Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers March 26, 2014

Changing Lives. Empowering Communities. Impacting the World. !

On March 21, 2014 at 4:00 PM, 73 excited and eager high school students from the NYC and surrounding area as well as students from Mid-Husdon Valley and the Capital Region arrived at the Rensselaer Biotechnology Auditorium. Students from over 22 high schools graced the RPI campus and their largest areas of interest included Biology, Engineering, and Electrical/Computer Engineering.

At the start of our program, students were encouraged to become a part of the “STEM movement” by Rensselaer’s own Vice President of Student Life, Dr. Timothy Sams. Students learned about the RPI Admissions process through an interactive workshop hosted by Michael Moore. Professors from the a variety of departments on campus held special workshops geared towards engaging students in a key STEM area. Groups participated in team-building exercises led by LEAP facilitators

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About SHPE

SHPE was founded in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. Its mission is to “change lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development.”

About Outreach

SHPE Outreach is a program hosted by SHPE-Rensselaer. Attendees are offered a variety of programs in order to increase awareness of STEM as a career path and develop professional and leadership skills over their three day stay!

Event Statistics

This year we received 138 APPLICATIONS from eligible high school students. Of these students, 73 ATTENDED the program. The student body boasted an average high school GPA of 90.41/100. At over 68% HISPANIC and nearly 1:1 male to female ratio, these students truly put our mission into action!

SHPE OUTREACH

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers March 26, 2014

and the Archer Center’s Graham Knowles and James Reed. Students rallied up points during an Olympic challenge with help from volunteer groups of Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Delta Sorority Inc. This years recruitment effort was enhanced due to connections with the SHPE NYC Professional Chapter and undergraduate chapters of SHPE in the NYC area. In the two night stay, over 40 RPI student volunteers opened up their resident halls to our attendees. The event would not have been such a great success without the help of these RPI and SHPE resources!

Throughout the weekend, groups battled in an Extreme Engineering Challenge where they either built gliders, forts, boats, or an electromagnetic stopper. Over 90% of the attendees rated SHPE Outreach as as an excellent experience!

As a tradition at Rensselaer for the Hispanic community for almost 10 years; we pride ourselves on being able to give back to students who were recently in our shoes by inspiring them to pursue not only higher education, but a STEM education.

We hope to continue the SHPE Outreach Program for many years to come with support from the SHPE Foundation and the RPI and Hispanic communities!

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Meet the RPI Students Who Made It All Possible

The SHPE Outreach 2014 Staff!

Vienna Yee

Stacy Simental

Angelo Polanco

Randy Arboleda

Jesus Cardenas

Edward Gonzalez

Michelle Green

Katherine Rosero

Tevin Smith

Ilisel Espinal

Ricardo Johnson

Nicholas Pappas

Nicole Nunez

Luis Morales

Alex Garcia

Malaney Young

Austin Hernandez

Andrea Ramos

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