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NSPE Student Chapter Evaluation

Task Force

Final Report

June 2008

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Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY .............................................................................. 1 2.0 ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS ................................................................................ 2 3.0 CURRENT STATE ............................................................................................................ 3 4.0 BENCHMARKING STUDY............................................................................................. 7 5.0 SSEC SURVEY .................................................................................................................. 9 6.0 ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 11 7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 13

Appendix 1 – SCETF Charge ................................................................................................... 15 Appendix 2 – SCETF Charter ................................................................................................... 17 Appendix 3 – SCETF Meeting Attendance .............................................................................. 18 Appendix 4 - SCETF Meeting Minutes .................................................................................... 19 Appendix 5 - Student Chapter Data Base ................................................................................. 20 Appendix 6 – SSEC Questionnaire ........................................................................................... 21 Appendix 7 – SCETF Recommendations ................................................................................. 25

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

“Today’s Student Engineers are Tomorrow’s Professional Engineers”

This was the tagline of the NSPE Student Chapter Evaluation Task (SCETF). It was chosen to emphasize that the student engineering population is the wellspring of NSPE’s future membership; there is no other source. Enlisting student members and cultivating them through active student chapters is necessary to ensure the long-term viability of NSPE. The SCETF was tasked with assessing the current state of NSPE student chapters, and to make recommendations regarding the development, growth, and sustainment of student membership and student chapters. The task force consisted of fourteen members, representing several state societies, the State Society Executive Council (SSEC), NSPE staff, and liaisons with the NSPE Membership Committee, Young Engineers Advisor Council (YEAC) and the NSPE Board. (Section 1) The task force carried out several initiatives in order to establish the bases for recommendations.

• Interviewed staff and committee chairs of several organizations having active student chapters in order to obtain best practices. (Section 2)

• Compiled a student chapter database from available NSPE data and inquiries to state societies and universities. (Section 3)

• Performed a benchmarking analysis of sister engineering professional societies that have student members and chapters. (Section 4)

• Surveyed the SSEC to gauge the priorities of student chapters within state societies. (Section 5) • Conducted-a-cause-and-effect analysis to determine the root causes of student chapter malaise.

(Section 6) The task force presented several recommendations to the NSPE Board of Directors for consideration. (Section 7)

• Increase the potential pool of student members by revising Bylaw 9 to allow engineering students

who are enrolled in non-ABET accredited programs to become NSPE student members. • Provide for on-going efforts to revitalize, maintain, and grow student chapters by establishing a

standing NSPE student chapter oversight committee of dedicated volunteers. • Provide for dedicated NSPE staff and resources to support students, student chapters, and student

chapter initiatives. • Remove the financial barrier for student membership by eliminating NSPE Dues for student

members. • Institute an administrative policy on the procedures and guidelines for establishing and operating

student chapters. It is hoped that this report will not gather shelf space, but rather be used as the platform from which a serious student chapter revitalization campaign can be launched. This task force may sunset, but if its recommendations are realized, there will be a new dawning of national-state-student partnerships. Our society’s future demands that we embrace student members today.

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2.0 ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS The Student Chapter Evaluation Task Force (SCETF) was formed by NSPE President Bernie Berson, P.E., LS, F.NSPE on the recommendation of NSPE Southeast Region Director Kermit Prime, P.E., F.NSPE. The SCETF Charges (Appendix 1) were to review and analyze the then current NSPE policy regarding formation and maintenance of student chapters, conduct an inventory of existing student chapters, and to make recommendations to the NSPE Board. Based on the charges and understood objectives, a Task Force Charter was developed, which stated a mission, presented a problem statement, referenced applicable documents and interfaces, delineated the tasks and laid out the milestones and deliverables. The SCETF Charter is provided in Appendix 2. Members of the SCETF are given in Table 2.1

Table 2.1 SCETF Members 2007-08 Name SCETF Position Affiliation Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE Chair Georgia SPE, Past President Vince Drnevich, P.E. Member Indiana SPE, President-Elect Richard Arvizu, P.E. Member Texas SPE Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Member Mississippi SPE, State Delegate Gus Quesada, P.E. Member Florida ES Doug Benner, P.E., F.NSPE Member Georgia SPE Efrain Echandi, P.E, F.NSPE Member Puerto Rico SPE Elizabeth Catania, P.E., F.NSPE Ex-Officio Member NSPE Membership Committee Chair Tom Assel Advisor Univ. MO KC, Stud. Chap. Pres. Angela Hanz Observer Wisconsin SPE, YEAC Rep. Trish Smith SSEC Representative Texas SPE, Executive Director Dawn Edgell, P.E. NSPE Board Liaison NSPE YEAC Chair Felisha Battle NSPE Staff Liaison NSPE Hannah Besanceney NSPE Staff NSPE Monthly meetings were held via teleconference to carry out the business of the task force.

Individuals from other societies were invited to participate in parts or all of the meetings as part of the benchmarking analysis (Section 4). Meeting attendance is given in Appendix 3. Meeting minutes are provided in Appendix 4.

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3.0 CURRENT STATE Attempts were made to gather historical data on NSPE Student Members and Student Chapters in order to establish trends. However, very little data was found at NSPE headquarters. Student membership has not been reported at board meetings, no annual reports are available from student chapters, and only old student chapter charters and agreements from the 1990s and prior could be found. A current state was established using the December 2007 NSPE membership report and data obtained from staff contacts with state societies and universities. Building upon a student chapter initiative survey conducted in 2006, a database was developed that provides information on student chapters in each state (Appendix 5). These data are summarized in the following figures and tables. As of December 2007, there were 855 NSPE student members, or about 2% of the total NSPE membership. The distribution of student members by state is given in Figure 3.1.

