South Carolina Technical Education Association
 

SOUTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

2008

STUDENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT

GET INVOLVED

Here is a great opportunity for student groups to get involved with community organizations and individuals to help meet some of the special needs of the college and local community. By working together, long-lasting friendships can be made and valuable lessons learned. Help make someone's life a little happier. Do something about the problems others in the community are experiencing. Here's a great opportunity to show that you care.

The South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) supports your efforts to help those less fortunate. SCTEA is again sponsoring a Student Community Involvement Project competition. Any student organization or class within the technical college system is eligible to participate in the competition.

Competition winners will be awarded plaques and the following cash awards:

Winner - $300.00

First Runner Up - $200.00

Second Runner Up - $100.00

Service…Giving what you don't have to give.

Giving when you don't need to give. Giving because you want to give.

Damien Hess

SCTEA STUDENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT

• Project reports must cover a period of time that starts no earlier than September 2006 and ends no later than December 31, 2007. Because any student organization or class within a college is eligible to participate in the competition, more than one project may be submitted from a college.
   
• Guidelines for submitting the results of completed projects are printed on the back page of this pamphlet.
   
• The competition coordinator must receive reports no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 1, 2008. Send reports to Dr. Russ Bumba at the South Carolina Technical College System, 111 Executive Center Drive, Columbia, S. C. 29210.
   
• A committee of five judges will be selected to read the reports and assign points using the point system described in the competition guidelines. (No one who is from a college submitting a proposal will be asked to serve as a judge.)
   
• The judges will give their results to the competition coordinator by February 12, 2008. The coordinator will total the points assigned by each judge. The three colleges having the highest point totals will be identified as the winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up. In case of a tie, the competition coordinator will judge the entries using the project's point system.
   
• The award winners will be announced to the SCTEA Board on February 13, 2008. Winning colleges will be contacted on February 14, 2008.
   
• The award winners will be publicly announced and presented their awards at the SCTEA Spring Conference (February 21-23, 2008).

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING RESULTS OF COMPLETED PROJECTS

Project reports can include text, photos, video, charts, and other illustrative materials.  It should include any illustrations or publications that were prepared and used during the various phases of the project.  The information submitted to the judges should address the following areas: 
1)  Project Description; 2)  Project Planning;  3)  Project Implementation; and 4) Project Outcomes

PROJECT DESCRIPTION [0 - 25 Points]

The report should demonstrate the need for the project and identify the project's goals, objectives, and expected outcomes.

PROJECT PLANNING [0 - 25 Points]

The report should describe the steps taken to plan the project, to secure support for the project, to publicize the event, and to encourage participation in the project.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION [0 - 25 Points]

The report should describe the involvement of college and community agencies in implementing the project and describe the activities, events, etc. that were part of the project.

PROJECT OUTCOMES [0 - 25 Points]

The report should present information about the extent to which the project met its goals and objectives, some of the outcomes for the students who were involved in the project, and possible future value of the project to the campus and community.