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Engineering Students Attend The National Society of Black Engineers 49th Annual Convention

POSTED ON: April 3, 2023

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From left to right: Zephaniah Christopher Odidika EE’25, Faith Atuti CE’25, Akil Foster ME'25, Abigail Berg ME’25, and Damani Laidlow CE’26,

Engineering students Zephaniah Christopher Odidika EE’25, Akil Foster ME'25, Faith Atuti CE’25, Damani Laidlow CE'26, Abigail Berg ME’25, and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kamau Wright attended the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) 49th Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. 


The convention spans across four days and is a constitutional event that attracts over 10,000 attendees, featuring a 300+ company career fair, as well as a 3,000+ general session. NSBE uses the convention as an opportunity to conduct organizational business, elect national and regional leaders, host various competitions, provide professional and personal development opportunities, and facilitate networking and celebratory activities. 

We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of Alan Fortier ChE’79 and the Cooper Union Center for Career Development which supported the participation of students at the event. 

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