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Figure 3.1 NSPE Student Members by State Comparison of the student membership to total NSPE members by state is given in Table 3.1. There are currently 75 student chapters distributed amongst the states as shown in Figure 3.2. The twenty states listed in Table 3.2 do not have student chapters, and no data was available for the six states listed in Table 3.3. Florida is an anomaly, as it has 12 student chapters, but only 14 NSPE student members. This is because students in Florida can join a student chapter and the Florida Engineering Society, but joining NSPE is optional. A similar situation may exist in other states. The number of student chapters can be compared to the number of institutions reported by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to determine a market share. From Table 3.1, there are 341 ASEE institutions and 81 ASEE engineering technology institutions, for a total of 4221. Thus, with 75 student chapters, the NSPE has an 18% market share. The colleges with student chapters are given in Table 3.4.

1 Source: Profiles of Engineering & Engineering Technology Colleges, ASEE, 2005.

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Table 3.1 NSPE Student Membership, Student Chapters and ASEE Data

State

NSPE Members

(Dec 2007)

NSPE Student

Members (Dec 2007)

NSPE Student

Chapters

ASEE Engineering Institutions

(2005)

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(2005)Alaska AK 197 0 0 2 0Alabama AL 473 22 2 7 1Arkansas AR 464 6 2 5 1Arizona AZ 372 3 0 4 1California CA 1427 20 1 32 4Colorado CO 603 7 1 9 2Connecticut CT 364 3 0 8 1District of Columbia DC 132 2 0 4 1Delaware DE 162 5 1 1 0Florida FL 4865 14 12 10 2Georgia GA 853 34 2 3 2Guam GU 34 0 0 0 0Hawaii HI 227 3 0 1 0Iowa IA 558 1 0 3 0Idaho ID 287 0 2 3 0Illinois IL 2344 40 1 8 4Indiana IN 577 19 4 10 4Kansas KS 652 11 1 3 2Kentucky KY 1096 9 4 3 0Louisiana LA 1162 11 no data 7 3Massachusetts MA 466 8 0 14 3Maryland MD 670 9 1 7 1Maine ME 100 0 0 3 1Michigan MI 1662 124 6 15 6Minnesota MN 1178 57 3 6 1Missouri MO 1477 32 0 6 1Mississippi MS 608 14 1 2 1Montana MT 131 0 2 3 1North Carolina NC 1450 35 5 5 2North Dakota ND 229 9 no data 2 0Nebraska NE 452 5 no data 1 1New Hampshire NH 241 5 0 2 0New Jersey NJ 1187 10 0 8 1New Mexico NM 354 2 2 3 1Nevada NV 248 3 1 2 0New York NY 2359 28 5 25 5Ohio OH 1779 42 0 15 5Oklahoma OK 807 8 0 5 1Oregon OR 282 17 no data 5 2Pennsylvania PA 2069 18 1 20 4Puerto Rico PR 134 1 no data 2 0Rhode Island RI 139 2 0 3 0South Carolina SC 566 1 0 3 0South Dakota SD 292 1 0 2 1Tennessee TN 942 7 1 8 2Texas TX 4225 159 8 22 8Utah UT 106 6 0 3 2Virginia VA 1096 14 5 7 1Vermont VT 92 1 0 2 0Washington WA 392 12 1 8 1Wisconsin WI 770 7 no data 6 1West Virginia WV 201 1 no data 2 0Wyoming WY 134 2 no data 1 0Headquarters/Int./JP HQ 144 5 na na na

TOTAL 43831 855 75 341 81

Percent Student Members 2.0%

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Figure 3.2 NSPE Student Chapters by State

Table 3.2 States with No NSPE Student Chapters

Alaska Massachusetts Rhode Island Arizona Maine South Dakota Connecticut Missouri Utah District of Columbia New Hampshire Vermont Guam New Jersey Wisconsin Hawaii Ohio Wyoming Iowa Oklahoma

Table 3.3 States for which Data are not Available

Louisiana Oregon North Dakota Puerto Rico Nebraska West Virginia

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Table 3.4 Colleges with Student Chapters

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ChaptersAlaska AK 0 0Alabama AL 22 2 UA Birmingham U Southern ALArkansas AR 6 2 U Arkansas Arkansas TechArizona AZ 3 0California CA 20 1 GeneralColorado CO 7 1 CSU PuebloConnecticut CT 3 0District of Columbia DC 2 0Delaware DE 5 1 U DelawareFlorida FL 14 12 FAMU-FSU Florida Atlantic FL Gulf Coast FL International Gulf Coast CC Jacksonville U

Miami Dade Pensecola JC U Central FL Univ Florida U Miami U North FLGeorgia GA 34 2 Southern Poly Georgia TechGuam GU 0 0Hawaii HI 3 0Iowa IA 1 0Idaho ID 0 2 Idaho State U IdahoIllinois IL 40 1 Lake CountyIndiana IN 19 4 Purdue Purdue-Calumet U Evansville Rose-HulmanKansas KS 11 1 Kansas StateKentucky KY 9 4 U of Kentucky Western KY U Loisville WesleyanLouisiana LA 11 no dataMassachusetts MA 8 0Maryland MD 9 1 Morgan StateMaine ME 0 0Michigan MI 124 6 U Michigan Michigan State Michaigan Tech Wayne State Lawrence UM DearbornMinnesota MN 57 3 U Minnesota UM Duluth MankatoMissouri MO 32 0Mississippi MS 14 1 Mississippi StateMontana MT 0 2 Montana State School of MinesNorth Carolina NC 35 5 NC State UNC Charlotte NC A&T State Duke East CarolinaNorth Dakota ND 9 no dataNebraska NE 5 no dataNew Hampshire NH 5 0New Jersey NJ 10 0New Mexico NM 2 1 U New MexicoNevada NV 3 1 U NevadaNew York NY 28 5 NSU Buffalo Stoney Brook Broome? Erie? Capital?Ohio OH 42 0Oklahoma OK 8 0Oregon OR 17 no dataPennsylvania PA 18 1 Penn StatePuerto Rico PR 1 no dataRhode Island RI 2 0South Carolina SC 1 1 ClemsonSouth Dakota SD 1 0Tennessee TN 7 1 NE State TechTexas TX 159 8 So. Methodist Texas A&M Texas Tech UT Arlington UT Austin UT Dallas

