The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers was established to develop and carry out programs to assist minority groups in realizing their full potential in science and engineering fields. The goal of the UM Chapter is to address the diverse needs and interests of chemistry and chemical Engineering students, provide access to support groups and job connections, and to promote awareness of the various fields involved. National Society of Black Engineers NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers to excel academically, succeed professionally, and to positively impact the community. Omega Chi Epsilon OXE is the national chemical engineering honor society. It promotes scholarship and original investigation in chemical engineering and recognizes the valuable traits of character, integrity and leaderhsipo.
Eligible students join in their junior or senior year.
Pi Tau Sigma PTS is the national mechanical engineering honor society. Our society performs services including free tutoring, academic counseling, mentorship program, resume workshops, design competition, feeding the less fortunate, and more. Membership is open to those in the upper fourth of the junior class or upper third of the senior class in the mechanical engineering department. The Sigma Gamma Tau homepage contains information about SGT, the honor society for Aereospace Engineering students, its events and members, and other aerospace-related information. Society of Automotive Engineers SAE sponsors student engineering design projects, meetings that bring practicing engineers to the campus, field trips to research and engineering establishments, and promotes fellowship among engineering students and faculty.