Partnerships & Collaborations The Department of Equity & Inclusion is a member of Southwestern Pennsylvania Engineering Outreach (SPEO), a non-profit organization dedicated to mentoring local minority-owned and women-owned business enterprise (MBE/WBE) firms in Southwestern Pennsylvania and providing them with networking and sub-consulting opportunities. The department serves on SPEO’s Academic Committee, managing the distribution of grant funding to local organizations for minority and female students in STEM programs. The department is also a member of the Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Governmental Committee, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the National Council of Negro Women. Additionally, it chairs the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program Oversight Committee.
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