Weekly News & Updates | March 16, 2022
DR. JOSEPH SILVA JOINS SHPE AS THE
CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Join us in welcoming Dr. Joseph “Jose” Silva as the inaugural Chief Engagement Officer for the organization, part of a larger reorganization for SHPE. Jose has been an advocate for youth, education, and the community for over 28 years. He comes to SHPE from the Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health (CoAIMH) where, starting in 2019, he served as their first CEO. He lives in Denver, CO.
LEARN ABOUT THE NEWEST IN DATA STORAGE WITH WESTERN DIGITAL
Join us March 30 at 8pm ET for our next latinXfactor webinar. Brought to you by our partner Western Digital, you will learn about how this company continues to innovate and change the game of data storage. Across all industries data plays a pivotal role in making crucial decisions, and storage is essential to data collection.
THE RESULTS - HALFWAY THERE!
We're halfway through this month's March Madness Membership Tourney. The current leaderboard is as follows:

STUDENT
  • University of Colorado, Denver +58% Growth
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute +55% Growth
PROFESSIONAL
  • Antelope Valley +60% Growth
  • Colorado +11% Growth

EMERGING
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering +180% Growth
  • Ventura Community College +163%Growth

Congrats to these incredible chapters!

There is plenty of time to get your hustle on with your own chapter and makes some moves to get into the top 2 for next week. Good luck!
WELCOME MARIA CARRERO TO THE SHPE FAMILIA!
Join us in welcoming Maria Carrero to the SHPE team as Coordinator, Events! Most recently, Maria was the Public Programs Children’s Adventure Garden Manager at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Before that, she worked in nonprofit marketing and project management. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 2011, and currently lives in Fairview, Texas.
NOT TO MISS TIPS & TOOLS WITH THE 2022 SCHOLARSHPE WEBINAR SERIES
To support our students with preparing winning ScholarSHPE applications, we offered a four-part webinar series last month to provide the most important tips and tools. They've now been uploaded to YouTube so you can access them anytime! Watch now, and learn how to successfully apply in 2022. Applications are due April 30.
MENTORS STILL NEEDED!
MentorSHPE, SHPE’s flagship mentoring program, needs mentors! There are currently more than 50 mentees looking for mentors to help them achieve their 2022 goals. Mentoring connections are designed to last three months for an average of 3-7 hours per month. Activities include virtual monthly meetings, messaging between meetings, and reviewing resumes.  
QUICK POLL
What is your favorite SHPE event?
National Convention
NILA
RLDC
Noche de Ciencias
Don't make me choose.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS!
Where do you get your SHPE news? Out of 211 responses, social media outlets made up almost half of the sources with 13% claiming Facebook, 19% saying Instagram, and 12% choosing LinkedIn. A whopping 38% picked SHPE Nation (THIS very newsletter!) and 17.5% selected Local Chapter Communications. #themoreyouknow
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March Madness Membership Competition| March 1-31 | Contest info
RLDC 3 | March 17-20 | Denver, CO | Register
RLDC 4 | March 17-20 | Albany, NY | Register
latinXfactor Webinar w/Western Digital | March 30 | Virtual | Register
RLDC 6 | March 31-April 3 | Indianapolis, IN | Register
RLDC 2 | April 7-10 | Newport Beach, CA | Register
RLDC 7 | April 7-10 | Atlanta, GA | Register
Scholarship Applications Due | April 30 | Apply
2022 NILA CCLP | June 16-18 | Virtual | Sign up for info
SHPE Board Meeting | June 24 | Board Members Only
2022 NILA Presidents Summit | August 3-7 | Orlando, FL | Sign up for info
2022 National Convention | November 2-6 | Charlotte, NC | Sign up for info
Please email marketing@shpe.org if you have an event to add to the calendar.