Texas NSBE - 7th General Body Meeting (2010-2011)

NSBE 7th General

Body Meeting

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

WELCOME

Mis

sion

Our mission is to increase the number

of culturally responsible black engineers, who excel

academically, succeed professionally and

positively impact the

community.

General Announcements

Happy

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His

tory

Month

Quick Trivia:Who invented the Super

Soaker?Lonnie JohnsonThe Super Soaker was

the top selling toy in

America from 1991-1992.

Lonnie Johnson holds

over 80 patents.

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• Community Service and

Zone Meeting• 25 Points• Meeting Attendance• 20 Points• Academic Excellence• 15 Points• Social Events• 10 Points• The member with the most

points in February will earn

free registration to the

National Convention!!!

Point Value: 15 pts for each study night

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• When: March 23 rd to 27 th

• Where: St. Louis, MO• Why should I go?• Network• Career Fair• Professional Development

Workshops• GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT Test

preparation• How much will it cost?• $300 – 0 to 100 points• $250 – 100 to 150 points

• $200 – 150+ points• Includes airfare and hotel.

Officer IntroductionsName Position

San’Quan Prioleau President

Vladimir Coxall Vice President

Dyamon Jones Programs Chair

Adria Galloway Treasurer

Lauryn McFarland Secretary

Bill Ugwu Academic Excellence Chair

Jeremiah Bracy Athletic Coordinator

Temi Olubanjo Chair Emeritus

Teni Sulaiman Chapter Development/ SEC Rep

Janel Davis Community Service Chair

Getaneh Mekonen Conference Planner

Alicia Johnson Finance Chair

Feefe Yorka PCI Chair

Charles Douglas III Publications/ PR Chair

Kristin Thompson Retention/ Recruitment Chair

Isaac Aggrey Telecommunications Chair

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Thursday: WEP Evening with

IndustryFriday: Movie Night Social

Saturday: Hunger Awareness

DaySunday: Super Bowl XLV

Watch Party

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Be There! Networking! Food!

Date: Thursday, February 3 rd

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pmMeet in Jester at 5:45 pm to

walk to Alumni CenterLocation: Etter-Harbin Alumni

CenterRegistration at:https://utdirect.utexas.edu

/engine/wep/index.WBXOpen until Tomorrow Morning

at 9:00 am

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Updated resumes…check

30 second elevator speech…

checkFirm handshake…check

Confidence…checkHomework completed…check

So be there!Friday, February 4, 201110:00 am – 4:00 pm

Frank Erwin Center

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• Date: Friday, February 4,

2011• Time: 6:00 pm• Location: CPE 2.216

*FREE* popcorn and drinks to

keep you refreshed!

Point Value: 10 pts for attendance

HUNGER AWARENESS

FOOD DRIVE

Donations can be brought to the

PNS Office –ECJ 1.227

From 25th Jan – 5th Feb, 2011.

Canned meats, vegetables and fruit

Pasta & pasta sauce, Beans

Healthy cereals, Peanut butter

Oatmeal, Powdered Milk

Monetary Donations will also accepted

Janel Davis: [email protected]

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Point Value: 15 pts for attending2 pts for each can (5 max)

Super

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Date: #SuperBowlSunday (2/5/11)

Time: 5:00 pmMeet in the PI Study Room at 4:30 pm if you

need a rideComplete survey via

email

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• Every Monday starting

on Feb. 7 th 6-8 p.m.• Free snacks and tutors• ECJ 1.216 ( Pi Study

Room)• Quiet Room in ECJ Library (Alec Room)

• Bring your old exams

Point Value: 15 pts for each study night

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“Tr

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• Learn the “insider”

tricks• Set goals and accountability• Interact with

Classmates in Engineering• Network with

Professionals and Free food!!!

Point Value: 15 pts for attendance

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Progra

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Nationally leveraged program

Aimed at retaining our

Engineers in the CSESpecifically freshmanSTRONG review sessions will be

held around test times

throughout the semester

BIG

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BIG

TEX

Big Texas Zone Meeting

Date: February 12,2011 (Saturday)

Host: Prairie View A&M University

Time: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Why Go?!Free Food

FunNetworkLearn about R5 NSBE

Did I mention that it’s free?

Register at www.nsbe.org

Point Value: 25 pts for attending

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• Want to be a future officer

of NSBE?• Sign up to shadow an

officer today. • See Dyamon Jones for

more details • [email protected]

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SHOW YOUR SKILLS AND GET FREE REGISTRATIONDeadline: February 27, 2011Submit designs to:

[email protected]

Website Update

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•MITE Engineering Camp

• EOE Free Tutoring

Pass Out Sign-Up Sheet

NSBE PresentsEngineer Your Career

Getaneh Mekonen & San’Quan Prioleau

The L

aw

Sch

ool

Route

• Example: Patent Lawyer• Pros• High Tolerance for “Pain”

• Trained to think Logically

• Cons• Complete opposite from

Engineering• Not everything is “Clear

Cut”• What to do now?

The L

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Route

• What to do now?• Keep your GPA high!• Take the LSAT• Apply for Law School

• Some Universities have

Joint MS/J.D. programs• Like:• University of Notre Dame

• Stanford University• Texas Tech University• University of Florida

The B

usi

ness

Route

•Business Foundations Certificatehttp://www.utexas.edu/ce/uex/

certificate/bfcc/

•Get an MBA after gaining experience

Entr

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• As engineers, we are

trained to view the world in a narrow scope (our field)

• Begins with an innovative idea (not necessarily new product)• Become a CEO of

yourself• NSBEPreneurer

Equal O

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Engin

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• Use your engineering

background to reach

back to the underrepresented engineering community• Design and innovate

new programs that engage students heavily in the corporate realmi.e. Industry Super

Bowl

-OR-

You can drop out and become a billionaire!

Just Kidding! It’s not part of NSBE’s mission.

MicrosoftFacebook

Apple

Please WelcomeAlexander Bourdeau, Raymond

Hodge and Rohan Reddy from Accenture

Other

Announcements

PI? SHPE? EOE?

Genera

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Rem

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NSBE Week Events (Feb. 1-

6):

Thursday – WEP Evening with

Industry

Friday – Movie Night Social

Saturday – Hunger Awareness Day

Sunday – Super Bowl Watch Party

Get all of the info in the Weekly Newsletter.

Check out the new website:

http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/nsbe