RLC Programs Zone Functional Training

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RLC Programs ZoneFunctional Training

• Inema Orukari
• Region 6 Programs Chair
• Leann Perry
• Region 6 Pre-College Initiative Chair
• Kyana Young
• Region 6 Academic Excellence Chair
• RLC 2008

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Ice breaker
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Introductions

• Region 6 Programs Chair
• Inema Orukari
• r6programschair_at_yahoo.com
• Region 6 Pre-College Initiative Chair
• Leann Perry
• r6pcichair_at_yahoo.com
• Region 6 Academic Excellence Chair
• Kyana Young
• r6academicschair_at_yahoo.com
• Region 6 Leadership Chair
• Elias Aseged
• r6rlcchair_at_yahoo.com

• Region 6 Assistant Programs Chair
• Tiana Miller-Jackson
• Tiana.miller-jackson_at_colordo.edu
• Region 6 Summer Camping Conference Chair/ Region
  6 Assistant PCI Chair
• Carmen Parks
• r6_scc_chair_at_yahoo.com

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National Counterpart

• National Programs Chair
• Natasha Joseph
• nebprograms_at_nsbe.org
• National Pre College Initiative Chair
• Ashley Boyd
• nebpci_at_nsbe.org
• National Leadership Institute Chair
• David Jamison
• nlichairelect_at_nsbe.org

• National International Committee Chair
• Xavier Gordon
• nebinternational_at_nsbe.org
• National Business Diversity Chair
• Cynthia Bossard
• nebbusiness_at_nsbe.org

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WHQ Staff

• Dr. Michael Smith
• Director of Programs
• msmith_at_nsbe.org
• David Giles II
• Collegiate Programs Coordinator
• dgiles_at_nsbe.org
• Christopher Butler
• Alumni Programs Coordinator
• cbutler_at_nsbe.org

• Franklin Moore
• Manager Pre-College Initiative
• fmoore_at_nsbe.org
• Alaina Law
• Pre-College Initiative Coordinator
• alaw_at_nsbe.org

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Current Region 6 Structure
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Program Zone Vision

• To develop programs so that they actively work to
  develop the membership according to the mission
  and directives
• Provide program structure that supports and
  encourages organizational growth

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Regional Program Zone Objective

• To streamline all NSBE Programs to best serve
  mission of our organization.
• Toolkits
• Create/Develop metrics to analyze the development
  of these programs.
• ICD

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What are the duties of the Programs Zone?

• Regional Programs Chair
• Authority on NSBE Programs
• Support for other zone members
• Liaison for Chapter Officers
• Director of competitions at the Regional Level
• Ultimately responsible for the viability of
  programs within your region for the year
• Maintain program and competition integrity

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What are the duties of the Programs Zone?

• Academic Excellence Chair
• Research, develop, and implement academic
  excellence programs meeting the memberships
  needs.
• Provide academic support service to the REB
  members.
• Coordinate the Academic Technical Bowl.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the various
  academic excellence programs.
• Encourage members to consider graduate studies.
• Assist in matriculating members into successful
  professional and academic careers.
• Contribute articles on Academic Excellence for
  the NSBE publications.

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What are the duties of the Programs Zone?

• Pre-College Initiative Chair
• Set direction for the year (with input from your
  fellow board members)
• Coordinate all PCI activities of the chapter
• Recruit members to serve as part of your
  committee
• Communicate effectively with National
  counterpart, Chapter Executive Boards, and NSBE
  Jr. executive board on PCI matters
• Attend and participate in NSBE Jr. activities
• Follow all national guidelines to file new
  chapter charter or renew chapter charter at the
  beginning of each academic year

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Academic Excellence

• Academic achievement in all educational endeavors
  is the philosophy that is the foundation of
  NSBEs Academic Excellence Programs.
• Academic Excellence programs were created to
  develop a strategic academic support network for
  all pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate
  students pursuing degrees in applied science,
  mathematics, engineering, and technology fields.

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Academic Excellence

• NSBE is constantly researching, developing, and
  implementing innovative programs, workshops, and
  seminars that provide the skills, development,
  and resource access needed for its members to
  succeed in their college endeavors.

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What is PCI?

• The Pre-College Initiative is the program which
  focuses specifically on engaging and sustaining
  the interest of pre-college students in science,
  technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
• The program provides academic, technical, and
  leadership development in preparation for college
  and their careers

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PCI Mission

• The NSBE PCI program will lead the world in
  enhancing the pre-college students Academic,
  Technical, and Leadership skills in order to
  maximize their opportunities in life.

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PCI Vision

• The Pre-College Initiative program was designed
  to increase the level of consciousness of
  African-American youth, encourage their
  attendance of college, and their pursuit of both
  studies and careers in Engineering, Science, and
  Mathematics. The vision is to establish PCI as
  an incubator for our youth, where they can be
  nurtured and guided in their academic careers.

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PCI vs. NSBE Jr.

