SkillsUSA Minnesota Alumni Conference Guidelines
SkillsUSA MINNESOTA – Alumni Team Members
SkillsUSA Minnesota - WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE DO
* SkillsUSA emphasizes respect for the dignity of work, high standards in trade ethics, workmanship, scholarship, and professionalism. ALL conferences are planned as educational functions and all activities are centered on that objective.
* SkillsUSA is a professional student organization and we expect our Alumni members to conduct themselves accordingly. "Professional Image" is also part of our organizational goals.
* It is not our mission to make participation difficult for our members. We encourage Alumni members to have fun, make new friends, and to take advantage of assisting at leadership and competitive events which SkillsUSA sponsors.
* The following guidelines are standards that we expect all of our members to adhere to.
* All Alumni Members shall adhere to the SkillsUSA Minnesota Code of Conduct while in attendance at any conference or function.
The Alumni has an impact of the individual as a leader
- Developing influence: how to manage for success
- Communicating: how to deliver persuasive messages
- Leading others: how to delegate and motivate
The Alumni has an impact of the individual as a citizen
- Decision-making: having an impact on a local event
- Serving the community: developing altruism and influence
- Legislating: how government leaders effect change
The Alumni has an impact of the individual as an employee
- Risk taking: a dialog about success and failure
- Facilitating growth: teaching and reinforcing employability in others
- Becoming a change agent: developing vision and exercising focus
YOUR ROLE
The definition of An Alumni Volunteer is to assist at SkillsUSA Conference’s and to help give advice or information.
- Alumni- you are expected to demonstrate Professional behavior and proper dress that reflect the SkillsUSA Dress Code. So students can look up to you as a ROLE MODEL!
- As an Alumnus I will be representing a State and National Organization that commands professionalism as a representative of SkillsUSA.
- As an Alumnus I am in attendance to help at the conference, be a role model, have FUN, and encourage students to step out of the box and challenge themselves.
- Alumni who wish to ATTEND a SkillsUSA Conference – please fill out Conference Paperwork by DEADLINE due date. Paperwork must meet Deadline Date – or expenses will not be covered.
- All Conference Paperwork must be submitted to the Alumni Coordinator of SkillsUSA Minnesota for approval.
- The Alumni Committee will cover • Hotel Expenses for the Conference you are attending only during the Conference Dates. (Costs will not be covered for rooms needed prior to the conference or after the conference has ended)
- If any Alumni Member is in need of additional financial support to attend the National Conference, please submit a letter of request, along with your SIGNED Alumni Conference Guidelines prior to attending the National Conference.
The SkillsUSA Minnesota Alumni & Friends Association is awarding (2) annual merit-based $250 scholarships to qualifying students. The scholarship will recognizes the qualities in SkillsUSA students for whom the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association supports. These qualities include leadership, commitment to community service, promoting career and technical education, and improving the image of their chosen occupation.
The scholarship opportunity is open to all current SkillsUSA members who will be continuing their education in high school or attending a college/post-secondary training program in 2020-2021 school year.
The scholarship winners will be announced during the annual SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Bloomington, MN on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
Applicants for the scholarship will be judged on the following criteria:
- Commitment to service to their community
- Contributions to improving the image of their chosen occupation and promoting career and technical education.
- Leadership within their SkillsUSA chapter; and
- The nominee’s progress through the SkillsUSA Framework Program.
The Judging Committee comprised of members of the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Coordinating Committee and State SkillsUSA staff , will review the scholarship applications and select the recipients.
Candidates can apply themselves. All applications must include two (2) letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be from any of following:
- SkillsUSA Instructors;
- SkillsUSA Advisors;
- School Administrators (i.e. principal, counselor, dean, etc.); or
- Employer
Applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2020.
Please return application form and (2) letters of recommendation and mail to:
SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Scholarship
SkillsUSA Minnesota Executive Board
401 East 4th Street | Chaska, Minnesota 55318
Join the Alumni & Friends
Dear Former SkillsUSA Member:
Do you remember what it was like being a member of SkillsUSA or VICA? For most of our former members, there are some special memories. Alumni members tell us they valued the sense of belonging and support they felt, the special relationships with teachers, school administrators and technical advisors, the excitement of the competitions, the team spirit and camaraderie with other SkillsUSA members. They saw and did things they'd never seen and done before. They felt they were part of an organization made just for them.
We are hoping your membership was a special time for you, too. We hope you believe your SkillsUSA involvement made a significant change in your life. We also hope there is a part of you that still wants some level of involvement with an organization that played an important role in your life.
If so, we'd like to invite you to join nine million other former members in a SkillsUSA alumni membership. Right now, you have so much you could bring to our organization, we're extending a free membership to the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association that will continue free of charge as long as you renew your membership annually.
Your level of commitment and involvement with SkillsUSA is completely up to you, of course. What we envision is an active and engaged group, with lots of give and take between the members and SkillsUSA, and lots of reasons for us to stay connected.
On the tangible side, there is a quarterly Alumni e-mail newsletter with a link to our online magazine, SkillsUSA Champions as well as an online Alumni forum. We also want to create more networking opportunities for you, maybe help you showcase your business or industry in some way, and keep you abreast of the latest developments in Career and Technical Education. The networking opportunities include over 1,000 companies that partner with SkillsUSA, many of them employers.
In exchange, we would like to hear what the SkillsUSA experience was like for you, what impact it had on your life, and how you would like to be engaged with the organization in the future. Perhaps you'd like to mentor new members, perhaps you'd like to be a technical advisor, perhaps you'd like to speak at one of our events, or provide administrative and/or leadership support in your former school.
We would like to welcome you to the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association. Please click here to go to the SkillsUSA Alumni Member registration page, and thank you for considering how we might once again demonstrate "Champions at Work!" We were the organization made just for you, and we still are.Regards,
Chelle Travis, Executive Director SkillsUSA