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Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)
Purpose: While one of its purposes certainly is the stimulation
and reward of scholarship, Eta Kappa Nu has a far broader purpose than
merely to award a badge of distinction to scholars. As conceived by its
founders and as carried forward by its membership during more than two
generations, another aim is to assist its members throughout their lives in
becoming better professionals as well as better citizens. In turn, it is
still another purpose of the organization, that its members be a
constructive force, helping fellow members and non-members alike to improve
the standards of the profession, the courses of instruction, and the
institutions generally where its chapters are established.
Activities and Services: Some of the activities and services in which
undergraduates and alumni of Eta Kappa Nu engage are set forth briefly
below. Besides the membership qualification, which in itself encourages and
gives recognition to high scholarship and other significant achievements,
Eta Kappa Nu makes the following awards:
- Outstanding Electrical Engineering Senior
- Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer
- Outstanding Professor Award
- Outstanding Chapter Award
National Website: http://www.hkn.org/
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE)
Vision: To advance global prosperity by fostering technological
innovation, enabling members' careers and promoting community world-wide.
Mission: The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating,
developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and
information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the
profession.
History: The IEEE and its predecessors, the AIEE (American Institute
of Electrical Engineers) and the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers), date to
1884. From its earliest origins, the IEEE has advanced the theory and
application of electrotechnology and allied sciences, served as a catalyst
for technological innovation and supported the needs of its members through
a wide variety of programs and services.
Welcome: The UL Student Chapter of IEEE has a student lounge which is
located in Madison Hall Room 142. There are monthly meetings which has free
sodas and pizza. Please stop by and visit between classes.
National Website:
http://www.ieee.org/
The National Society of Black Engineers
Welcome: The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) with more
than 15,000 members, is the largest student-managed organization in the
country.
Mission: NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally
responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally
and positively impact the community.
Organization: NSBE is comprised of more than 300 chapters on college
and university campuses, 75 Alumni Extension chapters nationwide and 75
Pre-College chapters. These chapters are geographically divided into six
regions.
History: NSBE had its genesis at a national conference planned and
hosted by the Society of Black Engineers at Purdue University in April 1975.
Black Engineering students from the United States and Canada attended the
event. From this meeting of concerned students and educators, NSBE was born.
In 1976, NSBE was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of
Texas. NSBE also became recognized as a tax-exempt organization under
Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Objectives:
- Stimulate and develop student interest in the various engineering
disciplines.
- Strive to increase the number of minority students studying
engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Encourage members to seek advanced degrees in engineering or related
fields and to obtain professional engineering registrations.
- Encourage and advise minority youth in their pursuit of an
engineering career.
- Promote public awareness of engineering and the opportunities for
Blacks and other minorities in that profession.
- Function as a representative body on issues and developments that
affect the careers of Black Engineers.
Activities: New and 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 the NSBE Bridge), an internal
newsletter, a professional newsletter (The Career Engineer), resume books,
career fairs, awards, banquets and an annual national convention.
National Website: http://www.nsbe.org/ |