UT El Paso UT San AntoinioUtah UT 6 0Virginia VA 14 5 Old Dominion Virginia Tech VA Military Inst. George Wash. TidewaterVermont VT 1 0Washington WA 12 1 St. MartinWisconsin WI 7 0West Virginia WV 1 no dataWyoming WY 2 0Headquarters/Int./JP HQ 5 na

TOTAL 855 75 InactiveReactivating

Percent Student Members 2.0%

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4.0 BENCHMARKING STUDY

Benchmarking is a method of identifying best practices of similar business and using the data to improve processes. The SCETF chose seven engineering or engineering-related professional organizations to benchmark against:

• ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers • ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers • AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers • IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers • SAME Society of American Military Engineers • ASDSO Association of State Dam Safety Officials • ASEE American Society for Engineering Education

The benchmarking examined attributes of a student membership and student chapter programs in three basic areas: student member benefits, student chapter activities, and student program support. Questions in these different areas were such that a simple “yes” or “no” response could be obtained. Characteristic data (number of student members, number of student chapters, etc.) were also captured. The data were obtained from the websites of the respective organizations, through interviews conducted with staff of the organizations and via follow-up telephone conversations. The results of the benchmarking analysis are provided in Table 4.1. A discussion of the results follows. The numbers of student members for NSPE (855), SAME (1,890) and ASEE (688) are of the same order of magnitude. The number of student members for ASCE (25,775), ASME (20,000) and IEEE (80,500) are in a much higher tier. AIChE (7,000) is in the middle. The number of ASDSO (14) student members is very small. All benchmarked societies except ASDSO have student chapters. It is worthy of note that AIChE has about the same number of members as does NSPE (40,000 and 43,800 respectively), but AIChE has eight times as many student members as NSPE. It is readily apparent by comparing YES/NO data on student member benefits, student chapter governance, and student chapter support between the societies that NSPE is lacking in many areas. Societies with a high percentage of student members and successful student chapter programs share common characteristics:

• They do not charge dues to student members • They have remarkably student-user-friendly and content-filled web sites for students and student

chapters • They have dedicated staff support • They provide training for both students chapter leaders and advisors • They have student programs at regional and national conferences • They have recognition programs for students, chapters and advisors • They require regular student chapter reporting for accountability

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Table 4.1 Student Chapter Benchmarking Results Attribute NSPE ASCE AIChE ASME IEEE SAME ASDSO ASEE** Student Members**Is there a student membership grade? YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESAnnual dues $20 Free Free $25 $30 Free $20 $20Number of Society Members 43,831 137,317 40,000 120,000 375,000 22,000 2,582 13,362Number of Student Members 855 25,775 7,000 20,000 80,500 1,890 15 668Percent student members 2.0% 18.8% 17.5% 16.7% 21.5% 8.6% 0.6% 5.0%Is there a student website? WAS YES YES YES YES YES YES YES**Student Member Benefits**Awards NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NOCompetitions SOME YES YES YES YES NO NO NOScholarships YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESFellowships NO YES YES YES YES NO NO NOInternships YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESe-library access NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NOMember Lookup NO YES YES YES YES NO YES YESCareer Guidance YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NOJob postings YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESEngineering Tool Box NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NOPE/EIT Review Material YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NOStudent e-newsletter NO YES NO YES NO YES NO NOStudent Loans NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NOAre there regional student conferences? NO YES (18) YES (9) YES(12) YES(8) NO NO NOIs there student content in national confernces? NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO**Student Chapters **Are there student chapters? YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YESNumber of Student Chapters 74 279 164 250 1526 16 14Is support material available (handbook, guide, etc.)? YES YES YES YES YES YES YESDo the student chapters hold regularly scheduled meetings? Varies YES YES YES YES Varies Some doIf so, how often? Varies Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Varies Varies

Is an annual report required? YES YES YES YES YES NONO, put planned

Do you have a program for two-year colleges? YES YES NO NO YES Eligible YESDo you have international student groups? NO YES YES YES YES YES NOStudent Chapter Leader Training NO YES YES YES YES YES NOStudent Chapter Awards NO YES YES YES YES YES NOStudent Advisor Resources NO YES YES YES YES NO YESStudent Advisor Workshop NO YES YES YES YES NO NOStudent Advisor Recognition NO NO YES YES YES NO YESIs there corporate sponsorship? NO NO YES YES NO NO NO**Student Chapter Support**Is there dedicated staff support? NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NOIs there a full time committee? NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO

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5.0 SSEC SURVEY

The results obtained from the current state and benchmarking analyses suggested that student members and student chapters were not priority goals in the NSPE state societies. In order to confirm this hypothesis, a questionnaire was compiled and sent to each member of the State Society Executive Council (SSEC) first by SSEC ListServe (11 replies) and then using a Zarca web-based survey (6 replies). A copy of the SSEC questionnaire is provided in Appendix 6. The results are summarized in Table 5.1

Table 5.1 Summary of SSEC Survey Results 1 2 3 4

Strongly Strongly Total Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Responses

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2. When a state chapter starts a student chapter, headquarters staff will provide minimal support services.

3. We track student members to determine if they become members .

QUESTION

1. We don’t have headquarters resources to develop student chapters. Student chapter development must be done by state chapters.

6. Engineering students join the student chapter of their discipline, most are not interested in a NSPE student chapter.

7. Engineering faculty in my state are mostly not interested in promoting PE licensure .

4. The conversion rate from student member to member is too low.

5. We get better results in signing up young engineers at the time they receive their PE license.

10. We may work on forming student chapters if NSPE would provide support such as: presentations or brochures for Engineering Deans and for Engineering faculty, student chapter organization manual or guide, student leadership programs, student chapter record keeping services.

8. We have had student chapters in the past, but it is too difficult to keep them active.

9. We are working hard to keep state chapters alive and have no time to organize student chapters .

The SSEC results are interpreted as follows:

• Questions 1 and 2: State headquarters have insufficient resources to develop student chapters, even if state chapters do most of the work.

• Question 10: State headquarters may work on forming student chapters if they receive support

from NSPE.

