NSC offers different scholarships to help those advance their careers in safety. With funding from The Chemours Company, NSC launched in 2024 the Diversity in Safety Scholarship for five academic scholarships to people of color pursuing an undergraduate degree at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions. Learn more about our five 2024 recipients here: https://lnkd.in/guvdEeB4.
As a first-generation college student from a low-income background, Jorge faced numerous challenges on his path to higher education. Growing up in San Antonio, Texas, he discovered his love for math and chemistry early on, leading him to pursue chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Despite the hurdles posed by the pandemic, Jorge found a sense of community and support through SHPE, quickly becoming an active member and eventually rising to leadership positions.
In this episode, Jorge shares how exploring SHPE opportunities transformed his college experience. He discusses how the organization's professional, academic, and social support systems helped him navigate college life and prepare for his future career. As one of the two undergraduate representatives on the SHPE National Board of Directors, he also delves into his passion for giving back to the community and his excitement about the organization's future growth.
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Yes! Campus visits are a beneficial way to learn about departments on your short-list. Many programs subsidize one or two visits, allowing you to gain firsthand knowledge of the department and their offerings. Visit all campuses under consideration before making your decision to enroll.
Prior to your visit, contact the university well in advance to gather information about student organizations and activities. This approach ensures that you make the most of your time on campus, gaining insights into both the academic offerings and the extracurricular aspects of graduate student life, as well as allowing the department administrator to put a face with a name.
Such organizations may include student chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES), and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution."
Albert Einstein
From the time we are young, we are posed with the question of what we want to be when we grow up. We respond to this question based on examples of the professionals in our environments or that are repetively observed in the content that we engage in at that time of our lives.
As we get older, we tend to base our answers on our values as they are the foundation of our passion and purpose.
I believe what leads us closer to that answer is our experiences with time. At that, our actual career paths could change but are usually interconnected and make a full-circle.
I would reference the students that I connected with as our future leaders but that would be a discredit to them. They're already leading us, today. As for me, they are the primary reason that I am in the field of Higher Education.
It's events such as Challenge Tomorrow that we had the honor of hosting at our campus that are foundational for our youth. It's through these interactions and experiences that they learn there are unlimited oppurtunities that they could pursue at anytime of their lives. It allows them to hone in on the ones that they feel called to and possibly even re-imagine or imagine new roles that could positively impact the world around them. After all, that's how we create change. Most importantly, they're reminded that they are not alone and have a support system.
No matter where one finds themselves, each of our contributions are equally as valuable as any other.
Thank you for taking the time to join me in my late night reflections.
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