ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP and INNOVATION CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM

ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP and INNOVATION CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM

About the program Program Overview The ELI program prepares engineering students for potential leadership roles in organizations that will flourish in a dynamic business environment. Student participants enter the four-semester program in their junior year, and receive a scholarship to enable them to take leadership and business courses, learn from an industry mentor, meet with industry leaders, and practice hands-on leadership within a creative inquiry team. The program draws on the unique Staley School of Leadership Studies program, the reputation of the College of Business Administration, the success of student-led College of Engineering creative inquiry teams in national competitions and strong connections with our corporate partners. Approximately 20 junior-level students will enter the program each spring for a total of 40 student participants per year. The ELI program is an investment opportunity to help shape the next generation of engineering leadership. s are provided with exclusive opportunities such as: Annual Career Spotlight Day (see attached schedule) Corporate partner mentoring which pairs a company employee with one or more ELI scholars Annual ELI Day for corporate partner mentors (see attached schedule) ELI student tour at corporate partner s location (virtual if needed) Corporate partner logo branding in Engineering Hall (see Figure 1) and the COE ELI web page (engg.k-state.edu/eli/) Corporate partner logo branding for Career Spotlight Day (see Figure 2) 2

Career Spotlight Day itinerary Objective Provide s the opportunity to meet students and the ability to share with students what it s like to work at their company, inspire future leaders and recruit new talents. Approximate Times Activity Location Attendees 1:30-2:20 p.m. Focused student forum Carl and Mary Ice Conference Room (1139 Engineering Hall) 2:30-3:30 p.m. Recruitment strategy session how to connect with K-State engineering students 3:30-5 p.m. Corporate information table 5-5:20 p.m. Career Spotlight Series presentation Carl and Mary Ice Conference Room (1139 Engineering Hall) Fiedler-Rathbone atrium Engineering Hall Auditorium (1109 Engineering Hall) 5:20-5:30 p.m. Questions Engineering Hall Auditorium (1109 Engineering Hall) 5:30-6 p.m. Social Engineering Hall groundfloor atrium ELI students Dean Darren Dawson, Sr. Associate Dean Gary Clark, engineering assistant deans and Career Center staff All engineering students Engineering Student Council and engineering students Engineering Student Council and engineering students Engineering Student Council and engineering students Contact Information Danielle Cerbe, Constituent Relations Manager College of Engineering 785-532-7609 620-353-9670 (cell) daniellec@found.ksu.edu Parking information Parking will be available in the K-State parking garage, located south of the K-State Student Union. Please enter the garage from 17th Street, just north of Anderson Avenue. At the entrance, push the button to receive your ticket and open the gate. You will receive a validation ticket from Danielle upon your arrival. When you leave the parking garage, insert your original ticket followed by the validation ticket in the machine to open the gate. K-State campus map: k-state.edu/maps Notes The host for the Career Spotlight Series is Danielle Cerbe. Danielle will take care of all arrangements, including all of the day s logistics and refreshments, which are included at no expense for s. To ensure outstanding attendance at the Career Spotlight presentation, the COE will award three cash scholarships to students at no expense for s. 3

Career Spotlight schedule 4

ELI Day itinerary March 31, 2017 Objective Coordinated by the Staley School of Leadership Studies, ELI day will focus on ways in which we can be fully engaged in academics, work and personal/community life. We will focus on utilizing an asset-based perspective to make progress on important issues. Time Activity Location Attendees 8:30-9 a.m. Working breakfast - Welcome and Overview Speakers: Provost April Mason, Dean Darren Dawson, Associate Dean Ronaldo Maghirang 9-10 a.m. Workshop 1: Building Strengths-based Relationships Facilitator: Dr. Mike Finnegan, Staley School of Leadership Studies 10-11 a.m. Workshop 2: Coaching with Your Strengths Facilitators: Dr. Mary Kay Siefers and Marcia Hornung, Staley School of Leadership Studies This workshop will focus on understanding the role and purpose coaches serve in helping individuals work through challenges and make progress on goals and aspirations. We will also discuss the differences between coaching, mentoring, advising, counseling, facilitating, consulting, and teaching. 11 a.m. - noon Workshop 3: Leaders Must be Present to Win - Helping Leaders be Present Speaker: Doug Sterbenz Just like the rules for your local fundraiser, where participants must be present to win, leaders must be present with those they lead so they can win. What does it mean to be present and why don t we do it more often? Are your leaders spending too much time on their individual inbasket and passing up much higher value opportunities to lead? Collaborative Learning Lab Collaborative Learning Lab Collaborative Learning Lab Collaborative Learning Lab noon-1 p.m. Lunch Collaborative Learning Lab 1-2 p.m. Guided tour of Engineering Day Engineering complex and Seaton Hall mentors and mentees mentors and mentees mentors mentors mentors, mentees and advisory council mentors Contact Information Danielle Cerbe, Constituent Relations Manager, College of Engineering 785-532-7609 620-353-9670 (cell) daniellec@found.ksu.edu Parking information Parking will be available in the K-State parking garage, located south of the K-State Student Union. Please enter the garage from 17th Street, just north of Anderson Avenue. At the entrance, push the button to receive your ticket and open the gate. You will receive a validation ticket from Danielle upon your arrival. When you leave the parking garage, insert your original ticket followed by the validation ticket in the machine to open the gate. K-State campus map: k-state.edu/maps 5

Corporate branding Figure 1 - Corporate partner logo branding in Engineering Hall (permanent) 6

Corporate branding Figure 2 - Corporate partner logo branding for Career Spotlight Day 7

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