The NSBP board of directors recently approved the creation of the NSBP Student Council. The council will be part of the new Committee on Chapters and consist of representatives of NSBP college chapters and 2-4 “at-large” slots appointed by the NSBP President.
“We are very interested in establishing strong college chapters as a mechanism for increasing student participation in NSBP, and in turn their greater participation in the entire global physics enterprise,” says Peter Delfyett, the incoming president of NSBP.
Starting an NSBP college chapter takes a group of at least 5 individual members and the support of the physics department chair. The forms for starting an NSBP chapter are available at the NSBP website, or from contacting NSBP headquarters. Any student group applying to establish an NSBP chapter, should also consider being an SPS, MRS, OSA and SPIE chapter as well.
"Amongst these professional societies our goal is to create at team to recruit and retain more African American students in physics and astronomy, and to continue to support them in their careers after graduation. Professional societies are great at providing career information and resources, all students should get as much information and resources as they possibly can," says Delfyett.
The Committee on Chapters will support college chapters by providing management and activity advice. In addition to 2-4 members appointed by the NSBP President, the committee will also include the members of the NSBP Student Council.
There will be a session on student chapter development at the upcoming NSBP/NSHP conference in Washington on Friday, February 22nd. In the meantime for more information on NSBP chapters please contact NSBP Headquarters.
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