Engineering to Help

Keynote address presented at Smart Girls Rock! event at Menomonie Middle School October 22nd, 2015.

Transcript

1. ENGINEERING TO HELP Dr. Devin R. Berg Allison Roush
2. Engineers Without Borders USA EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders.
3. WHAT DOES EWB DO? Project work EWB-USA is engineering change in more than 45developing countries including:
4. UW-Stout PROJECT: WELL FOR WELLBEING
5. Las Macias is located in the municipality of Teustepe, department of Boaco, Nicaragua LOCATION
6. Provide an accessible source of clean water for the community of Las Macias. FOCUS
7. Assessment Trip
8. Assessment Trip
9. Assessment Trip
10. Assessment Trip
11. Assessment Trip
12. Assessment Trip
13. Assessment Trip
14. Improve the conditions (both accessibility and quality) of the drinking water for the 500 community members of Las Macias. Benefits
15. WHY EWB?  Teamwork  Travel  Involvement  Philanthropy  Project Management  Cross-cultural Communication  Critical Thinking  Leadership Experience
16. Why is this relevant to engineering?  It is the engineer’s professional responsibility!  Engineering’s biggest challenges are centered around helping everyone achieve high quality of life.  Skills developed are relevant to career.  This type of work can even be your career!