SHPE - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential through STEM awareness, access, support, and development.

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community. The concept of Networking was the key basis for the organization. SHPE quickly established two student chapt  ...