• Questions 3 and 4: States tend to track student memberships and believe that the conversion rate of student member to member is too low to justify programs for new student chapters.

• Question 5: State societies get more new members from programs targeted to recently licensed

PE’s.

• Question 6: Engineering students are more prone to join student chapters in their discipline than NSPE student chapters.

• Question 7: Engineering faculty generally does not promote licensure. This can be a barrier to

success of student chapters.

• Question 8 and 9: These identify more reasons not to start student chapters.

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Any program to promote implementation of more student chapters needs to be marketed to State Executives. Note that these survey results support four items in the cause-and-effect mind map in Figure 6.1:

1. Policies: No dedicated staff support in state societies. 2. Promotion: Competition with other engineering societies on campus. 3. Promotion: No active NSPE marketing of student chapters. 4. Processes: An inordinate number of State Directors lack rapport with student chapters

leaders/advisors, and are unaware of their needs

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6.0 ANALYSIS A Cause-and-Effect diagram, also called a fishbone or Ishikawa diagram, is a Six Sigma tool that is used to organize and to graphically display the underlying causes of a problem. Rather than utilize standard available templates (i.e., in Word, Excel or Visio), the same data and relationships can be depicted in a cause-and-effect mind map. Each branch on the map is labeled with a different category. The categories on the chart are the standard 8P categories utilized for cause-and-effect analysis of administration and services industries: Price, Promotion, People, Processes, Place, Polices, Procedures and Products (or services). The identified causes are then attached to the appropriate branches. The most important issues identified by the SCETF as transposed onto a cause-and-effect mind map are shown in Figure 6.1

Figure 6.1 Cause-and-Effect Mind Map of SCETF Identified Issues

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It was determined that the actionable items that could be addressed by either the NSPE Board or House of Delegates to revitalize and sustain the student chapter program were:

1. Make student members and student chapters a more visible NSPE goal. 2. Revise NSPE Administrative Policy 41 to be specific to student chapters. 3. Revise Bylaw 9 to allow engineering and engineering technology students from non-ABET

accredited institutions to become NSPE student members. 4. Eliminate the national dues for student members

a. There would be a loss in NSPE revenue in the short-term b. Staff support costs would not be covered c. A barrier to joining would be eliminated d. Student membership would increase

5. Form either a standalone “Student Chapter Oversight” committee to oversee student chapters, or have the responsibility clearly defined within some other group (e.g., YEAC).

6. Approve dedication of NSPE staff to support the Student Chapter Oversight Committee and student chapter program. Duties would include

a. Regular communication with student chapters b. Maintaining accurate lists and contact information on student chapters and advisors c. Organize and maintain a Student Chapter Advisors Council (similar to the SSEC) to

share best practices d. Processing student chapter annual reports e. Developing and distributing promotional material f. Developing and distributing chapter guides and handbooks g. Assist in the formation of new student chapters h. Assist in organizing student chapter leader and advisor workshops i. Assist in organizing student chapter activities at national, regional, and state conferences

(all other societies that were benchmarked do this) j. Maintain the content of the student chapter pages on the NSPE web site current k. Support the Student Chapter Oversight Committee (or its equivalent)

The recommendations that were developed form this list are the subject of Section 7.

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7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

Four recommendations were prepared for the April 2008 NSPE Board meeting.

1. Revise the student membership qualification criteria in Bylaw 9 2. Establish a Student Chapter Oversight Committee 3. Assign NSPE Staff to Support Student Chapters 4. Eliminate NSPE Dues for student members

In addition, Administrative Policy AP 41 “Student Membership Programs” was re-written to be specific to student chapters and retiled accordingly. This policy was approved by the NSPE Policy Review Committee (PRC) and on the Consent Agenda for the April 2008 NSPE Board Meeting. Copies of the Board recommendations and AP 41 are provided in Appendix 7. The actions taken by the NSPE Board to the SCETF recommendations were2:

• SCETF Recommendation #1 (Bylaw 9 Revision). Following discussion of possible amendments, this item was deferred until consideration of agenda Item 10.7

Item 10.7 Proposed Revisions to NSPE Bylaw 9 (Membership)

It was moved and seconded that the NSPE Board of Directors recommend NSPE House of Delegates approval of the Student Chapter Evaluation Task Force Recommendation #1 on proposed revisions to NSPE Bylaw 9 (Item 8.2.1. Attachment) with the following amendment: in section (3) delete all underlined language (“or from an engineering or pre-engineering program that leads to engineering licensure”); and (b) in section (4) delete a portion of the underlined language (“leads to engineering licensure”) and replace with “that has an articulated or transfer agreement with ABET or an accredited program”). CARRIED.

• SCETF Recommendation #2 (Establish Oversight Committee). There was general discussion concerning the value of establishing an oversight task force to review the efforts of student chapters. It was moved and seconded that the NSPE Board of Directors recommend the establishment of a Student Chapter Oversight Task Force at the discretion of the NSPE President. CARRIED.

• SCETF Recommendation #3 (Assign NSPE Staff) It was moved and seconded that the NSPE Board of Directors recommend that SCETF Recommendation #3 to assign NSPE staff be referred to NSPE Executive Director for his consideration. CARRIED.

2 Minutes of the NSPE Board of Directors meeting, Alexandria, Virginia, April 19, 2008

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• SCETF Recommendation #4 (Eliminate Dues for Student Members) It was moved and seconded that the NSPE Board of Directors approve SCETF recommendation #4 to eliminate dues for student members. CARRIED.

• PRC Recommendation #2 – (Revise AP-41, Student Membership Programs). Following discussion, it was agreed that this item should be tabled for later discussion during the meeting. There was no evidence in the minutes that this item was discussed later during the meeting. Follow-up discussions with the Chair of the Policy Review Committee (PRC) indicated that AP 41 is to be reviewed to determine if actions taken by the NSPE Board on the SCETF recommendations have any bearing on the language of the policy. Upon review, it was determined that no modifications to AP 41were required. The policy will be resubmitted by the PRC for consideration and approval by the NSPE Board at a subsequent meeting.

