GTSBE Magazine Issue #3 by GTSBE Magazine

Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers

2018-2019 Year - Issue #3

The A.C.E. in your pocket

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

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Kierston Jackson

Greetings, my name is Kierston Jackson and I am entering my senior year as a Chemical Engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am currently serving as the President for the Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers (GTSBE) which provides training and opportunity to our diverse black student population on campus. Our chapter provides resources for professional development to our current members, as well as working towards achieving our goal of graduating 10,000 black engineers through our Pre-Collegiate efforts and presence in our surrounding communities. GTSBE has personally been the catalyst for immeasurable growth and development while matriculating through college. It has taught me the importance of lever aging my network, displaying my strengths, and connecting to a community I can call family. My executive board and I aim to help our members create great experiences, and grow a skill-set that will take them far past their college years all through leveraging their GTSBE experience. This year we aim to make GTSBE "The ACE in your pocket." ACE meaning: Access to Resources, Connecting with the Community, and Engaging the Membership. I want to provide the tools that will help develop all our members into strong leaders by identifying their unique talents and perspectives. ----Kierston Jackson GTSBE President 2018-2019 gtsbe.president@gmail.com

Table of

Contents

Starting Hand Presidents Vision 1 Executive Board 4

Straight Suits

Acing the Books

Corporate Networking Social

Fall Regional Conference

NSBE Nationals 12 Conference Lambda Delta Rho

Black Women in 16 STEAM

STEAM Expo

PCI Day

Scholarship Sunday

A Walk for Education

A March for Education

32 Art of Aces

Helping Hand 28

Team BUZZ

LDR Service

PCI

Concluding Hand

Member Spotlight

Membership Statistics

International Month

Corporate Sponsors

TRIBE

Salute to GRADS

Publications Committee

E X E C U T I V E B O A R D

Kierston Jackson President

Chonel Chase Vice President

Yoyin Ibikunle Programs Chair

Ndeyanta Jallow Treasurer

Daisha White Secretary

Sabat Adous Parliamentarian

Nylah Boone Publications Chair

Makala Muhammed Historian

Landon Johnson Public Relations Chair

Armand Raynor Finance Chair 4

Phillip Blackwell Telecommunications Chair

Pampam Akinyemi Conference Planning Chair

Norman Harris LDR Chair

Enyinda Boms Membership Chair

Boluwaji Omodele International Chair

Anika Carter T.R.I.B.E. Chair

Chika Okonkwo Academic Excellence Chair

Chris Muse T.O.R.C.H. Chair

Alessandra Smith Pre-Collegiate Initiative Chair

Straight Suits Professionalism

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Corporate Networking Social

The Corporate Networking Social (CNS) is one of my favorite events GTSBE throws all year! In simple terms, CNS is designed to be a less formal interaction between students and company representatives. It allows students to practice marketing themselves and get a chance to hear about the opportunities each company presents. These discussions are held at round tables, usually accompanying about 5 students and 2 representatives per table. Food and beverages are also served during the event. Many students have received offers from CNS! For those that did not, they were still able to build relationships with many of the recruiters who are also present at the GT, NSBE, and majorspecific career fairs, which made future conversations much easier and more relaxed. This past year's CNS was a great success, and we were able to have 18 different companies in attendance. This event is great practice run for the big Fall Career Fair, but its value lies in the relationships established with the recruiters! I highly recommend all students to attend! - Landon Johnson Public Relations Chair

Fall Regional Conference Fall Regional Conference in Montgomery was a huge success this year! GTSBE took a total of 56 members which included our collegiate members as well as our PreCollegiate Members. FRC was a great opportunity for NSBE members to network with Fortune 500 Companies as well as their peers, and to learn about the National Organization on a wider scale. It was also an experience for students that had never been to a conference before because they had the opportunity to practice with several recruiters as well as attend workshops that were helpful. - Pampam Akinyemi Conference Planning Chair

45th NSBE National Conference

Region 3- Georgia Tech

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Lambda Delta Rho

Lambda Delta Rho is the freshman subset of the National Society of Black Engineers. The primary purpose of LDR is to introduce GTSBE freshmen to leadership positions, and help them to grow their leadership skills. This group is led by and executive board of freshmen elected by the general body at the beginning of the school year. They meet weekly to prepare events and weekly general body meetings, and fundraisers. They are led by the LDR chair, Norman Harris, and four sophomore advisors, Vinez Lyde, Josslyn Lally, Chandler Dorsey, and Davy Waku.

Events and Success During the fall semester, the LDR executive board produced a few different events. First, they executed a candygram fundraiser for Halloween called “Candygrams for your ‘Boo’”. Their next event was a movie night around Christmas time. Finally, they sold hot chocolate and snacks at an NPHC event at the end of the semester. During the spring semester, the LDR executive board worked to execute the annual LDR date auction. On the night of the event, over 200 people attended and about $2000 were raised. The money raised over the course of the school year will go toward a scholarship for a few students in the incoming Georgia Tech freshman class. The LDR president, 1st year Computer Engineering student Jayla Williams, had this to say about how the year went. “The year went very well. It was a very different experience having to build an organization from the ground up since we started the year as a brand new group with nothing. It was also an enjoyable experience getting to know the other e-board members.”

Executive Board Additionally, the LDR executive board planned weekly general body meetings. Some of the meeting topics were financial literacy, academic success, professional development, and mental and spiritual health. They also hosted a few study halls and game nights. During the spring, they partnered with the Pre-Collegiate Initiative to have a meeting catered toward high schoolers. Multiple students and their parents came and got a chance to hear about college life from a panel, eat pizza, and meet GTSBE students.

