ufnsbe final general body meeting wednesday, december 2, 2009 6:15pm
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UFNSBE Final General Body Meeting
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
6:15pm
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS
Today’s Agenda
Enjoy FOOD from Olive Garden1
Member of the Month2
National Convention Updates3
GAMES and Giveaways4
MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Darius Van
LEADERS BUILDING LEADERSAs a member of the UFNSBE Executive Board, you will get the opportunity to directly impact policies and events as well as own a piece of one the largest student run organizations in the countryRequirements:
• Attend 3 zone meetings
• Attend 3 E-board meetings
• Participate in 1 volunteering event
• Attend 2 socials
• Attend 1 Leaders Excelling and Developing (L.E.A.D.) seminar
Sound Interesting? Sign-Up for our UFNSBE LBL program. Mentor under an executive board
member and see what it’s like to own a piece of your chapter of The National Society of Black
Engineers.
Please contact Mykel Fisher at vicepresident@ufnsbe.org or Robert Williams at
secretary@ufnsbe.org
NATIONAL CONVENTION UPDATES
GETTING TO TORONTO!!!•Best Option
–Flight to Buffalo, NY from Jacksonville or Orlando
–Greyhound Bus from Buffalo Airport to Toronto Airport
–NSBE shuttle to hotel
Flight Information & CostDepart: March 31, 2009Return: April 4, 2009From: JAX or MCOTo: BUF
Southwest Airlines: $196–Cheaper from Orlando
–Includes non-stop flights
Orbitz: $188–Cheaper from Jacksonville
Bus Information•$40 Refundable Fare
Things to consider when booking:
•Flight arrival time in sync with bus departure time
•About three hour bus ride from Buffalo to Toronto
Other options•Fly directly to Toronto
–More convenient but also more expensive
–Cheapest I’ve seen is around $450
•Fly to Syracuse
–Buffalo flights may also get expensive due to demand
–Longer bus ride to Toronto
Hotel Information•Westin Harbor Castle Hotel
•7 rooms booked for our chapter
•Working on getting rooms paid for
–Money allocated for Nationals in budget
–Concessions
–Regional and National Chapter Relief
–Departmental Funding
Thank You!
If you have any more questions, you can contact Hussein
Abdelhalim at conferenceplanning@ufnsbe.org
or check out the website: http://convention.nsbe.org/
Upcoming Concessions Events•Friday, December 11th Volleyball
1:30PM
• Saturday, December 12th Volleyball 2:00PM
•Friday, December 18th Graduation/Commencement 2:00PM
•Saturday, December 19th Graduation/Commencement 2:00PM
Please sign up for the dates that you are available, by emailing Charde at financechair@ufnsbe.org!
Programs Zone Updates•UF-NSBE completed the first
submission of the ICD report
•Spring Study Groups
•EOY Committee
•Next Meeting
–Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm
Considering Grad School?
GeorgiaTech FocusThe Focus Scholars program is
designed to increase awareness of undergraduate juniors and seniors of the advantage and benefits of receiving an advanced degree
Program dates: January 14 – 17, 2010
Deadline to apply: December 21st
http://www.focus.gatech.edu/faqsEmail: focus@gatech.edu
Considering Grad School?Summer Undergraduate Research in
Engineering
University of Michigan
Full time internship during the months of June and July 2010
Students receive:• $4,000 stipend
• On-campus housing
• Some meals
• Travel allowance
• GRE Test Prep
• Additional seminars and activities
For more information go to www.engin.umich.edu/sure
Epsilon Lambda ChiNew Membership Application
ELC is the only College of Engineering Leadership honorary
Purpose: Distinguish those students and alumni in Engineering who have shown exceptional leadership ability or potential, exemplary character and endeavor to foster the spirit of unity among leaders and pride in the engineering profession
For more information go to http://elc.eng.ufl.edu
Deadline: Wednesday, December 9, 2010
COE ScholarshipsReminder! College of
Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Application deadline: Friday, 12/4/09, 5:00pm
The online application is at http://engnet.ufl.edu/students/undergraduate-scholarship-application
GAMES AND GIVEAWAYS
LITTLE KNOWN BLACK HISTORY FACTS
Thomas L. JenningsFirst African American to receive a patent Invented a dry-cleaning process in 1821Used money to purchase relatives out of
slavery and to support abolitionist causes
Henry BlairSecond African American to receive a
patent Invented corn seed planter in 1834 and a
cotton planter in 1836Could not read or write; signed patent
with an “X”
UFNSBE TABOO
UFNSBE BINGO
UFNSBE SCAVENGER HUNT
Engineering Paper
TI-89 Spiral Notebook
2 Engineering
related Textbooks
5 Black Pens
NSBE Torch
Symbol
1 Mechanical
Pencil
Coin with a student’s
birth year on it
IPOD Protractor Black NSBE Polo
Hand sanitizer
75 cents Stick of gum
HP Laptop Non-Engineering
major student
UFNSBE Scavenger Hunt
More GIVEAWAYS!!•Who was the 1st African
American to receive a patent?
–Thomas L. Jennings
•What did he invent?
–Dry-cleaning process
•Who was the 2nd African American to receive a patent?
–Henry Blair
•What was the theme for FRC this year?
–Engineering a Global Impact
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