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Comments on: Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders plans four summer trips https://news.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/ Your source for the latest from Rolla Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:32:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 By: Rick Stephenson https://news.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-640 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:28:08 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-640 Alumni (and others) can help EWB-S&T in at least two ways:
First, of course, is providing funding. All funds come from student efforts, corporate and private sponsorship. Our annual budget exceeds $130,000 so we need alot of help.
In addition, we need professional mentors to serve as resources and guides for the projects themselves. We currently have potential needs for the following specialties: Water resource engineers (water supply and distribution), surveyors, environmental engineers (water supply, waste collection and treatment), geotechnical engineers (seismic foundation design), structural designers, river hydraulogists, water well specialists, etc, are particularly needed.
This requires a continuing commitment to meet with the student teams (video conferencing is the usual method) and, very importantly, a committment to travel with the team for the implementation of the designs.

]]> By: Tina Steck https://news.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-639 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:57:24 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-639 Will there ever be opportunities for alumni to participate as well?

]]> By: Mindy Limback https://news.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-638 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:32:46 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-638 Ghassem – Great questions. You can read more about the national Engineers Without Borders organization here: http://www.ewb-usa.org/about-ewb-usa. I’m not aware of any collaboration among the three groups you mentioned, but I have forwarded your note to the student president and advisor for our chapter. I do know that our students have used S&T alumni as resources for their projects, providing guidance and expertise. Faculty and other professionals also typically accompany the students on their trips.

]]> By: Ghassem Takmil https://news.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-637 Tue, 01 May 2012 07:43:59 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2012/04/missouri_sts_engineers_without/#comment-637 I wish you all good luck on your projects,I had heard of reporters without and doctors without borders,I wondered if, Engineers without borders,as an organization,is
active in these projects or these projects is led by UMR ,what type of participational activites other than financial support could be rendered by an intersted alumuni abroud in similar type of projects thank you Ghassem Takmil

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