Lambda Delta Rho helped to unite the black freshman community at Georgia Tech, and provided those students with the tools needed to be successful at Georgia Tech. Additionally, it gave the 13 students on the executive board an opportunity to grow their leadership skills and put them to good use.

Black Women in STEAM A Seat at the Table

Black Women in S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) was created with the intention to motivate and encourage black women from varying age groups to recognize their goals and potential despite obstacles presented in their field of study. The 6th annual Black Women in S.T.E.A.M. (BWIS) luncheon took place on February 9th, 2019. The theme of this yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; luncheon was A Seat at the Table. To that end, the focus of this event was to emphasize the importance of representation in spaces traditionally unoccupied by underrepresented groups. During the program, we highlighted discussion with moderators in the areas of financial literacy/entrepreneurship, wellness, and life after school. Based on the feedback received from over 70 participants, attendees appreciated the opportunity to engage in intimate, and open discourse with a number of successful black women. At the conclusion of the program, GTSBE presented two scholarship awards. Awards were judged based on the ability of the applicant to think critically about effective ways in which to use their seat at the table to help black women. Not only did women feel inspired to become trailblazers due to the nature of the event, but they also felt encouraged to pay it forward through mentorship.

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Don't touch my pride They say the gloryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all mine Don't test my mouth They say the truth is my sound

They not gon' get it from the get go Don't let anybody steal your magic, yeah But i got so much y'all You can have it

Acing the Books Academics

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Our annual STEAM Expo happened this March and had over 200 people in attendance. This expo gives K-12 students the opportunity to learn about real world applications of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through hands-on activities and demonstrations led by Georgia Tech students. The experiments covered everything from creating slime and tracking your pulse to building water pollution filters and demonstrating the binary process of computers. This event encompasses access to resources and connecting the community by engaging the membership with K-12 community and providing them with resources for K-12 to get exposure to STEAM. In the goal to graduate 10,000 engineers by 2025, GTSBE realizes that a large part of the solution is to begin with the pipeline by planting the seed in our pre-collegiate students first.

PCI Day 2019 On PCI day, we invite high school students to Georgia Tech to participate in college/STEM related activities. This event is important because it is critical to expose high school students to STEM and display the different opportunities NSBE can offer. This year we had students attend from Westlake High School and Chamblee High School. The high school students were able to participate in a variety of different activities. Student were able to have a 30 minutes campus tour that highlighted major campus attractions like the football stadium and the library. A tour of the Invention Studio where students could observe the laser cutter, software, 3D printers, waterjets, wood shop, and metal shop. Additionally, the student attends a NSBE meeting, then had a catered lunch, enjoy bowling and table game in Tech Rec, and finally participate in a panel with different faculty and students. The high school students had a great time, they were able to learn more about Georgia Tech as an institution and learn different career opportunities that are offered STEM.

Scholarship Sunday Scholarship Sunday is an initiative that was started by Bro. Jacob Tzegaegbe of the Nu Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. when he served as president of the Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers (GTSBE) in the 2010-2011 school year. The Nu Mu Chapter has partnered with the Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers to make this initiative for students to study, enter in a raffle to win a scholarship ranging from $250 to $500, and collaborate with peers in a productive setting. Scholarship Sunday also gives students the chance to received tutoring assistance provided for their various disciplines offered at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

2018-2019 Scholarship Winners Mariah Washington Brett Broughton Malaikatu Karbo Shanice Price Ifeanyi Ofunne India Godfrey Rebecca Hammond 23

A Walk for A March for Education Education A Walk For Education (AWFE) is an annual NSBE event in which our membership visits a residential community and goes door to door, interacting with families and passing out packets of information. Packets include things such as admissions information from different Georgia colleges, articles containing helpful information, and information on summer camps in the area. On the actual day of, we broke into small groups to handle different streets, and although many people may turn us away at the door, (or not even answer!) the people that were open to conversation got to meet some of GTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best and brightest. We also usually partner with the AUC NSBE on this event, and it is a great bonding experience within the small groups. We had eboard members alongside general body members and AUC members all working together (in the rain!) to disburse collegiate knowledge into the community.

A March for Education On January of 2019 GTSBE hosted its 6th annual A March for Education (AMFE), whose purpose is to promote and empower African Americans in education, and provide the community with valuable information and resources to pursue their education further. AMFE undoubtedly inspires the various generations involved and shows what can be achieved through the unification of our race, as well as the limitless opportunities education can grant. This year we hosted over 50 students and exposed them to academic opportunities beyond undergraduate education. We were honored to have Ryan Adkins, a former GTSBE president who created the initial A March for Education, as our keynote speaker. He shared the importance on finding your passion and making it the reason you march to positively impact yourself and your community. Participants got to reflect on their own reasons for marching and share them through a motivational video.

Helping Hand Service

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Team BUZZ Team Buzz is an annual, campus-wide day of service, and every year GTSBE designates a specific project for our membership to work on as a unit. We love Team Buzz because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to build camaraderie, not just within our membership, but also with other campus organizations. I like to think of it as a big Georgia Tech crossover episode! Students from all areas of campus are working shoulder to shoulder to do something positive in the community, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just beautiful. Examples of projects we get to do range from STEM demonstrations to cleaning up riverbanks, and this year GTSBE participated in the DeKalb Memorial Cleanup project. Unfortunately, it was raining this year, but we still had a good number of participants show up to do outdoor work with their favorite org! We moved mulch, pulled weeds, dug holes, you name it. Hats off to everyone who participated and I can't wait to see where we help out next year! -Chris Muse TORCH Chair

LDR Polo Match On September 23, 2018, Lambda Delta Rho volunteered at the Tomorrow’s Luminaries Foundation Polo Match. This annual event is a fundraiser for the Tomorrow’s Luminaries Foundation, an organization that “works with underserved students to provide extraordinary opportunities in literacy and leadership.” Lambda Delta Rho members attended the event for 6 hours, and helped in a variety of ways. This included setting up and decorating the premises, selling tickets to guests, providing transportation from the parking area, greeting attendees, and ushering people to their seats.

