History:
At the joint 2005 ICoMST/RMC meetings held in Baltimore, Maryland, the newly elected AMSA Student Board of Directors (SBOD) met for the first time and planned their goals for their year of service. One of their goals was to perform long-term planning for AMSA Student Membership. With consensus of the SBOD and the support of our advisors, this item was brought to the attention to the AMSA Board of Directors (BOD) at their 2005 fall meeting. The BOD gave their approval and support to conduct a strategic planning retreat. So in March 2006, AMSA leadership, AMSA staff, and SBOD descended into College Station, TX for 48 hours of intense work and planning. The result was the following strategic plan that has re-defined the AMSA student membership, their mission statement, by-laws and has carved a direction for future growth of the student membership.
Participants:
Dan Hale, advisor; Wendy Feik Pinkerton, advisor; Jason Apple, AMSA BOD; Thomas Powell, AMSA Exec. Director; Betsy Booren, SBOD President; Chad Carr, Midwest SBOD; Ryan Cox, East SBOD; Carrie Mason, At-Large SBOD; Chris Raines, At-Large SBOD; Corri Rekow, West SBOD; Stacy Scramlin, past SBOD; Kristin Voges, South SBOD; and Wendy Woerner, SBOD Past-President.
Mission Statement:
AMSA Student Membership is a global community of peers that creates opportunities within the animal and food industries for:
- Fostering professional development
- Cultivating leadership
- Promoting camaraderie
- Perpetuating knowledge
Key Result Areas with Critical Objectives (CO):
Financial Success: Develops and maintains financial resources to sustain the student membership. This KRA demonstrates our responsibility and our commitment to our mission.
CO: Evaluate and establish a sound budget, reporting and forecast by Aug 2006.
CO: Obtain long term, sustaining sponsorships.
CO: Establish and implement a sustainable Fundraising Events plan (broaden the RMC only focus).
CO: Develop a reserve pool plan to protect the Student Membership Mission.
Opportunities For Leadership: Creating opportunities for students to enhance their abilities as leaders.
CO: Create a committee structure to support the student activities.
CO: Encourage student participation in AMSA committees.
CO: Promote increased participation in student board election to +2 candidates per open position
CO: Target the 20+ programs to establish University liaisons to work with student board leadership.
CO: Establish an annual Student Membership Leadership Development Event.
CO: Implement a Board orientation process.
CO: Student Board meets face to face 2 times per year.
CO: SBOD represent student membership at industry events
Camaraderie: Providing environments that create and foster social and professional relationships.
CO: Social activities to maximize student interaction
CO: Facilitate interactive student-student online communication opportunities
Promote Visibility: Generate awareness, participation and recognition of the missions of both the global AMSA and the AMSA student membership.
CO: Increase AMSA visibility for undergraduate students involved in various disciplines
CO: Encourage development of university meat science organizations/clubs or partnerships with existing clubs
CO: Develop and implement a marketing/communication plan to potential members
CO: Market student membership to potential employers
CO: Sponsor awards/scholarships for AMSA membership
Professional Development: Diversify and expand the marketability of the AMSA student membership.
CO: Develop forced mentorship program at RMC
CO: Promote and communicate internship and job opportunities
CO: Develop a needs assessment and create activities dedicated to professional development
CO: Create & maintain knowledge application events
Prioritized Critical Objectives (CO) with Action Plans (AP)
01 - CO: Develop a needs assessment and create activities dedicated to professional development
AP 1: RMC Reciprocation Sessions
AP 2: Student page on AMSA website
AP 3: Student Membership Newsletter
AP 4: RMC Career Fair
AP 5: Development of a Needs Assessment:
AP 6: Develop a mock interview program.
02 - CO: Develop and implement a marketing/communication plan to potential members
AP 1: Develop brochure(s) on AMSA and AMSA SM membership and its’ benefits
AP 2: Develop program structure for University Meat Science “Open Houses”
AP 3: Create a plan for acquiring student membership from meat judging participants
AP 4: Develop program for K-12/undergrad career fairs, visits, etc. promoting Meat Science
03 - CO: Create a committee structure to support the student activities.
AP 1: Identify a "new" (2006-2007) student board member to coordinate the students
AP 2: Develop a plan for students to sign up at RMC
AP 3: Implement a communication plan for the SBOD member to communicate with the students on the "Student Committee"
AP 4: Identify/created needed committees
04 - CO: Create & maintain knowledge application events
AP 1: Continue to maintain the undergraduate Quiz Bowl with consideration given to adjustments in structure to adhere to the preference of the student membership
AP 2: Maintain and develop the Taste of RMC event with the aim of altering the program slightly each year to reflect the style and characteristics of industry trends.
