Social Consciousness
NSBE?s involvement in community based education and engineering issues will be exemplified via an International Walk for Education. While maintaining our attention on industrial issues we will increase our participation in the Technical OutReach Community Help program (TORCH) program.

 

Leadership Development
With the expansion of the National Leadership Institute into a year round leadership development program, online leadership training will be provided for all demographics while expanding the benefits of leadership. As participation in the Chapter Development Program becomes mandatory for the 2006-2007 year, our efforts will be centered on implementation and awareness of the program to increase chapter involvement.

 

Academic and Technical Excellence
The revised Achievers Plus program includes Pre-College- PhD related academic foci in addition to a technical professional component that concentrates on Special Interest Groups. Furthermore, NSBE On Line will be utilized to enhance academic proficiency and professional training.

 

Membership Recruitment and Retention
Encouraging every member to get a new member, reactivating defunct chapters, and identification of new areas for international expansion will assist us in increasing our membership to a minimum of 20,000 by the close of the 2006 National Convention. The development of membership profiles which allow members to discover the two NSBE programs fitting for their goals will serve as a vehicle for chapters to support retention while we refine our recruitment and retention strategies.