TOGETHER WE BUILD.

SBES MEETINGSeptember 29, 2010

6:10 pm

MISSION STATEMENT

“To increase the number of culturally

responsible Black engineers who excel

academically, succeed professionally,

and positively impact the community."

2010-2011 Executive BoardPresident: Brittany CheaneyMicrobiology majorsbes_president@yahoo.com

Internal Vice President: Adonna AndersonElectrical Engineering majorsbes_vp1@yahoo.com

External Vice President: Kando OgunrinolaEnvironmental Engineering majorsbes_vp2@yahoo.com

Secretary: Nazareth TesfaiCivil Engineering majorsbes_secretary@yahoo.com

Treasurer: POSITION OPEN TO BE FILLEDsbes_treasurer@yahoo.com

What is NSBE/SBES?

The Society of Black Engineers and Scientists is a local chapter of

the National Society of Black Engineers geared toward fulfilling our

national mission statement. As a chapter in Region 6, we aim to

inform, motivate, and develop professional oriented students who

can succeed and compete in their educational goals. Through SBES

we would like to create an environment where students can

socialize and network with each other while working on their

professional development skills.

State of the IndustryPainless laser device could spot early signs of diseaseBy Katia Moskvitch Science reporter, BBC News

• Portable devices with painless laser beams could soon replace X-rays as a non-invasive way to diagnose disease. Researchers say that the technique could become widely available in about five years.

• Scientists believe that the technology would make the diagnosis of illnesses faster, cheaper and more accurate. Raman spectroscopy is the measurement of the intensity and wavelength of scattered light from molecules.

• They have been working on cadavers, but say that Raman spectroscopy could prove effective in living patients.

• "You can replace a lot of procedures, a lot of diagnostics that are out there right now. The big advantage is that it's non-invasive, pretty fast - much faster than classical procedures - and more accurate," Michael Morris University of Michigan, USA

Ice Breaker

Committees Under the President

Social Committee -  The responsibility of this position is to aid in the planning and execution of events, get-togethers, member retreats and other socials, which will contribute to the strengthening of the SBES and campus community. 

Academic Excellence Committee  -- The Academic Excellence Committee is responsible for organizing study sessions for the membership as well as maintaining test files. They also implement the Academic Excellence and Achievers Plus programs and create scholastic incentives.

Parliamentarian  -- The Parliamentarian is responsible for timekeeping at Executive Board and general membership meetings. They are also responsible for making sure that the Executive Board and membership are following parliamentary procedures in the Constitution. The Parliamentarian is also responsible for conducting elections of new officers and providing an official transition report at the end of the term. 

Committees Under Vice President I

Open House Committee  --  The Open House Committee is responsible for attending the Open House meetings and completing the Open House packet. They will be responsible for organizing, fundraising and providing a budget for Open House to present to the Executive Board for approval.

Engineering Student Council  --  The Engineering council representative will attend the engineering council, club general meetings and club executive board meetings. They will keep the club and engineering council informed of each other’s activities.

Pre-College Initiative Committee -- The Pre-College Initiative Committee assists with the development of programs that assist high school students and junior high school students academically and socially. Working in conjunction with the MEP, National PCI Program, and Outreach and Retention, the Pre-College Initiative Committee’s main goal is to improve the rate of students attending college for Engineering, Science and other related fields.

Committees Under Vice President II

Professional Development Committee  --  This committee will aid in the planning of professional workshops, activities, and programs that will increase members’ professionalism and knowledge of trends in business. This committee works closely with the VP II in securing companies and guest speakers for presentations to the membership. They also maintain a listing of jobs for members.

Programs Chair  --  This committee is tasked with providing National programs to the chapter. This committee will also organize members to participate in NSBE competitions on the regional and national levels, (i.e. Academic Tech Bowl, Boeing Flight competition, etc.). They also assist the VP II in organizing conference trips and other off-campus NSBE events.

Alumni Extension Committee  --  This committee is responsible for maintaining an up to date alumni database. Also organizing events that would increase the networking between the Alumni and the membership (i.e. speakers, barbeques, etc). They are to send a newsletter at the end of every quarter to the Alumni recapping the quarter’s events and announcing upcoming SBES events.

Committees Under Secretary

Telecommunications Committee -- The Telecommunications Committee is responsible for promoting SBES through the medium of the Internet. This committee follows the direction of the regional telecommunications chair. They will work with all committees and the Executive Board to be sure that information is presented about all club happenings.

Publications Committee --  The Publication Committee is responsible for publicizing SBES within the community and on the national level. They obtain or compose articles to be submitted in various newsletters about SBES events and happenings. They are also responsible for handling advertising for the club such as the production of flyers, banners, and newsletters.

Historian --  The Historian is responsible for visually documenting all the events that SBES holds and/or attends through photos or video. They are to keep a record of the different events, make a quarterly presentation to be presented at the last meeting of the quarter and an annual presentation to be shown at the last event of the school year.

Committees Under Treasurer

Scholarship Committee -- The Scholarship Committee is responsible for providing scholarship resources to the membership and provides assistance for the application process. They also maintain a database of SBES scholarships and scholarship applications.

Membership Committee --  The Membership Committee is responsible for maintaining up to date information of all the members, constantly recruiting new members and promoting SBES during school events (i.e. UU hour, WOW).

Finance Committee --  The Finance Committee spearheads corporate solicitation. They are responsible for creating solicitation packages and presentations and getting them to companies.

PreCollege Initiative

•PreCollege Initiative (PCI)

•The students at Righetti HS need our help in math.

•Sign up on the sign-up sheet with your available times!

They would like tutoring for all levels of math on

Wednesday's and/or Thursday’s from 3-5.

•Hopefully they also attend FRC with us in November.

•Please do your part and help out.

Fall Regional Conference

• Workshops on professionalism!

• Career fair! Internships Full-time jobs

• Interaction with members from other chapters!

• Meet regional and national leaders!

• Entertainment to encourage NSBE as a community!

November 12-14!San Mateo, CA

$80 registration fee

We need DRIVERS!!! If you have a car, a license, and are willing, please see me!

Events/Activities

• Fall Regional Conference

• Welcome Luncheon

• PCI Tutoring

• Time Management Meeting

• CultureFest

• Guaranteed 4.0 workshop

• Sister Soldier Project

• Bowling

• Black Love

• National Convention in St. Louis, MO

• Superbowl Party

• Beach Day

• PCI Shadow Day

Announcements T-shirt design contest

Turn in design to secretary by Wednesday, October 13th

October 6th Meeting Nominations for Treasurer Guest Speaker Donna Davis will talk about Time Management

Welcome Luncheon New Date! Tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 10th at 3pm in Bonderson 104

CultureFest Sunday, October 17th

Guaranteed 4.0 Workshop Saturday, October 23rd at 9:00 am Room TBA

Sister Soldier Project Saturday, October 30th at 9:30 am in UU 220

SIX HUGS!