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Rajat Roy

2014-02-20T06:52:40Z

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'''Rajat Roy''' [[SEAS]] '[[2010|10]] is the former undergraduate SEAS [[University Senator]]. He majored in [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.

{{succession|preceded=[[Sean Kelly]]|succeeded=[[Tim Qin]]|office= SEAS [[University Senator]]|years=2007-2010}}

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Rajat Roy

2014-02-18T07:05:14Z

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'''Rajat Roy''' [[SEAS]] '[[2010|10]] is the former undergraduate SEAS [[University Senator]]. He majored in [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.

{{succession|preceded=[[unknown]]|succeeded=[[Tim Qin]]|office= SEAS [[University Senator]]|years=2007-2010}}

[[Category:University Senators|Roy]]

Rajat Roy

2014-02-18T07:03:31Z

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'''Rajat Roy''' [[SEAS]] '[[2010|10]] is the former undergraduate SEAS [[University Senator]]. He majored in [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.

{{succession|preceded=[[unknown]]|succeeded=[[Tim Qin]]|office= SEAS [[University Senator]]|years=2007-2010}}

Tim Qin

2014-02-18T06:59:20Z

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[[Image:Qin.jpg|thumb|Tim Qin '13]]

[[Image:BHW7-hDCQAAfokP.png|thumb|Cartoon from the March 2013 issue of ''[[The Blue and White]]'']]

'''Tim Qin''' [[SEAS]] '[[2013|13]] is the former undergraduate Student Body President of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He majored in [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.
In [[2012]], he was elected [[ESC]] president in the first uncontested race for that position in the council's recent history. Tim is also the first Student Body President to be elected through a popular vote by the undergraduate engineering student body.

Tim has also served as [[University Senate|senator]] for [[SEAS]], Vice-President of the SEAS Class of 2013 his freshman year and as the Science & Engineering representative on the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. He is a brother of [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]].

Under Tim's leadership as Student Body President, ESC pushed through the Pass/Fail policy for engineers capping off more than a decade of work, helped select the first female Dean of [[SEAS]] [[Mary Boyce]], created the planning committee for the first ever student-run career fair set for AY 2013-14, oversaw a radical revamping of Engineering Week, and engaged in greater [[EGSC]] collaboration.

During his tenure as a [[University Senator]] for [[SEAS]], Tim served as a member of the [[Task Force on Military Engagement]], which conducted Columbia University's spring 2011 proceedings on the [[Reserve Officers Training Corps]]. Following the conclusion of its processes and delivery of its report, the University Senate voted 51-17-1 to "explore mutually beneficial relationships with the Armed Forces of the United States, including participation in the programs of the Reserve Officers Training Corps." This decision reversed a 42-year-old de facto ban on ROTC at Columbia.

In the AY 2012-13, Qin lobbied [[Deantini]] about getting a SEAS flag on the poles by [[Van Am Quad]], arguing that the flags are in front of residence halls [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]] and [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]], as well as the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions]], both of which are shared by the two schools.

{{succession|preceded=[[Nate Levick]]|succeeded=[[Sidd Bhatt]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2012-2013}}

{{succession|preceded=[[Rajat Roy]]|succeeded=[[Akshay Shah]]|office= SEAS [[University Senator]]|years=2010-2012}}

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Qin]]
[[Category:University Senators|Qin]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Qin]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Qin]]
[[Category:ESC presidents|Qin]]

Tim Qin

2014-02-18T06:30:51Z

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[[Image:Qin.jpg|thumb|Tim Qin '13]]

[[Image:BHW7-hDCQAAfokP.png|thumb|Cartoon from the March 2013 issue of ''[[The Blue and White]]'']]

'''Tim Qin''' [[SEAS]] '[[2013|13]] is the former undergraduate Student Body President of the [[Engineering Student Council]]. He majored in [[IEOR|Operations Research]] Engineering Management Systems.
In [[2012]], he was elected [[ESC]] president in the first uncontested race for that position in the council's recent history. Tim is also the first Student Body President to be elected through a popular vote by the undergraduate engineering student body.

Tim has also served as [[University Senate|senator]] for [[SEAS]], Vice-President of the SEAS Class of 2013 his freshman year and as the Science & Engineering representative on the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. He is a brother of [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]].

Under Tim's leadership as Student Body President, ESC pushed through the Pass/Fail policy for engineers capping off more than a decade of work, helped select the first female Dean of [[SEAS]] [[Mary Boyce]], created the planning committee for the first ever student-run career fair set for AY 2013-14, oversaw a radical revamping of Engineering Week, and engaged in greater [[EGSC]] collaboration.