• PCI is the actual outreach program that works to
  develop pre-college students
• NSBE Jr. is the membership and chapter
  designation for pre-college students

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NSBE Programming

• Staple Programs Standard yearly provided
  programs that continue to develop the competency
  and ability of our members
• Signature Programs Umbrella and direct impact
  programs that align us with the mission and
  directives of the organization

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Staple Programs

• Academic Tech Bowl
• Undergraduate Students in Technical Research
• PCI Science Fair
• PCI Design
• PCI Try-Math-A-Lon

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2008-2009 Signature Programs

• Professional Excellence
• NSBEpreneur
• Outreach
• Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
• Worldwide Impact
• Technical Outreach and Community Help (TORCH)
• Engineering Excellence
• Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Recruitment and Retention
• Achievers Plus (A)
• Increasing Minorities Attaining Graduate
  Education (IMAGE)

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NSBEpreneur

• NSBEpreneur is a subset of Entrepreneurship
  programming which consists of NSBEpreneur,
  Business Diversity, and Supplier Diversity.
• The objective of NSBEpreneur is to train and
  certify entrepreneurs in NSBE.

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Technical Outreach and Community Help (TORCH)

• The T.O.R.C.H. programs goal is to increase the
  number of currently underserved communities that
  have access to technology and technical
  assistance, and desire to increase the technical
  skills of its community population. TORCH is the
  umbrella program for A Walk for Education (AWFE).

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Technical Outreach and Community Help (TORCH)

• T.O.R.C.H. Community Service Initiative was
  launched to encourage community service among our
  membership and communities that are underserved
  with regards to digital technology.
• NSBE members will perform volunteer community
  service in local partner computer technology
  centers by providing technical assistance to
  pre-college youth and adults.

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

• SIGs are groups within NSBE of technical
  professionals and graduate students with common
  interest in a particular field (analogous to
  technical societies in other engineering
  organizations). The objective of SIGs is to
  develop and implement technical projects, as well
  as to develop solutions to problems/issues in a
  particular field of engineering.

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A Walk for Education

• Goal is to increase awareness of the
  opportunities available through education
  particularly in the STEM fields and to shatter
  myths about African-Americans in math, science,
  engineering and other technologies.

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A Walk for Education

• Volunteers will walk door-to-door in a
  predominantly underrepresented minority
  communities distributing information about area
  college admissions, area vocational schools, GED,
  SAT/ACT, NSBE Resources, and financial aid.

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Academic Excellence Programs

• Achievers Plus Program (A)
• Academic Technical Bowl (ATB)
• Undergraduate Students in Technical Research
  (USTR)
• Undergraduate Research Regional Showcase
• Academic Pyramid of Excellence

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Achievers Plus Program

• This is our premier academic excellence program.
  It is designed to promote academic achievement
  and help students improve their overall GPA,
  while ultimately achieving completion of the
  mission statement.

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Achievers Plus Programs

• Socratic Learning
• Team Challenge Heptathlon
• Conference Tutoring
• Increasing Minorities Attaining Graduate
  Education (IMAGE)

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Socratic Learning

• Online tutoring designed for freshman and
  sophomore core classes
• Multi-Variable Calculus
• Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Differential Equations
• Statics Dynamics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• 500 slots available.
• Managed by WHQ Programs Team.

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Team Challenge Heptathlon

• Each regional chapter is regarded as a team.
• Points are awarded based on a chapters
  participation in 7(hepta) areas.
• 1. GPA2. Statistics Research 3. NSBE
  Scholarships4. Student Research5. Peer
  Tutoring6. Bridging the Gap7. Academic
  Excellence Activities Competitions

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Conference Tutoring

• To provide qualified tutors to assist students in
  many of the crucial subject areas of the
  engineering and science curriculum.
• Tutoring is available during Fall Regional
  Conference (FRC) and National Conference, 24
  hours a day for the duration of the conference.

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Increasing Minorities Attaining Graduate
Education (IMAGE)

• A multi dimensional program to increase the
  number of NSBE members going on to graduate
  school and ensuring their success there.
• Four major goals of IMAGE are
• To provide support to graduating seniors applying
  to graduate school.
• To provide financial support to students in
  graduate school.
• To provide academic support to students in
  graduate school.
• IMAGE will use it partnership with GEM to achieve
  each of these goals. Through the GEM partnership
  NSBE members will be given the opportunity to
  attend the GEM Annual Conference.

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Academic Technical Bowl

• The objective of the Academic Technical Bowl
  (ATB) is to encourage and showcase Academic
  Excellence and understanding of the fundamental
  principles of engineering covered in the
  Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) Examination.

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Academic Technical Bowl

• Program participation occurs through healthy
  competition in a Jeopardy! style game show
  format with multiple choice questions.
• Questions cover a wide variety of topics, from
  NSBE and African American Scientists and
  Inventors history to general engineering and
  science curricula from the FE/EIT.
• Teams of four members from a chapter first
  compete on a regional level held at their Fall
  Regional Conference
• winning team from each region will compete for
  the national title at the National Convention
• Monetary Prizes!!!

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Undergraduate Students in Technical Research
(USTR)

• The objective of the Undergraduate Students in
  Technical Research (USTR) program is to encourage
  African Americans and other underrepresented
  collegiate members to participate in technical
  research projects that will lead to the pursuit
  of graduate degrees in technical fields. The USTR
  competition allows students to gain experience
  delivering technical presentations.

