Kris Craven is an assistant professor and interim director at Tennessee Tech University who oversees various outreach programs including Engineering a Future, FIRST Lego League, and SAE Baja. The document provides tips for planning an outreach event, including determining the event type, date, number and ages of participants, food, and advertisement for the event. It recommends using free or low-cost planning methods.

1. A Cheap/Free Method for
Managing your Outreach
Event
Kris Craven, PhD, Tennessee Tech University

2. Who am I?
• Basic Engineering Department, TTU
• Interim Director
• Assistant Professor
• SWE
• Region D Outreach Chair
• Upper Cumberland Section Treasurer
• TTU Faculty Advisor
• Member of:
• ASME, ASEE, Sigma Xi

3. Outreach Activities
• Engineering a Future
• Founding member
• Past Director
• Facilities Chair
• FLL
• Volunteer Coordinator
• SAE Baja
• Volunteer Coordinator
• BSA – TTU MBU
• Registrar

4. Plan Your Event
• Determine
• Event Type
• Event Date
• Participants
• How many
• Group size
• Ages
• Food & Goodies
• Advertisement