CHI EPSILON
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Membership in Chi Epsilon is by invitation only. Student members are selected based on academic excellence, character, practicality, and sociability. Historically, Chi Epsilon has not attempted to engage alumni following graduation. Beginning in 2021, we have changed our name, now Chi Epsilon International, and have added opportunities for alumni engagement and service. We are pleased to announce the formation of new committees and a working Board of Directors. These committees consist of students and alumni working together to set the stage for our next 100-years of service.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Scholarships, Fellowships and Teaching Awards
Awards of 20 annual scholarships, 3 annual fellowships, Robbins "Excellence in Teaching" awards, a biennially presented Chiu "Outstanding Faculty Advisor" award, a Harold T. Larson Service award, and of one National Honor Member; taking in some 2000 new members yearly.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of first-time donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups, Heterosexuals, LGBTQ people, Academics
Related Program
Scholarships, Fellowships and Teaching Awards
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Chi Epsilon's goal is to foster excellence, connectivity and engagement among those in the civil engineering community. Our goal is to raise awareness and funding for our program at all institutions offering ABET/EAC, or recognized equivalent, accredited civil engineering programs. We will do this by recognizing excellence and achievement in academic and professional endeavors, upholding the integrity and responsibility of the civil engineering profession by our service, educating and encouraging our members to improve our world through innovative and impactful solutions, and connecting our members while engaging the broader engineering community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Chi Epsilon, is working to develop a new five-year strategic plan which is geared to increasing the percentage of eligible students eligible for membership, installing new chapters, engaging alumni by increased awareness of chapter activities, and establishing a sustainable financial foundation for the national organization.
Beginning in 2021, we have changed our name, now Chi Epsilon International, and have added opportunities for alumni engagement and service. We are pleased to announce the formation of new committees and a working Board of Directors which was added to the Constitution in October of 2020. Committee members may be asked to serve on one or more committees, including but not limited to: Global Relations, Conventions, Communications, Awards, and Philanthropy. Membership in these committees consist of students and alumni working together to set the stage for our next 100-years of service.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We continue to expand benefits to our members by improving communications, developing a modernized website, improving use of social media, adding staff to facilitate chapter and national operations and modifying network and database operations to streamline interaction between candidates, members, alumni and the our headquarters office.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We finished the initial build on our new member services database and community hub. These systems are operational, with new modules being added as completed.
Beginning in 2021, we have changed our name, now Chi Epsilon International, and have added opportunities for alumni engagement and service. We are pleased to announce the formation of new committees and a working Board of Directors which was added to the Constitution in October of 2020. Committee members may be asked to serve on one or more committees, including but not limited to: Global Relations, Conventions, Communications, Awards, and Philanthropy. Membership in these committees consist of students and alumni working together to set the stage for our next 100-years of service.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
Our feedback system is currently under development.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CHI EPSILON
Board of directorsas of 12/05/2023
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.