1. 2008-2009 Goals

2.  A Sense of Community  Outreach Through Research  Connecting Mentees with Mentors

3.  Recruitment  Develop network of key professors  Enhance presence in Freshman Courses  Partner with other Student Organizations  Minorities @ the College of Computing  Women @ the College of Computing  Hold GT-STARS Retreat  Team Building exercises  Develop unified message

4.  Connect Graduate researchers with Undergraduates interested in research  Graduate-Undergraduate teams prepare interactive demonstrations of their research projects  Monthly research demonstrations held at local middle schools with the focus of increasing interest in computing.

5.  Utilize summer camps to find promising high school students  Introduce incoming students to inspiring and supportive mentors and encourage them towards Graduate education  Develop peer affinity groups