AP 3: Continue to encourage and support activities directly related to the continued success of the Intercollegiate Meats Judging Program.
05 - CO: Implement a Board orientation process.
06 - CO: Social activities to maximize student interaction
AP 1: At RMC
AP 2: At various other regional events
AP 3: Team Building Sessions
07 - CO: Target the 20+ programs to establish University liaisons to work with student board leadership.
AP 1: Identify purpose and responsibilities of liaisons
AP 2: Contact major advisors in meat science, food science, and animal science and get names of possible students to serve as a liaison
AP 3: Contact possible students
AP 4: Make profile sheets for liaisons and distribute among student membership and make available on the AMSA website
08 - CO: Establish an annual Student Membership Leadership Development Event.
09 - CO: Evaluate and establish a sound budget, reporting and forecast by Aug 2006.
AP 1: Create new budget by Aug 1 for the upcoming school year
AP 2: Update budget/financial standings each quarter
AP 3: Post updated information to Board Forum each quarter
10 - CO: Obtain long term, sustaining sponsorships.
AP 1: Create a document clearly describing the need for long-term, sustaining sponsorships. This will form the basis of working with the AMSA Board and Foundation and will provide needed clarity in the development of sponsorship recruitment messages.
AP 2: Review AP1 with the AMSA Board and the Educational Foundation Trustees, getting their input and approval.
AP 3: Work with the AMSA Board and Foundation Trustees to develop a funding/fundraising plan for the Student Membership.
11 - CO: Develop structured mentorship program at RMC
AP 1: Team Building Sessions
12 - CO: Increase AMSA visibility for undergraduate students involved in various disciplines
AP 1: Visibility of university liaisons through open houses
AP 2: Create newsletters or fact sheets from the student board about universities and their programs, career’s in the industry, and academic positions
AP 3: Let undergraduates known what we do and what we are working on through newsletter and the AMSA website
13 - CO: Promote and communicate internship and job opportunities
AP 1: Dedicate a website for internship and graduate student positions that are available.
AP 2: Attain a list of job, internship, and graduate student opportunities from companies that are visiting the career fair and distribute to students at RMC.
AP 3: Continue to promote existing webpage available on AMSA website.
14 - CO: Student Board meets face to face 2 times per year.
AP 1: Conduct Meeting Late winter/early spring
AP 2: Secure sponsorship for a non- RMC meeting in late Winter / early Spring. Companies and/or Universities (with preference given to a location that would minimize travel costs) willing to host the event will be approached.
AP 3: Conduct Meeting Prior to RMC
15 - CO: Encourage student participation in AMSA committees
16 - CO: SBOD represent student membership at industry events
AP 1: Have SBOD logo shirts made each year at the beginning of each director’s term to be worn at industry events?
AP 2: Whenever SBOD are in attendance at any industry event (Beef 706, Pork 101, NCBA Meeting, etc.) at their respective university or otherwise, they should wear shirts and actively represent student membership?
AP 3: Have an informational card created (similar to a business card) which could be handed out to interested parties.
17 - CO: Promote increased participation in student board election to +2 candidates per open position
AP 1: Hold Student Board of Directors meetings at RMC that are open to any individuals that are considering running for a position.
AP 2: Make SBOD nominations and elections a highly publicized event within the organization.
AP 3: Contact each university liaison in order to identify one or more individuals that may be suited to, or interested in running for a position in the student board.
18 - CO: Establish and implement a sustainable Fundraising Events plan (broaden the RMC only focus).
19 - CO: Sponsor awards/scholarships for AMSA membership
AP 1: Work with AMSA Educational Foundation to create scholarship development fund
AP 2: Identify potential organizations or companies to donate into scholarship fund
AP 3: Create Freshman/Sophomore Travel Scholarships to RMC
AP 4: AMSA SBOD develop structure that applies certain percentage of monies collected to go into scholarship fund and budget for AMSA awards
20 - CO: Encourage development of university meat science organizations/clubs or partnerships with existing clubs
AP 1: Develop the AMSA SBOD as a representative council for university meat science or meat science-related clubs
21 - CO: Market student membership to potential employers
AP 1: Make students aware of their responsibility to market themselves through opportunities SBOD offers
AP 2: Actively promote our student membership for specific job opportunities when aware of them
22 - CO: Develop a reserve pool plan to protect the Student Membership Mission.
AP 1: Discuss current AMSA reserve pool plans for general membership.
AP 2: Develop a plan to work with the AMSA board to develop or assist with reserve pool.
23 - CO: Facilitate interactive student-student online communication opportunities
AP 1: Develop message board forum for student interaction.
AP 2: Research “Facebook” like website possibilities to setup for AMSA student membership.