RSAC/RSR Report (10/31/03)
Bruce Walcott, Chair - RSAC
Eric Ackerman, Vice Chair - RSAC
Trish Davis, RSR

Acknowledgements

RSAC would like to thank the IEEE volunteers who gave up a Saturday at
home with their loved ones to conduct an SLTW this Fall.
Specifically, to David Green, Pat Donohoe, Eric Ackerman, Butch
Shadwell, Joey Duvall, Trish Davis, Jim Howard, Lou Lovas, John
Matthews and Trish Davis (again) RSAC owes a great debt of gratitude
and appreciation.  RSAC notes that many of these individuals also
conducted SLTW's last fall and the fall before that and...

Final Report on 2003 Goals and Objectives

At the Region 3 Meeting in November in Knoxville, Tennessee, RSAC had
two very productive strategic planning sessions. Out of these sessions
came the following goals and objectives for SAC over the coming 2003
calendar year:

Goal 1: Complete the 2002 RSAC goal of "maximizing" Southeastcon 2003
participation while "minimizing" the logistical problems of student
travel

Progress as of 10/03:

According to Mark Stokes, we had officially 196 students registered
for Southeastcon 2003 plus about 20 branch counselors from 32 separate
schools--many of them making their first appearance at an IEEE
Southeastcon. This level of participation could not have been
accomplished if it were not for the commitment and support of Region 3
local professional sections in providing sponsorship for so many
students to come to Jamaica.  We are encouraging all Region 3 student
branches who have received any local support to attend a section
meeting and thank the professionals as well as give them a summary of
your experiences in Jamaica.  It is hoped that this unprecedented
demonstration of student branch support will foster even greater
student/professional interaction in the future.

Goal 2: Increase Branch Reporting from current rate of 20% to 25% by
end of 2003 and address other issues of branch continuity and
Post-Southeastcon MIA Syndrome:

Progress as of 10/03:

The reporting process is also the main topic of the 5 Student
Leadership Training Workshops scheduled/conducted this fall.  The
location and dates of these workshops are:

Sept. 20th - University of Alabama, Birmigham, AL
Facilitators: David Greeen and Pat Donohoe
Schools in Attendance: UAB and Miss. St.

Oct. 4th - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Facilitator: Bruce Walcott
Schools in Attendance: Univ. of Kentucky, Tenn. St., Vanderbilt, CBU, UT Martin

Oct. 11th - University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Facilitators: Eric Ackerman, Trish Davis, Joey Duvall, Jim Howard,
Butch Shadwell
Schools in Attendance:  FIT, Univ. of Central Florida, Univ. of South 
Florida, FAMU

Oct. 18th - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (Co-Hosted byVaTech)
Facilitators: Lou Lovas and Chris Ruffin
Schools in Attendance: NCSU, NCA&T, Virginia Tech, NC GTCC

Nov. 8th - Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA
Facilitators: John Matthews and Trish Davis

Note: Schools attending this SLTW in Atlanta will be given until
November 15th to submit their annual plans while all other schools
must submit their annual plans by November 1st.  An update on the
number of schools reporting will be given at the Region 3 EXCOMM
meeting in Atlanta.

In terms of revitalizing schools which have hosted Southeastcon in the
past and have seen a significant drop in student activity and
participation in following years, RSAC is happy to report that every
school that hosted a Southeastcon since 1996 had at least one
representative at Southeastcon 2003.  Also, two form Southeastcon host
schools (NCSU and VaTech) co-hosted Oct. 18th SLTW in Raleigh.


Goal 3: In concert with upcoming RSAC review, assess effectiveness of
current "traditional" student activities.

Progress as of 7/03: The RSAC is also chair of the IEEE SAC Strategic
Planning Committee which is also undergoing a review this year as
well.  SAC met October 17-19 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  There, the
charter and functions of SAC were revised to align with its current
focus.

Respectfully submitted by,

Bruce L. Walcott
RSAC
Region 3