APPENDIX FULL LISTING OF COMMENTS IN EACH RECURRING THEME
15 Lack Support for Economically Disadvantaged JR Members
• NSBE is not for everyone, basically if you are in college NSBE is a good source for networking and finding a job or career. if you are in middle or high school and have the resources you can build your resume for college by competing in the competitions. I want to emphasize resources because NSBE provides no support to NSBE jr.chapters. Subsequently students who have talent and Drive if they are economically disadvantage they will most likely not get an opportunity ! • “1. I wish NSBE had better support for NSBE, Jr chapters and its’ young members. College is too late to really get students interested and on the right path academically to pursue degrees in engineering and STEM especially if the middle and HS aren’t preparing them in math. Most DC Metro Area Middle Schools don’t offer Algebra I & the HS’s don’t allow you to take classes during the summer unless you’ve failed the class; so no chance for acceleration. Many of our kids are behind the eight ball in Math & STEM so it would be great if NSBE helped NSBE, Jr chapters offer summer programs for 6-12th graders in their chapters. There’s NSBE SEEK for 3-5th grade in the summer but nothing for middle & HS students.
2. Our chapter advisors always tries to get us to go to the regional summits (like Terror Zone, FRC and the Fall Leadership Summit) but they never have anything substantial for middle or HS students. How can our 6-12th graders serve leadership roles in their chapters if they don’t have training. It would be great if the National PCI Chair, Regional PCI Chair, Professional Chapters PCI Chair and NSBE, Jr Advisors worked together to plan “”youth professional development”” at all of the major events based on what the students need. This will also help grow stronger collegiate members to srve as leaders once they get to college. 3. The Fall Regional Conference HAS to have more activities & better programming to get NSBE, Jr chapter to spend money to come when they’re saving for Nationals. Parents are not going to pay for hotels & travel for FRC if there’s only MathCounts & TMAL there, no VEX IQ or VRC; KidWind or special workshops & a college fair. 4. Please consider adding KidWind competition to NSBE, Jr for grades K-8 and NSBE Debaters for Grades 9-12. If NSBE, Jr programming was more pumped up then I would recommend it to more families after 5th grade.” There is not enough guidance and inclusion for the NSBE Jr. chapters
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Stakeholder Pulse Checks 39
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