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University Outreach and Relations Committee Interim Report: July 1 – Nov 7, 2009

University Outreach and Relations Committee Interim Report: July 1 – Nov 7, 2009. Ed Rinkavage Chair. Agenda. Committee Overview Members SPARC Goals Activities to Achieve Goals Challenges Putting the Pieces Together Timeline What can the Board do? Q & possibly A.

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University Outreach and Relations Committee Interim Report: July 1 – Nov 7, 2009

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  1. University Outreach and Relations CommitteeInterim Report: July 1 – Nov 7, 2009 Ed Rinkavage Chair

  2. Agenda • Committee Overview • Members • SPARC • Goals • Activities to Achieve Goals • Challenges • Putting the Pieces Together • Timeline • What can the Board do? • Q & possibly A

  3. Committee Overview:Create the next generation of contract professionals How? • Strategic outlook • Facilitate the collaboration with institutions of higher learning, for the betterment of the contract management profession. • Improve entry prospects through improved relations with academia.

  4. Committee Overview (Cont’d) • Meetings ever 4th Tuesday of the month; • Emphasize communication through Student Connect and Contract Management Magazine • Connecting with all Chapter presidents and presidents elect (mostly e-mail) • Intranet: http://intranet.ncmahq.org/UORC/default.aspx

  5. Members

  6. SPARC(Strategic Partnership on Acquisition Recruitment Coalition) Objectives • Align and engage stakeholders • Create mission-focused awareness • Workforce integral to mission • Partner with academia • Leverage existing resources • SPARC is: • Collaborative effort to partner with the federal government, industry, NFP, and academia to identify and attract talent to grow the acquisition workforce • Boundaries: • Will not propose change to policy, operate within existing • Focus on recruitment not selection • Promote diversity • Focus on Students

  7. SPARC Members • Chief Acquisition Officers Council (CAOC) • DOD/AT&L HCI • Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) • NCMA • Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) • CHCOC (non voting)

  8. Goals for Program Year 10-11(Goals and processes to achieve goals will carry forward beyond a 2-year window) • Facilitate the creation of an acquisition recruiting committee leveraging existing industry and federal resources • Increase student membership • Establishing institutional relationships • Improve communications

  9. Goal 1 – Facilitate Recruitment of Acquisition ProfessionalsSPARC: Strategic Partnership for Acquisition Recruitment Coalition Ed Rinkavage (Arlington, VA) • Includes industry and federal workforce • Obama Administration Theme: Leverage resources • Panel discussion at GCMC November 6

  10. Goal 1 – Facilitate Recruitment of Acquisition Professionals (Cont’d)SPARC: Strategic Partnership for Acquisition Recruitment Coalition (Cont’d) • Members:

  11. Goal 1 – Facilitate Recruitment of Acquisition Professionals (Cont’d)SPARC: Strategic Partnership for Acquisition Recruitment Coalition (Cont’d) • CHCOC on board • Catalyst or “SPARC” to achieve UORC goals • Success will be based on: • The SPE / corporate CFO having more resumes to select from • Students graduating Level I ready • Increase in student memberships

  12. Goal 2 – Increase Student Membership Angie Deren (Austin, TX) • Identification and awareness of the career field • Gain in-house academic advocate • Gain in-house “career placement office” advocate • Focus on NCMA chapters and university relations

  13. Goal 2 – Increase Student Membership (Cont’d) • Leverage NCMA’s Education Partners • American Graduate University • Bellevue University • University of Tennessee • UC Irvine • Villanova University

  14. Goal 2 – Increase Student Membership (Cont’d)

  15. Goal 2 – Increase Student Membership (Cont’d) Definition of Student: Full-time students in an accredited, degree-granting institution; do not hold full-time employment in contract management or a related field. • Many “students” work and go to school full time: • VA Academy, Master’s Programs, DAU • Career change / cross-training • Do we re-define to include “primary goal is to “learn”

  16. Goal 3 – Establishing Institutional Relationships • Richard Smith (Washington, DC) • Current Universities with Student Chapters: • CalPoly • Christopher Newport • Bowie State • Identify university or college advocate • Leverage DAU and FAI relationships

  17. Goal 3 – Establishing Institutional Relationships (Cont’d) • Connect with Career Placement Centers; • Identify current members who are students: • Identify HCA/1102 graduates to promote initiative; • Conduct Career Placement Series with targeted colleges & universities; • Facilitate delivery of internships, co-ops and perm placement

  18. Goal 3 – Establishing Institutional Relationships (Cont’d) • Potentially New Student Chapters: • Walla Walla • William and Mary • George Washington • Denver University • Northwestern • Roane State (SPARC Pilot)

  19. Goal 3 – Establishing Institutional Relationships (Cont’d) • Northeast Pennsylvania Education Consortium • King’s College (2,000) • University of Scranton (5,000) • Keystone College (2,000) • Marywood University (3,000) • College Misericordia (2,300) • Wilkes University (4,500) • Potentially New Student Chapters (Cont’d):

  20. Goal 4 – Improve Communications“Create Awareness” Shene Commodore (Atlanta, GA) • Student Connect • Contract Management Magazine • Outreach • HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) • HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) • HACU (Historically Asian Colleges and Universities) • Job Fairs

  21. Goal 4 – Improve Communications“Create Awareness” (Cont’d) • Increase Awareness about Contract Management Profession • Increase Awareness about NCMA Student Chapter educational and networking opportunities • Create a strategic communication plan • Ensure consistent, frequent distribution of Student Connect Newsletter on monthly basis

  22. Committee Strengths • National reach • DAU, FAI partnerships • NCMA Chapters • Communications • Web sites • Publications • Relationships (C-level, Federal, Universities) • Executive commitment • Tools • “Anticipation”

  23. Committee Challenges • Communications • Marketing the career field • “Students” don’t know who/what we are • Marketing the universities and students • Professors and/or “Club” sponsors don’t know who we are or what we do • Penetrating the schools (who will sponsor us?) • Creating identity / awareness • Long-term momentum

  24. Putting the Pieces Together Tool Kit SPARC Outreach (FAI) Memberships Universities (DAU) Recruitment and Placement Jobs Advocacy (NCMA and CAOC) Students (NCMA) Internships Scholarships Mentoring

  25. Timeline Sept – Nov Draft and Approve SPARC Nov 09 – Jun 11 Implementation Awareness Communications Recruiting Curriculum Pilot Tool Kit Jan - Feb 2010 Chapters On-Board DAU AT&L CM Magazine Gov Exec Aug Establish Goals Jun – Jul Establish UORC Team William and Mary 2011 2009 2010 Nov - Dec Implementation Planning Communication Strategy Jun 2011 1500 Students 20 Universities

  26. What Can the Board Do? • Advocate our initiative within your inner circles • Support us: • Federal: Jobs, internships, training, Level 1 certification • Industry: Scholarships, internships, jobs • Speaking engagements

  27. Questions?

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