Engineers Without Borders Conference, 2018

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This past weekend, 10 of our members attended the National Engineers Without Borders Conference in San Francisco, California! We were able to send members from both the Swanson School of Engineering, as well as members from the School of Public Health. At the conference, our representatives presented three different posters showing the work we have done in the past year and all we have learned. We are looking forward to applying all of our newly-gained knowledge from this conference to our international projects in Nicaragua and Bolivia, as well as our local project in Ohio!

Engineering an Impact

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Over the weekend, members of EWB participated in Pitt’s first ever Engineering Day of Service: Engineering an Impact! Members of EWB were involved in both planning and participating in this event, and we hope it is a tradition that will be continued in years to come!

 

2018-2019 School Year

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After welcoming all our new members at our first GBM, we are very excited for the potential of Engineers Without Borders this school year. With our international project team planning to take an evaluation trip to Nicaragua in the winter, and our local project team starting a few new projects with different Pittsburgh organizations, there is a lot to be done. By the end of the year, we hope to make a major impact on our campus and partner communities, as well as grow as students by using what we learn in our classes to engineer a better world.

 

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Wigle Whiskey 2018

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On February 12, we held our annual fundraiser at Wigle Whiskey.  It was a night of delicious food, drinks, live music, and fun raffles. Thank you to our two music performances, everyone who cooked, and the bartenders and hosts at Wigle for ensuring that everything ran smoothly. And last but not least, a huge thank you to everyone who came out to support us at this event- we couldn’t complete our projects without you!

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Second Annual International Service Pre-Trip Conference

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This past weekend, several members of EWB Pitt attended the 2nd Annual International Service Conference. The conference was a collaboration between EWB Pitt, Global Brigades, and International Sign Language to help prepare college students who plan on doing international service in the near future. It was an exciting day full of discussion on volunteerism and sustainability, including a presentation given by Maria Leonard of COFE, Coffee Arabic Foundation for Education, Honduras.

 

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Deepa Issar, Nikita Patel, Samantha Schloder, and Tim Wroge

2018 Executive Board

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After elections last week, we are happy to announce our new Executive Board for 2018 is:

President: Katrina Haidari
Vice President: Samantha Schloder
Secretary: Nikita Patel
Local Projects Lead: Evan Mahron
International Lead: Katie Kennebeck
Business Manager: Anna Lloyd
Fundraising Events Lead: Ian Piper
Grant Writing Lead: Tim Wroge
Public Relations Manager: Angela Rees

We have many projects in the works, and we are very excited about all we are going to accomplish throughout the next year. You’re not gonna wanna miss it, so be sure to attend the first GBM of the spring semester (which will be announced soon) to get involved!