Pre-Collegiate Initiative Initially when running for Pre-Collegiate Initiative Chair my motto was "nurturing them now, so they can lead in the future". And to do this, my goal was to expose them to STEM, increase their leadership skills and allow students to learn more about NSBE. I think that being PCI Chair and accomplishing these goals has been one of the most impactful experiences of my time at Georgia Tech. Being able to make relationships with high school students, and learn about their dreams and aspirations, and contribute to them, has been a priceless experience. Serving as PCI Chair has given me an opportunity to create change and impact others outside of Georgia Tech. -Alessandra Smith Pre-Collegiate Chair

Accomplishments

• PCI Day - 25 high school students attend from Westlake and Chamblee High School • Going to Speak At MLK Middle School - Talked about STEM and Georgia Tech 7 middle school students and Assisted them making their career vision boards • Going to Speak at Chamblee High School - Spoke to 13 high school students after school about STEM careers • LDR Meet and Greet- Had over 45 attends 10 students, 4 parents, and 2 school reps come participate in the LDR meeting, which included dinner, a panel, and icebreaker • Tour for High School Students • PCI Leadership Workshop

High School Jr Chapters McNair High School

Chamblee High School Westlake High School Mount Arabia High School Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Art of Aces Culture

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Art of Aces Spotlights

Recognizing members who have integrated art, entrepreneurship and activism in their lives. Amamihe Nnodum Owner of Amara Jewelers

Amamihechukwu Nnodum is a fourth year Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Major at Georgia Tech, with a passion to not only learn academics of engineering and enhance his financial literacy daily, but to also tell and experience stories from his culture and traditions. From his love of storytelling and admiration for financial literacy, Amamihechukwu says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also started learning

that I can increase my impact on my community and the world by embracing financial literacy, combined with being socially and culturally intentional with financial knowledge. â&#x20AC;&#x153; From his interests and desires emerged his jewelry brand, Amara Jewelers, The Fashion Jewelry Source. In 2017, after his last final exam of the semester at Georgia Tech, he came up with the idea to start Amara Jewelers; the company has been growing and expanding ever since. He created his first collection in mid-January 2018, and has been moving along ever since. Something Amamihechukwu hopes to learn from having his own jewelry business is how to build, grow, and protect systems of people and assets to make a economic and social difference. While doing this, he also hopes to encourage and develop other people who look like him to become ambitious leaders who are knowledgeable and excited to execute their dreams and passions.

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Mykala Sinclair

Founder of Revive - Mental Health Organization on campus Mykala Sinclair is a 4th year mechanical engineering major at Georgia Tech, and is involved in Art Matters and REVIVE. She has been consistently involved in both organizations for the majority of her time here at Georgia Tech due to their alignment to her passions and interests of health and wellness, art, sociology, and psychology. “Coming to Tech, I was searching for an art community and got a reference to apply for an organization called Art Matters. I joined and fell in love with not only the creative outlet components but the activism components as well.” From the early stages in life, Mykala was taught to express herself in art and was immersed in the arts as her parents are artist themselves. She was even taught many skills from her parents as her mother is a visual artist, sculptor, and band nerd, while her father is a bass player, self-taught mixing engineer, and reggae lover. Prior to coming to Tech in her middle and high school years, she started to show signs of depression and anxiety. She says, “ at the time, I did not know what I was feeling, what it meant, that I could get help with those feelings with professionals, and so on. It was not until after my attempt did I get exposure to counseling, mental health terms and definitions, and the world of the other realms of health that was not physical. It was my post-attempt and my psychology teacher that really influenced my interest in health and wellness moving forward.” Entering Tech, she observed and heard from many voices that there was not a huge focus on mental health especially in the communities of students of color. From observation, listening to other students express the need for more focus on mental health, and her interest in health and wellness led to the creation of REVIVE at the beginning of Fall 2016. In the early stages of her organization, she created an unofficial executive board and started doing interviews, meetups, research online, and organizing partnership meetings from the fall of 2016 to early fall of 2017 until the organization could be chartered on Georgia Tech’s campus. From REVIVE and her involvement in Art Matters, Mykala has learned a lot through her participation thus far with each organization, and plans to continue learning. From leading and her participation, she hopes to learn how to properly transfer each organizations’ purpose into sustainable resources such as series, programs, classes, and/or workshops under the institute without compromising the organization’s originality.

Sinet Adous, Rebecca Hammond, & Alessandra Smith Founders of HEARD

One day in the fall of 2018, three, second year students with Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , International Affairs, and Environmental Engineering majors realized they had something in common. Rebecca Hammond, Alessandra Smith, and Sinet Adous sat together to discuss their shared passion for expression through words, and quickly realized they had a little writers circle cooking up and decided to expand it. From that they formed HEARD, a group where writers, poets, and lyricists can gather to write in an intimate safe space, improve their craft and validate their work, in January 2019.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a student at Georgia Tech, it often feels as though scholastic responsibilities should always take priority in the hierarchy of where to devote my energy. As a creative in this world, that can just as often feel suffocating. I turn towards written and spoken word poetry as my outlet, and for a while, I was convinced that I was the only person with my ideas and artistic urges. Collaborating and sharing with Rebecca and Alessandra showed me just how wrong I was. There is power and mobilization in community and congregation. Knowing that there were likeminded creatives on campus motivated me and the rest of the trio to create a safe space for those individuals.â&#x20AC;?- Sinet

From them starting this new group, each one hopes to grow as a writer, help others to feel as if their voices are being heard, to create a safe space on Georgia Tech’s campus for people to share their art, and to learn from others as well. Writers they are, each one having unique reasons for the depth of their passion in the art, have already begun to experience the impact HEARD has on their writing. Alessandra stated that “being apart of Heard allows me to be a better writer, but also learn more about the importance and the art of writing from others.I have been writing since I was 7 years old, I started calling them poems around 13 years old, and I've been writing since then.”

