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They wanted to establish a student organization to help improve the recruitment and retention of black engineering students. In the late 1960's, a devastating 80 percent of the black freshmen entering the engineering program dropped out. The dean agreed to the idea and assigned the only black faculty member on staff, Arthur J. Bond, as advisor.
Encouraged by their on-campus success, Anthony Harris, president of the Purdue chapter, wrote a letter to the presidents and deans of every accredited engineering program in the country (288), explained the Society of Black Engineers (SBE) concept and asked them to identify black student leaders, organizations and faculty members who might support their efforts on a national basis. Approximately 80 schools responded. A date was set for the first national meeting and 48 students representing 32 schools attended the event, held April 10-12, 1975.
It was at that historic meeting through majority vote, that SBE became the National Society of Black Engineers.
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- Acheiver's Plus
· tutoring & mentoring, workshops, online tutoring
- Academic Tech Bowl
· showcase the fundamental principles of engineering
- Undergraduates in Technical Research
· members display their research via poster presentation
- Boeing Flight Competition
· contestants design gliders made of balsa wood
- Technical Paper & Poster Competition
· opportunity for graduate students to present their research
- Pre-College Initiative
· effort to encourage students in grade 3-12 to develop
interest and skills in math and science.
- A Walk for Education
· walk door-to-door in minority communities distributing
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