This award recognizes the outstanding work of IEEE Student Branches which encourage participation in extracurricular activities that further the development of the students as future engineers. Region 6 has two different Student Branch awards (large and small); a small Branch with fewer students cannot compete with the number of activities in a large Branch.
The Branch officers are usually chosen in early September when classes begin. Many officers leave the following June when they graduate. Therefore the activity period upon which they will be primarily judged is their school year from September up to the nomination submission due date which is May 15. If there are continuing projects from the previous Spring, the nomination form may include those projects.
These awards are to recognize large and small Student Branches which represent the IEEE and encourage participation in extracurricular activities that further the development of their members and fellow students as future engineers. Some of these activities are meetings in which faculty or outside lecturers are secured to share knowledge and experience about preparing for jobs after graduation. Other lectures might be on topics that are highly interesting to students such as electric vehicles, worldwide communications for internet, sensor technology, or biomedical applications. Occasional fun parties such as pizza, bowling, and hiking can help students bond with each other and relax from the pressure of their studies. Some Student Branches have dedicated rooms for their activities and they may stock food or beverages for their members.
The outstanding Student Branches take on research or development projects as a group. Often the Student Branch is the only means for engineering students to learn how to actually solder and construct working circuits. For example, some projects might be related to microprocessors and some might be building radios.
The nominations from the Student Branches are judged by
- the number of meetings and activities
- the number of students actively participating
- the success in carrying out the objectives of the IEEE
- innovations and creativity of their projects
Content required in the online form:
(the forms are the same for the two separate categories)
The name of your University (fill in box)
Name of the current Student Branch Chair (fill in box)
Branch Chair’s daytime phone number (fill in box)
Branch Chair’s evening phone number (fill in box)
Branch Chair’s email address (fill in box)
Name of the current faculty advisor (fill in box)
the faculty advisor’s email address (fill in box)
Name of the previous Branch Chair (fill in a box)
Previous Branch Chair’s email address (fill in a box)
the complete mailing address for your Student Branch at the university so we can mail an award if they win (fill in a box with details)
Student Branch Website URL (fill in a box)
Is the Student Branch Website up to date? (Y/N)
What information can be found on the Student Branch Website? (check all that apply)
- Current officer’s names, Officer contact information, Officer photos,
- Calendar of upcoming meetings and events, Photos from recent events or activities,
- Information about their activities,
- Links to other IEEE web pages,
- Student Branch room location and hours,
- Summary of past Student Branch meetings,
- Social media feeds, projects,
- Archives of past lectures, other things offered: books, drinks, food, etc
How many total meetings and events has your Student Branch had since June of last year? (fill in a box)
How many IEEE student members are there in your Student Branch? (fill in a box)
How many non-IEEE students actively participate in your Student Branch? (fill in a box)
Describe the projects that have been actively run by your Student Branch since last June (fill in a box with details)
Describe your Technical Programs (fill in a box with details)
Describe your non-technical programs contributing to members’ future careers (fill in a box with details)
any additional educational programs and lectures (fill in a box with details)
Fun and social activities (fill in a box with details)
Does your Student Branch regularly attend the two Area meetings per year? (Y/N)
Does your Student Branch participate in competitions in the Area meetings? (Y/N)
Suggested Citation (fill in a box with details)