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Update on Proposed Governance Changes

Update on Proposed Governance Changes. Region Meetings Spring 2017. Setting the Stage. The good news In the past 10 years, professional membership almost doubled; collegiate membership has increased >60%; conference attendance has tripled

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Update on Proposed Governance Changes

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  1. Update on Proposed Governance Changes Region Meetings Spring 2017

  2. Setting the Stage The good news • In the past 10 years, professional membership almost doubled; collegiate membership has increased >60%; conference attendance has tripled • We’ve added virtual and face-to-face professional development, expanded our K-12 programs, grown scholarships and amplified our government relations and public policy efforts • We have enjoyed tremendous success, something all of us have worked toward during our time as SWE leaders We need to evolve • All of these changes require different volunteer leadership structures and opportunities • We can and should be providing more meaningful and relevant leadership opportunities and training to our members • Association membership today is rapidly changing – what got us here won’t get us to the next step • The current structure has become confusing and difficult to navigate – for not only potential leaders, but also for some of our current leaders • We have an opportunity to streamline our bylaws, policies and procedures

  3. What’s Changing In order to provide more meaningful leadership experiences for our members and set ourselves up for success into the future, the following changes are being made: Restructuring to take focus off geography Collegiates become voting members Nominations based on competencies All of this is to be in place by end of FY18. The rest of this presentation walks through these changes in more detail, and addresses the concerns that have been raised.

  4. Process to Date In FY15 the Board engaged with McKinley Consultants, to help determine the ideal governance structure and volunteer service model McKinley reviewed data and conducted interviews with active SWE members and, based on this information, proposed a number of recommendations Senators, region governors, board members, and longtime members of SWE worked in subgroups focused on key areas, e.g. Senate responsibilities, Region structure, bylaws All of this collaborative discussion has helped us piece together a high level vision Based on this the Governance Task Force has been working to flesh out details, to be implemented in the coming months/years

  5. Overview of Changes

  6. New “Section Support” Committee Specific Leads for Critical Areas (may eventually become Sub-Committees) Chair/ Chair Elect Groups Individual Leads Coaches Assigned to Sections Content Coaching Section Startup SMEs Collaboration Expert Resources More to come…

  7. SWE Leadership Competencies and Positions Changes are intended to create more meaningful opportunities, focusing on competencies and skills Suggestions only, not linear (e.g. Senate and/or Committee Chair, in either order)

  8. Example SWE Career Path For more examples, go to governance.swe.org Suggestion only; Collegiate/Professional line is “fuzzy” Collegiate Professional

  9. Communications Existing communication methods will continue • Discussions at Senate meetings, RG meetings, WE town halls, All Together highlights, State of SWE, videos and webinars, Twitter, Facebook, governance.swe.org web site, others New “Section Support” Committee of SMEs and coaches to include focus on communication and local contact HQ to add staff by 1Q18 specifically for local relations, 2-way communication WE Locals to include SWE Business meetings/ forums Leadership summits • Recognized as valuable experience for incoming officers • Some benchmarking done to date, experience varies greatly • Director of Professional Excellence to recommend establishing a Task Force to address path forward

  10. Motion Approved by Senate Senate endorses a cohesive and integrated plan as presented which includes the following goals, and directs the Governance TF to work with the bylaws committee to bring amendments to the next in-person meeting: Collegiates shall be granted full voting rights; Terms for senate members shall become 3-years; All nomination and election shall be competency-based without regard for geographic location; Regions shall be dissolved by end of FY18; and Selection of the nominating committee shall be on the basis of competency without regard for geographic location.

  11. Focus in Coming Months

  12. Questions? Please help socialize information within Sections, monitor communications from SWE, stay actively engaged as we progress Post questions and suggestions to governance@swe.org Visit governance.swe.org for history, reference materials, webinars Receive text updates by texting SWE Governance to 56512 on your mobile phone

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