Los Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers

EXCELL Program Scholarships Jobs for Students/ Professionals Join the LACBPE! Administration The LACBPE is a member of the NCBES The LACBPE can be contacted by or by snail-mail at P.O. Box 881029, Los Angeles, CA 90009. (310) 635-7734

The principal objectives of the Los Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers shall be to endeavor to enhance the educational, employment and business opportunities of minority individuals. These aims shall be pursued through personal contacts with students at all levels, curriculum advice in predominately minority educational institutions, consultations with colleges and universities, direct contact with potential employers, coordination with professional societies, support and aid in business development and through all other legal and ethical means deemed necessary by the council.

EXCELL Program:
Saturday mornings 9am - 12 noon
Cal State University Dominguez Hills

Contact the EXCELL Program for details or call the EXCELL Program Administrator.

Celebrating the Life of Wallace T. Russell, P.E.
(Founding Member of the LACBPE and the EXCELL Program)
February 22, 1932 - April 8, 2006

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2007 Awards Banquet Photos

NEWS

United States has South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela, on its Terror Watch List as are other African members of former anti-Apartheid organizations.

Fox News Sunday starts "The Obama Watch" to embarass him into showing up. Pay close attention to the motives of the Fox News host, Chris Wallace.

Administrative:

Next General Body Meeting

(The LACBPE meeting is at a new temporary location due to construction repairs at the DWP facility) - Contact the LACPBE President for information
Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Meeting Program

(Please check back for updates)

For more information and meeting location, please contact the LACBPE President

Events

AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRE FIGHTER MUSEUM 1401 South Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA

"The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow"

Western States Black Research and Educational Center
(Calendar of Events)

Griffith Park Evening Hikes: Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting promptly at 7pm from the Travel Town parking lot on the north side of Griffith Park. On Wednesday evening at 7 pm you can meet African-American hiker and leader, Stag Brown, and see if you can keep up. The hikes are 1.5 to 2 hours long and are at 6 levels of difficulty from strenuous (level 6) to very easy (level 1). Lug shoe shoes are recommended as the hikes can vary from road to steep loose trail.

You can also find so great outdoor activities at the Sierra Club's Angeles Chapter website (Los Angeles and Orange Counties).

Interested in a great local outdoor experience class? Sign up for the Wilderness Travel Course.

If you have an interest in other local hikes let me know and we can plan them OR YOU CAN JUST SIT ON THE COUCH and hope for the best.


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