NSBE@VT NEWSLETTER

Happy Halloween NSBE fam! 🎃 

Make sure to stay connected by following us on Instagram and joining our GroupMe. Also, don’t forget to fill out our Membership Form. Keep reading for important updates!

👻UGC Study Session

Join us this Thursday for Undergraduate Council’s first event of the semester! Get ready for exams, enjoy snacks, and wear your best Halloween costume for a prize!
📍 Pamplin 32 | 🕕 6:30–8:30 PM |🗓 Oct. 30

📝 Annual Convention Applications are OPEN!

Applications to attend Annual Convention with VT NSBE will close Friday, November 14th. Check out our Application Tips Guide for helpful advice on how to stand out. Apply here!

Questions? Reach out to our External Affair chair Joshua Essandoh at [email protected] for clarification.

🔥Fireside Chat with IBM Executive Mike Perera

Join NSBE x SHPE x SASE for a Fireside Chat with IBM’s Global Managing Director for SAP, Mike Perera! Come for an engaging conversation about career growth, technology, and leadership — plus free pizza and drinks!🍕 This event is perfect for students majoring or interested in CS, CpE/ECE, BIT/ACIS, FinTech, AI/ML, cybersecurity and large-scale systems.
📍 Torg 1100 | 🕕 3:00 PM-4:00 PM |🗓 Oct. 31

🚀 Engineering Pathways: From VT to Raytheon

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired by a fellow Hokie making an impact in the engineering world!
📍 GLC Room F | 🕕 5:30 PM |🗓 Nov. 6

💻 Accelerated Master of Engineering Info Session

Interested in pursuing your Master of Engineering in Computer Science or Computer Engineering at VT? Come learn how to fast-track your degree — all while enjoying free pizza and swag! 🍕🎓 Register here!
📍 Torg 1100 | 🕕 7:00 PM |🗓 Nov. 5

Vulnerable Status Study

The PrivateEye Group at Virginia Tech is recruiting participants for a Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-funded research study on Mixed Reality (MR) systems (e.g., HoloLens, Magic Leap) supervised by Dr. Brendan David-John.

Eligibility: 18+ with no known hearing, speech, uncorrected vision, or motor/facial movement disorders.
Time & compensation: One 120-minute session; receive $20 or volunteer hour credit.
Location: Gilbert Place Building (Room 3216 and Room 3214).

Sign up here! Questions? Contact Anish Narkar at [email protected] or Miguel Lopez at [email protected]

🌿 LEED Green Associate Training

Want a resume-ready sustainability credential before the LEED exam changes in 2026? Join LeadingGreen’s LEED GA workshops—open to all majors, no experience required. Pass before 2026 and keep the credential for life.

What you get: comprehensive training, practice exams, tips, and required textbooks—taught by a USGBC Faculty instructor.

Cost: $200 with code green (non-students $300)
Register: leadinggreen.com/online
Questions: [email protected]

If you have any questions at all please send me an email or reach out to me directly on GroupMe! Have a safe and fun Halloween, Hokies! 🧡🖤

Best,

Ladan Hashi

Secretary, National Society of Black Engineers at Virginia Tech

[email protected]