Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers SHPE 101 Course

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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE) 101 Course
2001 Region 2 Retreat Idyllwild, CA (Somewhere
in Southern California) 08/24/2001

• WELCOME TO
• THE SHPE FAMILIA

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Outline

• SHPE Commitment (Adopted 5 August 1996)
• SHPE Inc. Breakdown
• Regional Layout
• SHPE Foundation
• National Regional Events
• Deadlines
• Contact Information

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Statement of Values

• We are brought together by heritage, social
  responsibility and desire to improve the equality
  of all people through the use of science and
  technology.
• We value excellence in education, professional
  pursuit and leadership.
• We obtain excellence through integrity,
  empowerment, achievement, diversity, and
  continuous improvement.

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Vision

• SHPE is the leading social-technical
  organization whose primary function is to enhance
  and achieve the potential of Hispanics in
  engineering, math and science.

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Mission

• SHPE promotes the development of Hispanics in
  engineering, science and other technical
  professions to achieve educational excellence,
  economic opportunity and social equity

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Benefits of SHPE National Membership

• Discounted registration fees to conferences
• Life-long Networking opportunities
• Automatic points added to SHPE Scholarship
  application
• Can enter technical paper, poster, and other
  competitions
• Free SHPE Magazine publications
• Free Newsletter
• Access to internships and scholarships
• Membership Pin and certificate
• Career development, leadership training, and
  professional development
• Member of the SHPE Familia!!

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SHPE, Inc. Breakdown
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SHPE, Inc National Board of Directors (NBOD)
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Regional Charts
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Office Staff Org. Chart
SHPE INC., OFFICE MANAGER PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR MEETINGS MANAGER CORPORATE
AFFAIRS MANAGER RECEPTIONISTS WEBMASTER STUDENT
AFFAIRS COORDINATORS BOOKKEEPER 
 
SHPE FOUNDATION MANAGER, CORPORATE
DEVELOPMENT  EAST COAST REPRESENTATIVE
 
SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
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SHPE National Committees

• Advancing Careers in Engineering
• Bylaws
• Consortium
• Graduate Student Development
• International
• Membership Services
• National Leadership Development
• Policies and Procedures
• Professional Affairs (NPAC)
• Socials and Nominations
• Space Technology
• Student Affairs (NSAC)
• Technology

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Regional Layout
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SHPE National Regional Events

• National Leadership Institute (NLI)
• Regional Student Leadership Conference (RSLC)
• West Coast Expo
• Mountain Technical Career Conference
• Eastern Technical Career Conference(ETCC)
• National Technical Career Conference(NTCC)
• National Installations Banquet
• National Board of Directors Retreat
• Professional and Student (PSAC)
• For specific dates and information regarding
  these events please go to www.shpe.org and look
  at "Calendar of Events"

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SHPE, Inc. and SHPE Foundation

• SHPE, Inc.
• SHPE Membership
• National Committees
• Office Staff
• IPC
• SHPE, Inc. Board of Directors

• SHPE Foundation
• ACE Program
• Scholarships
• Design Competition
• Foundation Board of Directors

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SHPE Foundation

• The SHPE Foundation is dedicated to providing
  scholarship funds to education support systems
  for engineering and science students of Hispanic
  backgrounds. The goal of the SHPE Foundation is
  to support the increase of the number of
  Hispanics into the fields of engineering and
  science.

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SHPE Foundation (cont.)

• First scholarships awarded in 1978 (11 students
  - 3,350)
• 5,071 scholarships awarded to date
• 5,146,900 - total amount awarded
• Grants range from 500 - 7,000
• Graduate Fellowship Program
• six graduate students receive 5,000 each to
  pursue a graduate degree
• 7,000 awarded to top doctoral candidate

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SHPE Deadlines

• Oct 1 ACE Proposal
• Oct 31 Membership applications
• Dec 1 NTCC2002 Registration Deadline
• Apr 15 Scholarship Applications
• Apr 15 ACE Final Reports
• Apr 30 EOY Reports

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SHPE Inc.

• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc
• 5400 E. Olympic Blvd., Suite 210
• Los Angeles, CA 90022
• Call
• 323.725.3970
• 323.725.0316 (fax)
• shpenational_at_shpe.org
• www.shpe.org

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SHPE Foundation

• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
  Foundation
• 5400 E. Olympic Blvd., Suite 210
• Los Angeles, CA 90022
• Call
• Kathy Borunda
• 323.888.2080
• 323.888.2089
• Kathy_at_shpefoundation.org
• www.shpefoundation.org