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Contents:
President
President Report
Zone Leader Section
Highlight this month: Took first and third in USTR competition at FRC, and took 8 freshmen to
FRC
Vice President
Membership Report
Zone Leader Section
Highlight this month: 11 new members signed up on NOL as part of the each one bring one
initiative
Treasurer
Finance Report
Zone Leader Section
Communications
Communication Report
Zone Leader Section
S.L.A.M Newsletter
Programs
Programs Report
Program Planning Sheet High School Visitation
HSV Student Attendees
Highlight this month: a minimum of at least two members have applied for the Achievers plus
tutoring through NOL
Zone
Monthly Report
, NSBE term
Goals:
1. What specific goals do you expect to accomplish for the upcoming month?
Finalize the logistics for nationals
Creating a OGSMR for the chapter
Constructing a way of having CEB elections before Nationals and having some form of a transition
process for new eboard members.
Developing CEB email addresses
Strategies:
1. This is the portion where you place your ideas on how you will accomplish the
goals you set for yourself up above
1. Reserve hotel rooms, decide on transportation, figure out funding
2. Each member of the board will fill out a OGSMR for their position with current and Long run
goals
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3. I will start with having a CEB shadow program where interested members will actually begin
to do the duties of their chosen CEB member. Thus they will get idea of the amount of work that
person does or is expected to do. I will leave it up to the CEB to choose his or her shadow, unless
someone volunteers.
4. I currently have a Netscape email address for all NSBE presidential matters. The REB using
yahoo. No matter what the case many CEB members find that their school email boxes are
inundated with email that is NSBE related.
2. Be sure that your strategies are measurable; you want to have something to prove
you accomplished it
1.1 reserve hotel rooms by the end of finals and send out funding proposals
2.1 If I will received 9/11 OGSMR from the positions on the board
3.1 If at least one person ones for every position without having to be written in I will consider the
shadow initiative successful.
4.1 Have emails account setup for the Spring semester and remain active for there on out
Accomplishments:
1. Here is where you spill the beans on everything you were able to complete last
month include every task completed
1.1.1.hotel rooms have been booked and some College of Engineering funding proposals sent out
2.1.1 ALL OGSMR have been submitted except for the treasurer report
Works in Progress:
1. What activities are you currently planning?
2. What goals from the previous month were not accomplished?
There was nothing left undone from last month.
3. List reasons for not accomplishing goals or ―tweak‖ the goal to be more reachable
N/A
1. Finishing up the logistics for Nationals. Hotels have been reserved, just working on raising more
money and getting transportation
1.2. Constructing a way of having CEB elections before Nationals and having some form of a
transition process for new CEB members.
1.3 Constructing a way of having CEB elections before Nationals and having some form of a
transition process for new CEB members.
1.4 Developing CEB email addresses
2. The OGSMR was not fully completed. However, I am satisfied with that amount that did get
accomplished given the difficulty of developing a solid OGSMR.
o Not completed because all reports have not been submitted yet
Questions/Comments/Concerns/academic commitments:
1. Would you like to ask something specific?
2. Are there any academic commitments (i.e. exams, review sessions, tutorials, etc.)
that you have over the next two weeks, list.
Finals week
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ZONE LEADER SECTION 1:
1. What topics were discussed at your zone meeting?
The Admin zone discussed funding and sponsorship for national convention with the Morrill Engineering
Program
2. How do these topics affect the over zone and/or chapter?
This will determine how many members we can pay for to go to the conference and how many will have
to come out of pocket to pay defer some of the cost.
3. What in your zone would you like to improve?
4. Highlights of your Zone this month, if any (i.e. big events, major goal
accomplishments) Took first and third in USTR competition at FRC, and took 8 freshmen
to FRC
Zone
Monthly Report
, NSBE term
Goals:
To prepare an agenda for the first 2 JEB meetings by the start of the Spring 2006
semester.
Strategies:
1. I will set aside time in my appointment book to write my JEB plans.
Accomplishments:
Last month a JEB was held. I was not able to make chair the meeting. But my
president made sure the meeting was covered.
Works in Progress:
1. JEB meeting featuring the study abroad department
Questions/Comments/Concerns/academic commitments:
1. Would you like to ask something specific?
o No thank you.
2. Are there any academic commitments (i.e. exams, review sessions, tutorials, etc.)
that you have over the next two weeks, list.
o Yes, I have 2 finals and a Senior Design project due
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ZONE LEADER SECTION 2:
1. What topics were discussed at your zone meeting?
2. How do these topics affect the over zone and/or chapter?
3. What in your zone would you like to improve?
4. Highlights of your Zone this month, if any (i.e. big events, major goal
accomplishments) 11 new members signed up on NOL as part of the Each one bring one initiative
Zone
Monthly Report
, NSBE term
Goals:
1. What specific goals do you expect to accomplish for the upcoming month?
Getting A’s on all of my finals.
