NEW BRUNSWICK ALUMNI CHAPTER

In October 2022, a partnership between the Central New Jersey Chapter of the The Links Incorporated,  Minority Engineering Education Tasks (The National Society of Engineering chapter at Rutgers University - New Brunswick) and the New Brunswick Alumni Kappa League program led to the creation of a local chapter of NSBE Jr. This program is the national mentoring program of National Society of Black Engineers. and part of their Pre-College Initiate. 

The Pre-College Initiative (PCI) Program ignites the passion for STEM in K–12 students, offering them immersive experiences in technical competitions, academic growth, and leadership development. NSBE Jr., the primary K-12 program, provides activities to help students discover firsthand how engineering and technology relate to the world around them and discover the excitement of academic excellence, leadership, technical development, and teamwork.​

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This partnership provides professional engineers and volunteers from The Link Incorprated, along with engineering students of colors frm Rutgers University to opportunity to mentor, education and inspire the more than 110 member so the NBA Kappa League program ranging from 6th-12th grade.  The program meets monthly from September to May each year. Each meeting contains a STEM learning objective and project.  These projects provide students with concept of real world engineering problems and project designs. They provide students with the imporatnce of critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration that is integral in all areas of STEM.