SEA Work Session 1

We are very much looking forward to meeting you all this evening at 6:15 pm using this Zoom link  https://ucla.zoom.us/j/4334738531

Our agenda for this evening has three main segments.

1) An overview of our activities in this Academy and our end goal for you in this process. We will start that overview with a presentation from the winning organization from last year: Grow Cycling Foundation (Grow Cycling Foundation – GROW CYCLING FOUNDATION)

2) A 2-minute elevator pitch from each organization to introduce you to everyone. Make sure we all know why what you do matters!

3) A gathering of each organization with its team of students in Zoom breakout rooms so that you can plan how to introduce the students to your team, your organization more broadly, and the people you serve. For the staff: please think about who it would be best to introduce your students to so that they can fully understand your organization, its purpose, and its impact.

Attached to this email are important documents for tonight and to retain throughout the Academy.

The first document is a schedule of our sessions. Note that the sessions marked in yellow are for both students and staff. All of these will be conducted over Zoom. The sessions marked in gray are focused on the students and are optional for staff.

The second document gives a full description of the roles and responsibilities of all participants in the Academy. We will go over this document in our session.

The third document gives an outline of the topics to be covered in students' market research and feasibility reports due in March and their final business plans due in May. You should keep this document handy for reference throughout the Academy to help keep you apprised of the bigger picture as we go along.

The fourth document describes the criteria that our judges will use at the end in evaluating your pitches. You should keep this document handy as well for reference throughout the Academy.

Looking forward to seeing you Tuesday at 6:15 pm!