Strategies:
1. This is the portion where you place your ideas on how you will accomplish the
goals you set for yourself up above
- I will work for 8 hours per day on my goal until it has been completed.
2. Be sure that your strategies are measurable; you want to have something to prove
you accomplished it
- Check
Accomplishments:
1. Here is where you spill the beans on everything you were able to complete last
month include every task completed
I have conducted two meetings for our Cisco Systems/NSBE Research Group. I am
trying to secure more funding to support this research project. NSBE and SHPE
members have expressed interest and we have secured 2 faculty advisors.
Works in Progress:
1. What activities are you currently planning?
I am planning to apply for USTR in order that my research team has a place to
showcase our findings (Regional Conference, National Conference)
2. What goals from the previous month were not accomplished?
There was nothing left undone from last month.
3. List reasons for not accomplishing goals or ―tweak‖ the goal to be more reachable
N/A
Questions/Comments/Concerns/academic commitments:
1. Would you like to ask something specific?
No
2. Are there any academic commitments (i.e. exams, review sessions, tutorials, etc.)
that you have over the next two weeks, list.
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I have one exam and one paper due in the this week and then finals next week.
*Attach all relevant documentation*
ZONE LEADER SECTION 3:
1. What topics were discussed at your zone meeting?
2. How do these topics affect the over zone and/or chapter?
3. What in your zone would you like to improve?
4. Highlights of your Zone this month, if any (i.e. big events, major goal
accomplishments)
Zone
Monthly Report
, NSBE term
Goals:
Trying to find an improved way to have exec board review minutes and save paper at
the same time
Fix up display case in Engineering Hall
Company contact database
Put the information learned at FRC into effect
Thank you letters to companies for presenting and donating to our organization
Work with Melissa on GBM’s for this month being that it is Academic Excellence
Month
Plan for January GBM with ATK Thiokol
Study for ATB for FRC
Work on Holiday greeting cards for NSBE sponsors, alum, and membership with the
publicity committee
I plan to better serve my senator position next semester
Strategies:
Will email board to let them know that the minutes have been posted to web then
have them approve the minutes at the exec meeting or present errors
Staple the pictures and info in display case
Put company contacts on excel sheet and put on web
Type thank you letters and mail to companies
Communicate with Melissa on ways to help her with the meetings for the month, ie
needs and plans for the meetings.
Maintain communication with the ATK contact; determine the specifics of the
upcoming meeting.
Review ATB and FE exam materials
Determine objectives of the cards; who to send them to, the design, ordering
specifics, assign tasks among the publicity committee.
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Create a Senator calendar that will incorporate all of the duties and deadlines of
Senators.
Accomplishments:
Typed up minutes bimonthly and sent to exec board
Typed thank you letter to NSBE headquarters for donation
The specific needs and details for Melissa’s Nov GBM’s were met; food, room,
equipment. Though the content of both meetings was poorly presented.
Determined a date for the ATK meeting. Reserved a room and necessary equipment.
Will be inviting the Float N Illini and ordering food at a later date.
Studied for ATB but the team did not place. Maybe next year.
Decided on 4 designs for the holiday cards. In the process of compiling the mailing
list.
Senators helped with High school visitation
Works in Progress:
Survey for the beginning of next semester to see how the general body felt about how
the exec board functioned, what they felt about NSBE and what we need to improve
o
Did not finish contact database or resumes
Composing a final newsletter for the semester.
Aiming to have the greeting cards ordered by last day of the semester.
Organizing committee conference call for pub committee.
Didn’t complete the society of the month application for November but will for this
month.
Questions/Comments/Concerns/academic commitments:
Finals time is here and the semester is closing so time is limited to do anything
besides academics
Finals are approaching so everything not completed by reading day will probably be
postponed
Physics 100 final, 242 hours exam, and 225 hour exam, as well as afro presentation
this week. Next week I have finals as well as everyone
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ZONE LEADER SECTION 4:
Did not have time for a zone meeting this month because no one’s schedule matched
up due to exams, interviews and a week long thanksgiving break
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Zone
Monthly Report
, NSBE term
Goals:
1. What specific goals do you expect to accomplish for the upcoming month?
Sending out ―Thank You‖ cards to organizations who gave us money and people who gave
workshops at High School Visitation.