During his tenure as a [[University Senator]] for [[SEAS]], Tim served as a member of the [[Task Force on Military Engagement]], which conducted Columbia University's spring 2011 proceedings on the [[Reserve Officers Training Corps]]. Following the conclusion of its processes and delivery of its report, the University Senate voted 51-17-1 to "explore mutually beneficial relationships with the Armed Forces of the United States, including participation in the programs of the Reserve Officers Training Corps." This decision reversed a 42-year-old de facto ban on ROTC at Columbia.

In the AY 2012-13, Qin lobbied [[Deantini]] about getting a SEAS flag on the poles by [[Van Am Quad]], arguing that the flags are in front of residence halls [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]] and [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]], as well as the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions]], both of which are shared by the two schools.

{{succession|preceded=[[Nate Levick]]|succeeded=[[Sidd Bhatt]]|office=President of the ESC|years=2012-2013}}

{{succession|preceded=[[Rajat Roy]]|succeeded=[[Akshay Shah]]|office= [[University Senate]]|years=2010-2012}}

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Qin]]
[[Category:University Senators|Qin]]
[[Category:IEOR majors|Qin]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Qin]]
[[Category:ESC presidents|Qin]]

National Society of Black Engineers

2014-02-18T05:20:50Z

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{{Infobox clubnoallo
|Name=National Society of Black Engineers
|Image=Nsbe_logo.jpg
|Founded=1980
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=98
|Executive board= 18
|Category=[[:Category:Pre-professional clubs|Pre-professional]]
|Website= [http://www.columbiansbe.org www.columbiansbe.org]
|Contact= [mailto:nsbe@columbia.edu nsbe@columbia.edu]}}

The '''National Society of Black Engineers''' ('''NSBE''') is an engineering student group which supports engineering students in their professional development. Every action the club takes is directed by the [http://national.nsbe.org/ National Organization's] mission statement: "to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community". In addition to professional development, NSBE participates in community service and leisure activities. The group also participates in the annual Zone, Regional and National NSBE conventions.

==Membership and Recognition==
NSBE is recognized by the [[Activities Board at Columbia]] and receives additional support from the [[Engineering Student Council]].

In addition to engineers and Black students, NSBE has members from [[Columbia College]] and people of all races. Members include first-years through seniors. Our members go on to work for a number of companies including: Proctor & Gamble, Boeing, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, and many more.

==General Body Meetings==

General Body Meetings take place Wednesdays at 8 pm West Ramp Lounge in [[Alfred Lerner Hall]]. Every meeting starts by the whole group saying the mission statement as a group. Topics of the meetings cover the gambit including: finding an internship, surviving the corporate environment, getting into graduate school, finding a job, and many other similar topics. There are also meetings focussed on discussion and leisurely games to relieve stress and discuss pressures members are feeling.

==Programs==
===Pre-College Initiative===
According to the national website "the Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Program is designed to stimulate the interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, or STEM. NSBE's goal is to encourage students in grades K–12 to attend college and pursue technical degrees".

The Columbia chapter supports this mission by tutoring high school students and members of nearby NSBE Junior chapters, in particular from the Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy.

===T.O.R.C.H.===
The Technical Out Reach Community Help or T.O.R.C.H. program is designed to serve the community by volunteering time to train community in the use of computers and other technology.

Also falling under the umbrella of TORCH is the annual event titled "A Walk for Education". During this event, NSBE partners with CCNY's chapter of NSBE to reach out to Harlem students and encourage them to pursue a career in STEM.

==2013-2014 Executive Board==
'''Administrative Zone'''
*President: [[Carlos Barksdale]]
*Vice-President Internal: Kyra Price
*Vice President External/Programs Chair: Ayana Dawkins
*Treasurer: Cynthia Roberts
*Secretary: Babatunde Woodard-James

'''Communications Zone'''
*Public Relations Chair: Amber Ferrell
*Telecommunications Chair: Lee Andre Fuqua

'''Finance Zone'''
*Corporate Relations Chair: Jibreel Adekiigbe
*Finance Chair: Marco Viti

'''Membership Zone'''
*Academic Excellence Chair: Akachi Ukwu
*Membership Chair: Temitope Tuby-Lukan
*Freshmen Liaisons: Ashley Bell and Kareem Stanley

'''Programs Zone'''
*Alumni Relations Chair: [[Jillian Ross]]
*PCI Chair: Gabriella Gilbert
*TORCH Chair: Tolu Akinade

'''Senators'''
*[[Sheila Misheni]]
*Taylor Robinson

== External links ==
* [http://national.nsbe.org/ National Website]
* http://www.columbia.edu/cu/nsbe/
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200019917 Facebook Group] <br>

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