Southern New England Association of Technical Professionals
NBSE - Alumni Extension
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Dec 18th, 2009
SNEATP Holiday Party!!
Save The Date!!!Mar 31st, 2010 - Ap 4th, 2010
NSBE 36th Annual National Convention!!
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About Us
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit association that is owned and managed by its members. The organization is dedicated to the academic and professional success of African-American engineering students and professionals. NSBE offers its members leadership training, professional development, mentoring opportunities, career placement services and more!
NSBE is comprised of more than 270 collegiate, 75 professional and 75 pre-college chapters nationwide and overseas. NSBE is governed by an executive board of college students and professional engineers (Alumni Board only) and is operated by a professional staff in our National Headquarters located in Alexandria, VA.
Alumni Extension History
Since 1975, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has become one of the largest student-run organizations in the world. The formation of the National Society of Black Engineers-Alumni Extension (NSBE-AE) dates back to 1980, when NSBE alumni presented a proposal to the NSBE student membership to include an alumni sector in the organization. Although the Alumni Extension (AE) was not accepted at that time, the effort initiated a multi-year process to create NSBE-AE.
A revised proposal reflecting the origins of the current alumni infrastructure was developed in 1984, and formalized in 1985. At the 1985 NSBE national conference, the NSBE membership approved the formation of an Alumni Task Force. They were assembled to design NSBE-AE by the 1988 NSBE national conference. During this three-year period, the views of NSBE students and alumni from across the nation were articulated, leading to the derivation of the NSBE-AE Operating Guidelines. In March 1988, at the 14th Annual National NSBE Convention, the NSBE membership approved the proposal to include the Alumni Extension as an operating entity of the National Society of Black Engineers.
During the 1988-89 year, the AE focused on redefining their Operating Guidelines and developing regional infrastructures in accordance with these guidelines. This effort marked the final steps in the formation of the Alumni Extension.
The addition of the Alumni Extension to the overall NSBE structure not only promotes participation and input from the professional engineering community, but also provides a mechanism for NSBE graduating seniors to continue their involvement with the organization.
The purpose of the Alumni Extension is to support NSBE in a way that:
- * Develops and enhances NSBE programs.
- * Increases technical awareness.
- * Encourages scholastic achievement, and
- * Stimulates enthusiasm in the Black engineering community in order to promote technical expertise, professionalism, and fellowship among Black engineers.
Objectives
- *Encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and to obtain professional engineering registrations.
- *Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in that profession.
- *Function as a representative body on issues and developments that affect the careers of Black Engineers.
- *Stimulate and develop student interest in the various engineering disciplines.
- *Strive to increase the number of minority students studying engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.