Strategies:
1. This is the portion where you place your ideas on how you will accomplish the
goals you set for yourself up above
2. Be sure that your strategies are measurable; you want to have something to prove
you accomplished it
The Public Relations Chair will also be contacted when the Thank You cards will be sent out since
she has a committee that can design the cards and mail them so she can have a comprehensive list of
which companies are supporting us.
Accomplishments:
1. Here is where you spill the beans on everything you were able to complete last
month include every task completed
High School Visitation was very successful with 35 students in attendance and 18 chapter members
assisting.
From the Funding Requests sent, Shell, Engineering Council and AmerenIP have sent checks for the
money requested. AmerenIP $1,000; EC $750.00; Shell full amounted requested
Works in Progress:
1. What activities are you currently planning?
2. What goals from the previous month were not accomplished?
3. List reasons for not accomplishing goals or ―tweak‖ the goal to be more reachable
I am currently planning to set up visitations to high schools to talk about NSBE Jr.
Making follow up phone calls to the students who attended the visitation since most of them
expressed a lot of interest in a lot of the summer programs has not been accomplished.
This goal was not accomplished since I have not had time to call all the students who attended the
visitation.
Questions/Comments/Concerns/academic commitments:
1. Would you like to ask something specific?
2. Are there any academic commitments (i.e. exams, review sessions, tutorials, etc.)
that you have over the next two weeks, list.
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I would like to ask that the general body become more involved in activities. As a cohesive
organization, I do not think that we should have to beg for assistance or even bribe members to want
to become active.
Finals are coming up in all classes, Soc 100 paper due
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High School Visitation Attending Students
LAST FIRST
NAME NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP NUMBER SCHOOL YEAR
CALUMET
LEWIS DARIUS 768 GREEN BAY AVE CITY 60409 773-290-7991 T.F. NORTH JR
CALUMET
PONGO DOMETI 302 MASON ST CITY 60409 708-862-1219 T.F. NORTH JR
CALUMET
IBEAUCHI NNAMDI 244 WARREN STREET CITY 60409 708-868-8789 T.F. NORTH JR
CALUMET
YOUNG LARNARD 647 BUFFALO AVE CITY 60409 708-862-4915 T.F. NORTH SR
HARRIS SHEVONTAE 8951 SOUTH LOWE #2 CHICAGO 60620 773-995-0077 PAYTON SOPH
KITTRELL KENNETH 9018 S HOUSTON CHICAGO 60617 773-440-1588 PAYTON SOPH
HARPER BRITTANY 1718 N. NASHVILLE AVE CHICAGO 60707 773-745-0250 PAYTON SOPH
CHAMPION BRITTANY 1054 N. MAYFIELD CHICAGO 60651 773-921-9430 PAYTON SOPH
ATWOOD BREANNA 4944 S. ST. LAWRENCE CHICAGO 60615 773-373-8993 PAYTON SOPH
HILL BRANDY 6821 S. DANTE CHICAGO 60637 773-324-1300 PAYTON JR
ROBERTS JASMINE 10728 S. PROSPECT CHICAGO 60643 773-445-5835 PAYTON SOPH
WILLIAMS DANIELLE 1337 E. HILLCREST PLACE PEORIA 61603 309-688-4542 WOODRUFF SR
CALDWELL GARY 1009 NE GLENDALE PEORIA 61603 309-677-6736 WOODRUFF SR
MCFADDEN JOY 411 E ARCHER PEORIA 61603 309-685-3797 WOODRUFF SR
NELSON MICHAEL 535 TRACY ST PEORIA 61603 309-688-0633 WOODRUFF SR
CARPENTER JERIKA 2811 W VICTORIA PEORIA 61603 309-679-0075 WOODRUFF JR
HARRIS KIMBERLY 1636 N. WISCONSIN PEORIA 61603 309-685-0146 WOODRUFF SR
GORDON BRITTANY 817 E MCCLURE PEORIA 61603 309-685-7527 WOODRUFF SR
JOHNSON DIANA 927 E RICHARDS BLVD PEORIA 61603 309-688-2871 WOODRUFF JR
SCOTT WESTLEY 21216 GEORGETOWN RD FRANKFORT 60429 LINCOLNWAY SR
DAVIS CHRISTINA 14415 S. WOODLAWN DOLTON 60419 708-201-7439 THORNRIDGE
PRICE JIMMIE 7440 S MARYLAND CHICAGO 60619 773-483-0705 BROOKS SR
MOFFETT KYSHIRA 317 N AVERS #2 CHICAGO 60624 773-722-6526 YOUNG SOPH
BASS LAVETTE 1861 S KARLOV CHICAGO 60623 773-277-2913 YOUNG JR
THOMAS, JR NORMAN 8044 S. ARTESIAN CHICAGO 60652 773-776-0331 YOUNG JR
HARRIS JALEESA 551 N DINE CHICAGO 60644 773-626-8300 YOUNG JR
CALUMET
ABDULAI IBRAHIM 277 SAGINAW AVE CITY 60409 708-730-0313 T.F. NORTH JR
PICKENS GABRIELLE 7818 S Burnham CHICAGO 60649 773-374-1840 Payton SOPH
BLAIR NYCHELLE 7021 S. KING DRIVE CHICAGO 60637 773-846-0050 PAYTON SOPH