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STUDENT CHAPTER EVALUATION TASK FORCE CHARGES-2007-2008 – page 1

Description The Student Chapter Evaluation Task Force is a newly created Task Force formed for the purpose of conducting a full review and analysis of current NSPE policy regarding the formation and maintenance of student chapters, conducting an inventory analysis of existing student chapters in the NSPE family, and preparing recommendations to the NSPE Board of Directors, no later than the Spring Board meeting on April 18-19, 2008. Purpose: This Task Force will be contained within the NSPE Membership Committee, although its responsibilities will be limited to matters relevant to the student chapter issue. The Chairman of the Membership Committee will be an ex-officio member of the Task Force, but will not be required to participate in all Task Force meetings. The intent of this arrangement is to provide close coordination of the activities of the Task Force with those of the Membership Committee, and to avoid duplicative, or even counterproductive efforts by the two units. Minutes will be kept for each Task Force meeting, and copies shall be furnished to the Membership Committee. The Staff Liaison to the Committee will be Felisha Battle, Director of Membership Services. Tasks:

1 The Task Force will work mainly through an electronic format (e-mail, survey monkeys, etc.) to provide feedback and opinion on various topics arising out of the group’s discussions.

2 The Task Force will not be required to hold face-to-face meetings. Members will participate in conference calls as requested.

3 The Task Force will review NSPE’s existing bylaws and policies with respect to student chapter formation and maintenance, including:

a. The criteria relative to academic institutions to permit formation of student chapters, including types of institution, and accreditation criteria;

b. The criteria for local chapter involvement with student chapters; c. The criteria for faculty advisors for student chapters; d. Any other criteria that may be deemed significant.

4. The Task Force will reach out to NSPE Professional Engineers in Higher Education for input and guidance.

5. The Task Force will reach out to the NSPE Young Engineers Advisory Councils through the Chair of the NSPE Young Engineers Council, Dawn Edgell, PE, who is also the Young Engineer Director on the NSPE Board.

6. The Task Force will study existing communication vehicles relevant to student chapter members, and consider enhancements that may be deemed worthwhile.

7. The Task Force will focus on the relationship of student chapter members to the local chapters, state societies, and to NSPE.

8. The Task Force will study financial support mechanisms that maybe in place in the various states that do have student programs, and make recommendations related to potential financial support by NSPE. The analysis must focus on the cost-benefit of any such recommendation.

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9. The Task Force will consider the feasibility of student chapters providing rosters of current members to NSPE, as well as annual reports, and possible tracking of graduates as they leave the student chapter.

10. Consider potential NSPE staff involvement with student chapters, bearing in mind that NSPE staff is not a limitless resource. Staff input to this facet is essential.

11. Consider potential for active involvement of student chapter members with state and even national units, such as the YEACs within NSPE and the states.

12. Prepare recommendations, along with a status report, for presentation to the NSPE Board of Directors in time for the Spring Meeting, on April 18-19, 2008. Submission timelines will be furnished.

13. Prepare a final report for the Board of Directors and House of Delegates meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon on July 24-27, 2008. The report shall include a recommendation, with supporting material, as to whether the Task Force should be sunsetted, or should be continued for another year.

Methods:

1 Requests for information may be initiated by the Task Force throughout the year. The form of feedback will vary. Short surveys may be utilized as well as group e-mail discussions.

2 The Task Force may, on occasion, request participation in telephone conferences by members of the pertinent state society personnel with knowledge of student chapter activities.

3 The Task Force activities and conduct shall be guided by administrative policies of NSPE.

4 Feedback provided to NSPE leadership and staff should be complete, including direct statements regarding member value, program viability, and long-term membership development potential.

5 Confidentiality is to be applied in accordance with the NSPE Policy on Confidentialaity (copy provided herewith).


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NSPE Approved – Oct 15, 2007

NSPE Task Force Charter TASK FORCE: Student Chapter Evaluation TASK FORCE DURATION: August 2007 – July 2008

NSPE COMMITTEE: Membership REPORTING TO: Membership Committee Chair

MEMBER NAME POSITION PHONE EMAIL

Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE Chair 678-364-9703 [email protected]

Vince Drnevich, P.E. Member 765-497-0511 [email protected]

Richard Arvizu, P.E. Member 972-312-8600 [email protected]

Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Member 662-325-2267 [email protected]

Gus Quesada, P.E. Member 305-883-7677 [email protected]

Efrain Echandi, P.E., F.NSPE Member 787-759-6405 [email protected]

Elizabeth Catania P.E, F.NSPE Ex-Officio Member 610-532-2884 [email protected]

Tom Assel Advisor 417-288-9668 [email protected]

Trish Smith SSEC Representative 512-472-9286 [email protected]

Dawn Edgell, P.E. NSPE Board Liaison 262-308-1856 [email protected]

Felisha Battle NSPE Staff Liaison 703-684-2861 [email protected]

MISSION:

To conduct a full review and analysis of the state of NSPE student chapters and make recommendations regarding

the development, growth, and sustainment of student membership and student chapters ____________________ TASKS:

Review existing bylaws and policies with respect to student chapter formation and maintenance _______________

Study financial support mechanisms for student chapters in various states_________________________________

Review accountability (reporting) practices from student chapters to NSPE ________________________________

Review resource utilization (NSPE Staff, state, chapter, national units) and needs ___________________________

Make recommendations on the above to the NSPE Board of Directors_____________________________________ PROBLEM (OPPORTUNITY) STATEMENT:

There is a perception that the NSPE Student Chapter program, while enjoying excellent support at several

universities, is not as active and effective as it should be. Further, current NSPE Bylaws and Policies are

incongruent with regard to student membership. _____________________________________________________

APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: NSPE Bylaw 9 – Membership __________________________________________________________________ NSPE Administrative Policy 41 – Student Membership Program________________________________________ NSPE Student Chapter Handbook _________________________________________________________________

INTERFACES (LIAISONS): NSPE Membership Committee (Felisha Battle) _____________________________________________________ NSPE Professional Engineers in Higher Education (Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE)__________________________ NSPE Young Engineers Advisory Council (Dawn Edgell, P.E.) _________________________________________ NSPE Professional Engineers in Industry (Dawn Edgell, P.E.) _________________________________________ NSPE Policy Committee (Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE) _________________________________________________

MILESTONES/DELIVERABLES:

April 19, 2008 - Status Report and Recommendations to the NSPE Board _________________________________

July 26, 2008 – Final Report to the NSPE Board______________________________________________________


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NSPE SCETF Meeting Attendance

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Number of Attendees 8 11 8 7 9 7 5 5 2 5 4

Appendix 3 - NSPE SCETF Final report

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SCETF Meeting Minutes Due to size, the minutes of the NSPE SCETF meetings are provided in electronic format only as pdf files. A typical agenda is shown below.

