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= Overview =

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) started in 2002 with 8 students and 1 faculty member that shared the same vision of supplying sustainable basic human needs to underveloped communities worldwide. Since then their vision has grown to over 16,800 members across 180 campuses with almost 300 chapters working on nearly 700 community development programs in 43 different countries on 5 continents. EWB-USA strives to create transformative experiences and responsible leaders by empowering members to find community solutions for water supply, sanitation, energy, agriculture, civil works, structures and information systems. [[File:Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg|thumb|Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg]]From gathering information, designing a thorough solution and implementing that design, members of Engineers Without Borders have impacted more than half a million lives.

== Mission ==

Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization established to support community-driven development programs worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives and create responsible leaders.

EWB-USA builds a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs and equip leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

== Vision ==

EWB-USA's vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs. Today, more than two billion people lack access to the most basic things -- clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, reliable passage to local markets and more.

== Summary ==

Non-profit with the potential to give students experience using their skills to help the world.

= History =

[[File:EWB-img-inline-our-history.jpg|thumb]]

Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Bernard Amadei at the University of Colorado-Boulder was the pioneer of a partnership program connecting the engineering skills of his students with the community of San Pablo, Belize. His engineering team of 8 students traveled to San Pablo to install a clean water system powered by a local waterfall; a sustainable and low-cost solution to provide the community with clean water and a sanitation infrastructure.

Dr. Amadei decided to harness the power of professional and student engineers to complete similar low-tech, high-impact projects in other developing countries by officially founding Engineers Without Borders USA in 2002. The students at the University of Colorado - Boulder became the first EWB-USA student chapter following the San Pablo, Belize project. This chapter expanded to 96 students working on three projects by the end of 2002. These students gained soft skills not typically acquired in the engineering curricula.

= International Programs =

'''Community-Driven Development''': Within a program, chapters implement multiple projects to address the needs identified by the community. Chapters work directly with the community to assess, design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate engineering solutions for small-scale infrastructure projects. Staff at EWB-USA's headquarters assist chapters by facilitating a robust quality assurance and quality control process that enables EWB chapters to work on hundreds of programs across the globe each year. In addition, the EWB-USA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), comprised of experts in their disciplines, review and approve all project designs.

'''Project Types''': Water Supply, Sanitation, Civil Works, Structures, Energy, Agriculture, Information Systems

'''Framework:'''

*'''Planning''' - EWB-USA Headquarters provides resources for our chapters to establish an understanding of the baseline situation in their partner communities and plan for long-term sustainability.
*'''Monitoring''' - The chapter uses consistent organizational tools to assist them in monitoring the program's impact in the community.
*'''Evaluation''' - The chapter evaluates the technical functionality of each project and their role in reaching the community's overall objectives for at least one year after construction is complete. We conduct periodic impact reviews after the chapter closes out their involvement in the program.
*'''Learning''' - EWB-USA uses impact assessment tools to be accountable to our partners and to learn from our experience to improve our community-driven development delivery model.

= Domestic Programs =

== Community Engineering Corps ==

Launched in 2014, EWB-USA formed a new alliance with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to harness the expertise of thousands of volunteers by providing engineering services that address the infrastructure needs of an underserved community inside the United States.

The CEC works collaboratively with communities to design solutions to problems that the community has identified. The CEC only partners with communities that do not have the financial resources to access engineering resources in a traditional manner.

== Mission ==

Community Engineering Corps will bring underserved communities and volunteer engineering leaders together to advance local infrastructure solutions.

== Vision  ==

The alliance’s vision is a country where all communities have access to the technical expertise required to ensure the infrastructure capacity to meet their needs.

== The Alliance ==

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.

Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.

Founded in 2002, 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. Their 16,800 members work with communities to find appropriate solutions for water supply, sanitation, energy, agriculture, civil works, structures and information systems.

== Purpose ==

Community Engineering Corps is an alliance between ASCE, AWWA, and EWB-USA. The alliance combines the strengths of three organizations to provide technical expertise to underserved communities in the U.S. and ensure that their infrastructure meets their community’s needs.

== Opportunities ==

Volunteers with a range of experience and expertise will be recruited to work on project teams, serve on program committees and provide mentorship to university student project teams.