From this experience of cultivating HEARD and developing as writers in the group, each one hopes to take away something different from the group and this experience. Rebecca says, “ I hope to learn how to cultivate my own and others vulnerability. Vulnerability is difficult, but crucial to art. Creating a space where people feel comfortable enough to grow and share is a new challenge to me, but I'm excited to facilitate in making what I hope to be a unique space on campus.”

Sinet also shared she hopes “ to give others a community to share their art, improve their work, and collaborate ideas. Past experience has shown me that viewing other people's work can be inspirational...You just never know who you can relate to, and art lets us be our most vulnerable. I also hope this group keeps us accountable as artists, as it can often be easy to get lost in the work and responsibilities of being a student at Georgia Tech.” While Sinet looks forward to the growth of HEARD and potential of the group keeping artists accountable of each other, Alessandra says she hopes, “ to contribute to a community of writers in the local Atlanta, who can fellowship, learn, grow, and create with each other. I have high hopes for Heard, and I look forward for the impact we will make in the future.”

Alessandra, Rebecca, and Sinet are all looking forward to HEARD growing and expanding more into the Georgia Tech community as a safe space for artists to come together, and encourage others to express themselves and to be vulnerable with their craft and peers. While they are just beginning in their journey, the group will surely make a positive impact on campus and in the black community.

Quinnell Smith Founder of SimplyB3 Blog

Quinnell Smith is a senior Mechanical Engineering major and Industrial Design Minor at Georgia Tech with a passion for her STEAM, embracing lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey and moments, and mentorship of her peers. From her love for making the most out of life, embracement of growth and change, and desire to help others reach their full potential, Quinnell was inspired to start her blog, SimplyB3 which stands for Simply Bold,

Brilliant, and Beautiful in December 2017. The purpose of her blog is to help others dig deeper into finding their true selves, and to empower others to be bold, brilliant, and beautiful everyday. Her inspiration for SimplyB3 came from thinking about how in such a short amount of time during her junior year of college, she was able to find out more about herself than she ever had. During this time, Quinnell gained confidence and determined the type of woman she wants to be remembered as and continue to grow towards. She made a vow to herself to be bold: to not let society or anyone else determine who she is or was created to be; to be confident, kind, caring, and unafraid of growth. To be brilliant: to stay focused on learning something each day and working hard on her career to get to her end goal. To be beautiful: to know that true beauty is not what can be snapped through a camera lenses, but is what is in the soul. Quinnell created SimplyB3 to not only be a reminder and sense of encouragement for herself, but for other young women as well whom may be going through college of facing many new life challenges like herself everyday. From her blog, she hopes to create a welcoming platform in which women feel they can be their authentic selves, look to the blog as a source of encouragement and knowledge for personal growth, and to develop a community among women in which they all feel they are striving towards the best version of themselves while enjoying lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey.

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Sinet Adous Experience on Capitol Hill

Sinet Adous, a second year International Affairs student had her dream of working on Capitol Hill become a reality in January 2019. Since high school, she has had a passion for civil and human rights, and particularly the work of John Lewis. Bringing that passion with her to college, she decided to dedicate her career to studying domestic and international perspectives of human rights and liberties, and would like to one day attend Law School. Ever since she learned that John Lewis was still active today as a Member of Congress, it had been my dream to work for his office. After receiving the Federal Jackets Fellowship at Georgia Tech, she applied and was accepted as a full-time intern in the Office of Congressman John Lewis in Washington, D.C. for the Spring 2019 term. During her her internship she has had the opportunity to understand more of how civil rights policy is crafted, enforced, and protected, and hopes to continue learning more about it and the influence of grassroots organizations on communities on the ground. With an increasingly diverse congressional membership, and the long-awaited existence of a Democratic-majority House, she feels blessed to be get a first-hand look at the political process as it is fueled by people who share similar beliefs to her own. From experience thus far on Capitol Hill, she has learned that, “While much of our media currently broadcasts a "he-said-shesaid" narrative, the actual work that takes place on Capitol Hill is much more substantial.” While her internship is only for the spring semester, her pursuit of education and advocacy will continue and develop long after as she continues her journey to Law School and fight for social justice. “ It's important that I, and anyone else who wishes to pursue a career dedicated to social justice, recognize that policy and highplatform leadership is certainly not the only way to make significant change. “- Sinet 39

International

Month

For international month this year, we decided to expose our traditional students to "the world beyond them" which essentially means educating the students about the international entities among us. Through research, I was able to narrow down the 3 most popular international presences among us namely, the Caribbean islands (eg Haiti), Africa and Afro Latin. For the first meeting, I was able to have a discussion about the revolutions, breach towards independence and current states of these parts of the world. In the second meeting, I exposed the students to professionalism aspects through a brief fashion show and conversation. Through this I was able to highlight the differences among these regions of the world. The final meeting had was a conversation about the heritage of music as it traced back to the Caribbean islands in the 18th-19th century; this conversation was one that led us into black history month. Through these, I feel like I was able to take the membership on an excursion around the world therefore an increment in their levels of knowledge and interest.

