Weekly News & Updates | October 13, 2021
NOCHE DE CIENCIAS FEATURING BEATS UNLOCKED
SHPE and Facebook hosted a very successful Noche de Ciencias event featuring Beats Unlocked in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! There were 82 middle and high school students who were able to learn how to create beats through coding and participate in a Q+A session with Latinx Facebook staff! Text #pre-college to 323-622-7477 to join our community and get important announcements.

INTERNSHPE WITH MEDTRONIC
SHPE and Medtronic celebrate receiving nearly 200 applications and 100 virtual interviews in the InternSHPE program launch! Students selected for this InternSHPE opportunity will receive wrap-around services from SHPE and Medtronic starting in January to ensure that they are ready to excel from day one of the InternSHPE!

YOU COULD WORK ON THE NEXT DUNE!
*NOTE DATE CHANGE* This Friday, October 15, at 3pm ET, STEM ambassador Jay Flores will host a conversation with Patrice Vermette, the production designer on Warner Bros. highly anticipated film Dune. Vermette will discuss his career, what being a production designer means, preparing for Dune, and how STEM backgrounds are useful in production design and the entertainment industry. Dune arrives in theaters and HBO Max on October 22.

CONGRATS TO OUR SPRING 2021 BLUE CHIP AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to our Spring 2021 Blue Chip Award winning chapters for their amazing work making the SHPE mission and vision a reality in their communities. SHPE's Blue Chip Chapter Awards recognize chapters that meet and exceed the requirements of the National Chapter Program.
LATINXFACTOR: INTERVIEWING WITH CONFIDENCE
Join us for this latinXfactor webinar with IBM on October 28 that will equip you with key tactics and effective strategies for interview success. Participants will learn about four of the most common interview types, guidance for structuring responses, and tips for managing anxiety.
LEARN ALL ABOUT THE SHPETECH CONFERENCE
In the next installment of Magical Martes on Tuesday, October 19, on Instagram Live at 7pm ET, representatives from the SHPETech Conference committee will join us live to share the exciting highlights and what to expect this year from the popular Tech Talks.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
You Could Work on the Next Dune! | October 15 | 3pm ET | Register
Magical Martes | SHPETech | October 19 | 7pm ET | Instagram
Magical Martes | Virtual Platform | October 26 | 7pm ET | Instagram
latinXfactor | Interviewing with Confidence | October 28 | 12pm ET | Register
2021 National Convention Virtual Career Fair | November 5 | Register now
2021 National Convention | November 10-14 | Orlando, FL | Register now
Please email marketing@shpe.org if you have an event to add to the calendar.