Black Engineer Week 2024

Note: On Day One we will be heading over to Jabil Blue Sky Innovation Center

About Black Engineer Week 2023 - Welcoming Breakfast w/ SJSU Career Center

The Black Engineers, Scientist, and Technologist Initiative @ SJSU welcomes you to celebrate Black Engineer Week 2023. We broaden the participation of African Americans in engineering in Silicon Valley through academic-industry-community building initiatives. Through dialogue among black engineering, science, and tech communities and their allies, we are taking early steps to make our environment more conducive to African American success and retention in Silicon Valley. The welcoming event, moderated by SJSU | Career Center and Braven, allows professionals to mentor students through asset based story telling that allows people to show off their core values in a way that leads to professional advancement.

The event's objective will be focused on:

Preparing participants for networking at

• Golfing Social at Spartan Golf Complex
• BEST science and engineering presentations: A showcase of graduate students and postdocs
• Hiking Social at Rancho San Antonio
• BEST at the Tech: Tech Interactive Museum
• Extended Lunch Networking sessions with Black Engineers at Different Companies

- Asset-based storytelling that allows people to showcase their core values.

- Mentoring by Example: Professionals share their stories, and Students learn and share their stories.

- Participants get the opportunity to record and share their 30-second LinkedIn profile story.

About the Organizers:

SJSU | Career Center

The Career Center leads campus efforts to prepare students for the transition to life after college and the path to lifelong success. We inspire, empower, and connect SJSU students, educators, and employers to build the workforce of the future.

Braven:

We are a national nonprofit that started at San Jose State University. We help promising young college students from humble backgrounds access strong careers and lead meaningful lives. We do this by developing their skills, experiences, confidence, and networks by bridging the gap between college to career!

About San Jose State University

San José State University is situated in the entrepreneurial heart of Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative regions in the world. Named as one of the four most transformative universities in the country, San José State has been meeting the evolving needs of the community for more than 160 years. The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San José State began modestly in 1946 with initial programs designed to support construction, manufacturing, and food processing. Today, this vibrant college community has grown to nearly 400 faculty and staff supporting more than 7,000 local and international students. Together they lead the charge towards addressing real-world, global challenges such as designing smart cities, reenvisioning transportation, securing cyberspace, facilitating space technology research, engineering intelligent medicines, and providing practical solutions to underserved populations. The Davidson College of Engineering prepares graduates from all walks of life to be career-ready collaborative team players with a strong sense of cultural awareness and social responsibility. The college launches more graduates into Silicon Valley careers than any other college or university. With its hands-on learning environments, applied research opportunities, and interdisciplinary projects with industry professionals, the Davidson College of Engineering continues to earn top rankings among national public engineering programs. Our students are, indeed, the right engineers in the right place, at the right time.

Host or Publisher Dr. Folarin Erogbogbo