FITC Summer Workshop June 23, 2015

Agenda 9:00-9:20 Sign In & Networking Breakfast 9:20-10:00FITC Presentation (Intros, Student Ambassadors, & Project Results) 10:00-10:10Break 10:10-11:40School Presentations 11:40-12:30State Group Presentations 12:30-2:00Lunch (on your own) 2:00-2:45Information Institute Overview 2:45-4:00Focus Groups (Teachers-103, Counselors-101) 4:00-4:15Break 4:15-5:15Planning Ahead (by region) 5:15-5:30Closing Remarks

The Florida IT Career Alliance aims to promote IT, computer science, and computer engineering among students in Florida.

FSU-FITC Team

FAMU-FITC Team Dean College of Science and Technology Maurice Edington CIS Department Chair Deidre Evans Project Lead Edward Jones Assessment Coordinator Dawn Lewis CIS Faculty Arlisha McQueen Outreach Coordinator Olivia Wilson Project Coordinator Sharmini Pitter Administrative Assistant Birausha Mcleod Technology Career Coordinator Terrial Brown Application / Web Support Lihua Liu (graduate student) Undergraduate Students 17 Total Career Center Delores Dean

What has Florida A&M been up to: Ed Jones, Ph.D. Florida A&M University/FITC Adaobi Odi Student Ambassador What has Florida State been up to: Joey Cardenas Student Ambassador Ebe Randeree Florida State University/FITC

Ed Jones, Ph.D. FITC Update—The Past Year FITC-FAMU

Adaobi Obi Student Ambassador FAMU-FITC

Adaobi Obi  Florida A&M University FITC Student Ambassador  Senior Computer Science Undergrad  From Calumet City, IL

Pensacola State College Recruitment Pensacola State College Recruitment Campus Recruitment Tips on College Informative Curriculum Power Points Speaking On Personal Experiences Giving Advice And Lessons Learned

Joey Cardenas My Experiences FSU-FITC

Grade School Involvement Octo-π-RatesOutreach

The Octo-π-Rates My Perspective Kids have an idea College Perspective Put kids in leadership roles

Outreach My Experience Getting kids to talk Encourage Understanding Praise Creativity

Ebe Randeree FITC Update—The Past Year FITC-FSU

Fall Career Fair  60 employers  202 college students  16 presentations  550 HS students  15 schools that came  Presentations by FITC ambassadors Spring Career Fair  52 employers  225 college students  20 presentations  510 HS students  14 schools that came  Presentations by business recruiters/CEOs

Accomplishments  School visits to FSU/FAMU - 20  Outreach to Schools/Colleges - 30  Funding to Schools  Funding to Community Colleges schools colleges employer s

Yellow – Schools Blue - Colleges Red - Employers

College Partner Achievements  Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)  TechCoast Conference, Recruitment Plan for High Schools, Attended FITC Career Fairs, & Convening 7/8  St. Petersburg College (SPC)  Pending AA Transfer Plans to FSU/FAMU, Implement Smart Choice Program to recruit HS students  Pensacola State College (PSC  PSC Spring IT/CS Recruiting Day, Industry Certification Test Prep Tools

College Partner Achievements  Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC)  Spring Fling event, Certifications for Students, Career Fair  Tallahassee Community College (TCC)  Recruiting events, Partner at FITC Career Fairs, Alignment  Seminole State College (SSC)  Articulation Agreement in progress with FSU, Developed Recruiting Plan, Internship Coordinator

High School Achievements  Attend Career Fairs  Attend conferences (TSA)  Tour FSU/FAMU campuses  Host technology events  Host Tech days at schools  Allow Student Ambassadors to assist with tech clubs  Purchase technology & robotics equipment  Training for students

Alumni Survey  1185 alumni from CS, CE, IT to track down  Using FSU  450 surveys collected  Using LinkedIn and FB

Most Important Achievement Meet Maya Renaye Jones (future STEM student) Nick Name: FIT-C.

What are other BOG teams doing  University of South Florida, April 17-18, 2015  Hosted by Dr. R.E. LeMon Associate Vice Chancellor Board of Governors

TEAm Grant Innovation Convening Conference  Florida IT Career Alliance (FITC) FSU, FAMU  ACCT – An Innovative, Collaborative Approach to Increasing the Supply of Quality Accounting Graduates in Florida USF, FIU, UCF  CSIT TEAm – An Urban University Coalition Response to Florida’s Computer and Information Technology Workforce Needs USF, FIU, UCF  CAPTURE Project – Computer Accelerated Pipeline to Unlock Regional Excellence FAU, Palm Beach State College, Broward College

ACCT Info about ACCT Videos Bootcamps Test prep Class materials

CSIT TEAm Info about CSIT Internship portal Job sharing Career Mentoring

CAPTURE Info about CAPTURE 2+2 Flight Plans Joint Advising

4 Teams  FITC - FSU, FAMU CAPTURE –FAU, PBSC, BCC  ACCT – USF, FIU, UCFCSIT TEAm – USF, FIU, UCF High SchoolCollege/Univ Employers Capture CSIT ACCT FITC

Plans change  Good:  5 year grant, $$ for 2 years, Univ picks up next 3 for staff, report for 5 years, starts 7/1/2014  Bad:  5 year grant, started 7/1/2013, $$ came 4/15/2014 to be spent by 7/1/2015 (13 months to spend)  Ugly:  Still 5 years, we have to report for 5 years, no new $$$, on 4/15/15 - extended till 7/1/2016 (“be creative with what you have”), rebudgeting, new provost, new President, no univ $$

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