A G E N D A

Student Chapter Evaluation Task Force

Conference Call

October 15, 2007 - 10:00 am (EDT)

Dial-in Number: 1-800-446-1162 Participant Pass Code: 541905

1. WELCOME

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 MEETING (Attachment 1)

4. PEI YEAC ACTIVITIES WITH STUDENT CHAPTERS (Edgell / Mathis)

5. CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT (Berson)

6. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF NSPE INTEREST GROUPS IN STUDENT

CHAPTERS (Battle)

7. HISTORICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON STUDENT CHAPTERS (Battle)

8. APPROVE TASK FORCE CHARTER (Attachment 2)

9. NEXT STEPS

10. OTHER BUSINESS

11. ADJOURN

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Student Chapter Data Base Due to its size, the Student Chapter Data Base is provided in electronic format only as an Excel file. The data base contains the following information by state.

State Email Address 1. Does your state have any student chapters?

2.Chapter Name

3.Location 4.Faculty Advisor 5.Advisor's Email 6. Do any of your local chapters interact with NSPE student chapters? 7. How do they interact? (Select all that apply)

8. In addition to or instead of student chapters, are there other ways your state society or local chapters interact with students?

9. How do you interact? 10. Do you interact with other student groups (not NSPE)? 11. Which groups? 12. How do you interact? 13. Do you have other contact with university engineering programs? 14. What does that contact consist of? (Select all that apply) 15. My state society is 16. Do you have a staff person who works with student initiatives? 17.Name 18.Part-time/full-time 19.Email 20.Phone Number 21. What resources would be helpful to you in your work with students? 22. Where do you see students fitting in the NSPE plan?

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Survey Title: SCETF Survey [6 responses] Report Type: Bar Graph Start/End Date: 25-Mar-08 / 7-Apr-08 Responses: 6 Status: Expired

1. We don’t have headquarters resources to develop student chapters. Student chapter development must be done by state chapters.

Responses Count % Percentage of total respondents

Strongly Disagree 1 16.67%

Disagree 1 16.67%

Agree 2 33.33%

Strongly Agree 2 33.33%

(Did not answer) 0 0%

Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

2. The conversion rate from student member to member is too low. Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 3 50.00%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

3. When a state chapter starts a student chapter, headquarters staff will provide minimal support services. Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 2 33.33%

Agree 1 16.67%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

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4. We track student members to determine if they become members . Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 1 16.67%

Disagree 3 50.00%

Agree 1 16.67%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

5. We get better results in signing up young engineers at the time they receive their PE license. Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 2 33.33%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

6. Engineering students join the student chapter of their discipline, most are not interested in a NSPE student chapter.


Strongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 2 33.33%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


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7. Engineering faculty in my state are mostly not interested in promoting PE licensure . Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 2 33.33%

Agree 3 50.00%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

8. We have had student chapters in the past, but it is too difficult to keep them active. Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 4 66.67%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

9. We are working hard to keep state chapters alive and have no time to organize student chapters. Responses Count % Percentage of total respondentsStrongly Disagree 0 0%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 4 66.67%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


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10. We may work on forming student chapters if NSPE would provide support such as: presentations or brochures for Engineering Deans and for Engineering faculty, student chapter organization manual or guide, student leadership programs, student chapter record keeping services.


Strongly Disagree 2 33.33%

Disagree 0 0%

Agree 1 16.67%



Total Responses 6 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


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NSPE Student Chapter Evaluation Task Force Recommendation for NSPE Board of Directors Action

April 19, 2008 Meeting

NSPE Action Plan Goal #: _____3.6________

Recommendation #1: Revise the student membership qualification criteria in Bylaw 9 Background of Recommendation— The current restriction that student members must be pursuing ABET- accredited curricula is a barrier to many serious engineering students wishing to join NSPE. The change would allow Student Chapter formation at engineering and engineering technology institutions that are not ABET-accredited, since the interested students would not be prevented from being NSPE members. The change in fact reverts Bylaw 9 (as it realties to student members) to the way it was prior to 2005. Furthermore, the change is already reflected in the Student Membership web page of the new NSPE web site.

Actual Recommendation for Board Action — recommend approval by the House of Delegates of the following modifications to Bylaw 9 section (3) and (4):

(3) Graduate Member—A person who has graduated with a bachelor’s degree or higher from an engineering curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or from an engineering or pre-engineering program that leads to engineering licensure shall be granted provisional status as a Member for up to two years to achieve the full requirements for the Member grade. Graduate Members shall not have voting privileges and shall not be allowed to hold office in NSPE. Graduate Members shall become full Members immediately upon successfully meeting the requirements for Member status. (4) Student Member—A Student Member shall be defined as a person who is enrolled full-time in an ABET-accredited engineering program or an engineering or pre-engineering program that leads to engineering licensure. A student enrolled full-time in a graduate level engineering program may choose any grade for which eligible, including student member.

