Everyone,
The next EWB GBM is tonight at 8:15 PM in Languages 211. Come by and hear our guest speaker this week!
Rafe Mazer
-an excellent “speaker” at the PIDP/MPP panel on careers in international development
-received a Fulbright for work in Guatemala
-declared an interest in tech solutions to international development
-works with DMLI, a microfinance organization
-can discuss “human elements” and community communication in the design process of projects
A question/answer session will occur afterwards.
See you there!
-The EWB Board
March 31 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments » |
Hey everyone,
The T-Shirt Voting Results are in:
Shirt 2 had 11 votes out of the 23 votes counted. Blue was by far the most popular choice of color for this shirt. The runner-ups are Shirt 5 and 6 with 4 votes.
Thanks to everyone who voted!
-EWB Board
February 22 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments » |
Hey everyone,
The next general body meeting will be this coming Tuesday, February 23rd, at 8:15 p.m. in the usual location of Languages 211. We will try out this new room in an attempt to create a more collaborative environment during the GBM.
Bring your laptops! We have a special project for you.
See y’all there!
-EWB Board
February 22 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments » |
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“Crossing disciplinary and national boundaries with students: An archaeologist’s musings on engineers building a bridge in Bolivia”
Dr. Christine Beaule, Ph.D., Dept. of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Monday, February 16th
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Fitzpatrick Center, Schiciano Auditorium Side A (on the engineering quad)
Map: http://map.duke.edu/?bid=7735
Contact: patrick.ye@duke.edu
As an archaeologist doing research in the altiplano of Bolivia, Dr. Christine Beaule initially spoke about the need for a bridge in that region to her Writing 20 class at Duke. From that passing example, a student-led engineering project was born. She traveled with Engineers Without Borders - Duke to Bolivia in May 2008 to assess possible bridge locations, designs, and the social and economic impact the bridge might have on local Quechua communities. The team plans to return to Bolivia to build the bridge this summer. Her talk will describe her experiences with the project as well as the particular challenges she and the project face in the future. Dr Beaule will describe some of the anticipated and unforeseen issues the team experienced as an archaeologist guides engineering students in a world far removed from the classroom.
February 12 2009 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment » |
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