Holding a Successful Large

Scale Outreach Event

Cait Rahm

Vice President of Community Outreach

Cal Poly Collegiate Section

Society of Women Engineers

Do your research!

• Learn the event’s purpose

• What went wrong/right last time?

• Get advice from the experts

• Brainstorm: What will you do to make the event better?

Time Management

• Plan ahead!• Don’t procrastinate• Set aside extra time—the

unexpected loves sneaking up on you

Attitude Counts

• Be professional• Positive tone• Enthusiasm• Optimism

Analyze Results

• Survey the participants and volunteers

• What went well?• What didn’t go well?• How can you make this

event better?

Some Cal Poly Examples

• SWE-EETY (SWE Expressing Engineering To Youngsters)

• High School Shadow• Building An Engineer Day

SWE-EETY

High School Shadow

Building An Engineer Day

Thank You!

Cait Rahmcrahm@calpoly.edu