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  • In February 2022, the NSPE Board of Directors endorsed, per the Committee on Policy and Advocacy recommendation, “The Role of the Engineering Community in Addressing Climate Change.” Prepared with input from a working group of sixteen organizations including NSPE, the statement is intended to unite, energize, and motivate people within and across organizations, and to fulfill their desires for meaning and purpose in their professional lives. Learn more.
  • The NSPE Education Foundation is honored to announce a $30,000 donation from NSPE member Om P. Popli, P.E., PLS to establish a new scholarship to promote diversity in the profession by encouraging and supporting minority female students pursuing an engineering degree. Read the full press release.
  • NSPE members and staff logged a record-breaking 4,323 grassroots actions in 2021—a 129% increase over the number of grassroots actions logged in 2020. Over the course of 35 advocacy campaigns, 1,406 NSPE members made their voices heard in 2021. These campaigns spanned a variety of issues, from protecting the license to infrastructure to STEM education. See more in NSPE’s “2021 Advocacy By the Numbers ” report.
  • NSPE joined the DC Society of Professional Engineers in recommending that Mayor Muriel Bowser nominate Daniel Hanlon, P.E., F.NSPE, to fill the current vacancy on the DC Public Service Commission. Hanlon would bring to the position over 40 years of engineering experience, including knowledge and expertise in utility operations, capital development and improvements. He would also bring to the commission a commitment to the principles of the professional engineer.
  • NSPE Government Relations staff has recognized the top NSPE member advocates from the second half of 2021 and invited them to participate in a roundtable on December 8. Attendees had a thorough discussion on why advocacy is important to them and how we can get more members participating in advocacy opportunities, among other topics. NSPE’s top advocates have been recognized for their high level of participation in advocacy campaigns found within the NSPE Advocacy Center. The top advocates are...