History

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community.

From SHPE Copernicus MESA

The concept of Networking was the key basis for the organization. SHPE quickly established two student chapters to begin the network that would grow to encompass the nation as well as reach countries outside the United States. Today, SHPE enjoys a strong but independent network of professional and student chapters throughout the nation.

The Marlan & Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering at UCR has been the home of SHPE at UCR since it was founded in 1998. SHPE at UCR was established with the same goals of our national chapter, that is, to promote the advancement of Hispanics in Engineering, Mathematics, and the Sciences.