Estimated Impact on Budget for 2008/09. There will be a nominal cost to revise the student application form. It is assumed that this task is part of the normal NSPE staff duties (and budget). Since the broadened qualification includes a larger target population, the number of student members and corresponding dues revenues, is expected to increase. NSPE STUDENT CHAPTER EVALUATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE (Chair) Efrain Echandi, P.E., F.NSPE Vince Drnevich, P.E Dawn Edgell, P.E. (NSPE Board Liaison) Richard Arvizu, P.E. Trish B. Smith, CAE (SSEC) Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Felisha Battle (NSPE Staff Liaison) Doug Benner, P.E., F.NSPE Tom Assel (Advisor) Gustavo Quesada, P.E. Angela Hanz, P.E. (Observer)


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Recommendation #2: Establish a Student Chapter Oversight Committee Background of Recommendation— There currently is no standing NSPE committee that has responsibility for student chapters. While a few initiatives exist within other groups (e.g., YEAC and PEHE) to address specific issues, there is no focused effort to revitalize, grow and maintain student chapters. It is clear from an SCETF benchmarking study, that those societies which have active student chapters also have a committee or oversight group of dedicated volunteer who are staunch advocates of student chapters and who champion student chapter initiatives.

Actual Recommendation for Board Action — Establish a Student Chapter Oversight Committee with the following purposes:

• Advise the NSPE Board of Directors in matters relating to student members and student chapters

• Develop strategic plans for the long-term growth and viability of student chapters • Develop resource and promotional materials for use by student chapter leaders, student

chapter advisors, and local chapter liaisons • Develop recognition programs for student chapters, student chapter leaders, and student

chapter advisors • Spearhead initiatives to increase engagement of student chapter leaders, student chapter

advisors and local chapter liaisons, such as o Conducting student leader/advisor workshops, o Holding student activates and meetings at national and regional conferences o Structuring a student chapter leader/advisor best practices sharing network

• Identify and tap funding sources to support student chapter activities and initiatives • Liaise with student chapter oversight groups of other professional societies to engage in

joint student chapter activities were warranted • Monitor the progress of student chapter growth and regularly report to the NSPE Board of

Directors Estimated Impact on Budget for 2008/09. There will be a cost for additional or reassigned staff and resources to support this committee. NSPE STUDENT CHAPTER EVALUATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE (Chair) Efrain Echandi, P.E., F.NSPE Vince Drnevich, P.E Dawn Edgell, P.E. (NSPE Board Liaison) Richard Arvizu, P.E. Trish B. Smith, CAE (SSEC) Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Felisha Battle (NSPE Staff Liaison) Doug Benner, P.E., F.NSPE Tom Assel (Advisor) Gustavo Quesada, P.E. Angela Hanz, P.E. (Observer)


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Recommendation #3: Assign NSPE Staff to Support Student Chapters Background of Recommendation— There currently is no NSPE staff person who responsibility for student chapters. Will some support is provided via the membership function, there is no dedicated support focused on student members and student chapters. It is clear from an SCETF benchmarking study, that those societies which have active student chapters also have a staff person assigned to provide support in carrying out student chapter initiatives.

Actual Recommendation for Board Action — Assign NSPE staff to support student chapters. Job responsibilities would include:

• Support the NSPE student chapter oversight committee, task force or advisory group that is tasked championing student chapter initiatives.

• Maintain a data base of student members, student chapters and student chapter advisors. • Develop and maintain content for an NSPE student chapter web page • Assist in developing resource and promotional materials for use by student chapter leaders,

student chapter advisors, and local chapter liaisons, and disseminate the materials • Be the call center for requests or queries for student chapter information • Establish a student chapter leader/advisor best practices sharing network • Provide assistance and logistics support in carrying out of initiatives to increase

engagement of student chapter leaders, student chapter advisors and local chapter liaisons, such as

o Conducting student leader/advisor workshops, o Holding student activates and meetings at national and regional conferences o Coordinating joint events with other professional societies

• Collect, process, and maintain files of student chapter reports and charters • Provide periodic reports to the student chapter oversight body on student membership and

student chapter activities • Liaise with staff of other professional societies

Estimated Impact on Budget for 2008/09. The cost of this staff support will depend on the amount of support authorized. It will also depend on whether staff is reallocated or additional staff is added. NSPE STUDENT CHAPTER EVALUATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE (Chair) Efrain Echandi, P.E., F.NSPE Vince Drnevich, P.E Dawn Edgell, P.E. (NSPE Board Liaison) Richard Arvizu, P.E. Trish B. Smith, CAE (SSEC) Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Felisha Battle (NSPE Staff Liaison) Doug Benner, P.E., F.NSPE Tom Assel (Advisor) Gustavo Quesada, P.E. Angela Hanz, P.E. (Observer)


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Recommendation #4: Eliminate NSPE Dues for Student members Background of Recommendation— NSPE dues for student members are currently $20 per year. This provides annual revenue of $17,000 from the approximately 850 NSPE student members. However, an SCETF benchmarking study showed that many professional societies (e.g., ASCE, AIChE, SAME) do not impose dues to eliminate this barrier and to maximize student participation. Today’s student engineers are tomorrow’s professional engineers and are critical to NSPE’s future viability. Exposing greater numbers of student members to the value propositions of NSPE will increase the future number of NSPE members and accompanying revenue stream. Expectations are to double the number of student members over the next several years. Assuming a retention rate of 25% could be realized, this returns more than $50,000 annually in additional revenues (based on dues of $125 per year).

This recommendation does not affect student member dues that may be imposed by state societies or local chapters. However, these entities should also consider dropping student dues so as to encourage student membership.

Also, Student Chapters are not precluded from assessing member dues to support chapter programs and activities.

Actual Recommendation for Board Action — Resolve that students be allowed to become NSPE student members at no cost. Estimated Impact on Budget for 2008/09. There will be a nominal cost to revise membership application forms and a reduction in revenue of approximately $17,000. NSPE STUDENT CHAPTER EVALUATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE (Chair) Efrain Echandi, P.E., F.NSPE Vince Drnevich, P.E Dawn Edgell, P.E. (NSPE Board Liaison) Richard Arvizu, P.E. Trish B. Smith, CAE (SSEC) Robert Green, P.E., F.NSPE Felisha Battle (NSPE Staff Liaison) Doug Benner, P.E., F.NSPE Tom Assel (Advisor) Gustavo Quesada, P.E. Angela Hanz, P.E. (Observer)


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NSPE Policy Review Committee Recommendation for NSPE Board of Directors Action


Recommendation #04-08-2: Revise AP-41, “Student Membership Program” to become “Student Chapters”

Background of Recommendation— The Policy Review committee reviewed the Administrative Policy (AP) to recommend revisions as shown.

