In spring 2018, Department of Architectural Engineering students helped build two solar energy systems to help increase access to water in Roatán, Honduras. Each system will help to lessen the electricity costs from water pumping in the community of West End.
Darryl and Nancy Briley pledge to give more than $100,000 in support of student organizations in the College of Engineering at Penn State. The Briley Family Student Engagement Endowment for the College of Engineering will help to draw attention to the importance of funding for student organizations and the impact of parent philanthropy on the student experience.
The College of Engineering will celebrate National Engineers Week Feb. 22-28 with activities scheduled through the week.
The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders will host a golf tournament on April 13 at Toftrees Golf Club with proceeds benefiting outreach efforts in Sierra Leone.
A number of Penn State engineering student organizations are sponsoring a blood drive as part of the annual Penn State vs. Michigan State Blood Donor Challenge. The blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in Kunkle Lounge.
Though many college students view spring break as a time for rest and relaxation, a group of 17 Penn Staters spent their spring break building a home for a family in need. Engineering students from the groups Engineers Without Borders-Penn State (EWB-PSU) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), as well as students from the philanthropic group Boulevard, teamed up to spend a week in Warwick, Ga., helping the Fuller Center for Housing to construct a home.
The Penn State student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-PSU) recently returned from its second trip to Sierra Leone, Africa, where they continued their ongoing projects in the village of Baoma, located nearby to the coastal city of Freetown. Five students, faculty adviser John Lamancusa and two professional mentors made this second trip to Africa over winter break. The group is working on two projects for the people of Baoma: a latrine for the children at the Covenant Preparatory School and a project to improve the quality of the village's water supply. The technical mentor for the latrine project is Rich Kercher, a project manager at Gannett Fleming, and the technical mentor for the water project is Mark Ralston of Converse Consultants.
A group of engineering students are squeezing in a little work during their summer break to complete a project assessment trip in Africa. Half a dozen members of the Penn State Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter will head to a remote village in Sierra Leone on July 17 for a 10-day visit.
Highly motivated, enthusiastic students interested in making an impact on the world can help make a difference as a member of Penn State's Engineers Without Borders (EWB). The newly-formed organization is currently creating a Web site, fundraising, searching for a sustainable engineering project and beginning the grant and proposal writing process.
