'BE 1 OF 10K!' STEM NSBE JR. COLLEGE RETENTION JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO LEAD THE U.S. TO PRODUCE 10,000 BLACK ENGINEERS ANNUALLY BY 2025 The Issue African Americans are 13.3 percent of the U.S. population but only 4 percent of the nation's bachelor's degree recipients in engineering. The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has set an ambitious goal to end that underrepresentation, by increasing the number of Black Engineers produced annually from 3,501 in 2014 to 10,000 in 2025. The Plan NSBE is asking 7th through 12th graders across the country to pledge to achieve academic excellence in STEM and graduate from college with a degree in engineering. The "Be 1 of 10K" Campaign also seeks the involvement of educators, parents and other adults to support and encourage the pre-college students. TAKE THE PLEDGE! AT GRADUATE10K.NSBE.ORG NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERShttp://GRADUATE10K.NSBE.ORG