This year's Annual Enterprise Communications Conference, part of ENT2962 -- "Making Enterprise Work Visible" -- is being held Sunday, March 2nd, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., in and around 135 Fisher.
Enterprise teams, advisors, and the campus community are all invited to attend! The day's program draft follows, below.
Introductions & Opening Remarks
135 Fisher, 9:00-9:15
Keynote Speaker: Erik A Hayenga, MTU Department of Humanities
135 Fisher, 9:15-9:55"Communicating Worldviews: Values and Observations"
Mr. Hayenga's talk will focus on his argument that communication is more than just the transfer of information; it is a way to see the world and be an agent for change in it. In his talk, several frames of reference will be addressed, including: flexibility, leadership, conservation, and citizenship.Session 1: 10:00-10:50
Breakout Session #1 Increase Your Enterprise Funding: How to Get a Sponsor
Come hear Dr. Robert Mark and Richard Berkey speak about how to market your enterprise to prospective sponsors, how to contact those sponsors, and when the best time is for seeking sponsorship. Also, learn what the school does to secure funding, and how you can work with the enterprise program to support your projects. This presentation will explain the entire process of how an organization successfully obtains corporate sponsorship.
Location: Fisher 138
Presented by Aerospace Enterprise
Robert Piedmont
Brandon Christel
Joseph Mokszycke
Steve Conley
David Walters
Breakout Session #2: Speed Engineering: Communicating Under Pressure
Have you ever had to work under the pressure of a close deadline? We are going to teach you about everything that our enterprise has to work with because unlike most enterprises we only have six weeks from the time our challenge is released to when we have to ship a working product. We are going to share the skills that we have learned about communicating under pressure.
Location: Fisher 127
Presented by FIRST Robotics
Stephanie Bekkers
Lance Harvala
Adam Coursin
Breakout Session #3: Effective Communication: Insightful Ways to Effectively Share Your Knowledge
Are you afraid that your knowledge will be lost in the midst of your Enterprise forever? Is it hard for you to approach the elder members of your Enterprise, seeking help? Maybe, your communication is your problem. We will be showing you some of the do's and dont's for teaching the younger members of your Enterprise. Also, for the newer Enterprise members, we will show some of the techniques to effectively learn from another's knowledge.
Location: Fisher 139
Presented by Board Sport Technologies Enterprise
Tyler Lamie
Robert Vis
Jason Lindenberg
Mitch Swenson
David Clapp
Breakout Session #4: Enterprise in the Workforce: The Effectiveness of Your Enterprise Experience
This session will help prove that the experiences students gain from the Enterprise Program are a great asset in the job market. Topics covered will include:
• Using Enterprise experiences in a co-op/internship
• Relating Enterprise experiences in an interview
• The usefulness of the Enterprise program in a full-time job
In short, this presentation will prove to you, the Enterprise student, how the Enterprise program can put your career aspirations into fast-forward.
Location: Fisher 130
Presented by Clean Snowmobile Challenge
Jake Steinbrecher
Matt Thielking
Jeff Lauman
Wes Barrett
Amy Meyers
Derek Frie
Session 2: 10:55-11:45
Breakout Session #1: Marketing Your Enterprise: The Science of Not Selling Yourself Short
This session outlines how to establish relationships with industry. The session will discuss how to gain exposure, contact companies, obtain donations/funding, and maintain a working relationship. Special guest Rick Berkey will also explain how enterprise teams can supplement his efforts in finding team sponsors.
Location: Fisher 129
Presented by Board Sport Technologies
Matt Michaelson
Andrew Brinks
Mitch Nollar
Josh Ball
Steve Pribyl
Breakout Session #2: Absence of Formality: A Workshop on Comfortable Communication
Formality can impede the effectiveness of communication. Come learn how to efficiently pass information throughout your enterprise or business by cutting the bull, skipping the suit and tie, and getting right down to business. We'll be heading down to the M&M's foundry where you'll hear about informal communication and get a chance to cast a souvenir.