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Undergraduate Students in Technical Research
(USTR)

• Competition is held at the National Convention
• Participants display their research via a
  bulletin board presentation
• Participants will be judged on the technical
  content of their displays, oral presentation
  skills, and a question and answer session with
  judges.
• Monetary Prizes!!!

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Academic Pyramid of Excellence

• This program was developed to recognize members
  for outstanding academic achievement on the
  chapter, regional and national levels.
• Members must confirm cumulative GPA by submitting
  an official transcript or GPA verification form
• NSBE members can fall into the following tier
  levels based GPAs
• Honorable Mention (most improved GPAs recognized
  only at National honorees may have less than
  3.0)
• Club Excel (GPA requirement 3.0 -3.19)
• Torchbearer (GPA requirement 3.2 3.59)
• Club Honors (GPA requirement 3.6)

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Academic Pyramid of Excellence

• The following is a list of benefits for
  qualifying for one of the tier levels
• Recognized with AEx ribbons at the Fall Regional
  Conference
• Discounted registration rates at Fall Regional
  Conference and National Convention (GPA 3.0)
• Name included in Program Book at Fall Regional
  Conference and National Convention Magazine
• A reception at National Convention
• Recognized with certificates and pins at 1 or 2
  of the general sessions at National Convention
• Reserved Seats at Golden Torch Awards
• VIP access to Career Fair at National Convention
  (GPA 3.0)

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Scholarships

• Program Design
• To promote and reward academic achievement
• To provide financial support
• To assist those in financial need to continue
  through school
• To provide incentive to do well in school

• Components
• HAVE YOUR STUDENTS APPLY
• Online beginning TBD
• NOL tells you which scholarships you are eligible
  for
• GPA has to be confirmed through WHQ

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PCI Programs List

• Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL)
• Engineering Design Competition
• Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
• A Walk For Education (AWFE)
• FIRST Robotics
• Summer Camping Conference
• Model Rocketry
• Ambassador Program

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Try-Math-A-Lon

• Program Design
• Expose pre-college students to core mathematics,
  applied science, and history of black inventors
• Training workshops focus on ACT/SAT math
  preparation
• Strengthen students appreciation of the math
  related sciences
• Build students confidence in math skills
• NOTE We are reaching out to grades 6-12
  students, mostly to the ones that need tutoring
  in math for test preparation.

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Try-Math-A-Lon

• Components
• Year Long Tutoring Sessions in Math
• Each team, once registered online, will receive a
  study package
• Fall Regional Conference Competition
• Program Assessment Test
• Engineering Competition
• Jeopardy Style Quiz Bowl

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Engineering Design Competition

• Program Design
• To develop team mentality in pre-college students
• To develop critical thinking and problem solving
  skills in the creation of prototype model of a
  potential technical innovation
• To teach students how science, design,
  engineering, and math are interrelated

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Engineering Design Competition

• Program Components
• Year-Long Engineering Design
• Teams of 6 members with an advisor formulate a
  solution to an assigned engineering problem with
  the materials provided
• The problem is issued on in late August

• Teams propose a solution to the problem to
  receive materials to build technical innovation
• Showcase of designs at FRC
• Winners in the FRC competition receive support to
  attend National Convention and compete on behalf
  of their region
• More advanced problem statement assigned building
  off FRC design

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Engineering Design Competition

• Program Components
• On-site Engineering Design
• Simpler short-term design projects completed at
  each PCI conference except RLC
• Model Rocketry
• Special onsite engineering design competition
  that will occur at National Convention

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SEEK

• SUMMER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS

• Three week day camp for students in grades 3-5
• Student attendees complete a hands-on project a
  week, then compete against other teams
• NSBE, Jr. Collegiate Members serve as Mentors
• Co-sponsored with Society of Automotive Engineers

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Institute for Chapter Development (ICD)

• This is a year-round NSBE program designed to
  strengthen the chapters ability to grow and
  flourish in serving its membership. The program
  provides a suite of services and tools for your
  chapter to use throughout the year.

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Institute for Chapter Development (ICD)

• Toolkit
• Framework for chapters to reference
• Measurement Tool
• Way that NSBE will collect metrics/data
• Tool used to appoint chapter of the year
• Submitted on NOL
• Continuous Programming
• Aspect that engages user throughout the year

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National Programs Fund

• The National Programs Fund (NPF) provides
  programming grants to NSBE Jr., Collegiate, and
  Alumni chapters intending to implement programs
  that fulfill the NSBE Vision or directly impact
  the National Long Range Plan, National Directives
  or national programming objectives

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National Programs Fund

• Chapters that are requesting grant funding must
  meet each of the guideline requirements outlined
  in the NPF packet
• Submission of grant proposals does not guarantee
  approval for grant funding. 
• NPF only provides partial funding for any grant
  proposed program
• Chapters should not depend on the fund to provide
  100 funding for programs conducted at the
  chapter level.

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Thank You !

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