Actual Recommendation for Board Action

AP No. 41—Student Membership Program Chapters ADOPTED: Prior to July 1992 LATEST REVISION: April 2003 2008 SUNSET: July 2008 2013

NSPE CONTACT: PEE Practice Division PEHE Interest Group

It is the policy of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) to require that the following procedures and concepts guidelines given below, be followed in establishing and operating student chapters:

1. Purpose of the NSPE Student Program Chapters

The purpose of the NSPE student program chapters is to advocate professional licensure, promote professional development and instill professionalism in engineering, and engineering technology, and surveying students. Most important is the development of an understanding on the part of the students that professional engineering embodies not only technical ability, but also integrity, ethics, responsibility, conduct, purpose, spirit, indebtedness to the past celebrating engineering heritage, and a desire commitment to contribute to the continued strengthening of the profession. Through NSPE's student chapters, students of all engineering disciplines gain insight on the steps to licensure, are afforded networking and mentoring opportunities with professional engineers on local, state, and national levels, and are provided leadership opportunities. Further, professional engineering has certain legal connotations that specifically involve integrity, conduct, and technical ability. Further, the importance of upholding and enhancing the honor, integrity, and dignity of the profession are conveyed. Finally, students are introduced to the legal and ethical obligations associated with being a professional engineer, including holding paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.

2. NSPE Student Chapters Governance Member state societies are encouraged to charter student chapters in educational institutions with engineering or engineering technology programs as “Student Chapters” within the geographical boundaries of the state society. NSPE has established criteria for


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three types of student chapters, such criteria known as the “Standard for NSPE Student Chapters.” All student chapters meeting these criteria are eligible for participation in the “Program for Student Chapters.”

The three types of student chapters are: Alpha Student Chapter—Shall be in a college of engineering having a curriculum or

curricula of at least four years’ duration accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Beta Student Chapter—Shall be in a school or college of engineering having a curriculum or curricula of at least four years’ duration leading to an engineering degree.

Delta Student Chapter—Shall be in a school, college, or junior college having a curriculum or curricula of at least two years’ duration designated as being preparatory for engineering courses in a school or college giving an engineering degree or school having an engineering technology program of at least four years’ duration accredited by ABET.

Student chapters and student membership members must be integrally related to and supported by state societies and chapters. There must should be effective state-level services and guidance provided in addition to NSPE materials and support services.

Student chapters and student members should be related to NSPE Headquarters through existing state society administrative structures and procedures. State societies and chapters must assume responsibility, with NSPE coordination, for student membership and the establishment and maintenance of student chapters.

Each student chapter shall have a faculty advisor who will be preferably is a member of NSPE. The student chapter advisor should be appointed by the state society, through the local chapter concerned, on the recommendation of the dean of the college or school involved.

Each student chapter shall have a liaison officer from the sponsoring chapter who shall not be directly affiliated with the college or school involved, except by alumni status. The student chapter liaison officer shall be appointed by the sponsoring chapter.

In those cases where, after due diligence and effort, it is not possible for a Student Chapter to obtain a Faculty Advisor and/or Liaison Officer from the sponsoring Chapter: a. any other interested and active State Society member may be substituted for the missing

advisor and/or liaison officer subject to the approval of the NSPE Student Program Coordinator; or,

b. NSPE may provide a temporary Faculty Advisor and/or Liaison Officer from among its national membership subject to renewal on an annual basis and evidence that effort has been expended in finding a permanent Faculty Advisor and/or Liaison Officer.

3. Student Members

The Student Member dues structure shall include an amount as established by NSPE and may include an additional amount determined by the state society for those services provided at that level. Billing procedures and membership recommendations will be those regularly established for the state society.

The membership year for Student Members will be the same as for all other members; i.e., a period of 12 consecutive calendar months, and shall become due on the member’s anniversary date. The NSPE services offered to Student Members shall be a year’s subscription to NSPE publications provided to all members and identification in the form of a membership card. Where a state-approved student chapter is in existence at an educational institution all NSPE Student Members of that institution shall be assigned to the student chapter.

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grade for which qualified, except that graduate students may retain student membership by written request to their state society.

Each student chapter shall adopt and maintain a set of bylaws, copies of which shall

be filed with the sponsoring local sponsor chapter and the state society. The bylaws shall comply with institutional requirements.

A student chapter’s officers should include at least a President, Vice President,

Secretary, and Treasurer or Secretary-Treasurer.

Student chapters shall have the right to obligate their funds for the purposes necessary to promote their objectives, except that no NSPE student chapter, or any officer or representative thereof, shall have any authority to contract debts for, pledge the credit of, or in any way bind NSPE for those activities specifically prohibited by the student chapter bylaws, the state society, or by NSPE.

A student chapters may assess its members’ dues as provided for in the student chapter bylaws to defray expenses, and may accept non-compulsory contributions.

Copies of the student chapter charter should be maintained by the educational

institution, state society, and NSPE. Student chapters shall submit an annual report on activities to the local sponsor chapter,

state society, and NSPE.

Estimated Impact on Budget for 2007-2008 Year. No anticipated impact on the 2007-2008 NSPE Budget is expected by this revision. NSPE POLICY REVIEW TASK FORCE MEMBERS: V. Alan Werner, P.E., F.NSPE, PRC Chair Brad Aldrich, P.E., F.NSPE., PRC ExCom Liaison William Beery, P.E. James Currey, P.E. Albert N. Janco, P.E. Jerry Kahn, P.E., F.NSPE James T. McCarter, P.E., F.NSPE Kenneth Miller, P.E. Phillip Reiss, P.E., F.NSPE Calvin E. Weber, P.E., F.NSPE, Member Emeritus


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