Location: Fisher Lobby
Presented by Innovative Castings Enterprise
Ken Brooks
Tyler Ethen
Jon Lee
Nick Johnson
Breakout Session #3 Process Communication: Creating a Visual Manufacturing Plan
How do feel when someone mentions the words “tutorial”, “instructions”, or “plan”? We will show you how to communicate using fewer words and how to utilize visual techniques. We will present an example manufacturing plan implementing these helpful techniques.
Location: Fisher 138
Presented by Automotive Systems Engineering
Charlie Hebert
Jonathan LeCloux
Breakout Session #4: PR: Public Relations, Otherwise Known as Proper Recruitment
Have you been trying to attract more members to your Enterprise, but the hoards just don't seem to be coming? Maybe the problem is bad advertising! We'll be going over a few tips on creating better posters, table tents, EDS slides, and other examples of ways that you can best attract new members through various cheap and easy pathways at MTU, that you may have not been aware of.
Location: Fisher 139
Presented by Aerospace Enterprise I
Mitch Senkow
David Kootstra
Eric Green
Leslie Sabbann
Anthony Santi
Peter Garceau
Breakout Session # 5: Videoconferencing into the Community: Enterprise Outreach Communication
Looking to expand your enterprises influence into communities outside the great big U.P.? This session will detail how an outreach program using videoconferencing techniques can intimately meet with people outside our peninsula.
Location: Fisher 132 & 125
Presented by Aqua Terra Tech
Denise Zitnik
Nick Nathan
Ben Roskoskey
Brad Wargnier
Poster Session: 11:50-12:40
Come enjoy lunch and engage in interesting conversation while checking out enterprise team posters on communication, located in Fisher Lobby.
Session 3: 12:45-1:35
Breakout Session #1: Winning the Job: Communication Under Pressure
Learn how to work in a team to complete a project when time is short in this workshop-style presentation.
Location: Fisher 127
Presented by Pavement Design, Construction and Materials III
Anthony Papist
Jenni Markham
Jim Bell
Rhen Hoehn
Steve Aylsworth
Breakout Session #2: Making the Enterprise Work for You: Conveying Enterprise Experience Persuasively to Potential Employers
A multi-perspective view of how students benefit from the enterprise. Viewpoints from people who are involved and affected by the enterprise will be discussed. Positives and negatives of the enterprise will be determined based on the information presented.
Location: Fisher 138
Aerospace Enterprise III
Nathan Wier
Matt Chamberlain
Oleg Ambramovich
Brett Friermood
Jake Palosaari
Breakout Session #3 Resume Writing: How to Seal the Deal
Ever wonder what you have to do to get you resume the attention it deserves? Well then come to listen to how you can boast your enterprise experience and polish the rest of your resume.
Location: Fisher 126
Guest Speaker: Jim Turnquist
Presented by Clean Snowmobile Challenge
Matthew Vetting
Elliot Beck
Lee Semmerling
Joey Berwyn
Shane Yoder
Josh DeSmet
Andrew Wichlacz
Breakout Session #4: Restructuring Your Enterprise Team: How to Increase Effective Communication, Productivity, and Efficiency
With a high turnover of team members, the team structure and organization is bound to change, therefore affecting overall success. To fix this problem restructuring is necessary. Drawing from Formula SAE history as well as other enterprise teams we will show how to set up long-lasting, effective communication, team structure, and knowledge.
Location: Fisher 139
Formula SAE
Dan Jacobson
Jordan Guitar
David Kennedy
Mike Tiry
Robert Mooney
Session 4: 1:40-2:30
Breakout Session #1 Enterprise Team + $$$$ = Champions: STUDENTS Finding and Retaining Sponsors
With budgets being slashed and the constant emphasis on winning, Enterprise teams have been turning to outside help from industry and alumni. Have students on your team had to pay for items or travel out of their own pocket, has there been cutbacks on designs? Why wait for AMS to find sponsors… Students need to learn how to find solid sponsors and good ways to retain yearly sponsorships!
