University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2018-01-24T19:48:06Z

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== '''Overview''' ==

WPI is a campus fostered around project based learning, and applying these learned skills in the real world.  Although the school is based on applying skills to solve problems, there has not been widespread awareness about activities that are available on campus outside of the classroom. The programs and activities listed below outline some of the resources that students have both in and out of the classroom to make the most of their learning experience. Currently, a significant project promoting entrepreneurship is the Foisie Innovation Studio, under construction with the intent to complete by fall 2018.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vIsnLmb6I&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vIsnLmb6I&feature=youtu.be]

== '''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

=== '''Clubs & Organizations''' ===

'''1.    [https://www.wpi.edu/about/innovation-entrepreneurship/coaching-funding/cei Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]'''

The CEI aids members of the WPI community in creating new products, companies, services and technologies by providing specifically targeted services, mentors, and other resources.  “The CEI was recognized in 2005 by Entrepreneur Magazine's TechknowledgePoint survey of entrepreneurial schools as a Top Ten entrepreneurship program among the nation's schools with an Entrepreneurship Emphasis.”

'''2.    [http://engineeringunleashed.com/keen/tag/wpi/ KEEN]'''

The Kern Family awarded WPI with $488,500 to facilitate the development of new programs aimed at enhancing the impact of WPI’s project-based approach to undergraduate education. The aim of the award is to help WPI “realize a strategic goal of infusing the undergraduate program with an entrepreneurial mindset," according to WPI president Laurie Leshin.

'''3.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/great-problems-seminar GPS]'''

The Great Problem Seminar (GPS) is an introductory course to university-level research and project work, focusing on themes of current global importance. They help first-year students develop the skills they’ll need to be successful in project work at WPI and in their future careers.

'''4.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/interactive-qualifying-project IQP]'''

The Interactive Qualifying Project is not organized as a course, nor is it related to the major. Instead, small teams of students work under the guidance of faculty members from all disciplines to conduct research, using social science methods, directed at a specific problem or need. Students deliver findings and recommendations through formal reports and oral presentations to project sponsors (often nonprofit, municipal, or government agencies) and faculty advisors. Sourced from WPI

The IQP allows students from different backgrounds to overcome challenges together.  They are given a situation, many times in a foreign country, and together they must develop a solution that best fits the needs of the time.

'''5.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/major-qualifying-project MQP]'''

The Major Qualifying Project (MQP) is WPI’s senior-year capstone project where students gain real-world design or research experience within their major field. Students have the guidance and support of faculty advisors and mentors while pursuing their own project. The project, once completed, is then presented for the whole WPI community to see. These projects often have the potential to continue to develop into potential business plans.      

'''6.    [https://www.techentrepreneurs.org/ Tech Entrepreneurship Club]'''

The Tech Entrepreneurs is WPI’s undergraduate entrepreneurship club which focuses on innovation and startups. They host a bi-weekly guest entrepreneur speaker series as well as workshops and other events.

'''7. [http://wpilaunchpad.strikingly.com/ LaunchPad]'''

WPI LaunchPad is a student-led organization empowering the WPI community to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and launch ideas into projects outside of the WPI curriculum.

[https://orgsync.com/159004/chapter '''8. Enactus''']

WPI Enactus is a social-entrepreneurship student-led organization, accessible to all WPI students who want to develop projects together. It provides the community the resources they need to innovate on and off-campus.

=== '''Spaces''' ===

'''1. [http://collablab.wpi.edu/about CollabLab]'''

CollabLab is a student-run maker space for students and campus organizations to develop engineering projects such as combat robots, model planes, and formula SAE race cars.

'''2. [http://libguides.wpi.edu/StudioATGordon Studio@Gordon]'''

The Studio@Gordon is a space in one of the floors of the library that can be adapted to several different types of student events. It is usually used for workshops and hands-on learning classes.

== '''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

'''1.    The WPI KEEN Program'''

The WPI KEEN Program helps train teachers to use active collaborative learning techniques in their classrooms in order to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in the undergraduate engineering students.

'''2.    Foisie Innovation Studio'''

The Foisie Innovation Studio is a brand new building project on campus, which scheduled to complete in the next few years. It combines a new dormitory with several floors of innovation space. It will hopefully contain a larger makerspace as well as various project spaces.

'''3.    ISP'''

Independent study projects are projects that faculty can advise and can count for credits for students. These projects can be anything the professor desires, which gives them room to innovate and execute unordinary projects, that can later become courses.

