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PMI Educational Foundation Liaison Newsletter
7 September 2012 |
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Greetings!
It seems like just last week we were planning for the 2011 PMI® Global Congress and Leadership Institute Meeting. It's hard to believe these events are next month already!
While time has moved quickly, we're very excited about the growth of the Liaison program over the past 12 months. This time last year, there were 85 PMI Communities with PMIEF Liaisons. This year, we have 135! We're so happy to have you on the team.
There will be many opportunities to speak with you and hear about what you are doing at PMI's upcoming events in Vancouver. We would also appreciate suggestions on how we can better support you and your PMI community!
Here are a few places where you can find PMIEF at PMI events in Vancouver this October:
- PMIEF Session at the Leadership Institute Meeting
- 20 October, time and location TBD
- This session will include an engaging presentation about project-based learning and 21st century skills from an educational expert
- Liaison Training
- 20 October at 1:00 PM, location TBD
- PMIEF Awardee Presentations
- 21 October 2012 at 4:00 PM, location TBD
- Learn about exciting new project management research and hear from this year's Kerzner Award recipient
- PMIEF Reception
- 21 October at 8:00 PM, location TBD
- PMIEF Kiosk during the Leadership Institute Meeting
- PMIEF Booth during Global Congress
We hope to see you there!
Regards,
Diane Fromm
PMIEF Program Administrator
diane.fromm@pmi.org
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News
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Chapter/Member Highlight:
Members Use PMIEF Resources at the University Level
Around the world, project management professors and PMI volunteers are integrating PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF)'s resources into university and college curricula and programs.
PMIEF has developed resources that contain rich project management content that include introductory project management materials, career information and 21st century skills development such as presentation and leadership skills.
Professors are finding that these resources work for short, introductory classes or can be used as project modules for classes that do not have a "project management only" focus.
These resources, which can be downloaded at no-cost for non-commercial use at www.pmief.org, are helping educators introduce project management concepts to students through engaging exercises and easy-to-understand models.
Some examples of the resources' application in university settings include:
- In Sao Paulo, Brazil a professor is using Project Management Skills for LifeSM to train his education students with a focus on service-learning
- A project management professor in Central Iowa, USA is using Careers in Project
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Careers in Project Management
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to introduce her students to the wide array of career opportunities available to project managers
- In Lebanon, a PMI member conducted a short project management session during a college competition using Project Management Skills for LifeSM
- A volunteer in Chennai, India is conducting weekend courses in project management for highly-motivated students using Project Management Skills for LifeSM
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At an "Executive Day" at a Sinaloa, Mexico university, a PMI member used PMIEF resources to teach students about his career as a project manager and introduce them to basic concepts
- In North Carolina, USA an international development teacher used PM Methodologyfor Post-Disaster Reconstruction to introduce his students to PMI's formal methodology
Using PMIEF materials, these educators and volunteers are sharing their professional talent with university and college students, helping build the workforce, and giving students skills they will use throughout their personal and professional lives. For more information or to download PMIEF educational resources for use in the classroom, please visit: www.pmief.org.
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For Your Chapter
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Info for Your Chapter Members:
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Project Management Nonprofit Practicum Moved to Different Site
The Nonprofit Practicum, a 12-hour seminar for nonprofits that demononstrates how organizations can apply project management to fit their specific needs, has been moved to the Millersville University Nonprofit Resource Network's (NRN) website.
About a year ago, PMIEF funded the creation of the Practicum through a grant to NRN. PMIEF agreed to post the Practicum on its website for one year and then have NRN post it on its site beginning August 2012.
For the next five years, until August 2017, PMI members will still have free access to the resource. Other users will be charged US$250.00.
The practicum includes an instructor PowerPoint® presentation with notes and a student workbook that has been contextulized for nonprofits and has proven to be a valuable tool, making it easy to teach nonprofits how to use project managment to increase their efficiency and effectiveness.
Articles for Your Newsletter
If you would like to feature PMIEF in your chapter of CoP newsletter, we have articles that you are welcome to publish. The following articles are available for your use:
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For Your Calendar
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20 September 2012: Scholarship and Award Programs
10am - 11:30am EST
This webinar will offer tips, strategies and practical advice about scholarship and awards programs and will feature guest speaker Darla Howard-Ramirez, President of the Washington, DC Chapter. She will speak about her chapter's scholarship programs. The first 30 minutes of the webinar will include general information about the PMIEF and the Liaison position and Darla will share information about staring a scholarship program during the second hour.
You should have recently received an email invitation to this webinar, but if you did not, please email pmief@pmi.org for an invitation.
Future Webinars:
These training sessions will be hosted by PMIEF staff and others from within the PMI community who are excited to share their experience and advice.
The quarterly Getting Started trainings provide background information about the PMIEF and the Liaison position. They generally have a guest presenter who shares his or her experience as a Liaison. The other quarterly trainings are themed around the topics as listed below.
 As we plan our trainings for 2012-13, we are interested in your suggestions for topics that would be of interest to you. 20 September 2012: Scholarship and Award Programs 5 October 2012: Getting Started - New Liaison Training Date TBD 2012: PM for Social Good into Strategic Plan 4 January 2013: Getting Started - New Liaison Training |
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Resources and Quick Links
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For Liaisons:
On the Liaison Webpage, you will also find past issues of PMIEF Liaison newsletters:
Quick Links:
PMIEF Website Learning Zone: resources for youth and educational programs Humanitarian: resources for nonprofits Scholarships/Awards : professional and academic opportunities |
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
For additional information, please email pmief@pmi.org or call +1-610-356-4600 ext. 1128 | |
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