BLANKS LATONYA 14418 S DORCHESTER DOLTON 60419 708-841-5878 THORNRIDGE SR
RILEY MARCUS 1615 S TRUMBULL CHICAGO 60623 773-542-5267 FARRAGUT SR
ENGRAM LAUREN 7948 S WABASH CHICAGO 60619 773-488-2144 PAYTON SOPH
HARMON MYEISHA 535 N HAMLIN #2 CHICAGO 60624 773-426-8804 PAYTON SOPH
JAMES TAIRE 5235 W VAN BUREN CHICAGO 60644 773-261-7880 PAYTON SOPH
MIMS ARSENIO 1005 NE MONROE PEORIA 61603 309-674-8477 WOODRUFF JR
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2ND PRIORITY
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Project Rules and Specifications
Each of these specifications listed must be met in order to load test.
1. The bridge must span a 15-inch gap. Therefore, make your bridge longer than 15
inches, ideally 16 inches.
2. The bridge must have a top loading surface that is a minimum of 5 inches in length.
3. The maximum width of the bridge is 3 inches.
4. There are no limitations on height.
5. Only materials and tools purchased from or supplied by the NSBE Official Supply
Center may be used for this project.
6. Full pieces of wood that have not been cut or damaged in any way may be returned
and the team will not be charged for that piece.
However, if the team returns an excessive amount of material compared to what they
actually used to build the bridge, they may be assessed a cost penalty for poor inventory
management.
7. Additional supplies may be purchased from the Supply Center throughout the project
time. The NSBE staff will record and track material usage and costs.
8. ―Borrowing without permission‖ materials or tools from another team, or sabotaging
(including ―accidentally falling‖) another project is not considered acceptable
behavior.
9. Cutting tools are for the sole purpose of cutting wood. The utmost safety must be
used when handling these sharp cutting tools. Cutting tools may only be used on the
cardboard surface provided, and GREAT care should be taken to NOT put cuts in the
tabletops in the project rooms.
10. You can build beneath the road bed a maximum of 2 inches.
NOTE: a solid roadbed is not required.
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8. Construction Materials
The materials available and their costs are as follows:
Material Quantity Size Cost
Balsa Wood 1 piece 1/8" x 1/8" x 36" $3.15
1 piece 1/8" x 3/8" x 36" $5.85
1 piece 1/8" x 1/4" x 36" $4.45
Bass Wood 1 piece 1/8" x 1/8" x 24" $2.25
1 piece 1/8" x 3/8" x 24" $5.70
1 piece 1/8" x 1/4" x 24" $3.75
a. Tools
Each team will be provided with the same basic set of tools that should be sufficient to complete the
construction—free of charge. Extra materials will be available based on the discretion of the NSBE Staff.
This means, if you break something, we will NOT necessarily give you a new item free of charge.
All sets will be checked on Thursday to make sure all necessary material is returned. Please return the
following list:
*Clamps (clothes pins)
*Cutting tools
*Ruler
*Glue
*Poster board to work on
Team Name:___________________________ Team Number:_______________________
Team Logo (optional):
Over the project time, your team will be responsible for creating and maintaining a design report for your
project. Your final version will be submitted with your completed project. This report is a WORK IN
PROGRESS. It should be updated accordingly and demonstrate daily progression of labor and reflective
thinking. Deadlines are important and time is money. Spelling is not a HUGE issue but organization and
neatness is. Note: write your answers on NOTEBOOK paper but, PLEASE SUBMIT this form along
with those additional papers. This will be used as your final score card.
Report should include:
explain general reasoning for you design/ material choice for your bridge, which material makes up
50% of your bridge bass, balsa, or even between the two
explain the steps your group took to create your bridge
From your brief lessons on loads explain how your bridge supports load
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state which aesthetic form(s) your team chose to exemplify (see below: choose from rhythm or
symmetry)
You may choose either one or both of the following aesthetic forms:
Rhythm: the effect given by consistent repetition across a specific distance.
