A primary mission of the UMKC National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) student chapter is to encourage and promote STEM studies and careers to underrepresented minorities. Over the years, NSBE student chapter leaders have passed this torch so well that NSBE now sponsors and organizes several activities. Year-round NSBE holds sessions for high school students [...]
Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) partnered with UMKC SCE and the KC STEM Alliance with the aim to inspire excitement in middle school aged students about science and engineering. On Aug. 2-4, 2011 UMKC SCE and the KC STEM Alliance were proud to help host the KCP&L’s Get Into Energy Camp. “Hosting these students [...]
The Toyota Ride & Drive event, sponsored by SCE and A&S held on the UMKC campus on Tuesday, Feb. 22, introduced UMKC engineering and computer science students to the prototype Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle-Advanced with an anticipated release in 2015, and the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vechicle, with an anticipated release in 2012. UMKC [...]
GREEN BUILDING & SUSTAINABILITY What is ‘sustainability’ and ‘green building’ and why is everyone talking about it? What are the USGBC and GBCI and how do these organizations help or hinder obtaining LEED certification or accreditation? Is that ‘Sustainability, is that ‘Green Building’? What is needed for a Project Manager to obtain ‘this’, whatever ‘this’ [...]
The president of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) visited SCE September 16, 2010 during his visit to Kansas City. The SCE NSPE Student Chapter, one of the largest in the country, hosted a Pizza with the President luncheon where SCE engineering students were able to discuss their professional licensure questions and learn more [...]
SCE’s Alumni Association sponsored the annual SCE Alumni Golf Tournament on May 14, 2010. SCE Alums/Students/Faculty and friends of SCE played 18 holes at Hillcrest Country Club, raising over $4,000 in funds for scholarships to deserving undergraduate students. Sponsors included Black & Veatch, Burns & McDonnell, Gibbens Drake and Scott, Inc., ATK Lake City, Trekk Design Group, KCI Inc., Merrill [...]
Congratulations to the UMKC Human Powered Vehicle Team. The HPV team finished 7th overall for the East Coast Competition in the Speed Class. The 2010 Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) East Coast competition was hosted by Central Connecticut State University on May 7-9. All races were held at the Stafford Motor Speedway (www.staffordmotorspeedway.com). The competition included a Design [...]