== How does a community apply to start a project? ==

The application must come from a community group or a nonprofit organization that represents a community. The application includes information about the program eligibility requirements and the criteria against which the application will be judged. After you have completed the application, submit it to cecprojects@ewb-usa.org. If you have questions about how to complete the application, address your questions to cecinfo@ewb-usa.org.

The review of the application will take four to six weeks. If the application is approved, the CEC will identify a section of AWWA or ASCE or a chapter of EWB-USA that is best suited to work on the project. Next, the CEC will connect the community with the volunteer engineers that will be working on the project. If the project is declined, the review committee will detail the reasons that the project is not appropriate as a CEC project.

Example projects that the CEC might work on include providing a model sanitation solution to isolated homes in a tribal community or assisting a community where a public building is flooded on a regular basis.

*Download link for CEC project [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/About-CEC.pdf Form 541].

== Community Engineering Corps Volunteer Opportunities ==

=== Opportunities for Chapters and Sections ===

*'''Project Teams''' – Chapters and Section can form project teams to work in underserved communities on improvement projects. Each project team must have a Professional Engineer licensed in the state in which the project will be constructed who is willing to serve as the Responsible Engineer in Charge (REIC). Project teams can view open projects online and apply to work on the community project.
*'''Fundraising''' – Chapters and Sections are encouraged to fundraise to support the projects their teams have adopted.

=== Opportunities for Individual Members ===

*'''Student Chapter Mentor''' – Professional members have the unique opportunity to mentor the next generation of engineers to make a lasting difference in the lives of others. University-based student chapters are in need of mentors to guide the technical aspects of their community projects.
*'''Domestic Application Review Committee (DARC)''' – The DARC is a volunteer committee that oversees the project application process. This committee reviews project applications submitted by communities and will ensure the need for the project and lack of otherwise available engineering services. The DARC approves the projects that will be made available online for adoption by a project team. Qualified project teams may apply to work with a community on approved projects. Project team applications will be reviewed and approved by the DARC. Volunteers will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Technical Review Committee (TRC)''' – The TRC is a quality control committee that provides technical review of project plans. Members of the TRC are volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Committee''' – Volunteers on the legal committee assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] Upcoming Webinars: [https://student.gototraining.com/rt/6179614145324684032 https://student.gototraining.com/rt/6179614145324684032] [https://student.gototraining.com/rt/2835558381140346368 https://student.gototraining.com/rt/2835558381140346368]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven development[[File:EWB TAMU COSTARICA.jpg|thumb]]
*To supply clean drinking water, adequate sanitation and reliable passage to local markets to communities in need of basic necessities
*To assess, design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate engineering solutions for these needs
*To create transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives while creating responsible leaders

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

Through Engineers Without Borders, students will learn to:

*Manage international engineering projects
*Understand a different culture and how to respect it
*Escape from behind the desk and apply what was learned through this experience to real world problems[[File:Tate EWBUmain 1.jpg|thumb]]
*Lead or follow a project and watch the design become reality
*Develop a 5-year commitment where members must continue their work through incoming students
*Manage an organization - finances, fundraising, and relationships with faculty and donors

= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =

With over 180 Universities involved in EWB-USA, the impact students have made is far reaching. EWB award videos can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/user/EWBUSA/videos?sort=dd&view=0&live_view=500&flow=list YouTube].

== Texas A&M ==

Texas A&M's EWB-TAMU chapter won the EWB-USAs "Premier Chapter" recognition for going above and beyond the mission of Engineers Without Borders. Texas A&M students visited Costa Rica multiple times to gather information about the communities needs in which they would be working. While back at Texas A&M, they spent a year assessing and designing solutions for those needs with other students and professional engineers. After that year, they went back to Costa Rica to implement and fulfill their design solutions. When construction was finsihed they had built a computer education center for children and made the communities water supply drinkable, while simultaneously providing 100 households with access to water. Read more about there experience [http://www.thebatt.com/organization-gains-national-honors-through-global-reach-1.3004318#.UkoXjYZwqSq here]. You can also check out EWB-TAMU's chapter on their [http://ewb.tamu.edu/ webiste].