International Students answer questions about Tech and their transition here:

Jeanine Williams

Ayomikun Omolayo

Major/minor: Biochemistry Where you're from: Jamaica First impressions of Georgia Tech and/or Atlanta? City life is what I’m used to being from Jamaica so transferring from auburn to GT really helped me to fit in How has NSBE helped you as an international student? Helped me to connect more with people in the black community

Major/minor: Chemical Engineering Where you're from: Nigeria First impressions of Georgia Tech and/or Atlanta? I was really impressed at how everyone around was immediately willing to interact with me and help me navigate life on campus How has NSBE helped you as an international student? Don’t wait until you need help to find friends

Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering Where you're from: Nigeria First impressions of Georgia Tech and/or Atlanta? I

Ifeanyichukwu Ofunne

expected constant stress and seclusion and I’ve definitely felt the stress but the seclusion hasn’t been a problem. I was blessed with a great support system from the get go. They helped me with getting accustomed to the workload. Honestly, I’d probably be bald from stress if it wasn’t for them.

How has NSBE helped you as an international student? NSBE has opened the door to so many networking opportunities for me. It makes it so much easier to meet people who share similar visions about the future. Being a part of NSBE gives me a better understanding of what it takes to succeed as a black engineer. 41

T R I B E

Transfer

Retention

Initiative

for Black

Engineers

TRIBE, Transfer Retention Initiative for Black Engineers, is the initiative of the Georgia Tech Society of Black Engineers to help transfer students and athletes to become more comfortable at Georgia Tech. Debuting this school year, TRIBE held monthly meetings where students in the group were able to bond and learn about how to get connected, academic success at Georgia Tech, and the struggles of transitioning at Georgia Tech. Additionally, they had a few events including Mix to Match, a plutonic speed-dating event to help students meet new people, a game night, and also a vision boards night to bring in the new year. When Anika Carter, the TRIBE chair, arrived at Georgia Tech, she had a hard time adjusting. She says, “I didn’t feel welcomed and I had a difficult time meeting people. Everyone would stare and not speak. It made it a lot more difficult to matriculate through the school because it was difficult to receive help or know who to ask for help.” However, things soon began to turn around when she got involved with the Georgia Tech Society for Black Engineers. She says, “NSBE has exposed me to other black kids on campus with similar interest as well as different professional avenues, encouraging me to do better academically and forcing me to be more social. Serving as TRIBE chair helped me

become more integrated in the community.” Chuka Okolie, a third year Biomedical Engineering student, was very nervous when transferring to Georgia Tech. “I thought it was gonna be a place where people barely interacted with each other and did nothing but stress over classes, but I was mistaken. People here are cool and I feel like I made the right decision by coming to the school. The organization [TRIBE] has really helped me meet new people and learn more about GT’s black community.” Daniel Upkong, a fourth year Aerospace Engineering major, was not sure what to expect transferring to such a large college. Even so, he adjusted. He says this about TRIBE: “It has opened the door for so many professional opportunities as well open the door to connections with other motivated students.”

TRIBE has helped many students to integrate into the Tech community, and has also done a great job of preparing students to the competitive academic and professional environment.

Congratula of 2018 & 44

ations Class & 2019! 45

Niya Abdulkadir Hometown: Muscat, Oman Major/minor: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Global Development GTSBE involvement: President, Vice President, Public Relations Chair, LDR Programs Chair Campus involvement: Georgia Tech Housing Most memorable moment: Studying abroad in Korea Post-grad plans: Moving to Houston, Texas to work for Phillips 66 Words of advice: Don't become a victim of the expectations that are socially put on Tech students

Jade Lewis

Hometown: Norcross, Georgia Major/minor: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Campus involvement: OMED, TSA, AIChE Most memorable moment: Homecoming week Post-grad plans: Travel around Europe for at least 2 months Words of advice: Live your best life in college and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let school over power you. These 4-5 years will be the best times of your life.

Christopher Jackson Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering GTSBE involvement: Affiliate Member Campus involvement: P2P, RISE Intel Scholar, Gold Squad Practice Player on Ga. Tech's Women's Basketball Squad Most memorable moment: CarribSA event at the Royal Peacock Post-grad plans: Accepted Full Time Offer with Rockwell Automation in Technical Sales Engineering(Domain Expert) Words of advice: Regrets: Became extremely stressed out by working full time at night and going to school full time as well at an academically rigorous institution...Advice: If you financial situation places you in a position where you don't have to work while here, DON'T! Also, create your class schedule around some of your colleagues who work similar to the way you do ethically. Placing yourself around like minded individuals will assist you greatly in trying to get through stressful environment.Lastly, go out sometimes! Don't be antisocial like a lot of the kids on campus...Yes, this school can get you a job, but it can't help you create a life for yourself...By that point, you will wonder what the purpose of the job is if you function without purpose.

