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Join us at the 2024 Student Leadership Conference

HKN's premier event of the year, 15-17 November in Charlotte, North Carolina

HKN's premier event of the year, 15-17 November in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Apply for a grant to help fund your Chapter

Chapter Support Grant

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Celebrate 120 Years With Us!

Contribute to our HKN Community by giving back to current students

Attend our Virtual Fireside Chat with Eminent Members, take part in our first ever Hackathon, and learn how we are celebrating 120 years.

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IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, promotes excellence in the profession and in education with ideals of Scholarship, Character and Attitude.

Founded on 28 October 1904, HKN promotes professional accomplishment, service to others, and leadership development for students and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other IEEE fields of interest. With its merger in 2010 with IEEE, the honor society now has over 200,000+ members in more than 250 Chapters around the globe.

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The 250+ IEEE-HKN chapters worldwide are your local link to the valuable resources offered by IEEE-HKN. Get involved to build your leadership, technical, collaboration, and communication skills.

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IEEE-HKN Alumni

Once HKN, always HKN. Be a part of our 30,000+ active alumni members. Stay connected, recruit from HKN’s pool of stellar applicants, be a life-long learner and mentor. In other words, live out the HKN values.

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IEEE-HKN can be your technical and professional home. Professional members are individuals who have set themselves apart through their outstanding work and contributions to the IEEE fields of interest. Find out how to become part of this vibrant global community.

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IEEE-HKN Eminent Members

The society’s highest membership classification, HKN Eminent Member, is conferred upon those select few whose attainments and contributions to society through leadership in the IEEE technical fields of interest have resulted in significant benefits to humankind.

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Your donation helps us provide critical chapter support to ensure that every student has the best possible experience. It provides the opportunity for every chapter to attend our life-changing Student Leadership Conference, increases service and career opportunities for our expansive alumni network, and so much more.

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Our Chapter Support Initiative fuels the innovation and ingenuity of our student members through two key programs: the IEEE-HKN Chapter Support Grant Program and the IEEE-HKN Chapter Success Program.

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IEEE-HKN develops promising young professionals into the engineering and technical leaders our world needs. The annual IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference, through dynamic programming, sparks a lifelong spirit of service in attendees, grows their technical aptitudes and leadership skills, prepares them for the next stages of their careers, and fosters connections that last a lifetime.Your donation will open this opportunity to more students.

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News & Updates

10 Reasons Why YOU Should Come to SLC 2024

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1. Develop yourself as a leader: The SLC will help you hone your leadership skills as you look ahead. Become a more effective Chapter officer or decide to run for a position in the future; use what you learn at…

A Showcase of Innovation and Skill Development: HKN’s First-Ever Graduate Research Pitch Competition

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This fall, IEEE-HKN held its first-ever Graduate Student Research Pitch Competition, an open event to provide researchers with a platform to hone their presentation skills. Participants had the unique opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of experienced researchers…

Beta Chapter’s New Student Lounge: A Fresh Start

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We are thrilled to announce the grand opening and rededication of Beta Chapter’s new student lounge! Previously tucked away in the basement, this beloved lounge was a place where students could hang out, do school work, play games, and even…

Eta Chapter Inductee Inspired to Start a New University Chapter

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On 3 October 2024, the Nu Lambda Chapter at Western New England University became the 7th new chapter to be installed this year. Sean Bentley, 2024 IEEE-HKN President-Elect, presided over the installation ceremony where eight students and one professional took…

THE BRIDGE

IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.

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"HKN is an association of people who are not only good at school or at their job, but are also willing to work, to improve their community, and to have fun together."

- Sandro Sartoni2020-2021 Student Governor

"HKN involves students with the rest of the profession and makes students active partners as opposed to passive participants in their education institutions."

- Dr. Steve WatkinsInterim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri S&T

"Everytime I want to make a major change or try to do something different, HKN has helped me time and time again."

- Vansh KhannaAlpha Chapter

"The confidence Eta Kappa Nu gave me in my own abilities was what I needed to do well with this challenging curriculum. This confidence has stayed with me for my entire life and positively impacted me to accept challenging assignments and to work hard and do well"

- John McDonald‘71 Beta Chapter