The mission of the National Society of Black Engineers is “to increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
The National Society of Black Engineers strives to accomplish the following objectives for our organization:
Innovative project ideas are generated and implemented throughout the year on the chapter, regional and national levels. Some of NSBE’s present activities include tutorial programs, group study sessions, high school/junior high outreach programs, technical seminars and workshops, a national communications network (NSBENET), two national magazines (NSBE Magazine and NSBE Bridge), an internal newsletter, a professional newsletter (Career Engineer, a supplement in NSBE Magazine), resume books, career fairs, awards, banquets and an annual national convention.
UK NSBE is apart of a larger regional structure, Region III, that contains:
Visit the Region III Website for more info!
17th: Campus Ruckus
19th: Minority Student Welcome
26th: Picnic with NSBE
29th: Welcome to NSBE (General Body Meeting)
31st: Welcome to NSBE
Career Fair Preparation Series
12th: Creating a 4-Year Plan
14th: Presenting Your Best Self
19th: Engineering and Computer Science Fair
21st: Stantec
12th: Asana
19th: Beam Suntory
23rd-24th: Fall Break
5th: Game Night
7th: MANNRS Fear Factor
10th - 12th: Fall Regional Conference
15th: Game Night with ACM & ACM-W
16th: Speaker Series (Stanford Williams)
8th: End of Semester Banquet
Upcoming: Planning for Spring Semester
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In 1971, two Purdue undergraduate students, Edward Barnette (now deceased) and Fred Cooper approached the dean of engineering at Purdue University with the concept of starting the Black Society of Engineers (BSE). They wanted to establish a student organization to help improve the recruitment and retention of black engineering students. In the late 1960’s, a devastating 80 percent of the black freshmen entering the engineering program dropped out. The dean agreed to the idea and assigned the only black faculty member on staff, Arthur J. Bond, as advisor.
Barnett served as the first president of the BSE. The fledging group gained momentum in 1974, with the direction and encouragement of Bond and the active participation of the young men whose destiny was to become the founders of NSBE. Now known as the “Chicago Six”, these men are Anthony Harris, Brian Harris, Stanley L. Kirtley, John W. Logan, Jr., Edward A. Coleman, and George A. Smith.
Encouraged by their on-campus success, Anthony Harris, president of the Purdue chapter, wrote a letter to the presidents and deans of every accredited engineering program in the country (288), explained the Society of Black Engineers (SBE) concept and asked them to identify black student leaders, organizations and faculty members who might support their efforts on a national basis. Approximately 80 schools responded. Many had similar Black student organizations with similar objectives. A date was set for the first national meeting and 48 students representing 32 schools attended the event, held April 10-12, 1975. Harris also changed the organizations’ nomenclature from the BSE to the Society of Black Engineers (SBE).
It was at that historic meeting through majority vote, that SBE became the National Society of Black Engineers. The familiar NSBE symbol “N” with lightning bolts was chosen and it remains a distinctively recognizable symbol representing the premier technical organization for African American engineering students and professionals. NSBE was eventually incorporated in Texas, in 1976 as 501©3 non-profit organization. John Cason, also of Purdue, served as the first elected president of NSBE. As the organization grew, Virginia Booth became the first female National Chairperson and the first to serve two terms 1978-1980.
The torch symbolizes members’ everlasting, burning desire to achieve success in a competitive society and positively affect the quality of life for all people. The lightening bolt represents the striking impact that will be felt by the society and industry due to the contributions and accomplishments made by the dedicated members of the National Society of Black Engineers.NSBE has since grown from six to over 31,000 members and the annual meeting has blossomed into the Annual National Convention, hosting over 8,000 attendees. NSBE has 99 active NSBE Jr. pre-college, 250 student and 68 professional chapters.
Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., NSBE offers academic excellence programs, scholarships, leadership training, professional development and access to career opportunities for thousands of members annually. With over 2000 elected leadership positions, 18 regional conferences and an annual convention, NSBE provides opportunities for success that remain unmatched by any other organization.
