Additional Links:
-Chapter GPA Collection Form (Word Doc)
-GPA Verification Form for Individuals (Word Doc)
Tutoring & Mentoring Initiative
Chapter Funding Grant Proposal 2005-2006
The Achiever’s Plus Tutoring Initiative has been developed to provide monetary support of on-campus tutoring services to 15 NSBE chapters within each region. Tutors should assist with core freshman curriculum courses and are identified by the Chapter Academic Excellence Chair (collaboration with the NSBE chapter advisor and the director of the university’s Minority Engineering Program office is suggested). Tutors will be paid for there services through a $500 NSBE grant awarded to the chapter to be used over the course of the 2004-2005 academic year. Tutors are paid $10 per hour, allowing each chapter to implement a suggested 10 weeks of tutoring at 5 hours of tutoring per week. These numbers are based upon the following Board of Corporate Affiliates (BCA) allocations to each region:
$7500 per region
15 chapters @ $500 each for 10 weeks
10 weeks @ $50 per week
5 hours per week @ $10 per hour
Deviations to the suggested 5 hours per week (i.e. extra hours before final exams) are allowed, but the $10 per hour rate must be maintained and the overall costs per tutor must not exceed $500.
To qualify to receive any portion of the Achiever’s Plus Tutoring grant, a tutor must have achieved a minimum grade of “B” in the course in which they are tutoring. Individual transcripts of each tutor must be attached to the grant proposal indicating the tutors have each received the minimum grade requirement.
Monthly Workshop Series
The 2005-2006 Achiever's Plus Workshop Series is geared toward helping students navigate through their undergraduate careers as well as prepare for possible graduate degrees. Achiever's Plus Members have the option of workshops to help them shape their vision, manage busy schedules, think about research, and take important tests for continuing education. These workshops can be carried out as a series during A+ Meetings or used individually.
Workshops include:
Creating A Vision
Time Management Strategies
Considering & Applying to Graduate School
Conducting Research
Taking the GRE
Achiever's Plus Online Tutoring & Resources
Online Tutoring will be offered for a number members of Achiever's Plus pre-collegiate and collegiate members. Socratic Learning and ALEK Software offer real-time, one-on-one tutoring that will help student's push through often difficult homework problems. Additionally, beginning in late October, some members will be able to access a selection of online engineering books through SkillSoft. These textbooks will be valuable resources for students looking to deepen their understanding of subject matter learned and out of their classes.
Achiever's Plus is offering online tutoring to members of Achiever's Plus for our different membership populations.
Skillsoft specifically for NSBE Alumni and Collegiate Members, is a leading provider of
enterprise e-learning, with learning resources targeted to business and IT professionals. SkillSoft's multi-modal learning solutions support and enhance the speed and effectiveness of formal and informal learning processes and integrate SkillSoft's in-depth courseware, Referenceware(r), learning management technology and support services.
Members will be able to access a selection of online engineering through SkillSoft.
Socratic Learning, Inc., specifically for NSBE PCI and collegiate freshman members, is a tutoring resource that is geared to focus on enhancing their academic performance through thought provoking Socratic Dialogs and real-time one-to-one tutoring. Socratic Dialogs engage students in an active discussion with an educator and requires them to work their mind and formulate and express their thoughts. The challenge of such discussions pushes your child's mental agility to higher levels, establishing a foundation for learning that they can build upon throughout their lives.
ALEKS, specifically for NSBE PCI members, is a Web-based, individualized learning assistant. Utilizing a sophisticated artificial intelligence engine, ALEKS currently helps people learn a number of subjects in mathematics and business. ALEKS uses its unique,
state-of-the-art assessment technology to identify precisely what each individual already knows, and what is now ready to be learned.
To Enroll In Tutoring through Achievers Plus
* Open your web browser
* Enter the following URL: https://nol.nsbe.org/
* Enter the following information:
NOL Login ID
Password
* Click on the Login button
* Sign Up for Achievers Plus on "Scholarships & Competitions" Page
* You will receive your Tutoring Login information
* You're in!
Submit Transcripts
One official copy of your current transcript should be mailed to the following address:
NSBE Transcripts
1454 Duke St .
Alexandria , VA 22314
You need only send ONE official transcript to cover your TorchBearer GPA verification and ALL scholarship submissions. Please note, we will place your CONFIRMED CUMULATIVE GPA for EACH TERM in your NSBE Online record. The GPA we list will be the CUMULATIVE GPA as of the end of THAT TERM. You should only be listing CUMULATIVE GPAs per term in your record, not TERM GPAs. All GPAs are confirmed on a 4.0 scale. GPAs submitted on other scales are converted to the 4.0 scale.
If you should have any questions specific to the operation of NOL regarding scholarships, please forward questions to nol@nsbe.org or scholarships@nsbe.org.
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Shaundra Bryant Daily (Shani) is a graduate student at the MIT Media Laboratory, working in both the Affective Computing and Future of Learning Groups. She holds a Bachelor ’ s and Master ’ s in Electrical Engineering from the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering. There, she worked to develop algorithms for predicting the possibility of student success in entry-level electrical engineering courses to determine eligibility for peer assisted learning courses. She was also an active member of NSBE through the membership committee and Chaired the chapter ’ s T.O.R.C.H. program. She recently finished a Master ’ s degree at the Media Laboratory and is beginning in the doctorate program this fall. Her main interests include the design and evaluation of interfaces designed to support affective development through writing, constructing, and other forms of _expression as well as technologically supported community and economic development. She is committed to helping Achiever ’ s Plus reach new heights and accountability this year, and is excited to serve as this year ’ s chair.