Committees (new committee chairs will be appointed in Fall)
Executive Board
Social Committee
The responsibility of this position is to aid in the planning and execution of events, get-togethers, member retreats and other socials, which will contribute to the strengthening of the SBES and campus community.
Social Chair:
Academic Excellence Committee
The Academic Excellence Committee is responsible for organizing study sessions for the membership as well as maintaining test files. They also implement the Academic Excellence and Achievers Plus programs and create scholastic incentives.
Academic Excellence Chair:
Parliamentarian
The Parliamentarian is responsible for timekeeping at Executive Board and general membership meetings. They are also responsible for making sure that the Executive Board and membership are following parliamentary procedures in the Constitution. The Parliamentarian is also responsible for conducting elections of new officers and providing an official transition report at the end of the term.
Parliamentarian:
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Name: Peter Wade
Major: City & Regional Planning
Year: Senior
Email: sbes_parliamentarian@yahoo.com
(please use sbes_president@yahoo.com for all correspondence) |
Professional Development Committee
The task of this committee is to aid in the planning of professional workshops, activities and programs that will increase members’ professionalism and knowledge of trends in the business area. Workshops include resume workshops and mock interviews. This committee works closely with the VP I in securing companies and guest speakers for presentations to the membership. They also maintain a listing of jobs for members and announce job fairs.
Professional Development Chair:
Open House Committee
The Open House Committee is responsible for attending the Open House meetings, completing the Open House packet. They will be responsible for organizing, fundraising and providing a budget for Open House to present to the Executive Board for approval.
Open House Chair:
Engineering Student Council
The Engineering council representative will attend the engineering council, club general meetings and club executive board meetings. They will keep the club and engineering council informed of each other’s activities.
Engineering Student Council Representative:
Programs Chair
The Programs Committee is tasked with providing National programs to the chapter. They work closely with the National and Regional program director to be sure program information and deadlines are available to the membership. This committee is also in charge of organizing members to participate in NSBE competitions on the regional and national levels, (i.e Academic Tech Bowl, Boeing Flight competition, African American quiz bowl, etc.). They also assist the VP II in organizing conference trip and other off-campus NSBE events.
Programs Chair:
Pre-College Initiative Committee
The Pre-College Initiative Committee assists with the development of programs that assist high school students and junior high school students academically and socially. Working in conjunction with the MEP, National PCI Program, and Outreach and Retention, the Pre-College Initiative Committee’s main goal is to improve the rate of students attending college for Engineering, Science and other related fields.
Pre-College Initiative Chair:
Alumni Extension Committee
The Alumni Extension Committee is responsible for maintaining an up to date alumni database. Also organizing events that would increase the networking between the Alumni and the membership i.e. speakers, barbeques, etc. They are to send a newsletter at the end of every quarter to the Alumni recapping the quarter’s events and announcing upcoming SBES events.
Alumni Chair:
Telecommunications Committee
The Telecommunications Committee is responsible for promoting SBES through the medium of the Internet (i.e. web page, email, etc.) This committee follows the direction of the regional telecommunications chair. They will work with all committees and the Executive Board to be sure that information is presented about all club happenings. They are also responsible in increasing the technical awareness of the members of SBES and providing services such as the development of the SBES member resume CD.
Telecommunications Chair:
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Name: Estevan Whitfield
Major: Computer Engineering
Year: Junior
Email: sbes_telechair@yahoo.com
(please use sbes_webmaster@yahoo.com for all telecommunications correspondence) |
Publications Committee
The Publication Committee is responsible for publicizing SBES within the community and on the national level. They obtain or compose articles to be submitted in various newsletters about SBES events and happenings. They are also responsible for handling advertising for the club such as the production of flyers, banners, and newsletters.
Publications Chair:
Historian
The Historian is responsible for visually documenting all the events that SBES holds and/or attends through photos or video. They are to keep a record of the different events, make a quarterly presentation to be presented at the last meeting of the quarter and an annual presentation to be shown at the last event of the school year.
Historian:
Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee is responsible for providing scholarship resources to the membership and provides assistance for the application process. They also maintain a database of SBES scholarships and scholarship applications.
Scholarship Chair:
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is responsible for maintaining up to date information of all the members, constantly recruiting new members and promoting SBES during school events (i.e. UU hour, WOW).
Membership Chair:
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee spearheads corporate solicitation. They are responsible for creating solicitation packages and presentations and getting them to companies. The Finance Committee works closely with the Treasurer.
Finance Chair:
