National Organization for Business and Engineering
The National Organization for Business and Engineering (also referred to as NOBE) is a national society uniting business, management, and engineering organizations from universities coast to coast. NOBE strives to produce and refine leadership internally and develop professional skills in our members that can be translated into success in the business world.
History
In 2006, a member of the Society for Business and Management in Engineering (SBME) at the University of Illinois proposed the idea to take the organization to a national level to gain exposure and recognition, while providing an environment for students all over the nation who are interested in business and engineering. SBME contacted similar organizations at three other universities with this idea, and since then, students from the four universities have been collaborating on the creation of the National Organization for Business and Engineering. In 2007, this vision became a reality, and NOBE is now a growing national organization.
Chapters
| University | Member Since | Description |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois | 2006 | The Society for Business and Management in Engineering (SBME) was founded in 1998 to help expose students to the myriad of opportunities in which they can apply their business and engineering degrees. SBME was one of the founding chapters which currently consists of over 150 members at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Their goal is to provide a learning environment that integrates business and engineering that is not only natural, but essential. SBME was at the forefront of a movement to prepare students for a market that not only requires an understanding of technology, but an understanding of business as well. As NOBE, they will continue this movement. This chapter was also instrumental in starting NOBE. In 2006, it was a SBME member who proposed the idea to take the organization to a national level, and in 2007, the vision became a reality, and NOBE is now an expanding national organization. |
| Purdue University | 2006 | The Purdue Chapter was formerly known as the Society of Business Engineers (SBE), a student organization founded in April of 1999 on the belief that providing opportunities for engineering students to develop business skills and learn about possible career opportunities in the business world would be a rewarding investment for their future. Combining business with an engineering curriculum gives one the ability to possess a technical background while being able to apply it to the business world. As NOBE this chapter consists of over 100 engineering students from various schools of engineering. |
| University of Wisconsin | 2006 | The Wisconsin Chapter was formerly known as Students Uniting Business & Engineering (SUBE), a student organization at UW-Madison that began in 1997. It currently has approximately 70 members in business or engineering disciplines at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Their mission is to broaden the visions of students in technology and business fields by facilitating relationships, providing cross-functional knowledge, and developing professional skills. |
| Drexel University | Spring 2009 | The Drexel Business and Engineering Society (BES) was founded in the early-1980s as the Commerce and Engineering Society to link the small group of students in Drexel's joint major then known as Commerce and Engineering (C&E). In 2007, the Commerce and Engineering Society switched its name to BES to represent the new interest of students and reflect the change of Drexel's Commerce and Engineering degree to Business and Engineering (B&E). By 2008, the overall interest from all types of students helped propel us to over 100 active members. In early 2009, BES completed a year-long transition process to NOBE. By becoming a NOBE chapter, the Drexel BES became the first expansion chapter in NOBE history and the first NOBE chapter to be established on the east coast. |