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Where we come in!
Cumbersome
Labor Intensive
Labor Intensive
Error Prone
Highly Efficient
Automated
Friendly
Extremely Awesome
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Backend
Efficiency
Python/Java
Frontend (limited)
Skills
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Brian, Project Lead
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Mission Mobilize communities with bone health info to prevent osteoporosis and fractures How?
Research by FORE (Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education) to produce tools such as a Fracture Risk Calculator
Why? Jarvis, show me the numbers.
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44 million Americans affected by osteoporosis
1 out of 2 Ratio of women affected by osteoporosis
65% Percentage of American adults who don’t get enough calcium
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What Can We Do For
Them?
Skills For This Project
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About Michelle
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Mission: “To explore social issues through meaningful service, education, and reflection during academic breaks
Animal Rights, Oregon
Offer 10 week-long trips coupled with a semester long academic course on issues such as environmental justice, health care, immigration, and homelessness.
Immi-‐gra&on, Arizona
Rights in Indian Country
Agricul-‐ture, Ba-‐kersfield
Env. Jus&ce, Bay Area
Food Jus&ce, Bay Area
Poverty, SF/ Sac
Social Jus&ce, New Orl.
Immi-‐gra&on, Mexico
Health Care, LA
Internal Forum
Photos
External Interac&ve
Map
DeCal Disc.
Testimonies
General Disc. User
Profiles
Alumni Interaction Key Needs:
1) Improve cohesiveness between different trips 2) Make communication for DeCal more structured 3) Give students lasting connection with Alt Breaks after trip is over 4) Boost image to both students and community partners through front-
facing site that doesn’t suck
Alternative Breaks
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• Hard Skills: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, SQL
• Soft Skills: Creativity, Communication, Design wisdom on finding sweet spot between ease-of-use and richness
Mentality: WORK HARD PLAY HARD
What am I looking for?
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Retreat!
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Some work…
• Client and brief technical workshop
• Revelation of your project teams!
• Training with your team and project leader
What are we doing?
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What are we doing?
…But mostly play.
• Food! • Board games!
(Settlers anyone?) • Beach activities and
games • Red cup/blue cup
activities!
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Scheduling
• Plan to leave around 5pm Friday evening
• Dinner with your car • Who can drive? • Leave by 11am
Sunday morning or earlier
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What should I bring?
• Sleeping bag • Toiletries/towel • Shampoo and soap • Beach gear! (though
it will be cold) • Board games/cards
that you have • Change of clothes
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Gear
Excomm put together a photoshoot, sporting the best blueprint sweaters.
Please refrain from verbally
abusing our models.
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Gear: Unisex
• Imported"50% cotton/50% polyester, with up to 5% polyester created from recycled plastic
• Price: $17.02
Brian’s Hanes ComfortBlend® EcoSmart® Full Zip Hoodie
Michelle’s BLACK FLEECE RIBBING ZIP UP HOODIE
60% Cotton 40% Polyester Price: $19.00
80% Cotton 20% Polyester Price: $19.00
Kevin’s WHITE DOUBLE LAYER FLEECE JACKET!
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B. A. C.
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100% polyester microtek fleece knit Price: $25.95 Only white
Jae’s White Sierra Women's Embossed Alpha Fleece Top
13.8-ounce, 100% polyester Front zippered pockets Price: $21.91 Navy, Royal Blue, Black, Grey
Josh’s Port Authority Men's Soft Fleece Jacket!blueprint
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Gear: Mix & Match D. E.
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White Sierra Men & Women Sierra Mountain Fleece Jacket!100% polyester Sierra Mountain Fleece knit Men: $29.99 Women:$18.71 Black or Charcoal Grey
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Gear: Uniform
F.
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