The National Society of Black Engineers’ SEEK Program
Approaches Year Nine
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has
announced the dates and locations for its 2016 Summer Engineering
Experience for Kids (SEEK). SEEK, founded in 2007, is the nation’s
largest summer engineering program geared toward African-American
pre-college students. SEEK’s free day programs will take place in June,
July and August this year, at 14 sites in 12 cities across the U.S.
“We are very proud of the positive impact that NSBE has made on
thousands of African-American and other youth through SEEK over the past
nine years,” said NSBE National Chair Neville Green. “SEEK helps young
people envision the limitless possibilities of an exciting, fulfilling
career in engineering, and it moves NSBE closer to our goal of
graduating 10,000 black engineers annually, with bachelor’s degrees, by
2025.”
SEEK participants engage in team-based, competitive engineering
design activities and learn science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) concepts, under the guidance of “SEEK mentors,” NSBE collegiate
members from across the U.S. The ultimate goal of the program is to
increase the number of college engineering students and engineering
professionals among African Americans, a community that is greatly
underrepresented in this field.
More than 15,000 students in grades 3–12, more than 20,000 parents
and more than 2,500 mentors have participated in SEEK since its launch
in Washington, D.C., nine years ago. The engineering design activities
for the children and teens are provided by SAE International — NSBE’s
curriculum partner in SEEK since 2007 — and by other organizations.
SEEK has benefited from a broad base of sponsors over the years,
including some of the most well-known names in American industry.
“This year, because of the generosity of our sponsors, more than
3,500 students will participate in SEEK programs, nationwide,” said NSBE
Executive Director Karl W. Reid, Ed.D. “Many of these young people
would not otherwise have an opportunity to learn about STEM during the
summer. By supporting SEEK, our sponsors, as well as our SEEK parents,
mentors and volunteers, are increasing the proficiency of African
Americans in STEM and increasing the competitiveness of the U.S.
workforce of the future.”
A listing of the SEEK programs for 2016 follows. More information about SEEK is available at www.nsbe.org/seek
.
2016 SUMMER ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS
SEEK website: bit.ly/1XIxyz1
Current Cities
Atlanta, Ga. June 13-July 1
Birmingham, Ala. June 6-June 24
Chicago, Ill. July 18-August 5
Denver, Colo. (Site 1) July 18-August 5
Denver, Colo. (Site 2) June 20-July 8
Detroit, Mich. July 25-August 12
Houston, Texas June 13-July 1
Jackson, Miss. June 6-June 24
Lancaster, Texas June 13-July 29
Los Angeles, Calif. July 11-July 29
New Orleans, La. June 6-June 24
Philadelphia, Pa. July 25-August 12
Washington, D.C. July 18-August 5
ABOUT NSBE
Founded in 1975, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is
one of the largest student- governed organizations based in the United
States. With more than 31,000 members and more than 300 chapters in the
U.S. and abroad, NSBE supports and promotes the aspirations of
collegiate and pre-collegiate students and technical professionals in
engineering and technology. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of
culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed
professional and positively impact the community.” For more information,
visit www.nsbe.org. For more information on SEEK, visit bit.ly/1XIxyz1.
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