== University of Maine ==

The University of Maine (EWB-UMaine) is also well known for their professional work. Not only do they have strong student involvement, EWB-UMaine also has many professional engineers within the state working closely with students. EWB-UMaine is working on a portable water project for the village of Dorgobom, Ghana, to make water more accessible and safer to drink.[[File:Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg|thumb|Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg]] EWB-UMaine has been quite creative in funding this project. They hold many raffles, bi-annual yard sales, bowling events and even a beer and wine tasting. Perhaps their most innovative fundraiser, making jewelry from Ghanaian beads, provided students with the ability to get a closer look of where their time and effort was going. You can read more about EWB-UMaine's projects and reach out to the student team on their [http://ewbportlandmaine.org/ website].

== University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ==

[https://sites.google.com/site/ewbuwm/home Website], [http://ewbatuwm.blogspot.com/ Blog] Email: [[EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

[[File:EWB-UWM-IMG 2847.jpg|thumb]]

'''Abroad Projects''':

*'''Visban''' – 2012/2013:

Partnering with Agua Para a Salud, an in-country NGO led by Lynn Roberts. Lynn and the members of the NGO have more than thirteen years experience implementing water distribution networks in Guatemala. The group will also be partnering with Quiche's La Asociación led by Diego Ramirez, a community driven organization working to improve living conditions in the Quiche community.

EWB-UWM will be installing a pump-driven water conveyance system, with Phase One including implementation of various structures and surveying. Future phases will include the installation of a distribution network, pump, and conveyance pipeline. Also, additional water testing will be done to ensure that the water source that the community owns is providing a source of clean water.

*'''Vitostix and Vijilom III''' – 2011/2012
*'''La Libertad''' – 2010/2011
*'''Quechip''' – 2009/2010

 '''Local Projects'''

*Sandburg Water Catchment
*Concordia Victory Garden
*Physics Building Water Catchment
*Physics Building Water Catchment
*Bay View Hide House

 '''Overview of Projects''': 

[[File:EWB-UWM.png]]

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =

Chances are a chapter already exists on your campus. To find out, or connect with your chapter, check out chapters near you [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-membe here]. Otherwise, start your own chapter with a four-step application. Download the application [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-member here].

'''Step 1: Review the Application Criteria'''

*Recruit passionate members from various backgrounds
*Commit to a 5-year partnership
*Recruit a qualified professional lead mentor (generally a professor)

 '''Step 2: Fill Out and Submit the New Community Program Application'''

*Complete a new program application. Applications are reviewed bi-annually with deadlines on January 1 and June 1 of each year.

 '''Step 3: Program Approval'''

*Upon approval, a Chapter Agreement will be sent to your chapter. For your chapter to become official, you must sign and return the agreement to EWB-USA.

 '''Step 4: Program Adoption'''

*Provide EWB-USA with your chapter's officers and their contact information and pay the annual fee.

= Student Chapter List =

[[File:EWB-map.PNG|border|EWB-map.PNG]]

There are a total of 196 student chapters throughout the nation. For website and contact information of University Innovation schools which have EWB chapters, see the table below:

== University Innovation Fellow schools 2014 ==

{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 1000px;"
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''School'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''EWB'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Website'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Contact Email'''
|-
| Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
| yes
| [http://studentorgs.engineering.asu.edu/ewb/ http://studentorgs.engineering.asu.edu/ewb/] 
| ASUEWB@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Berea College
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
| yes
| [http://www.ewb-calpoly.org/ http://www.ewb-calpoly.org/]
| EWB.CALPOLY@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Clark Atlanta University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Colorado School of Mines
| yes
| [http://inside.mines.edu/ewb http://inside.mines.edu/ewb]
| EWBMINES@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Fayetteville State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Florida State University
| yes
| [http://www.eng.fsu.edu/ewb http://www.eng.fsu.edu/ewb] 
| EWB.FAMUFSU.PRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Future Partners(Furman University)
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
| yes
| [http://ewb-gt.org/ http://ewb-gt.org/] 
| EWB.GEORGIATECH@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Hampton University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Howard University
| yes
| 
| ewb.howardu@gmail.com 
|-
| Jackson State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| James Madison University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Kettering University
| yes
| [http://www.kuewb.com/ http://www.kuewb.com/]
| KUEWBBSECT@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Michigan State University
| yes
| [http://ewb.egr.msu.edu/ http://ewb.egr.msu.edu/]
| ENGINEERSWITHOUTBORDERSMSU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Michigan Technological University
| yes
| [http://ewb.students.mtu.edu/ http://ewb.students.mtu.edu/]
| cbelliot@mtu.edu
|-
| Morehouse College
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Morgan State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| North Carolina State University, Raleigh
| yes
| [http://www.ewbncsu.org/ http://www.ewbncsu.org/]
| EWBNCSU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Northern Illinois University
| yes
| [http://www.niuewb.com/ http://www.niuewb.com/]
| NIUEWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Norwich University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Ohio University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Prairie View A & M University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
| yes
| [http://ewb.union.rpi.edu/ http://ewb.union.rpi.edu/]
| AJANGILELLA@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tennessee Technological University
| yes
| [http://orgs.tntech.edu/ewb/index.html http://orgs.tntech.edu/ewb/index.html]
| TTU.EWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Texas A & M University
| yes
| [http://ewb.tamu.edu/ http://ewb.tamu.edu/]
| PRESIDENT.EWBTAMU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tulane University
| yes
| [https://ewb-tulane.squarespace.com/blog/ https://ewb-tulane.squarespace.com/blog/]
| TULANEEWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tuskegee University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Union College
| yes
| [http://ewb.union.edu/ http://ewb.union.edu/]
| ASSELINR@UNION.EDU
|-
| University of California, Merced
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Colorado, Denver
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Maryland, College Park
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.umd.edu/ http://www.ewb.umd.edu/]
| EWB@UMD.EDU
|-
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Oklahoma
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Oregon
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Portland
| yes
| 
| MCCRACKE13@UP.EDU
|-
| University of the Virgin Islands
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Virginia
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.uwm.edu/ http://www.ewb.uwm.edu/]
| EWB@UWM.EDU
|-
| Villanova University
| yes
| [http://www.students.villanova.edu/egrorgs/ewb http://www.students.villanova.edu/egrorgs/ewb]
| EWB@VILLANOVA.EDU
|-
| Virginia State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Washington State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Western New England University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Xavier University Of Louisiana
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Yale University
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.sites.yale.edu/ http://www.ewb.sites.yale.edu/]
| EWBYALE@GMAIL.COM
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If your university is not listed or there is an error on this list please make the correction.  All information found on [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/chapters/1 EWB website].

= Resources =

[http://www.ewb-usa.org/what-we-do/resources EWB-USA resources] '''Technical resources for all types of EWB development projects''': [http://my.ewb-usa.org/project-resources/technical-resources link] '''Application Process''': [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/EWB-USA_New_Chapter_Application_Form_(Rev_August_2013).doc link] 541 [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/541_-_Community_Application_for_New_Domestic_Project.doc Community Application for a New Community Engineering Corps Project] 542 [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/542_-_Application_to_Acquire_an_CEC_Project.doc Chapter or Section Application to Adopt a New Project] 543 Work Plan: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/543_-_Work_Plan_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/543_-_Work_Plan_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] 544 Engineering Services Agreement 545 Status Report: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/545_-_Status_Report_for_Domestic_Projects-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/545_-_Status_Report_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] 546 Design Report:[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/546_-_Design_Report_for_Domestic_Projects-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/546_-_Design_Report_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] '''EWB-USA helped develop the following curricula for K-12 educators''':

*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29716.pdf Introduction to the Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29694.pdf Clean Water Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29692.pdf Alternative Fuel Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29693.pdf Bridge Curriculum]

= Team =

For up to date information on the EWB-USA Management Team and Board of Directors visit the [http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/our-team EWB-USA website].

= Contact Information =

[https://www.facebook.com/ewbusa Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Engineers-Without-Borders-USA-45905 LinkedIn], [https://twitter.com/EWBUSA Twitter], [http://www.youtube.com/user/EWBUSA YouTube] [http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us Engineers Without Borders USA] 1031 33rd Street, Ste 210 Denver, Colorado 80205 Call: 303-772-2723 Fax: 303-772-2699

'''Hours of Operation''' Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Holiday Hours: Closed November 21 - 25 Closed December 26 - January 2

'''Have questions regarding membership?''' Call: 703-295-6354

[[Category:Resources]]

Organization:Engineers Without Borders

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[[File:EWB-logo.png|border|EWB-logo.png]]

= Overview =

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) started in 2002 with 8 students and 1 faculty member that shared the same vision of supplying sustainable basic human needs to underveloped communities worldwide. Since then their vision has grown to over 16,800 members across 180 campuses with almost 300 chapters working on nearly 700 community development programs in 43 different countries on 5 continents. EWB-USA strives to create transformative experiences and responsible leaders by empowering members to find community solutions for water supply, sanitation, energy, agriculture, civil works, structures and information systems. [[File:Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg|thumb|Tate EWBUSA 1.jpg]]From gathering information, designing a thorough solution and implementing that design, members of Engineers Without Borders have impacted more than half a million lives.

