FITC
Summer
Workshop
June 23, 2015
Agenda
9:00-9:20
9:20-10:00
Sign In & Networking Breakfast
FITC Presentation (Intros, Student
Ambassadors, & Project Results)
10:00-10:10
Break
10:10-11:40
11:40-12:30
School Presentations
State Group Presentations
12:30-2:00
Lunch (on your own)
2:00-2:45
2:45-4:00
Information Institute Overview
Focus Groups
(Teachers-103, Counselors-101)
4:00-4:15
Break
4:15-5:15
5:15-5:30
Planning Ahead (by region)
Closing Remarks
The Florida IT Career Alliance aims to promote
IT, computer science, and computer
engineering among students in Florida.
FSU-FITC Team
FAMU-FITC Team
Dean College of
Science and
Technology
Career Center
Maurice Edington
Delores Dean
CIS Department
Chair
Deidre Evans
Project Lead
Edward Jones
Assessment
Coordinator
Dawn Lewis
CIS Faculty
Arlisha McQueen
Outreach Coordinator
Olivia Wilson
Project Coordinator
Sharmini Pitter
Administrative
Assistant
Birausha Mcleod
Technology Career
Coordinator
Terrial Brown
Application / Web
Support
Lihua Liu
(graduate student)
Undergraduate
Students
17 Total
What has Florida A&M been up to:
Ed Jones, Ph.D.
Florida A&M University/FITC
Adaobi Odi
Student Ambassador
What has Florida State been up to:
Joey Cardenas
Student Ambassador
Ebe Randeree
Florida State University/FITC
Ed Jones,
Ph.D.
FITC Update—The Past Year
FITC-FAMU
Adaobi Obi
Student Ambassador
FAMU-FITC
Adaobi Obi
Florida A&M University
FITC Student Ambassador
Senior Computer Science
Undergrad
From Calumet City, IL
•Tips on College
•Informative Curriculum Power Points
•Speaking On Personal Experiences
•Giving Advice And Lessons Learned
Pensacola State College Recruitment
Campus Recruitment
Joey
Cardenas
My Experiences
FSU-FITC
Grade School Involvement
Octo-π-Rates
Outreach
The Octo-π-Rates
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My Perspective
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Kids have an idea
College Perspective
Put kids in leadership roles
Outreach
•
My Experience
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Getting kids to talk
Encourage Understanding
Praise Creativity
Ebe
Randeree
FITC Update—The Past Year
FITC-FSU
Spring
Career Fair
Fall
Career Fair
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52 employers
225 college
students
20 presentations
510 HS students
14 schools that
came
Presentations by
business
recruiters/CEOs
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60 employers
202 college
students
16 presentations
550 HS students
15 schools that
came
Presentations by
FITC ambassadors
Accomplishments
 School
visits to FSU/FAMU - 20
 Outreach to Schools/Colleges - 30
 Funding to Schools
 Funding to Community Colleges
schools
colleges
employer
s
Yellow – Schools
Blue - Colleges
Red - Employers
College Partner Achievements
 Florida

TechCoast Conference, Recruitment Plan for High
Schools, Attended FITC Career Fairs, & Convening
7/8
 St.

State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ)
Petersburg College (SPC)
Pending AA Transfer Plans to FSU/FAMU, Implement
Smart Choice Program to recruit HS students
 Pensacola
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State College (PSC
PSC Spring IT/CS Recruiting Day, Industry
Certification Test Prep Tools
College Partner Achievements
 Northwest
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Florida State College (NWFSC)
Spring Fling event, Certifications for Students,
Career Fair
 Tallahassee
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Recruiting events, Partner at FITC Career Fairs,
Alignment
 Seminole
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Community College (TCC)
State College (SSC)
Articulation Agreement in progress with FSU,
Developed Recruiting Plan, Internship
Coordinator
High School Achievements
 Attend
 Attend
Career Fairs
conferences (TSA)
 Tour FSU/FAMU
campuses
 Host technology
events
 Host Tech days at
schools
 Allow
Student
Ambassadors to
assist with tech
clubs
 Purchase
technology &
robotics
equipment
 Training for
students
Alumni Survey
 1185
alumni from
CS, CE, IT to track
down
 Using FSU email
 450
surveys
collected
 Using LinkedIn and
FB
Most Important Achievement
Meet
Maya Renaye Jones
(future STEM student)
Nick Name: FIT-C.
What are other BOG teams doing
 University
of South Florida, April 17-18, 2015
 Hosted by Dr. R.E. LeMon
Associate Vice Chancellor
Board of Governors
TEAm Grant Innovation
Convening Conference

Florida IT Career Alliance (FITC)
FSU, FAMU
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ACCT – An Innovative, Collaborative
Approach to Increasing the Supply of Quality
Accounting Graduates in Florida
USF, FIU, UCF
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CSIT TEAm – An Urban University Coalition
Response to Florida’s Computer and
Information Technology Workforce Needs
USF, FIU, UCF
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CAPTURE Project – Computer Accelerated
Pipeline to Unlock Regional Excellence
FAU, Palm Beach State College, Broward College
ACCT
Info about ACCT
Videos
Bootcamps
Test prep
Class materials
CSIT TEAm
Info about CSIT
Internship portal
Job sharing
Career Mentoring
CAPTURE
Info about CAPTURE
2+2
Flight Plans
Joint Advising
4 Teams
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FITC - FSU, FAMU
ACCT – USF, FIU, UCF
CAPTURE –FAU, PBSC, BCC
CSIT TEAm – USF, FIU, UCF
FITC
ACCT
CSIT
High School
College/Univ
Capture
Employers
Plans change
 Good:
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5 year grant, $$ for 2 years, Univ picks up next 3 for
staff, report for 5 years, starts 7/1/2014
 Bad:
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5 year grant, started 7/1/2013, $$ came 4/15/2014
to be spent by 7/1/2015 (13 months to spend)
 Ugly:
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Still 5 years, we have to report for 5 years, no new
$$$, on 4/15/15 - extended till 7/1/2016 (“be
creative with what you have”), rebudgeting, new
provost, new President, no univ $$
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