Chapter History
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The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Los Angeles Professional Chapter is a new chapter set on bringing SHPE back to its origins. SHPE was founded in 1974 by several engineers working for the city of Los Angeles with the goal of spreading awareness and access to STEM within the Hispanic community. Their vision was to have Hispanics play a major role in the advancements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the modern world.
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Our leadership team today consists of a mix of experienced professionals and young professionals striving to fulfill the same goal and vision as the founding fathers in 1973. As a chapter, we plan to host events that align with the 5 pillars of SHPE: professional development, leadership development, chapter development, student-professional collaborations, and community outreach.
Strategic Plan
Professional Development
Activities geared at the soft skills and/or technical skill breadth development of the members' current workforce competencies.
Goal: Provide exposure to non-traditional training and resources outside of work to help members become highly valued and marketable.
Leadership Development
Activities geared towards developing leadership skills of members, ensuring a strong foundation of leaders within the executive board and the successful transition of officers.
Goal: Provide platform/environment for members to practice and grow leadership development
Chapter Development
Activities promoting recruitment/retention of members, promote a strong foundation for the chapter itself in items of funding, chapter's presence and/or influence in the local community, and a unified membership.
Goal: Recruit and retain Hispanic engineering network that stays engaged and enthusiastic about the chapter mission, vision, and direction.
Outreach and Community Service
Activities specifically promoting STEM awareness in the K-12 community and/or supporting the local community.
Goal: Help promote different opportunities for our members to influence our communities to retain and inspire STEM interest
Student/Professional Chapter Interaction
Activities promoting professional and local student SHPE chapter interaction and mentorship by the SHPE professional chapter.
Goal: Help promote different opportunities for our members to influence our communities to retain and inspire STEM interest
Career Development
Activities geared towards the career and management development with the specific intent of upward mobility and/or advancement within the members' career.
Goal: Provide exposure to non-traditional training and resources outside of work to help members become highly valued and marketable.
Activities geared at the soft skills and/or technical skill breadth development of the members' current workforce competencies.
Goal: Provide exposure to non-traditional training and resources outside of work to help members become highly valued and marketable.
Leadership Development
Activities geared towards developing leadership skills of members, ensuring a strong foundation of leaders within the executive board and the successful transition of officers.
Goal: Provide platform/environment for members to practice and grow leadership development
Chapter Development
Activities promoting recruitment/retention of members, promote a strong foundation for the chapter itself in items of funding, chapter's presence and/or influence in the local community, and a unified membership.
Goal: Recruit and retain Hispanic engineering network that stays engaged and enthusiastic about the chapter mission, vision, and direction.
Outreach and Community Service
Activities specifically promoting STEM awareness in the K-12 community and/or supporting the local community.
Goal: Help promote different opportunities for our members to influence our communities to retain and inspire STEM interest
Student/Professional Chapter Interaction
Activities promoting professional and local student SHPE chapter interaction and mentorship by the SHPE professional chapter.
Goal: Help promote different opportunities for our members to influence our communities to retain and inspire STEM interest
Career Development
Activities geared towards the career and management development with the specific intent of upward mobility and/or advancement within the members' career.
Goal: Provide exposure to non-traditional training and resources outside of work to help members become highly valued and marketable.
Bylaws
| shpe_la_official_bylaws_updated20161026.pdf |
Supporters
Professional Chapters- SHPE Greater San Fernando Valley
- SHPE Orange County - SHPE San Diego - SHPE South Bay Los Angeles - SHPE Greater Inland Empire |
Student Chapters- CPP SHPE
- CSULA SHEESS - CSULB SHPE - ELAC SHPE - PCC SHPE - UCF SHPE - UCI SHPE - CSUN SHPE - USC SHPE - UCLA SHPE |
Industry
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- Century Diversified Inc.
- City of Los Angeles - City of Los Angeles, Board of Public Works - Cordoba Corporation - Cumming - DPR Construction - Geosyntec Consultants - Green EconoME - IRS Demo - Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
- Los Angeles Sanitation
- Metro LA - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Northrop Grumman - Ramos Engineering - Sempra Energy (SoCalGas, SDG&E) - Stantec - Tetra Tech - Vazquez and Vazquez |