== Mission ==

Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization established to support community-driven development programs worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives and create responsible leaders.

EWB-USA builds a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs and equip leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

== Vision ==

EWB-USA's vision is a world in which the communities we serve have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs. Today, more than two billion people lack access to the most basic things -- clean drinking water, adequate sanitation, reliable passage to local markets and more.

== Summary ==

Non-profit with the potential to give students experience using their skills to help the world.

= History =

[[File:EWB-img-inline-our-history.jpg|thumb]]

Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Bernard Amadei at the University of Colorado-Boulder was the pioneer of a partnership program connecting the engineering skills of his students with the community of San Pablo, Belize. His engineering team of 8 students traveled to San Pablo to install a clean water system powered by a local waterfall; a sustainable and low-cost solution to provide the community with clean water and a sanitation infrastructure.

Dr. Amadei decided to harness the power of professional and student engineers to complete similar low-tech, high-impact projects in other developing countries by officially founding Engineers Without Borders USA in 2002. The students at the University of Colorado - Boulder became the first EWB-USA student chapter following the San Pablo, Belize project. This chapter expanded to 96 students working on three projects by the end of 2002. These students gained soft skills not typically acquired in the engineering curricula.

= International Programs =

'''Community-Driven Development''': Within a program, chapters implement multiple projects to address the needs identified by the community. Chapters work directly with the community to assess, design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate engineering solutions for small-scale infrastructure projects. Staff at EWB-USA's headquarters assist chapters by facilitating a robust quality assurance and quality control process that enables EWB chapters to work on hundreds of programs across the globe each year. In addition, the EWB-USA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), comprised of experts in their disciplines, review and approve all project designs.

'''Project Types''': Water Supply, Sanitation, Civil Works, Structures, Energy, Agriculture, Information Systems

'''Framework:'''

*'''Planning''' - EWB-USA Headquarters provides resources for our chapters to establish an understanding of the baseline situation in their partner communities and plan for long-term sustainability.
*'''Monitoring''' - The chapter uses consistent organizational tools to assist them in monitoring the program's impact in the community.
*'''Evaluation''' - The chapter evaluates the technical functionality of each project and their role in reaching the community's overall objectives for at least one year after construction is complete. We conduct periodic impact reviews after the chapter closes out their involvement in the program.
*'''Learning''' - EWB-USA uses impact assessment tools to be accountable to our partners and to learn from our experience to improve our community-driven development delivery model.

= Domestic Programs =

== Community Engineering Corps ==

Launched in 2014, EWB-USA formed a new alliance with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to harness the expertise of thousands of volunteers by providing engineering services that address the infrastructure needs of an underserved community inside the United States.

The CEC works collaboratively with communities to design solutions to problems that the community has identified. The CEC only partners with communities that do not have the financial resources to access engineering resources in a traditional manner.

== Mission ==

Community Engineering Corps will bring underserved communities and volunteer engineering leaders together to advance local infrastructure solutions.

== Vision  ==

The alliance’s vision is a country where all communities have access to the technical expertise required to ensure the infrastructure capacity to meet their needs.

== The Alliance ==

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 145,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.

Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.

Founded in 2002, 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. Their 13,800 members work with communities to find appropriate solutions for water supply, sanitation, energy, agriculture, civil works, structures and information systems.

== Purpose ==

Community Engineering Corps is an alliance between ASCE, AWWA, and EWB-USA. The alliance combines the strengths of three organizations to provide technical expertise to underserved communities in the U.S. and ensure that their infrastructure meets their community’s needs.

== Opportunities ==

Volunteers with a range of experience and expertise will be recruited to work on project teams, serve on program committees and provide mentorship to university student project teams.

== How does a community apply to start a project? ==

The application must come from a community group or a nonprofit organization that represents a community. The application includes information about the program eligibility requirements and the criteria against which the application will be judged. After you have completed the application, submit it to cecprojects@ewb-usa.org. If you have questions about how to complete the application, address your questions to cecinfo@ewb-usa.org.

