Software Engineering
This is the worldwide network of interconnected computers that allows people to access websites and send emails.
"What is the Internet?"
Consisting of a weighted head and a handle, this fundamental tool is primarily used to drive nails into wood or to provide a targeted impact to a surface.
"What is a hammer?"
This is the invisible force that resists motion when two surfaces slide against each other, like a car tire gripping the road.
"What is friction?"
"To increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community."
"What is the NSBE Mission Statement?
Known as the "Deuce," this is the specific NSBE Region that includes Virginia State University and other chapters along the East Coast.
"What is Region 2?"
These are the specific tools developers use to write code and build software applications.
"What are programming languages?"
This is the most common input device used for typing text and entering commands into a computer.
"What is a Keyboard?"
This is the specific branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of massive structures like bridges, roads, and dams.
"What is Civil Engineering?"
Found on the official logo known as "The Torch," these four specific colors represent the "N," the letters "SBE," the flame, and the lightning bolts.
"What are Green, Black, Red, and Yellow?"
Named Troy, this figure serves as the official mascot for Virginia State University.
"Who is Troy the Trojan?"
This process involves finding and fixing errors or "bugs" within a computer program to ensure it runs correctly.
"What is debugging?"
These are the two most common types of handheld tools used to turn screws; one features a single straight blade, while the other has a cross-shaped tip.
"What are Phillips and Flathead screwdrivers?"
This is the term for a 3D model or a physical "first version" of a product that engineers build to test their ideas before mass production.
"What is a Prototype?"
This specific division of the organization aims to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among students in grades K-12.
"What is NSBE Jr.?"
These two individuals serve as the public face of the chapter and lead the organization’s community service initiatives.
"What is the role of Mister and Miss NSBE?"
This is the common name for an error or flaw in a computer program that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result.
"What is a bug?"
This is a closed loop or path that allows electric current to flow from a power source, through components, and back again.
"What is a circuit?"
This is the field of engineering that combines biology and technology to create things like prosthetic limbs and artificial organs.
"What is Biomedical Engineering?"
This year marks the official national incorporation of the organization, following a meeting at Purdue University.
"What is 1975?"
This student leader currently serves as the President of the Virginia State University NSBE chapter.
"Who is Emmanuel Wright-Anthony?"
Windows, macOS, and Linux are all examples of this essential software that manages a computer's hardware and allows other apps to run.
"What are operating systems?"
This essential device stores energy in a chemical form and acts as the voltage source that pushes electrons through a complete loop.
"What is a battery?"
This is the measure of "turning force" or "twisting force" applied to an object, like using a long wrench to loosen a stubborn bolt.
"What is torque?"
This is the collective nickname given to the six founding members from Chicago who started the organization at Purdue.
"Who are the Chicago Six?"
This executive board member holds the position of Vice President for the VSU chapter.
"Who is Ezekiel Allen?"