Date: May 18th 2010

Attention UFNSBE Eboard members,

                 Dr. Lindner is seeking volunteers for two summer programs within the next couple of months. Below is information on both events that include a description, brief expectation, and time/date. We highly encourage everyone to volunteer as this is a great way to spread the word about NSBE to incoming freshmen and build NSBE Jr. Chapters as well. Be sure to email Robert Williams ASAP with your confirmation at president@ufnsbe.org :

1.   College Reach-Out Program: July 22, 11:30-12:30 p.m.

2.   UF and COE Freshman Convocation ceremonies: August 20, 8:00-12:30 p.m.

1.   College Reach-Out Program

   A group of K-12 students will be on campus, and we are hoping to have our engineering students work with them on hands-on activities to introduce the students
to engineering.  Students helped with this last year so we have some activities that can be used, or we'd be open to introducing new ones.


2.   UF and COE Freshman Convocation Ceremonies
    The UF Convocation will be held 
in the O'Dome, starting at 9:30 a.m.  The UF Dean of Students Office is in great need for student hosts to volunteer
before, during, and after the event, mainly helping with crowd control and escorting the students after this ceremony to the college ceremonies.  We
are changing our format this year to a formal COE Convocation for the students (very much like Commencement but shorter!).  Ours will be in the
JWRU Grand Ballroom and will start directly after the UF ceremony. A good bit of help is needed from students in crowd control, managing the departmental
banners, etc.  It will be sort of like a mini-Commencement!!  This should be fun with hopefully all of our incoming freshman (~1500 admitted this
year!).

Thanks all,
NSBE luv,

Valerie Simmons
National Society of Black Engineers
Secretary 2010-2011, University of Florida Chapter
Chemical Engineering Secretary@ufnsbe.org

NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.