There are so many of our members who actively seek to enhance their academic careers through scholarship opportunities, scholar programs, and research. Many of our members excel not only in lecture halls but throughout UK’s campus as well. We also have had multiple members who have possessed a GPA of 4.0 since they were freshmen. Our membership consists of:
See how our members are recognized for their excellent efforts in the College of Engineering:
Michelle Imarah
Savannah Lewis
Edward Ojini
Alston Sickles
Time and time again, our members have impressed recruiters from all over the country at various career fairs and conventions. Our members have had the privilege of obtaining job offers and/or working with some of the biggest names in engineering like:
And many more!
We of the University of Kentucky chapter hold this pillar as the most important as we know how critical our influence is on the world and future generations. We dedicate much of our time to planning, organizing and executing different outreach programs that focus both on the welfare of the community and the awareness of minorities in STEM. Here are some programs that we have hosted and/or joined in order to positively impact the community:
See how our members have gone above and beyond to positively impact the community:
Jordan George
Please do not let the “E” in NSBE discourage you from becoming a member. Engineering plays a huge role in society, but without these other occupations, engineers have little purpose. We highly value all disciplines and believe that your involvement in NSBE adds more diversity and perspective to our organization.
NSBE IS FOR EVERYONE! Please do not let the “B” in NSBE scare you away from the opportunity of a lifetime! We want EVERYONE to have the experience of building connections and networking through conferences, obtaining internships with companies of great magnitude, or obtaining scholarships for need and merit. We would love to have you! We value variety and diversity in our chapter and are not limited to just African-American students.
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Step 2: Look up 'National Society of Black Engineers' and request to join
Step 1: Go to NSBE.org!
Step 2: In the top right corner click on “JOIN NSBE”
Step 3: Fill out personal information
Step 4: Fill out billing information
Step 5: Click “Submit Membership”
Step 6: Hooray! You are a national NSBE member!
Step 7: PAY YOUR UK CHAPTER DUES ($5.00) and collect your free t-shirt
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The NSBE point system is used to reward students for participating in a large variety of activities across our chapter. The point system will be used to keep track of members who are active in our chapter. In order to attend conferences members will need to achieve a minimum of 12 points based on this point system. Find the points leaderboard here
General Points (2 Points)
Attend General Body Meetings
Attend UK Career Fair**
Bring a friend to a NSBE general body meeting**
Attend NSBE Study Session
non-NSBE sponsored volunteering**
Receive an A on an exam**
Work on own personal project**
3 Points
Attend Diversity Carrer fair
Attend NSBE-sponsored Mock Interviews**
Attend NSBE company information sessions**
Fundraising Events
NSBE VOLUNTEERING
NSBE company field trips
NSBE Sponsored Resume workshop(s)
Achieve semester GPA of 2.5-2.99
5 Points
Join and be an active member in a NSBE committee
Take end of semester survey
Participate in NSBE group project(s)
Achieve semester GPA of 3.0-3.599
Create your own professional portfolio book or website**
8 Points
Deans List
CATHACKS Hack-A-Thon (Per Day)
10 Points
Achieve a semester GPA of 4.0
Take a certification exam such as: Fundamentals of Engineering exam
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By clicking the ‘Donate to NSBE’ link below, you will be able to donate to our NSBE chapter. The funds you want to give may not be in the drop down boxes, but there is a place to write in where you want the gift to go. Thank you for choosing to sponsor our chapter!
Contact uknsbe@gmail.com for donation infomation.
Thank You to All Our Sponsors!
Cummins, Dynetics, G&E, Marathon, Preload, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky Inc,
Lead Blue Programs of the Year 2020
Lead Blue Diversity & Inclusion Award 2020
Region III 2018-2019 Small Chapter of the Year
Region III Biggest Social Media Fan 2018-2019
