The 2020-2021 student officers are: Destiny White, president; Jalen Rice, treasurer; and Joshua Rodriguez, secretary. NE Head Seungjin Kim is serving as the interim faculty advisor. Mines members participate in professional development and mentorship opportunities and outreach efforts to community colleges, elementary and high schools. “The nuclear field is shrouded in public misunderstanding, which makes recruitment of individuals of all races difficult. It is MINES’ goal to plant and spread the seed of positive nuclear knowledge in underrepresented minority populations so that the nuclear workforce and academia may reap the benefits from increased diversity and inclusion,” White said. “We also hope to develop a welcoming culture for people of all backgrounds at Purdue NE so that minorities and allies in nuclear STEM feel supported and uplifted.”