Rotimi Olotu Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Major/minor: Computer Science/ Aerospace Engineering; Math/Physics GTSBE involvement: Member Campus involvement: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Most memorable moment: Seeing A's on my tests Post-grad plans: Finally get some sleep Words of advice: Get more involved/Don't zone out in class

Brandon Harris Hometown: Houston, Texas Major/minor: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering GTSBE involvement: Member Most memorable moment: GT vs Miami White Out Game Post-grad plans: Supply Logistics Coordinator at ExxonMobil Words of advice: Networking is essential

Courtney Loren Freeman Hometown: Ypsilanti, MI Major/minor: Dual Degree Physics and Mechanical Engineering; Mathematics GTSBE involvement: General body member Most memorable moment: SLAA Post-grad plans: TBD Words of advice: Take advantage of tutoring and office hours

Shade Douglas

Hometown: Buffalo, NY Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering/Mathematics Dual Degree Engineering GTSBE involvement: General Body Member; March for Education Campus involvement: O.M.E.D. Edge Leader; Center for Academic Success Student Assistant Most memorable moment: Watching "The First Wives Club" with my roommates my second semester here and, for the first time, feeling like I belonged at Tech Post-grad plans: TBD (Ongoing negotiations) Words of advice: Adopt/develop the mentality of "When I eat, my team eats." There will never be a time when you won't need help or a hand from someone in some way, so bring others up with you on your way up. Let them stand on your shoulders the same way you're standing on someone else's.

Sarai Neloms

Hometown: Augusta, GA Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering and Math (Dual Degree from Spelman College) GTSBE involvement: General Body Member/March of Education/Walk for Education Campus involvement: AASU, Peer 2 Peer Mentoring Program (CEED), Hardworking Student Most memorable moment: Getting to lead my team's final performance at SLAA last year, and making an A in Fluid Mechanics. Both were equally important. Post-grad plans: Secure the bag. Words of advice: Please study abroad! That's the one thing I wish I would have gotten to do. Also don't underestimate yourself, you can do whatever you put your mind to.

Miles Parker Hometown: Fairburn, GA Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering; Business (T&M) GTSBE involvement: Telecommunications Committee (2016) Campus involvement: Student Ambassadors, Library UAB, FirstGen, SSM,VIP, FreshGA, GTMS Most memorable moment: Studying abroad in GTL Post-grad plans: Boeing Words of advice: Taking advantage of the free events/ resources at Tech (CreateX, Lynda, Melissa Moore emails), exploring Atlanta, and learning how to deal with stress earlier.

Kaela Fennell Chin Hometown: Davie, Florida Major/minor: Biomedical Engineering; Industrial Design GTSBE involvement: LDR Fundraising Chair, Sigma Pageant, Date Auction Participant, NSBE at Ethicon Co-op Involvement Campus involvement: Alternative Service Break (Medina Banks, Belize), GT WIE Mentor, Peer Tutor at GT Athletic Association, Peer Leader with GT Housing, GT Women's Club Volleyball Participant and President Most memorable moment: My most memorable moment while at GT was my service trip to the Medina Banks in Belize. We spent the week living basically in the forest with no cell service living in wood constructed bunk beds. But spent this week building a clinic for the local town while getting to learn so much about their culture. Post-grad plans: Materials Engineer on Baby & Child Care Global Development Team at Kimberly-Clark Words of advice:Get involved early, take advantage of all the new technologies offered (learn to 3D print, laser cut, solder, etc. there are so many invention studios on campus), study abroad early, do what makes you happy and do not worry about what others may think, use LinkedIn to make valuable connections, it is okay to not know what exactly you want to do with your life.

Caitlyn Britt

Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA Major/minor: Computer Science GTSBE involvement: TORCH Committee, LDR Eboard Campus involvement: Wreck Camp, For the Kids, Student Government Association, Well-Being Activators, KNIT Mentorship, EDGE Mentorship, Path Forward Most memorable moment: Miracle on Techwood Post-grad plans: Working full time at Google in New York Words of advice: Do what makes you happy. Take breaks, get off campus, try something new, change your major, have a self-care day, build a support system, and create a life you love.

Angelique McCoy

Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Electrical Engineering GTSBE involvement: PCI Day Committee, 5th Annual Black Women in STEAM Luncheon attendee Campus involvement: SAA Kickoff Planning Committee, Women in ECE e-board, ECE Ambassadors, Transfer Student Association Mentor Most memorable moment: Finally passing C++ Post-grad plans: Working in industry Words of advice: Always sit in the front row of class, establish a connection with your professors no matter what, study with the smartest people in class, and remember to balance work with fun

Nyya Cox

Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Industrial Engineering GTSBE involvement: I have been involved with GTSBE for 2 years and I am also apart of TRIBE Campus involvement: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, P2P Mentoring, VIP Academic Resilience Most memorable moment: 2018 NSBE Conference in Pittsburgh and the Fall 2018 AKA Probate Post-grad plans: Travel, start working full-time as a consultant, and get masters degree Words of advice: Live everyday to the fullest and take advantage of the opportunities that come to you.

Kylie Brianna Byrd

Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA Major/minor: International Affairs; International Business GTSBE involvement: LDR VP Freshman year; Attended Nationals last year Campus involvement: Xi Alpha Delta Sigma Theta, GT Model United Nations Most memorable moment: Miracle on Techwood Post-grad plans: Working in Information Technology at The Boeing Company in Seattle Words of advice: Never be afraid to ask for help. Do your best to get things done in a timely manner and start studying early.

Leah J. Miller Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Business Administration concentration in Finance; Spanish GTSBE involvement: Member Campus involvement: ODK Deek, AASU Member (former President, Treasurer, and Finance Chair), ERT Most memorable moment: Introducing and sitting with Ambassador Andrew Young when he received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, and talking to him about my father. Post-grad plans: Moving to New York to work for BlackRock Words of advice: Recognize/discover what is truly important to you and prioritize it.

Marissa Randolph Hometown: McDonough, GA Major/minor: ChBE; FIlm & Media Starts GTSBE involvement: LDR Campus involvement: Diamond Campaign mentoring, GT Womens Club Volleyball, ChBE Student Advisory Board Most memorable moment: Producing Best Overall Documentary Post-grad plans: Pass the Patent Bar Exam Words of advice: Make sure to sleep first. Do not invite unnecessary stress into your life no matter the form.

