20082009 PCI Functional

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Tia Monét JohnsonDenisha McPherson

• 2008-2009 PCI Functional

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Contents
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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,
  mathematics, engineering and technologyThe
  program provides academic, technical and
  leadership development in preparation for college
  and their careers

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What is PCI?

• PCI fulfills the NSBE mission like no other
  position can
• What is the NSBE Mission?
• Why is the statement above true?
• Invaluable for recruitment and preparation of
  future Black engineering and science majors

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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,
Technology, and Mathematics. The vision is to
establish PCI NSBE Jr. as an incubator for our
youth, where they can be nurtured and guided in
their academic 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 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
• Chapters and members have the NSBE Jr.
  designation
• All of the rights and privileges of membership
• Program participation (Structured support in
  academic, technical and leadership development)
• Competition participation
• Scholarship eligibility
• Discounted rates to conferences and our annual
  convention
• Free copies of our publications

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Organizational Chart
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The Regional PCI Committee

• Regional PCI Chair
• Regional Alumni PCI Chair
• Regional PCI CPC Chair
• Zone PCI Chairs

Region 1 Leadership
National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
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Roles and Responsibilities

• Regional PCI Chair
• -Regional Manager of PCI Programs
• Work with NSBE chapters in identifying potential
  NSBE Jr. host chapters
• Assists chapters in chartering and maintaining
  its NSBE Jr. Chapter(s)
• Disseminates all NSBE Jr. information to each
  chapter
• Prepares regional updates/reports on all NSBE Jr.
  Chapters as scheduled by the National PCI Chair
• Organizes conference content for PCI students

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Zone PCI Chairs

• What does the position entail?
• You are the Manager of the Pre-College Initiative
  for your NSBE zone
• Director of PCI at the Zone Level
• Maintain program and competition integrity
• PCI CPC for Zone Conferences

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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Charge of the Position

• Liaison for chapters/zone
• Recruiting beacon
• Authority on NSBE PCI
• Support for other zone members
• Ultimately responsible for the viability of PCI
  for your chapter

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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Chapter PCI Chairs

• What does the position entail?
• You are the Manager of the Pre-College Initiative
  for your chapter
• Develop ways to foster a sustained interest in
  science, math, engineering and technology in our
  target demographic
• What is our target demographic??

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assess the state of PCI programming at your
  chapter
• Set a direction for PCI 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
• Ensure training of new leadership to carry on the
  vision
• Compile a brief synopsis of yearly activities for
  transitioning the next PCI chairperson
• Assist all executive board members as necessary

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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Tasks and Responsibilities (cont)

• Development and support of NSBE Jr. members
• Create a plan for program implementation for the
  year
• Maintain ongoing contact with school
  administrators, NSBE Jr. advisors, NSBE Jr.
  chapter officers and NSBE Jr. Chapters affiliated
  with collegiate chapter
• Ensure chapters are officially chartered
• Keep database of students, tutors,
  administrators, student attendance, activities
  and other information
• Disseminate information to collegiate chapter
  members on PCI activities
• Attend and participate in NSBE Jr. activities

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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Tasks and Responsibilities (cont)

• Recruitment
• Initiate contact with school administrators
• Identify a member of the school faculty to serve
  as the NSBE Jr. Chapter Advisor
• Follow all national guidelines to file new
  chapter charter or renew chapter charter at the
  beginning of each academic year

National Society of Black Engineers Regional
Leadership Conference August 8-10, 2008
Region 1 Leadership
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State of Our Membership

• Primary Goal 11 ratio of collegiate/alumni
  chapters to NSBE Jr. chapters
• Why?
• Chapters are the primary vehicle for our
  programming
• Our programming is specifically designed for our
  members
• Chapters provide a consistent, stable structure
  for our PCI efforts

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Understanding NSBE Jr.

• Board Structure
• -President
• chief executive officer of the NSBE Jr. Chapter
• chair all general and executive board meetings
• in the interest of the membership, considered the
  designated spokesperson for the chapter
• responsible for all chairpersons, educational
  programs, and coordination of all committee
• responsible for reporting the monthly evaluation
  of chapter progress to the collegiate/alumni PCI
  Chair and chapter advisors
• make appointments to fill vacancies in any
  executive board office with the approval of the
  Chapter Advisor
• responsible for providing an annual budget each
  year for the NSBE Jr. Chapter with the assistance
  of the treasurer

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• Board Structure
• Vice President
• assumes presidential responsibilities in the
  absence of the president
• responsible for membership recruitment
• assists the president with his or her duties as
  assigned
• Treasurer
• maintains accurate, up-to-date records of all
  financial transactions incurred by the chapter
• responsible for handling all funds affecting the
  financial status of the chapter
• required to submit a financial report to the
  president and representative of the NSBE Jr.
  Chapter

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• Board Structure
• Secretary
• responsible for recording and providing the
  minutes of all executive board and general body
  meetings
• responsible for documentation of all NSBE Jr.
  sponsored events, fundraisers, etc.
• responsible for maintaining an updated roster of
  current NSBE Jr. chapter officers and members
  consisting of contact information and program
  participation.

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Understanding NSBE Jr.

• Blueprint
• Repeated reference to the monthly report
• Modified from Chapter Development Program
• August or September report is the Define stage,
  so the chapter can plan for the year
• When a NSBE Jr. chapter is formed, use this
  report to plan for upcoming events
• December report is the Analyze and Improve stage
• Review what plans were made, the progress thus
  far, and what steps will be taken to continue
  positive progress

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• Getting Involved with a NSBE Jr. chapter
• Find the active NSBE Jr. chapters in your area
• Contact NSBE Jr. officers and advisors
• Offer to assist with planning, programming, and
  fundraising
• Meet on a consistent basis
• Attend their meetings

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Beyond NSBE Jr.

• Other PCI Activities
• -Summer Camping Conference
• One of our primary membership -recruitment tools
• -A Walk for Education
• -Engineering Day Presentations
• -Engineers Discussion Panels
• -Tutoring/Mentoring
• -SEEK

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What do we do with NSBE Jr. Chapters?

• ANSWER
• PCI Programs

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Programs

• Programs are what we do as an organization
• Programs are the core of NSBE member development
  and must be implemented.
• Review of PCI programs and their purpose follows.

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Programs List

• Scholarships
• Try-Math-A-Lon
• Engineering Design Competition
• SEEK
• Summer Camping Conference

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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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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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A Walk for Education

• Program Design
• To increase awareness of the opportunities
  available in college among Black communities.

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Summer Camping Conference

• Program Design
• To introduce pre-college students to careers in
  engineering and technology through a series of
  workshops and hands-on activities
• To introduce PCI competitions early
• To increase NSBE Jr. member numbers
• Review of 2008 Summer Camping Conference

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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
• 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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Questions?????
Contact Info PCI ChairTia Monet Johnson Email
r1pcichairperson_at_yahoo.com PCI Conference
Planning Chair Denisha Mcpherson Email
r1pcicpchairperson_at_yahoo.com
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See you at FRC!!!
Thank You !
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