Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 1999! I hope that you all have had a happy and safe holiday season. As you know, we are in the process of re-establishing the RTP Chapter of NSBE-AE. We have an exciting and challenging year in store for us.
At the end of 1998, we installed a new executive board and established committees to begin the work of our chapter. The Constitution Committee is busy working on the chapter constitution and has completed its first draft in preparation for our next general meeting. Other Committee meetings have also begun. We are working very hard to put together a solid foundation for the re-birth of our chapter. As President (Chair) of the chapter, I would like to share my Vision, Mission and Goals for 1999 with you and hope that we can rally behind these objectives and make history in 1999.
- Establish NSBE-RTPAE as a premiere black professional organization in RTP
- Advise and participate in functions with the undergraduate chapters
- Become organized, chartered and back on foot
- Align ourselves with the national organization
- Become an active participant in National, Regional and Local Programs.
- Establish a substantial budget and a solid foundation for the chapter
- Double chapter membership by the end of the year.
- Achieve 10% recent graduate membership in the chapter.
- Send the entire executive board to all Regional and National conferences
- Strive to be a chapter that is regularly recognized by nationals for our achievements
- Establish a resume and job database that is in alignment with the National resume database
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) association owned and managed by its members. NSBE offers members professional development, leadership training, mentoring opportunities, community service and outreach programs. The organization is dedicated to the success of African American engineering students and professionals.
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,
- Stimulates enthusiasm in the Black engineering community in order to promote technical expertise, professionalism, and fellowship among Black engineers.
- Function as a representative body on issues and developments that affect the careers of Black engineers.
- Encourage and advise minority youth in their pursuit of an engineering career.
- Stimulate and develop student interest in the various engineering disciplines.
- Strive to increase the number of black student studying engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Develop the technical and professional skills of its members.
- Encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related fields and to obtain/maintain professional engineering certification.
- Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for Blacks and other minorities in the profession.
- To institute a high quality leadership development process that will enable NSBE pre-college, college and professional members to obtain the shared values and essential skills needed to address the challenges facing them.
- To develop quality communication mechanisms that enable NSBE alumni to share the Alumni Vision.
- To offer rewarding experience for current and potential members through opportunities to contribute toward the NSBE missions.
- To improve college recruitment, retention, graduation, an ultimate success as professional engineers by establishing strategic alliances among people of African descent.
- To stimulate technology transfer among NSBE members, empowering them to excel as engineers, scientists, business leaders and educators.
Once again, I hope that we can rally behind the Vision, Mission and Goals, meet these objectives and make history in 1999.
Happy New Year!!! I look forward to working with you.
Tim Driver
NSBE-RTPAE President
tdriver@us.ibm.com
tdriver@drivercom.com