Danyelle Nicole Holder Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA Major/minor: Mechanical Engineering; History GTSBE involvement: PCI Kid via Chamblee, PCI Committee, General Member Campus involvement: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; Resident Advisor at North Avenue East Apartments, Peer Tutor for Calculus through Differential Equations, History, Economics, and Electrical Engineering for the Georgia Tech Athletics Association; African American Student Union Publications Chair; African American Student Union Vice President; GT1000 Team Leader; American Association of Blacks in Energy Black Energy Awareness Month Keynote Speaker; Society of Women Engineers; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Center for Engineering Education and Diversity Peer-to-Peer Program Most memorable moment: Joining the Illustrious Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Post-grad plans: Process and Development Engineer for Dentifrice, Antiperspirant Deodorant, and Custom Manipulations at Procter & Gamble in Greensboro, NC. Traveling the World Words of advice:Where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a will, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way. Piss poor planning on you part does not constitute a crisis on mine. Instead of having a bad day, be thankful you have the day.

Charles Van-HeinSackey

Hometown: Elmina, Ghana Major/minor: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; German/Energy Systems GTSBE involvement: International Committee; International Chair (2017-18) Campus involvement: African Student Association; FASET Leader; GTIA; OMED Tutor; ChBE Peer Mentor Most memorable moment: Finding out my first Physics II test score while on phone with my mum Post-grad plans: Undecided Words of advice: 1. If you're having/have had a rough time at Tech, take time off (preferably a weekend or a break), figure out what you need to work on, and come back CONFIDENT! 2. Do FASET! 3. Discover who you are and become who you aspire to be, and be your UNAPOLOGETIC SELF!

Norman Harris

Hometown: Kennesaw, GA Major/minor: Aerospace Engineering GTSBE involvement: LDR Chair Campus involvement: President of Delta Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, EDGE Mentor, Peer 2 Peer Mentor Most memorable moment: Playing in Madison Square Garden in NIT Final Four Post-grad plans: Entering Boeing Rotational Program based out of Southern California Words of advice: Comparison is a catalyst for selfdoubt. Everybody grows at their own pace.

Chelsea Denise-Nicole Burks Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Business Administration (Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration); Law, Science and Technology GTSBE involvement: Conference Planning Committee Campus involvement: AASU Black History Month Chair, BWI, Overnight Visitation Chair (ART) Most memorable moment: My most memorable GT memory was definitely bringing Janet Mock to Georgia Tech, while serving as the Black History Chair for AASU. During the process, there was a good amount of push back from the school because she was a trans woman, but I honestly didn't care about how the alum or administration felt; I knew that the community deserved to be represented. Period. To this day, it is definitely my proudest accomplishment, and she was absolutely amazing! Post-grad plans: Work for a few years, have not decided where yet. Then I am going to law school to become a patent attorney and open up a law firm dedicated to patent law. Words of advice: Don't go through Tech alone. It's so important that you have a support system in place while trying to navigate this place; find your tribe, even if it's outside of the black community here at Tech and don't be afraid to lean on them when you need it.

Nelson Alexander Raphael Hometown: Decatur, GA Major/minor: Electrical Engineering; German GTSBE involvement: GTSBE PCI Chair/ R3 Regional Leadership Chair Campus involvement: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Opportunity Research Scholars, CaribSA, AASU, GT Student Ambassadors Most memorable moment: Going to Nationals as a PCI student with the GTSBE chapter at the time. Post-grad plans: Hopefully a full-time offer by the time this is presented. Words of advice: Plan you involvements to line up with you career interests it helps you with time management and helps streamline your resume for later years.

Nia Hall

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Major/minor: Business Administration - Operations & Supply Chain Management/Certificate, Business Data Analytics GTSBE involvement: LDR Community Service Cochair Campus involvement: Epic Intentions Most memorable moment: The 3-day snow day! Post-grad plans: Consultant in Digital Operations Practice of Capgemini Invent. Words of advice: Take mental health breaks if you need it.

Sabat Adous

Hometown: Buford, GA Major/minor: Business Administration, Operations and Supply Chain MGT GTSBE involvement: Parliamentarian, Secretary (2016-2018), T.R.I.B.E Campus involvement: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., GT Student Ambassadors, Membership Chair - AASU (2016), Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), Co-Op program, GT Opportunistsâ&#x20AC;Ś.lol Most memorable moment: 2016 NSBE Convention in Boston Post-grad plans: LinkedIn - Business Leadership Program in San Francisco Words of advice: Stay authentic and true to you. Always bring forth the energy and love youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to receive. Your journey will be different from everyone around you. This is your time to learn soft skills and learn to adapt to your surrounds. Find the people who will lift you as they climb and make sure you do the same for others.

Kierston Jackson Hometown: Conyers, Ga Major/minor: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering GTSBE involvement: GTSBE President (Present), 2 terms of Membership Chair (Previous) Campus involvement: GT Student Ambassadors, OMED Edge Leader, Nu Beta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Most memorable moment: My last GTSBE Executive Board Retreat while serving as President Post-grad plans: Procter & Gamble with Gillette in Boston in Research & Development Words of advice: My advice is don't count yourself out. There are enough people that will doubt you and your ability to be successful so don't add yourself to that list. If you convince yourself that you can't do something before you try then you're decreasing your chances of success.

