Empowering the next generation of Hispanic leaders in STEM since 1995. We build community, grow professional skills, and send our members into the industry's best rooms.
We take responsibility for our collective strength by developing communities, building a diverse and inclusive membership, and challenging each other to be our best.
We act on a foundation of service, delivering the highest levels of quality, integrity, and ethical behavior in everything we do.
We embrace our diverse cultures and communities, which enable us to adapt, thrive, and persist with optimism.
SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development.
Our vision: a world where Hispanics are highly valued and influential as the leading innovators, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
In 1987, Carlos Menjivar of Phi Iota Alpha and Luis A. Gomez saw a need for more Latino representation in engineering at Stony Brook. Together, they envisioned an organization to unite, support, and empower Latinos in the field.
Their first meeting in 1995 launched the Stony Brook chapter, and 30 years later, we're still going strong.
SHPE provided a platform to develop and enhance soft skills. Accountability is key to career development, and SHPE provided that platform.
If it wasn't for SHPE, I wouldn't have had a career in engineering or the professional experiences I gained. I am ecstatic to contribute back as an alumni.
SHPE introduces me to interesting people and ensures I don't lose touch with the Hispanic community. Every SHPE event re-inspires me.