The review of the application will take four to six weeks. If the application is approved, the CEC will identify a section of AWWA or ASCE or a chapter of EWB-USA that is best suited to work on the project. Next, the CEC will connect the community with the volunteer engineers that will be working on the project. If the project is declined, the review committee will detail the reasons that the project is not appropriate as a CEC project.

Example projects that the CEC might work on include providing a model sanitation solution to isolated homes in a tribal community or assisting a community where a public building is flooded on a regular basis.

*Download link for CEC project [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/About-CEC.pdf Form 541].

== Community Engineering Corps Volunteer Opportunities ==

=== Opportunities for Chapters and Sections ===

*'''Project Teams''' – Chapters and Section can form project teams to work in underserved communities on improvement projects. Each project team must have a Professional Engineer licensed in the state in which the project will be constructed who is willing to serve as the Responsible Engineer in Charge (REIC). Project teams can view open projects online and apply to work on the community project.
*'''Fundraising''' – Chapters and Sections are encouraged to fundraise to support the projects their teams have adopted.

=== Opportunities for Individual Members ===

*'''Student Chapter Mentor''' – Professional members have the unique opportunity to mentor the next generation of engineers to make a lasting difference in the lives of others. University-based student chapters are in need of mentors to guide the technical aspects of their community projects.
*'''Domestic Application Review Committee (DARC)''' – The DARC is a volunteer committee that oversees the project application process. This committee reviews project applications submitted by communities and will ensure the need for the project and lack of otherwise available engineering services. The DARC approves the projects that will be made available online for adoption by a project team. Qualified project teams may apply to work with a community on approved projects. Project team applications will be reviewed and approved by the DARC. Volunteers will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Technical Review Committee (TRC)''' – The TRC is a quality control committee that provides technical review of project plans. Members of the TRC are volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Committee''' – Volunteers on the legal committee assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] Upcoming Webinars: [https://student.gototraining.com/rt/6179614145324684032 https://student.gototraining.com/rt/6179614145324684032] [https://student.gototraining.com/rt/2835558381140346368 https://student.gototraining.com/rt/2835558381140346368]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven development[[File:EWB TAMU COSTARICA.jpg|thumb]]
*To supply clean drinking water, adequate sanitation and reliable passage to local markets to communities in need of basic necessities
*To assess, design, implement, monitor and evaluate appropriate engineering solutions for these needs
*To create transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives while creating responsible leaders

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

Through Engineers Without Borders, students will learn to:

*Manage international engineering projects
*Understand a different culture and how to respect it
*Escape from behind the desk and apply what was learned through this experience to real world problems[[File:Tate EWBUmain 1.jpg|thumb]]
*Lead or follow a project and watch the design become reality
*Develop a 5-year commitment where members must continue their work through incoming students
*Manage an organization - finances, fundraising, and relationships with faculty and donors

= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =

With over 180 Universities involved in EWB-USA, the impact students have made is far reaching. EWB award videos can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/user/EWBUSA/videos?sort=dd&view=0&live_view=500&flow=list YouTube].

== Texas A&M ==

Texas A&M's EWB-TAMU chapter won the EWB-USAs "Premier Chapter" recognition for going above and beyond the mission of Engineers Without Borders. Texas A&M students visited Costa Rica multiple times to gather information about the communities needs in which they would be working. While back at Texas A&M, they spent a year assessing and designing solutions for those needs with other students and professional engineers. After that year, they went back to Costa Rica to implement and fulfill their design solutions. When construction was finsihed they had built a computer education center for children and made the communities water supply drinkable, while simultaneously providing 100 households with access to water. Read more about there experience [http://www.thebatt.com/organization-gains-national-honors-through-global-reach-1.3004318#.UkoXjYZwqSq here]. You can also check out EWB-TAMU's chapter on their [http://ewb.tamu.edu/ webiste].