== '''Actively supporting the University Technology Transfer function''' ==

'''1.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI)'''

a.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI) helps WPI students, faculty and staff take an idea from concept to market. The office helps to identify, evaluate, value and identify a market for intellectual property developed by the community. Additionally, the Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation will cover the cost of patenting the technology for a percentage of royalties, or in the case of a spin out royalties and a small percentage of the company. The IPI will also help negotiate licensing deals, manage royalties and fee distribution.

#The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation is revising the current intellectual property policy to make it more simple and easy to understand.
##[https://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/IPI/Flowchart_OPI.pdf https://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/IPI/Flowchart_OPI.pdf]
#Licensing
##The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation maintains a portfolio of patents currently available for license and actively tries to find a company to license the available technologies.

'''2. Tech Advisors Network'''

Provides advising and networking services in order to support innovators and entrepreneurs. Work closely with IPI office to assist students with patenting and other legal matters in addition to marketing and business-oriented pursuits.

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

'''1.    Engineering Ambassadors'''

“The Engineering Ambassador Program is a leadership development program with an outreach mission that is sponsored by National Grid, UTC, and other companies and run by WPI.” Undergraduate students develop leadership and communication skills through this program and by completing the program students will have a preference for an internship with the companies that sponsored them. 

'''2.    MQP/IQP/GPS'''

a.    MQP (Major Qualifying Project)

This is WPI’s equivalent of the “senior year project”. Many students have the opportunity to work with members of a company or a research institution within their respective major. WPI has a lot of collaboration with both local and international companies to include

b.    IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project)

This is a project taken by juniors as a requirement to graduate. This is an interdisciplinary project that combines different areas of research and engineering and almost always sponsored by either a nonprofit organization or a company. This project immerses the student into a dynamic environment that utilizes information and techniques from various fields to solve problems.

c.    GPS (Great Problems Seminar)

This is a freshman level class designed to introduce incoming students about the problems in the world that need to be solved. Most of these projects feature getting basic necessities such as water to underprivileged populations and solving environmental issues such as pollution. There are many influential persons in the industry that show up to the poster presentations about the progress that the students have made thus giving students a great networking opportunity with members of the industry.

'''3.    Professional Societies'''

WPI offers more than 15 professional societies that cater to the diverse majors offered. A more comprehensive list of all of these societies can be found at wpi.orgsync.com/Student_Orgs by clicking on the “Professional Society” filter.

a.    IEEE

The IEEE Student branch at WPI gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from their peers and professors, especially those in the ECE field. After graduation IEEE GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) aids recent graduates in networking and focusing on their career goals. Additionally, a networking dinner is held annually for ECE & RBE majors to meet with professionals from their field and make connections.

b.    BMES Chapter at WPI

“The WPI BMES Chapter is part of a national professional society that was started on February 1, 1968. The purpose of BMES is "To promote and enhance biomedical engineering knowledge worldwide and its utilization for the health and well-being of humankind."

Being in school for BME means you'll someday be in a professional environment as a BME. The goal of our chapter is to get you there by networking, mentoring, teaching and assisting each other, using each other’s strengths as biomedical engineers to build solid foundations for careers as biomedical engineers.”

 c. AIChE Chapter at WPI

The WPI Chapter at AIChE focuses on providing networking and learning opportunities to chemical engineering students beyond the classroom. It also connects chemical engineering students from different universities across the United States. AIChE provides information about the latest discoveries and advances in chemical engineering and helps to prepare students for their careers after university. 

 

== '''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts''' ==

'''1.    Technicopia'''

Technocopia is a non-profit makerspace located in downtown Worcester MA. they provide space, woodworking and soldering tools as well as 3D printers and laser cutters. They provide workshops and training sessions designed to educate the community on how to use different tools and software to help the design, build and test prototypes. They help local entrepreneurs, as well as students, take their ideas from a concept to a 3-d prototype.

[http://technocopia.org/ http://technocopia.org/]

'''2.    Cogmedx'''

It is a medical device manufacturing company. They help bring innovative ideas from conception to fruition by collaborating with other companies. Through this collaboration, they help the ideas from entrepreneurs go from the concept stage to the commercializing the service or product stage.

[http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php]

'''3.    Start up Worcester'''

This program supports young adults who have an entrepreneurial mindset as well as support new business to start up.  The Worcester regional chamber of conference is responsible for collaborating with Running Start to foster the growth of Startup Companies founded by students and graduates from colleges in the Worcester area.

