First General Body Meeting of the Semester.

1. National Society of Black Engineers
WELCOME!!!
NSBE General Body
Meeting

2. National Society of Black Engineers
Outline
• Mission
• National Convention 2016
– Career Fair
• Urban Scholars
• Upcoming Events in February
– CH2M Interview
– Financial Success Workshop
– NSBE Meeting (Inroads)
– Tour of GE AVIATION
• Engineering Expo
• Speaker: Moyosore Ajeigbe

3. National Society of Black Engineers
NSBE Mission
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."

4. National Society of Black Engineers
National Convention 2016
Boston, Massachusetts
March 23-27, 2016

5. National Society of Black Engineers
Registration
●Collegiate: $185
●Collegiate APEx: $165
●Verify GPA => 3.00 or higher = APEx Status
National Convention Registration Link
• Send your official transcripts to the headquarters:
205 Daingerfield Road Alexandria, Virginia 22314
• After December 31st, you have to use the GPA Verification
Portal in order to verify your GPA.
http://www.nsbe.org/News-Media/NSBE-News/Events/Get-
Your-GPA-Verified!.aspx
• Get to go to the career fair early

6. National Society of Black Engineers
Career Fair
● Plenty of companies will be there
● Verify your GPA
● Upload Resume onto NSBE Connect
○http://connect.nsbe.org/Home.aspx
● Companies will be looking at resumes soon
● They contact you & arrange interviews before you get to
Nationals
*We will be having an “Apply to You Drop” event in order to
apply to as many companies as possible and be prepared for
Nationals.
More events will be coming soon!

7. National Society of Black Engineers
Funding Assistance Criteria
A. Tutor K-12 at Urban Scholars on Saturdays from 10 am to 12 pm in Cooper Hall at least
twice a month
a. See Roth for more details
B. Volunteer at our upcoming events and programs
C. Participate in Bull Market
D. Show up to General Body Meetings
a. If you cannot make it to a GBM, volunteer at Urban Scholars to compensate
E. Join a committee
a. Pre-Collegiate Initiative Committee, Conference-Planning Committee, Engineering
Expo Committee
Those who participate and get involved will receive funding from those companies as a reward.
Companies will not give us money if we are not doing anything or do not have enough members
participating.

8. National Society of Black Engineers
URBAN SCHOLARS IS BACK!!!
Every Saturday (starting
Jan. 23, 2016)
Cooper Hall 3rd Floor
Time: 10am-12pm

9. National Society of Black Engineers
February Events
• CH2M Interview and Resume Workshop (Feb. 3) (NSBE Meeting)
• CH2M Hill is an American engineering company that provides consulting,
design, construction, and operations services for corporations, and federal,
state, and local governments
• Good company for Civil, Architecture, Mechanical & Chemical Engineers
• Financial Success Workshop Collab with SWE (Feb. 10) 4:45pm-6:45pm
MSC 3707
What is Financial Success,
Student Loans – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Money is not Math- Knowing the rules of money and how financial
institutions work
• Tour of GE Aviation Facility
Monday February 22nd - Friday February 26th (Poll on Bullsync)

10. National Society of Black Engineers
Engineering Expo
Feb. 19 & 20
NEED VOLUTNEERS
If you want to Join EXPO
committee
contact Nicholas Inniss
See me after meeting

11. National Society of Black Engineers
Happy Birthday!

12. National Society of Black Engineers
It’s Trivia Time
What is the Motto
of the
National Society of Black Engineers?

13. National Society of Black Engineers
Please WELCOME!!!
UP NEXT: Moyosore Ajeigbe

14. USF College of Engineering

15. College of Engineering
THE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
AND SELECTION PROCESS
TOPICS
•The Scholarship Program at USF
•Scholarships offered by the College of Engineering
•Searching for External Scholarships
•How do scholarship selection committees function
•Strengthening your Application

16. Scholarships for Engineering Students
• The USF Office of Scholarships and
Financial Aid Services helps promote all
available funding sources at USF.
• http://usfweb2.usf.edu/finaid/
There is much helpful information about how
to apply for USF based scholarships.

17. Engineering Scholarships
• $150,000- $200,000 in scholarship awards given annually by the College of
Engineering
• Students can apply for all engineering scholarships with one application.
http://www.usf.edu/engineering/student-services/academic-resources/scholarships.aspx
Application Availabe for 2016/17 Awards now.
The priority application deadline will be February 1, 2016.
Where will they be announced? COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WEB SITE and by E-MAIL
Average scholarship award: $1200

18. Scholarships for Engineering Students
• For the 2015/16 Academic Year 535 Students
applied for the Scholarships offered by the USF
College of Engineering.
• 96 Students received an award.
• Amount ranged from $500 to $2000
• The average award was approximately $1375
Who made the decisions? Committees of three or
more people were assigned to each
scholarship.
How did the committees decide?