Location: Fisher 130
Presented by SAE Baja
Drew Tuchscherer
Nathan Kent
Quinn Schmidt
Breakout Session #2: Absence of Formality: A Workshop on Comfortable Communication
Formality can impede the effectiveness of communication. Come learn how to efficiently pass information throughout your enterprise or business by cutting the bull, skipping the suit and tie, and getting right down to business. We'll be heading down to the M&M's foundry where you'll hear about informal communication and get a chance to cast a souvenir.
Location: Fisher Lobby
Presented by Innovative Castings Enterprise
Chuck Hansen
Julian Kevianne
Jeff Schwartz
Mike Krug
Breakout Session #3: Writing a Cover Letter: Using Enterprise Experience as a Cornerstone
This workshop will cover how to write a cover letter for a job application using Enterprise Experience as a building block of the letter to better give future employers an idea of your teaming and overall work skills.
Location: Fisher 138
Presented by Noise, Vibration and Harshness Enterprise
Adam Gerth
Michael Gebauer
Rei Tangko
Breakout Session #4: "Coaching a Winning Team": A Look at Building a Winning Team Through Positive Inspirational Communication.
Whether it is in Basketball or Business, a successful team is born of strengthening individual qualities and focusing them on a singular goal. VanVeer, the US Olympic women's basketball coach gives insight into how to “maintain team unity, stay focused on a goal, and how others can lead winning teams in this film.
Location: Fisher 139
Presented by Alternative Fuels Group
Sean Baker
Kurtis Schwaiger
Breakout Session #5: Leadership: Words of Wisdom by Uncle Sam
Nearly every enterprise team gets tasks done as a group. With each group there must be a leader to guide and direct progress. Some of the best leaders in America come in the form of U.S. Officers in the Army, who share their wisdom and knowledge on how to become a better leader.
Location: Fisher 125
Presented by Pavement Design, Construction and Materials
Matthew Brynick
Kyle Fortier
Davy Carmody
Andrew Kemper
Session 5: 2:35-3:25
Breakout Session# 1: Sustainable Mobility and Future Transportation Forum
Experts from a variety of different backgrounds will have a roundtable concerning the impact of assorted vehicle types on the environment. The main vehicle type's discussed will be gas, hybrids, and Hydrogen fuel cell. Each member will argue their own professional opinion on the problem.
Roundtable speakers: Kevin Heires, Jeremy Worm (Engines),
Neil Hutzler (Environmental Impact), John Beard (CX Advisor) & Jason Keith (Fuel Cells/Battery Tech).
Location: Fisher 135
Presented by Challenge X
Stephanie Brown
Charisse Lievens
Jake Dunda
Chris Morgan
Breakout Session #2: Power Point Presentations: Endless Droning or Effective Communication?
In the engineering field, power point presentations have become a necessary evil. This presentation will help you conquer blank screen syndrome and prevent you from being one of those presenters that put people to sleep.
Location: Fisher 127
Presented by Aerospace Team
Elizabeth Van Heusden
Jeff Katalenich
Matt Killeen
Joe Thompson
Trevor Kartes
Breakout Session #3: Communication in the Engineering Workplace - There is More to it Than You Might Think
Beyond the stereotypical view of the importance of effective writing and Power Points, how do we communicate, what does it say about us, and what are the consequences for the professional practice of engineering?
Location: Fisher 126
Presented by Pavement Design, Construction and Materials
Eric Westra
Kristen Roth
Kyle Discher
Darrin Evans
Breakout Session #4: Corresponding from Five Feet or a Thousand Miles: Distance Meeting Tools and Practices
“Corresponding from Five Feet or a Thousand Miles: Distant Meeting Tools and Practices” examines meeting practices and the various types of meetings available. Come learn how to hold a better meeting.
Location: Fisher 129
Presented by Blue Marble Security
& Wireless Communications Enterprise
Mike Bischoff
Brian Broeders
Andrew Rohr
Closing Remarks, Wrap-Up, and Reflective Memos
135 Fisher, 3:30-3:45
The Enterprise Recruitment Fair is fast approaching!: Wednesday, February 27. If your enterprise team is interested in participating (as they all should be, email Dan at dpkracht@mtu.edu.