Symmetry: an object that has a mirror image of itself about an axis or a plane.
What parts of your bridge building project went well?
If you had to build another bridge, what would you do differently?
TO BE FILLED IN BY NSBE STAFF:
What was the total cost spent on your bridge: ______________________
What was the total weight of your bridge: __________________________
The total mass held by the bridge: ________________________________
The total Efficiency score of the bridge: ___________________________
High School Visitation Expense Sheet
Zorba's $170
Jimmy John's $136.50
Skateland $314.00
Walmart $113.29
All Town Bus
Line $1,612.00
Geovanti's $240.21
Green St.
Dinner $220.00
Illinites $374
Project Te $321
McDonalds $170.01
Walgreens $26.74
Art Coop $119.52
Greyhound $19.00
ISR $282.00
Unknown $275.35
Total $4,393
Total -
unknown $4,118.04
HOUSING LIST
BURNS, JANICE DANIELLE, JOY, JERIKA
WYNN, BRANDON SHEVONTAE AND KENNETH
FORD, MICHAEL AND FOOTE, CHRIS WESTLEY AND MARCUS
FREEMAN, LAWANDRIA KYSHIRA, LAVETTE, JALEESA, KIM,
BIRTTANY G, DIANA
MCCLENDON, JENNIFER BRITTANY H AND GABBY
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MCDONALD, LARRY JIMMIE AND NORMAN
MIDDLETON, BRANDON GARY, MICHAEL, ARSENIO, DARIUS,
DOMETI, NNAMEDI, LARNARD,
IBRAHIM
SHERIFF, ASHLEY CHRISTINA AND LATOYA
WISDOM, KARMELL JASMINE, BRANDY, BREANNA,
BRITTANY C
TRICHE, BRITTANY CARMEL, MYEISHA, LAUREN,
NYCHELLE
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PROGRAM PLANNING SHEET
LOGISTICS
Date: 11/14/05
Name/Position: Ashley Boyd/PPCI Committee Name: High School Visitation
Name of Program: Fall High School Visitation
Date of Program:__11/04-11/06/05_____Time of Program: various
Duration of Program: 3 days
Committee Members: Adrianne Wheeler, Karmell Wisdom, Eric Hotchkiss, Ashley Asaju, Ashley
Sheriff, Larry McDonald, Sheena McKinney, Melissa Smith, Brandon Wynn, Brandon Middleton,
Jennifer McClendon, Brittany Triche, Lawandria Freeman, Janice Burns, Misha Cadet, Michael
Ford, Gabrielle Pendleton, Chris Foote
Key Contact Person(s): Ashley Boyd and Tasia Bradley
Number of Attendance: Members 15 Community 40
Goal(s) of Program:
The Visitation Weekend is geared toward minority students with sophomore through senior status
interested in gaining a higher education in fields related to math, science, or engineering. The
purpose of this weekend is to educate the students about the various fields in which they can major,
and also to give a comprehensive view of collegiate life.
During the visitation weekend various roundtable discussions and workshops will be held on topics
such as: college applications, engineering majors, financial aid, and life as a minority student. This
year, to make the visitation more interactive, a new objective has been added, a mini project.
During this project, the students are to conduct the most efficient bridge, using the guidelines
included in the folder.
The ways to best incorporate these skills to succeed and to be become more aware of higher
education are to have U of I engineering students provide tours, conduct a student panel, and to
facilitate workshops that promote critical thinking skills.
Check key business area(s) this program fulfills.
X_Academic Excellence _Technical Excellence
X_Leadership _Telecommunications
_Financial Vitality _ Environmental Justice
X_Academic Education & Career Access X_ Communications
X_Cultural Awareness/Community Service _ Professional Development
RESPONSIBILITIES (Complete sections applicable to your program)
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RESERVATIONS/SET UP- Indicate the estimated cost and person responsible.
Space(s) reserved: SEE ATTACHED
Banner space request submitted: SEE ATTACHED
Other: SEE ATTACHED
TECHNICAL – Indicate estimated cost and person responsible.
List all Audio/Visual needs (sound, outlets, etc): projector, free, Lawandria Freeman
Other:
PUBLICITY – How did you make use of the following publications? Indicate size and quantity.
Newspaper ad(s) Posters Flyers Radio ad(s)
Press release Banner Calendar Other
THANK YOU NOTES – If sent, indicate to whom.
PLEASE ATTACH ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.