Social Media Initiative Spotlights African Americans’ Contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

National Society of Black Engineers, Purdue and Virginia Tech Partner in a Project to Expand the SEEK Program

#WhyNSBE?...Graduation! Read about it, and also catch up on the latest, greatest news from the Society, including the “10K” Campaign, in the Fall 2016 Digital Edition of NSBE Magazine.

NSBE has partnered with Google.org to launch the Code Success @ NSBE program, an initiative committed to increasing the number of black professionals in the field of computer science. The year-round engagement provides NSBE collegiate members interested in computer science, technology, software engineering and web design with opportunities to further their interest in computer science (CS), by enhancing their knowledge and skills. 

In an effort to increase the diversity of engineering faculty, the National Science Foundation awarded $2.9 Million to the following leading national engineering diversity organizations: Great Minds in STEM (GMiS), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), MAES: Latinos in Science and Engineering , National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), SACNAS: Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and Society of Women Engineers (SWE). This collaborative research project, titled ASSIST: Strengthening Engineering Faculty through Diversity Serving Professional Organization Engagement, is a historic first step toward long-term collaboration between the organizations. The establishment of this collaborative infrastructure between these organizations will result in the design, implementation and evaluation of a model for effectively increasing the number of underrepresented engineering faculty across all institutional types.