Committees

K - 12 Program

• Mission is to develop an ongoing interactive involvement among elementary students, junior high students, high school students, teachers and our SHPE members.
• This partnership is geared to assist school teachers in teaching their students the importance of pursuing a higher education.
• SHPE- Phoenix coordinates the presentations with the teacher so that some of what the students are learning can be incorporated into the presentation.
• SHPE volunteers rotate their time to instruct on a periodic basis amongst these schools, generally every 2-3 weeks. The volunteers provide each class they visit with a different perspective on the fields of Math, Science and Engineering never losing the intent of this program which is to encourage them to pursue a higher education
• Also included in this program is a Parent Awareness Night targeted to involve the student’s parents in the educational process. The plans for the Parent Awareness Night is to have a teacher or a school official give a talk about the importance of planning for their child’s next level of education.
• The schools which have accepted to endeavor in a partnership with the Greater Phoenix SHPE chapter are, Esperanza Elementary in Phoenix, Nevitt Elementary in Tempe and Rose Linda Elementary in Phoenix. These schools have a student body consisting in the most part of Hispanic students.

• SHPE-Phoenix names their scholarship program after one of our founding fathers, Jose Melero, who recently passed away. His commitment to help Hispanic youth succeed in their academic endeavors epitomizes our scholarship program.
• Mission is to award scholarships to high school seniors and college underclassmen for their educational advancement at Arizona Colleges and Universities.
• Along with a financial award, we pair a SHPE-Phoenix professional member with every recipient to serve as a mentor throughout their college career.
• Scholarship recipients are selected based on the following criteria: Expressed interest and imagination for engineering and applied sciences, good attendance and behavior in the classroom, financial need, good academic standing and referral from a high school counselor.
• Currently have 13 Jose Melero scholars attending Colleges and Universities from which 4 have already done summer internships with their mentor’s company.
• It is SHPE-Phoenix goal this year to award 10 scholarships with their respective mentors.
• More information on the Jose Melero Scholarship is available.

• The mission of this program is to make internet-ready underprivileged local elementary, junior high, or high schools that currently have no access to computers and the world wide web.
• The program encompasses raising funds to purchase equipment via proposals to sponsor companies and other fund raising means, such that SHPE-Phoenix can purchase the necessary equipment to "wire" the school chosen.
• Then, installation of the required hardware and software, as well as training for teachers and staff on how to use the software and obtaining access to the internet.
• This year, SHPE-Phoenix goal is to "wire" one school with 3 pc's, a router, and a server. Also, obtain an in-kind service or inexpensive service provider for internet access.

• Mission is to develop professional programs to enhance membership skills set, cultural awareness, comfort of life and provide networking opportunities.
• To coordinate a Development Council to foster mentorship programs between Sr. Engineers and less experience engineers professional members.
• To help structure development workshops to help groom professional engineers into higher levels.
• Networking events are schedule through the year-see SHPE-Phoenix calendar for details.

• It is the Student Council Mission to establish a relationship between SHPE student and professional chapters in order to promote and improve in the areas of mentorship, networking and fundraising.
• In this program, SHPE-Phoenix participates in college students meetings to assist them in their career development. SHPE-Phoenix helps to fund selected students to attend the National Technical and Career Conference.
• The Student Council consists of one representative (president or appointed officer) from each student chapter under SHPE Professional Chapter of Greater Phoenix (SHPE-PHX) jurisdiction. These are Northern Arizona University, South Mountain Community College, Devry, Arizona State University and University of Las Vegas, Nevada.
• The council must develop and execute a project plan for the year, which will address the three areas mentioned above.
• SHPE-Phoenix is a pioneer on this area as we are the only professional chapter in the nation to start such a program. We expect to become the benchmark for other chapters and also for our national organization.

• The PDF is our traditional annual fund raiser and is our key membership celebration event.
• One-day event where Professional Seminars are offered during the day and then we celebrate our success and award scholarships at night during the Gala Banquet.
• Showcase and recognize some of the best Hispanic talent.
• Honorees in Gala Banquets include David Murphy of Salt River Project, Jesse Delgado of Arizona Public Service Co., Dr. Richard Tapia, Mathematics Professor at Rice University, Dr. Hector Ruiz, Past-President of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector, Mario Rivas of Corporate Vice-President of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector, Mario Saldamando, City of Phoenix Engineer.

• Selection and attendance of strategic events representing our chapter.
• Promotion of SHPE-Phoenix mission at all times.
• Establishing partnering relationships with local companies, organizations and firms.
• Assist President on marketing road-show.
• Assist E-Business Chair on Web-based marketing strategies.
• Must make SHPE-Phoenix name to be well known in the community, corporations and other organizations.