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2 NSBE History

3 NSBE s Founding & History In the late 60 s, 80% of black freshman entering engineering dropped out In 1971, Edward Barnette and Fred Cooper formed the Black Society of Engineers with Arthur Bond as their advisor In 1972, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American to gather major support running for the presidential election In 1974, the group gained momentum with the help of Bond and six students, The Chicago Six

4 NSBE s Founding & History In 1975, the first national meeting was held with 48 students from 32 schools At this meeting, six critical motions passed: the name, symbol, constitution, headquarters, national chair, & regional division In 1976, Black History Month formally Negro History Week was recognized by the federal government

5 The NSBE Torch

6 State of the Zone

7 Regional Leadership Conference Recap Chair s Goal: 50% Chapter Attendance Collegiate Chapters: 7/13; 53% Collegiate Members: 25 REACHED OUR GOAL

8 Fall Regional Conference Attendance Goal: 700 Members Charter Bus Registration will reopen on Monday Volunteer Sign up is still open

9 Spring Zone Summit Cal State Fullerton Tentatively January 24 th from 12PM-5PM

10 Senators in the SIX Region VI Parliamentarian Danielle Miller National Society of Black Engineers

11 Agenda NSBE Structure Region VI Structure Senator Position Relevance and Importance Questions

Region VI AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, OR, MT, UT, WA, WY, West Canada, Baja Mexico, Asia, Australia, South Pacific NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS MAP OF REGIONS Region IV IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI,

12 Region VI AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, OR, MT, UT, WA, WY, West Canada, Baja Mexico, Asia, Australia, South Pacific NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS MAP OF REGIONS Region IV IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI, Central Canada, Central Africa, East Africa Region I CT, MA, ME, NJ, NY, RI, VT, East Canada, West Africa Region II DC, DE, MD, NC, PA, SC, VA, WV, Europe, North Africa, Middle East Region V AR, IA, KS, LA, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, Central America, Mexico, South Africa, Dominican Republic Region III AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, TN, Caribbean, South America

13 Region VI The SIX HOUSE Largest Region Geographically 13 States 5 Zones Nor Cal Zone So Cal Zone Northwest Zone Southwest Zone Rocky Mountain Zone 20 Regional Executive Board Members

15 Importance of SIXY Senators Commonly Asked Questions What do they really do? Why do they matter? What are the benefits? How do I sign up?

16 Senator Relevance Highest Ranking Body in the Society Voice of YOUR Chapter Regional & National Elections National Constitution Changes Regional By-Law Amendments

17 Senator Benefits Discounted Registration Extra Time at the Career Fairs Special Workshops Recognition at General Sessions Exclusive Badge Ribbon at National Convention

18 Questions? Danielle Miller Region VI Parliamentarian

19 Leadership Style National Society of Black Engineers Dr. Shirley Webber Assemblywoman

20 Airplane Pitch National Society of Black Engineers John Zeigler LACBPE

21 Professionalism National Society of Black Engineers Dr. Donald Chick San Diego Professionals

23 Programs & Implementation Eden Aklile, Region VI Academic Excellence Chair Semir Ocbamicael, SDSU Academic Excellence Chair National Society of Black Engineers

24 Education Kristina Watkins Learning Knowledge Worldwide, LLC National Society of Black Engineers

25 Solar Turbines Billy Khunkhun Solar Turbines National Society of Black Engineers

FY year and 3-year Cohort Default Rates by State and Level and Control of Institution

FY year and 3-year Cohort Default Rates by State and Level and Control of Institution Student Aid Policy Analysis FY2007 2-year and 3-year Cohort Default Rates by State and Level and Control of Institution Mark Kantrowitz Publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com January 5, 2010 EXECUTIVE