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ike many military leaders, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is direct. Last February, when he
addressed more than 100 retired and active duty fl ag and
general offi cers at the BEYA Stars and Stripes tribute to our nation’s
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African-American senior offi cers, his message was clear and straightfor-
ward: “diversity is at the top of my list.”
Only four months into his position at the time, the
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Joint Chiefs’ chairman (right), was getting used to his
job as the highest-ranking military offi cial in the nation,
Up Front ............................9
but he understood that diversity was a crucial manage-
ment issue in the armed forces.
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Mullen used BEYA’s Stars and Stripes forum to
the competition…Looking for online TV? emphasize the need for employers to reach young
There’s a site to help you zero in. people early and convince them of the opportunities in
science and technology careers. With those comments
People and Events ..........11
the Chairman joined a long line of government, busi-
Big Blue creates awards to honor ness, and higher education leaders who have been pleading with federal
its fi rst black engineers…Black colleges
and local education offi cials to provide more comprehensive technical and
receive HP technology education grants.
workforce training that will help diverse students succeed in an intercon-
The Next Level: Spotlight
nected and tech-rich 21st century.
on Infrastructure ............13
Mullen emphasized the importance of education, warning that the
nation will lose its technical dominance unless more American students
What the Obama Administration’s
pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines.
critical infrastructure campaign means to
the states, entrepreneurs, and engineers.
In this issue of US Black Engineer & Information Technology, we show-
case STEM leaders in USBE&IT magazine’s Most Important Blacks in
Job Horizon ....................51 Technology list. These men and women chose education as their super-
Demand for engineers may soar dur-
highway to career success in the military, industry, commerce, education
ing the Obama Administration. Which and an array of public, private, and nonprofi t sectors. Each profi le is an
sectors and regions are most promising? inspiration to our youth, that provides a map to unbounded opportunity
for those who are prepared to follow it.
Recruiting Trends ...........53
But reading inspirational life stories does not necessarily guarantee
The Department of Defense and the
success. A young person may read about IBM Fellow Dr. Mark Dean, but
contractors that provide it with goods and
still lack equal access to well-prepared teachers who possess certifi cation in
services need you. Learn how to make
your best case for employment.
core subjects like math and science. The nonprofi t Business Higher Educa-
tion Forum has estimated that the United States needs 280,000 new math
On Campus .....................55
and science teachers by 2015. Admiral Mullen acknowledged the challenge
Find out why the FAMU/FSU
we face, and stated that we must catch the attention of our young people
engineering school will stay united, which
earlier, even before they reach six-years-old, to ensure a more productive
Georgia HBCUs may merge, and what’s
future for them and our nation.
new in Alabama A&M’s engineering
We are encouraged that President-elect Obama’s education and eco-
school.
nomic policies embrace the importance of science, technology, engineer-
One-on-One ....................68
ing and math studies. Those disciplines are the foundation of our nation’s
economic renaissance.
William Brown explains why there
should be a law to ensure the diversity
of the Senior Executive Service.
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