The Missouri S&T Corporate Development Council is a group of representatives from organizations strategically important to the future of the Missouri University of Science and Technology's success and continual improvement.

What is the Mission of the Corporate Development Council?

To increase the meaningful interaction between corporate representatives (and by extension our companies) and Missouri S&T that leads to a student who is better prepared to join “Corporate America.”

This interaction will lead to a better overall learning environment at Missouri S&T. Interaction between CDC and Missouri S&T will involve:

1) direct interaction with students,
2) direct interaction with faculty/staff, and
3) working on solutions for issues that are facing Missouri S&T.

Each CDC representative agrees to:

1) actively participate in the CDC meetings,
2) work to have their companies participate in one other activity on campus each year (e.g., provide a speaker to a campus organization), and
3) advocate the financial support of Missouri S&T from their respective companies. Each company is asked to contribute $500 annually to cover the cost of the Student Leadership Banquet and other student event expenses.

CDC members work in teams and individually to help Missouri S&T.
A brief description of current teams follows.

Career Preparation:
Mission: To assist Missouri S&T students in their transition from college life to their corporate career.

Activities could include:

• eMentoring Program
• “How to Interview Successfully” seminar
• “Personal Finance for the Newly Graduated” seminar
• “Job Preparation (why your degree doesn’t really matter anymore)”seminar
• Co-op / Internships – how to get on the job training while still in school
• Business Ethics seminar
• Professional Placement (how can we provide guidance to the Career Opportunities Center to strengthen their activities)
• Team Leader: Jon Schneider, AE '87, Boeing
• Deputy: Annette Meyerkord, ME '01, Honeywell
• Campus Resource: Lea-Ann Morton, Director Career Opportunities Center
  

Faculty Partnering:
Mission: To assist Missouri S&T faculty in the preparation of students.

Activities could include:

• Presentations to 800 freshman per year
• Sessions with the New Professors group – brainstorming on how to incorporate corporate aspects into the classroom
• Classroom interaction
• Presentations at the new student classes or a junior level class – just to discuss “what corporations look for” or other related topics
• Working with department chairs for opportunities to influence student preparation for their careers.
• Seek opportunities within your corporation for faculty involvement.
• Team Leader: Brady Hays, '98 CE, Black & Veatch
• Deputy: Heather Buchwitz, '98 EE, Sprint

Campus Resource: Scott Miller, Asst. Dir., Freshman Engineering

Student Leadership:
Mission: To assist Missouri S&T in the development and recognition of student leaders on campus with the intent (or goal) of making them better leaders after graduation.

Activities could include:

• Leadership /Student Banquet held in the spring (recognition)
• Picnic with Chancellor's Leadership Academy and other student groups each fall (promote)
• Taking the lead in identifying workshop facilitators for the January campus leadership day
• Team Leader: Laura Ely, '04 MetE, Olin Brass
• Deputy: Vinisha Clark, '91 ME, Executive Director Service Management, SBC
• Campus Resource: Mark Potrafka, Director of Student Life

Special Project / Advisory (ad hoc team):
Mission: To assist in the development of solutions for issues that are facing Missouri S&T

Activities could include:

• Distance Learning (companies are the larger user of such programs, what do we look for?)
• Research (companies often partner with universities for research efforts)
• Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Advisory (another way for the Vice Provost of AA to get some corporate feedback)
• Alumni Relations: seek ways to assist in the development of alumni relations.