19. Scholarships for Engineering Students
Each application is reviewed by three raters.
Raters assign scores for predetermined characteristics.
• Engineering Activities/Research _________
• Student Organizations _________
• Community Service Activities _________
• Other Extracurricular Activities _________
• Leadership _________
• Financial Need _________
• Total Score: _________
• Comments:
RATING GUIDE
O= Nothing
1-2= Occasional Involvement with little commitment
3-4= Past/Present Involvement sustained over time with some
level of commitment.
5= Past & Present / Present sustained involvement with
significant time commitment and responsibility

20. Scholarships for Engineering Students
What kind of criteria do donors specify when a
scholarship is established?
 Most specify a minimum GPA
 Some are limited to those with financial need
 Most specify full time student status
 Some specific a Major
 Most prefer students who go above and beyond
 A few also consider special talents and traits
 Some are limited by region or by residency status
 Other attributes

21. Scholarships for Engineering Students
USF Non-Engineering Scholarships
USF Scholarships and Financial Aid
STARS Database and Scholarship Application
External Scholarship Searches
(Start with engineering scholarships but don’t limit your
search to engineering scholarships. Be aware of scams.)
 University websites (try USF and other schools)
 USF Office of National Scholarships
 American Society of Engineering Education ASEE.org
 Private Foundations
 Government sites - NIH, NSF, NASA, DOD, etc.
 Community/Cultural/Political Action Groups
 Large engineering firms and corporations
 The Engineering Professional Associations
ASCE, AIChE, ASME, ACM, IEEE, IEEE-CS, IIE and more!
 Free scholarship search engines from reliable sources
See advice on USF Scholarship and Financial Aid Website

22. Scholarships for Engineering Students
What can I do to become a successful
scholarship candidate?
Build a good student profile by doing your best in classes and
participating in extra curricular activities.
If you are eligible to fill out the FAFSA do it early using previous
year tax records if necessary.
(Required for need based awards)
Research scholarships continuously and prepare to apply well in
advance. Review the full application before you complete it if
possible.
Get to know your professors and ask for letters of
recommendation from appropriate sources.
Answer all questions on applications carefully, concisely and

23. Extracurricular Opportunities
USF Opportunities to improve your scholarship Application Credentials
– Research initiatives and participation
– Co-Operative Education and internships
– Networking through college sponsored events and seminars
– Networking through mentoring programs
– Special interest activities & societies
– Opportunities for community involvement & volunteerism
– Cultural activities & travel abroad programs
– Student chapters of professional engineering societies
http://www.usf.edu/campus-life/activities-programs.aspx

24. Engineering Student Organizations
Engineering student societies help
build personal networks, reinforce
academic excellence, and enrich
students’ overall college experience.

25. Engineering Student Organizations
Alpha Pi Mu
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Association for Computing Machinery
Biomedical Engineering Society
Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society
Emerging Green Builders
Engineering College Council
Engineers without Borders
Engineering Senators
Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
EXPO
Florida Engineering Society
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Electrical Engineering Society
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Institute of Transportation Engineers
MSDN@USF
National Society of Black Engineers
Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor
Society
Pre/Med Engineering Society
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society
Theta Tau, The Engineering Fraternity
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor
Society
And more!

26. Scholarships for Engineering Students
• When the financial pressure is on….
Talk to advisors and be proactive about funding your
education.
If you must use loans borrow only what you need!
Inform yourself fully about what it will take to meet
your financial obligations when you graduate.
Do what you need to do to stay in school and get good
grades even if you must attend part time.
Is it worth it????

27. Educational Attainment in the U.S.
Beat the odds!
!
• Earn a Bachelors degree…
– You will have more formal education
than 71% of the US population
• Masters degree…
– You will have more formal education
than 90% of the US population
• PhD or Professional degree…
– You will have more education
attainment than 97% of the US
population
U.S. Census Bureau News, U.S. Department of Commerce
Educational Attainment in the United States:2013

28. Economic Value of a College Degree
Average US Salaries for Adults age 18
and older
Advanced degree $83,144
Bachelors degree $58,613
High School Diploma $31,383
Less than a High School Diploma $21,023
The value of a college degree is even more
pronounced in many other countries!
U.S. Census Bureau News, U.S. Department of Commerce
Educational Attainment in the United States:2010

29. Economic Value of a College Degree
Unemployment rate for Adults
age 25 and older
Doctoral or Professional degree 2.3%
Masters degree 3.4%
Bachelors degree 4%
Associate’s degree 5.4%
High School Diploma 7.5%
Less than a High School Diploma 11%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Earnings and Employment Rates by Educational Attainment :2013

30. Engineering Salaries
• Top salaries for engineering
graduates –
In 2012, the mean salary for all occupations
was $45,790 while that for S&E was $87,330
Those in Science and Engineering account for
only 4.8% of total U.S. employment.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that
2.3 million new engineers will be needed in
the next ten years!

31. Social Value of a College Education
Macro to Micro and Everything in between!
Higher levels of education for a larger and more diverse
segment of the population can profoundly influence the
economic, cultural, environmental and social future our
world.
Education provides opportunities to directly improve quality
of life for individuals, families and communities.
Better educated individuals live longer and enjoy better
health.
‘The Center for Disease Control reports that the average life expectancy
for 25 year olds who earned a bachelors degree is almost nine years
longer than those who did not have a high school diploma.’
Annual Report on Health in the United States, May 2012
Education is a Privilege which carries a social
responsibility.
“Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

32. Try Your Rating Skills
Leadership Community
Service
Research/
Engineering
Experience
Society
Activities
Total SCORE
ANDRE, Junior
CASSIDY, Junior
FRANKLIN, Soph.
JAVIER, Fresh
JOHN, Soph
MARY ANNE,
Junior
MORGAN, Soph
MATTHEW, Senior
NATALIE, Senior
NATHAN, Fresh
TROY, Soph.
ZACK, Junior

33. NEXT MEETING!!
NationalSocietyofBlackEngineers
February 3, 2016