National Society of Black Engineers
NSBE @ SFA

		The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) with more than 10,000 members, is the largest student-managed organization in the country.
SFA students with Tony Harris, a founding member of NSBE, at the March 2005 national convention in Boston.

The Mission

NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.

NSBE is comprised of more than 270 chapters on college and university campuses, 75 Alumni Extension chapters nationwide and 75 Pre-College chapters. These chapters are geographically divided into six regions. NSBE was founded in 1974.

NSBE Jr.

The National Society of Black Engineers Pre-College Initiative program will lead the world in enhancing the pre-college students' Academic, Technical, and Leadership skills in order to maximize their success in life. NSBE Jr. Aims:

• Help pre-college students develop a positive attitude towards academic excellence
• Encourage and support parental commitment to their children's education
• Stimulate enthusiasm about engineering and science among pre-college students
• Raise cultural awareness among African-American youth
• Provide support to students throughout the college application process
• Increase college graduation rates of African-American students
• Prepare pre-college students to be positive, contributing future NSBE member

St. Frances Academy NSBE Jr. Chapter

The St. Frances Academy chapter was chartered in fall 2002.  Before that time we were chartered under Maryland MESA.

Since Spring 2000 we have been to national conventions (Charlotte, Indianapolis, Orlando, Anaheim, Dallas, and Boston),  Pre-College career fairs, hosted speakers, competed in Try-Math-A-Lon, attended regional conferences, and did service projects.

Ms. Torena Ward, Sr. Gabriel Walker, and Robert Holder (JHU-APL) are the chapter advisors.  There is also support from the UMBC Alumni Extension and other engineers who volunteer their time and monetary support.