Streamlining Our Effectiveness [The Way Ahead]

The IEEE Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA) Student Activities Committee (SAC) is preparing to meet for the annual face-to-face SAC meeting. The mission of your IEEE MGA SAC is to deliver a common, high-quality IEEE Student Member experience globally, for lifelong, professional success through IEEE. The SAC vision is to be recognized as the global platform to inspire, enable, develop, and support students as the future leaders of our profession. Assuming you are holding this issue of IEEE Potentials in your hands (or reading it on your computer screen), you can turn to the second page of the table of contents to see a listing of the 35+ members of your IEEE MGA SAC. This dedicated global volunteer committee is committed to the pursuit of the mission and vision listed above, which is focused on IEEE Student and Graduate Student Members. The author has the pleasure of serving as your SAC chair for a second year. We have aligned the 2014 SAC goals with the MGA goals with a focus on engagement and experience. The intent is if we, as your IEEE MGA SAC, enhance engagement and experience, increases in retention and elevation will be the result. These goals are listed below with the added student perspective in parenthesis. Goal #1: Deliver a world-class IEEE (Student) Member experience. Goal #2: Expand IEEE??s global (student) membership presence. Goal #3: Modernize the (Student Member) volunteer experience.