== University of Maine ==

The University of Maine (EWB-UMaine) is also well known for their professional work. Not only do they have strong student involvement, EWB-UMaine also has many professional engineers within the state working closely with students. EWB-UMaine is working on a portable water project for the village of Dorgobom, Ghana, to make water more accessible and safer to drink.[[File:Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg|thumb|Tate EWBUmain 2.jpg]] EWB-UMaine has been quite creative in funding this project. They hold many raffles, bi-annual yard sales, bowling events and even a beer and wine tasting. Perhaps their most innovative fundraiser, making jewelry from Ghanaian beads, provided students with the ability to get a closer look of where their time and effort was going. You can read more about EWB-UMaine's projects and reach out to the student team on their [http://ewbportlandmaine.org/ website].

== University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ==

[https://sites.google.com/site/ewbuwm/home Website], [http://ewbatuwm.blogspot.com/ Blog] Email: [[EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

[[File:EWB-UWM-IMG 2847.jpg|thumb]]

'''Abroad Projects''':

*'''Visban''' – 2012/2013:

Partnering with Agua Para a Salud, an in-country NGO led by Lynn Roberts. Lynn and the members of the NGO have more than thirteen years experience implementing water distribution networks in Guatemala. The group will also be partnering with Quiche's La Asociación led by Diego Ramirez, a community driven organization working to improve living conditions in the Quiche community.

EWB-UWM will be installing a pump-driven water conveyance system, with Phase One including implementation of various structures and surveying. Future phases will include the installation of a distribution network, pump, and conveyance pipeline. Also, additional water testing will be done to ensure that the water source that the community owns is providing a source of clean water.

*'''Vitostix and Vijilom III''' – 2011/2012
*'''La Libertad''' – 2010/2011
*'''Quechip''' – 2009/2010

 '''Local Projects'''

*Sandburg Water Catchment
*Concordia Victory Garden
*Physics Building Water Catchment
*Physics Building Water Catchment
*Bay View Hide House

 '''Overview of Projects''': 

[[File:EWB-UWM.png]]

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =

Chances are a chapter already exists on your campus. To find out, or connect with your chapter, check out chapters near you [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-membe here]. Otherwise, start your own chapter with a four-step application. Download the application [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/become-a-member here].

'''Step 1: Review the Application Criteria'''

*Recruit passionate members from various backgrounds
*Commit to a 5-year partnership
*Recruit a qualified professional lead mentor (generally a professor)

 '''Step 2: Fill Out and Submit the New Community Program Application'''

*Complete a new program application. Applications are reviewed bi-annually with deadlines on January 1 and June 1 of each year.

 '''Step 3: Program Approval'''

*Upon approval, a Chapter Agreement will be sent to your chapter. For your chapter to become official, you must sign and return the agreement to EWB-USA.

 '''Step 4: Program Adoption'''

*Provide EWB-USA with your chapter's officers and their contact information and pay the annual fee.

= Student Chapter List =

[[File:EWB-map.PNG|border|EWB-map.PNG]]

There are a total of 196 student chapters throughout the nation. For website and contact information of University Innovation schools which have EWB chapters, see the table below:

== University Innovation Fellow schools 2014 ==

{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 1000px;"
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | '''School'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''EWB'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Website'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Contact Email'''
|-
| Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
| yes
| [http://studentorgs.engineering.asu.edu/ewb/ http://studentorgs.engineering.asu.edu/ewb/] 
| ASUEWB@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Berea College
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
| yes
| [http://www.ewb-calpoly.org/ http://www.ewb-calpoly.org/]
| EWB.CALPOLY@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Clark Atlanta University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Colorado School of Mines
| yes
| [http://inside.mines.edu/ewb http://inside.mines.edu/ewb]
| EWBMINES@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Fayetteville State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Florida State University
| yes
| [http://www.eng.fsu.edu/ewb http://www.eng.fsu.edu/ewb] 
| EWB.FAMUFSU.PRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Future Partners(Furman University)
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
| yes
| [http://ewb-gt.org/ http://ewb-gt.org/] 
| EWB.GEORGIATECH@GMAIL.COM 
|-
| Hampton University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Howard University
| yes
| 
| ewb.howardu@gmail.com 
|-
| Jackson State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| James Madison University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Kettering University
| yes
| [http://www.kuewb.com/ http://www.kuewb.com/]
| KUEWBBSECT@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Michigan State University
| yes
| [http://ewb.egr.msu.edu/ http://ewb.egr.msu.edu/]
| ENGINEERSWITHOUTBORDERSMSU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Michigan Technological University
| yes
| [http://ewb.students.mtu.edu/ http://ewb.students.mtu.edu/]
| cbelliot@mtu.edu
|-
| Morehouse College
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Morgan State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| North Carolina State University, Raleigh
| yes
| [http://www.ewbncsu.org/ http://www.ewbncsu.org/]
| EWBNCSU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Northern Illinois University
| yes
| [http://www.niuewb.com/ http://www.niuewb.com/]
| NIUEWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Norwich University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Ohio University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Prairie View A & M University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
| yes
| [http://ewb.union.rpi.edu/ http://ewb.union.rpi.edu/]
| AJANGILELLA@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tennessee Technological University
| yes
| [http://orgs.tntech.edu/ewb/index.html http://orgs.tntech.edu/ewb/index.html]
| TTU.EWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Texas A & M University
| yes
| [http://ewb.tamu.edu/ http://ewb.tamu.edu/]
| PRESIDENT.EWBTAMU@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tulane University
| yes
| [https://ewb-tulane.squarespace.com/blog/ https://ewb-tulane.squarespace.com/blog/]
| TULANEEWB@GMAIL.COM
|-
| Tuskegee University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Union College
| yes
| [http://ewb.union.edu/ http://ewb.union.edu/]
| ASSELINR@UNION.EDU
|-
| University of California, Merced
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Colorado, Denver
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Maryland, College Park
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.umd.edu/ http://www.ewb.umd.edu/]
| EWB@UMD.EDU
|-
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Oklahoma
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Oregon
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Portland
| yes
| 
| MCCRACKE13@UP.EDU
|-
| University of the Virgin Islands
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Virginia
| no
| 
| 
|-
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.uwm.edu/ http://www.ewb.uwm.edu/]
| EWB@UWM.EDU
|-
| Villanova University
| yes
| [http://www.students.villanova.edu/egrorgs/ewb http://www.students.villanova.edu/egrorgs/ewb]
| EWB@VILLANOVA.EDU
|-
| Virginia State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Washington State University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Western New England University
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Xavier University Of Louisiana
| no
| 
| 
|-
| Yale University
| yes
| [http://www.ewb.sites.yale.edu/ http://www.ewb.sites.yale.edu/]
| EWBYALE@GMAIL.COM
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If your university is not listed or there is an error on this list please make the correction.  All information found on [http://www.ewb-usa.org/get-involved/chapters/1 EWB website].

= Resources =

[http://www.ewb-usa.org/what-we-do/resources EWB-USA resources] '''Technical resources for all types of EWB development projects''': [http://my.ewb-usa.org/project-resources/technical-resources link] '''Application Process''': [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/EWB-USA_New_Chapter_Application_Form_(Rev_August_2013).doc link] 541 [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/541_-_Community_Application_for_New_Domestic_Project.doc Community Application for a New Community Engineering Corps Project] 542 [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/542_-_Application_to_Acquire_an_CEC_Project.doc Chapter or Section Application to Adopt a New Project] 543 Work Plan: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/543_-_Work_Plan_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/543_-_Work_Plan_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] 544 Engineering Services Agreement 545 Status Report: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/545_-_Status_Report_for_Domestic_Projects-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/545_-_Status_Report_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] 546 Design Report:[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/546_-_Design_Report_for_Domestic_Projects-_Instructions.doc Instructions], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ewbgeneral/546_-_Design_Report_for_Domestic_Projects_-_Template.doc Template] '''EWB-USA helped develop the following curricula for K-12 educators''':

*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29716.pdf Introduction to the Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29694.pdf Clean Water Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29692.pdf Alternative Fuel Curriculum]
*[http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Events/29693.pdf Bridge Curriculum]

= Team =

For up to date information on the EWB-USA Management Team and Board of Directors visit the [http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/our-team EWB-USA website].

= Contact Information =

[https://www.facebook.com/ewbusa Facebook], [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Engineers-Without-Borders-USA-45905 LinkedIn], [https://twitter.com/EWBUSA Twitter], [http://www.youtube.com/user/EWBUSA YouTube] [http://www.ewb-usa.org/our-story/contact-us Engineers Without Borders USA] 1031 33rd Street, Ste 210 Denver, Colorado 80205 Call: 303-772-2723 Fax: 303-772-2699

'''Hours of Operation''' Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Holiday Hours: Closed November 21 - 25 Closed December 26 - January 2

'''Have questions regarding membership?''' Call: 703-295-6354

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