Founders Day

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IEEE-HKN Founders Day is an exciting opportunity for Chapters to communicate the message of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu – and receive $100 in store credit from IEEE-HKN Headquarters for doing so! Deadline to submit a Founders Day report is December 6, 2019  at 12:00 pm EST!

In a shady spot under a large cottonwood, on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, our founders saw the need for an honor society – one that by invitation would recognize scholarship, character, and attitude. The vision of these inspired young men was to promote the highest ideals of the engineering profession and form an organization where professionals and students help each other.

Founders Day is a way for us to share the Eta Kappa Nu story, raise awareness of the value that an IEEE-HKN Chapter brings to a University, show the many ways a chapter serves fellow students and the community, and encourage industry to support us. Today’s IEEE-HKN students are the leaders of tomorrow. Please find a way to tell the IEEE-HKN story this October and celebrate Founders Day!

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Over the last few years, IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu has been growing and expanding. The power IEEE-HKN programs and the impact our students and Chapter have on their communities is inspiring!

This year, IEEE-HKN celebrates 115 years. Even today, IEEE-HKN remains the dynamic organization that you may remember from the days you walked your EE building or campus center.

A few impressive facts:

• Each year, 3,000 students take the oath of scholarship, character and attitude. This is 200% growth since 2010.
• 22 new international chapters  were installed (with an average of 18 inductees per chapter) including the first chapter in Japan at Wasdea University.
• In 2018, IEEE-HKN students volunteered over 65,000 hours and held more than 31 large-scale events.

What is behind this impressive growth? The short version, IEEE-HKN is resonating with this generation. The longer version, enhanced training for student leaders and faculty advisors is helping them to more effectively execute IEEE-HKN initiatives. This training is critical and exciting because it enables students and advisors to comprehensively plan and work together to accomplish their goals. When students and advisors see what works and have the tools for success, they are able to exceed all expectations.

A tangible example comes from the Mu Nu Chapter at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. The Chapter’s goal was to engage students at the University. They recognized that ChatBots technology was trending among the student population. In response, they developed a series of events that spread the technical concepts behind ChatBots to the University Community. Through these events, the Chapter was able to engage more than 235 students. This is just one example of what happens every day around the world through active HKN chapters.

As mentioned earlier, this success is because of your support. In celebration of 115 years, consider the following ways to celebrate IEEE HKN Founders Day:

Ways to Celebrate Founders Day:

• Share an HKN memory–tag us: #IamHKN, #HKNFOUNDERSDAY, @IEEE_EtaKappaNu
• Add your HKN status to your social media profiles
• Donate $115 to commemorate this milestone and to support the students of today and tomorrow! Donate online at https://ieeefoundation.org/ieee_hkn
• Reconnect with HKN, https://hkn.ieee.org/ieee-hkn-alumni-reconnect-form/