This membership demographic cannot hold a National or Regional office, senator role, or voting power
What is an affiliate member?
100
The Bylaws may be updated by what vote of the NEB?
What are 2/3 (66%)?
100
This metric was developed under Chairwoman Wood to quantify the opportunity areas of the engineering pipeline.
What is the Great 8?
100
True or False: In July 2013, the board voted to "Potential to Phase Out Parties" from Annual convention
What is True? Yes this task force was led by Avery Williams (2012-2013) Region 2 Chair under Chairwoman Wood to mitigate the drinking problem at Annual Convention. Gospel concerts, date auctions, talent shows were instituted as a result.
100
As of April 2016, NSBE Jr comprises of what age group of students (grade levels)?
What is 3rd-12th?
200
How many membership categories are there?
What are 7? (Member, Affiliate member, NSBE Jr. member, Professional member, Professional Affiliate member, Lifetime member, and Honorary member)
200
Any board member or advisory board member may be impeached with a majority vote from the senate, 2/3 NEB with National Chair recommendation and this percentage without the National Chair's recommendation
What is 75% (3/4)
200
This event in 1914 was led by President Roosevelt, and was the largest engineering project of the time.
What is the Construction of the Panama Canal?
200
True or False: In 2013, the AEx Chair initiated the move from transcript use to GPA Verification?
What is False? It was in 2014, under Sarah Brown. She advocated for changing the terminology from transcript submission to GPA verification because transcripts cost to send which deters many students. But, the GPA can be verified for free by the advisor or registrar
200
What membership demographic does a graduate student fall into?
What is Member or Professional Member?
300
Annual membership fees are reviewed annually by the NEB, but must be approved by what percentage of the senate at annual convention to change?
What is 2/3 (66%)?
300
Quorum for business transactions of the NEB require 10 voting members. Including no less than 2 NEO, 2 National standing committee chairs, and no less than # Regional Chairs
What is 3?
300
Name two of the three South American countries to fight against Paraguay during the War of the Triple Alliance.
What are Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay? (Any combination of the three)
300
True of False: The 2014-2015 board amended the National Bylaws to include National TORCH Chair as an appointed offce on the NEB and TORCH Committee as a national adhoc committee?
What is true?
300
Ratification of any amendments to the constitution must have this percentage of affirmative votes by the senators present at Annual Convention
What is 3/4 (75%)?
400
True of false: The previous National Chair shall serve as Chair-Emeritus?
What is False? As of: 2014-2015 board, the national chair emeritus an be chosen by the National Chair but must have been a previous National Chair.
400
The Operating Budget must be approved and can be modified by this percentage of the the NEB
What is 2/3 (66%)?
400
This event lasts a week long in the Spring, and is celebrated with festivals and processions in almost every South American country.
What is Semana Santa ( Holy Week )?
400
True of False: Annual Convention 2019 will be in Houston, TX?
What is false?
2017: St. Louis
2018: Pittsburgh
2019: Detroit
400
True or False: The 2015-2016 voted to hold the first Super RLC in 2017?
What is True? This was a compromise to the 2015 proposal of a super FRC. RLC does not bring in revenue on average in each region, but a centralized leadership training will provide consistent development and BCA monetary support.
500
How many of each of the following are required to propose constitutional amendments:
NEB:
Voting Members or Chapters thru national referendum:
Senators at regional Meeting:
What are
2/3?
1/3?
2/3?
500
True of False: The APC provides recommendations to the board for hirings and terminations of WHQ staff?
What is false? The Administrative and Personnel Committee recommends salaries, raises, and compensations to the NEB for the staff. But, hiring and termination is decided within the APC in accordance with the Society Budget
500
Cinco de Mayo celebrates a famous battle between Mexicans in the town of Puebla against which European country?
What is France?
500
True or False: The 2014-2015 Board minimized the CPC Team?
What is true AND false. The decision was made to minimize the cost and optimize the team's performance on 3/15/15 but the guideline was deemed unconstitutional and was deemed null and void in the 2015-2016 term. Thus, the CPC reverted back to the 2010 operating guidelines.
500
True or False: The 2015-2016 board approved restructuring of the NEB (3/23/15)
What is True? Everyone except the regional chairs (5/6) & the AEx chair voted yes