Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering
Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE)
Our Purpose
Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to expand corporate and government alliances with the (16) ABET accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Schools of Engineering to implement and support programs to attract, educate, graduate and place underrepresented minority students in engineering and computer science careers.
The (16) ABET accredited HBCU Schools of Engineering produce over 30% of the African American engineers in the United States while representing less than 3% of the Engineering Universities. They produce a rich pipeline of untapped diverse talent.
AMIE Commitment
As a coalition of Industry, Government Agencies, and ABET accredited HBCU Engineering Schools, AMIE is committed to:
- • Promoting and encouraging minority students to pursue engineering degrees
- • Increasing resources at HBCUs including scholarships, technical projects, curriculum development, grants/contracts and personal/professional development
- • Facilitating the recruitment of HBCU engineering co-op, interns and graduates to member organizations
- • Providing a forum for member organizations to exchange ideas on “Best Practices” and “Issues” related to developing a diverse engineering workforce
- •Facilitating the forging of Engineering Research and Technology Transfer Partnerships between the AMIE HBCU’s and the AMIE coalition non-academic members
Our Mission:
The mission of Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) is to be a catalyst that forges Industry/Government/Academic partnerships that support programs to advance minorities interest in engineering.
Our Vision:
AMIE is the premier organization that develops industry, government and university partnerships to achieve diversity in the engineering workforce.
AMIE DESIGN CHALLENGE
The Objective of the Design Challenge:
- • Engage students in industry challenges & processes through collaboration with corporate business, government agencies and technical leaders
- • Introduce students to new and emerging technologies and how they are used to solve real life problems
- • Provide the opportunity for innovative, out of the box thinking, skills development and solution presentations
AMIE Strategic Programs
AMIE’s strategic programs and initiatives help to drive AMIE’s mission at the
HBCU Schools of Engineering in collaboration with our government and industry partners.
The AMIE Brochure is a tool to introduce AMIE and the HBCU Schools of Engineering. It provides an overview of AMIE and insights into the capabilities of the (16) ABET Accredited HBCU Schools of Engineering.
Upcoming Events
30th Anniversary and Annual Conference
The conference is an innovative interactive experience as we bring together the Council of Engineering Deans of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), students, engineering professionals and leaders from top corporations and government agencies.
Past Events
2023 AMIE Design Challenge
This AMIE signature program demonstrates the value of the AMIE collaborative partnerships and showcases the innovative and technical expertise of the students from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Schools of Engineering.
2022 AMIE Annual Conference
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS AN INNOVATIVE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE AS WE BRING TOGETHER THE COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING DEANS OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU), STUDENTS, ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS FROM TOP CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
In the News
Celebrating the accomplishments of and highlighting developments
pertaining to AMIE partners and HBCU Schools of Engineering, here’s what’s in the news.
AMIE HEADQUARTERS
5200 Perring Parkway Baltimore, Maryland 21251
301-275-8067
executive_director@amiepartnerships.org
VERONICA L. NELSON
admin@amiepartnerships.org
AVALYN PACE