A student member of the National Society of Black Engineers recently shared her experience as part of the GRID Alternatives Solar Spring Break program with the Sentinel, telling of a recent project with fellow students in Long Beach where they installed a solar paneling system for a low income family there.
On Friday, November 9, 2018, the Southern California chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers left South Los Angeles to attend the Fall Regional Conference (FRC) in Las Vegas. The theme of the FRC is Explore. Engineer. Elevate. With sponsorships from Best Best & Kreiger LLP and the West Basin Metropolitan Water District, NSBE Jr. of So Cal was able to sponsor twenty-eight young people, ages 9 to 17, to the FRC where they will compete in a math and science competitions as well as the following STEM workshops:
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Northrop Grumman partnered this summer to educate and mentor African American elementary scholars on STEM.
NSBE, SWE and WEPAN Report Makes New Recommendations for STEM Diversity
With the agreement, NSBE and KAΨ have pledged to promote and facilitate STEM education and career readiness for pre-college students from groups that are underrepresented in these fields.
Establish Monumental Partnership to Promote Leadership in S.T.E.M. Careers