Malcolm Danmola Hometown: Albany, Georgia Major/minor: Business Administration GTSBE involvement: Conference Planning Chair 2017-2018 Campus involvement: 1) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 2) Georgia Tech Student Ambassadors 3) NPHC Vice President 2016-2018 4) Library NEXT Advisory Board Most memorable moment: November 13, 2016. The day I became an Alpha by way of the Nu Mu Chapter. Post-grad plans: Program/Project Manager at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California Words of advice: 1) Never measure your own success with someone else's ruler. Your time is coming! 2) STUDY ABROAD.

Raianna Brown

Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA Major/minor: Industrial Engineering/(Dance at Emory University)... they won’t run me my degree though GTSBE involvement: LDR community Service Co-chair. Member Campus involvement: AASU: President, Black History Month Chair, Memberships Co-Chair; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; Presidents Council Governing Board; Center for Student Diversity and inclusion Advisory Board; Innovative Arts and Technology Program; Lambda Sigma Honor Society; Freshman Council Most memorable moment: Kneeling for the anthem and honorable mention to BSO Cookout 2016 Post-grad plans: Dancing Full-time (Come See the premiere of Komansé Dance Theater January 25-26!) ; Working part-time at a consulting company Words of advice: This always got me through: “The Devil whispered in my ear, ‘You are not strong enough to withstand the storm.’ Today I whispered in the Devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm.’” Always remember you are a force to be reckoned with, even when GT makes you feel small. Oh and go to counseling! You won’t regret it.

Amidat Sonekan

Hometown: Prince George's County, MD Major/minor: Materials Science & Engineering GTSBE involvement: NSBE Jr., LDR Social Chair, TORCH & PCI Committees, Programs Chair, Region 3 Programs Chair, Region 3 Auntie Campus involvement: College of Engineering Undergraduate Advisory Council, AASU, Women's Club Basketball, GT1000 TL, OMED Challenge Counselor, Athletic Association, ...at some point I did too much so I forgot Most memorable moment: There's this studio in the Multimedia Lab in the library. Freshman year, we packed up the room and just free-styled and made beats all night. What was supposed to be a nice room to study in became an all-night cypher. While I have no documentation of the night (Thank God!), it was just a good time with my first friends at Tech. Did the Pacific Program and scuba dived for the first time in the Great Barrier Reef. Top 5 life experience. Post-grad plans: Management Development Program at McMaster-Carr in Douglassville, GA Words of advice: 1) Love yourself. 2) Persistence is KEY

Erica Peek Hometown: Atlanta, GA Major/minor: Biology/ Health, Medicine, and Society GTSBE involvement: G-body member Campus involvement: E-Board Member for Minority Association for Premedical Students (MAPS), Undergraduate Public Health Association, College of Sciences Diversity Council, Georgia Tech Chorale, All-College Choir Member 2018 Most memorable moment: Miracle on Techwood Drive! Post-grad plans: Stay on at CDC within the Enteric Disease Laboratory conducting next generation sequencing . Words of advice: Don't get caught up in trying to keep up with your peers and their accomplishments. Everyone has their secret struggles that are not public. Find your lane. Stay in your lane. Thrive in your lane. And wash your hands frequently.

Frank Johnson Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga Major/minor: Industrial Engineering GTSBE involvement: LDR Fundraising Chair, NSBE Membership Chair Campus involvement: GT Housing, GT SEI, Career Services, NPHC, Alpha Phi Alpha, Project ENGAGES, GTRI, MLT Most memorable moment: 2015 NSBE National conference in Anaheim, California Post-grad plans: Working at GTRI and traveling before starting full time at Microsoft Words of advice: Realize that you’re own unique journey and don’t constantly measure your academic and personal accomplishments against others. You don’t have to be over involved to make a difference.

Concluding Hand GTSBE Statistics

Membership Statistics 2018-2019

Major Breakdown

227 paid members Class Breakdown: 73 Freshmen 42 Sophomores 45 Juniors 54 Seniors 13 Graduate

FR SO JR SR GR

Conference Attendance

NSBE45- 45th National Convention

121

Collegiate

6% of College of Engineering are African American Students 44% of those students are GTSBE members

Region III Fall Regional Conference

PCI attendees

Collegiate 67

PCI attendees

Social Media Statistics Instagram @gtsbe

-Since May 2018, we have increased follower count to 1110. -Interactions have increased to 8245 total. -Current interaction reach is 667. -Around 170 profile visits each week -Average around 300 story views.

Age distribution

Gender

Chapter Accomplishments

Regional Chapter of the year 2018-2019 Biggest Fan Award of Region III NSBE Best New Initiative for T.R.I.B.E

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors

Cherly Hines

Magazine Committee Thank you to everyone who helped out with the 3rd annual GTSBE magazine! I couldn't have done it without you. A special shout out to our amazing Executive Board who continued to support the magazine committee and I through the duration of this project.

Nylah Boone Publications Chair 2018-2019

My freshman year, I started off on the LDR executive board as publications chair. Being exposed to great leadership and an organization as amazing as NSBE, pushed me to want to grow and one day be on the GTSBE executive board. This year I had the privilege of serving as the 2018-2019 Publications Chair. My vision for this years magazine was to successfully showcase the A.C.E. platform and highlight all that our chapter has accomplished this year. The purpose of the magazine is to show our corporate sponsors and membership just how valuable GTSBE is and the impact the organization has on the community. This has been a fun and creative experience, I can't wait to see what next year has in store. I hope you enjoyed reading the 3rd annual GTSBE magazine! Thank You, Nylah Boone Editor-in-Chief of GTSBE Magazine GTSBE 2018-2019 Publications Chair

2019 Magazine Committee Members and special recognition* Quinnell Smith Chinazom (Chichi) Ogbogu Shelbe Johnson Makala Muhammed* 2018-19 GTSBE Executive Board*

Thank You!

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