'''[http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/ http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/]'''

'''4.    Running Start Worcester'''

Running Start Worcester is a coworking space that gives entrepreneurs, start-ups, and freelancers the opportunity to collaborate and communicate with each other.  This place created a comfortable and functional working environment for innovators from all backgrounds to use together.

[http://coworkinginworcester.com/ http://coworkinginworcester.com/]

'''5.    Worcester Clean Tech Incubator'''

Worcester CleanTech Incubator’s mission is to foster the growth of new enterprises to address the most pressing issues of our time.  We believe that entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of innovation and the key to society’s transition towards sustainability.  WCTI provides both the physical and network resources companies need to propel their ideas to market. Founded and operated by the Institute for Energy and Sustainability, we are a community in the heart of central Massachusetts dedicated to building change.  The WCTI facility, located in the Printers Building at 44 Portland Street in Worcester, provides over 10,000 square feet that offers private offices, co-working space, conference rooms, event space, and prototyping labs.  

'''6.     Gateway Park 2nd building'''

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Gateway Park is a growing center of research, innovation, and commerce designed to help revitalize downtown Worcester. The Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center is a thriving center for graduate research and has state of the art laboratories, core facilities, and an incubator space for biotechnology start-ups. The Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC) helps train the workforce needed for biomedical and pharmaceutical companies.

'''7.     MBI Biotech startups'''

Massachusetts Business Initiative is a private, independent economic development organization that helps starts biomedical companies and creates jobs within the Biotechnology, Medical Device, Informatics, and Biomanufacturing industry. This is accomplished by providing secure, clean bench and sink surface, staff trained and fully licensed laboratory space for usage by “seed stage” companies.

'''8.      Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Central Regional Office (Clark University)'''

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network contributes to the entrepreneurial growth of small businesses throughout Massachusetts including an office at nearby Clark University by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training, and capital access.

 

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[[Category:Universities]]

Organization:Engineers Without Borders

2018-01-12T02:14:32Z

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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 underdeveloped 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. [http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom] 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 =

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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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to having offices in 5 countries up to 2020.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
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<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
</ul>

=== Nicaragua ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
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<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB focuses on addressing these needs through two offices in Guatemala:
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<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is working on more than 45 projects in Guatemala.  In the coming years, it is expected to expand coverage to other vulnerable parts of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Guatemala work, contact [mailto:info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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= 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 ===

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'''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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg]

'''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''': 

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= 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 =

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png]

There are nearly 300 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 2018 ==

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= Collaborators 2018 =

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== '''Overview''' ==

WPI is a campus fostered around project based learning, and applying these learned skills in the real world.  Although the school is based on applying skills to solve problems, there has not been widespread awareness about activities that are available on campus outside of the classroom. The programs and activities listed below outline some of the resources that students have both in and out of the classroom to make the most of their learning experience. Currently, a significant project promoting entrepreneurship is the Foisie Innovation Studio, under construction with the intent to complete by fall 2018.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vIsnLmb6I&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6vIsnLmb6I&feature=youtu.be]

== '''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

=== '''Clubs & Organizations''' ===

'''1.    [https://www.wpi.edu/about/innovation-entrepreneurship/coaching-funding/cei Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]'''

The CEI aids members of the WPI community in creating new products, companies, services and technologies by providing specifically targeted services, mentors, and other resources.  “The CEI was recognized in 2005 by Entrepreneur Magazine's TechknowledgePoint survey of entrepreneurial schools as a Top Ten entrepreneurship program among the nation's schools with an Entrepreneurship Emphasis.”

'''2.    [http://engineeringunleashed.com/keen/tag/wpi/ KEEN]'''

The Kern Family awarded WPI with $488,500 to facilitate the development of new programs aimed at enhancing the impact of WPI’s project-based approach to undergraduate education. The aim of the award is to help WPI “realize a strategic goal of infusing the undergraduate program with an entrepreneurial mindset," according to WPI president Laurie Leshin.

'''3.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/great-problems-seminar GPS]'''

The Great Problem Seminar (GPS) is an introductory course to university-level research and project work, focusing on themes of current global importance. They help first-year students develop the skills they’ll need to be successful in project work at WPI and in their future careers.

'''4.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/interactive-qualifying-project IQP]'''

The Interactive Qualifying Project is not organized as a course, nor is it related to the major. Instead, small teams of students work under the guidance of faculty members from all disciplines to conduct research, using social science methods, directed at a specific problem or need. Students deliver findings and recommendations through formal reports and oral presentations to project sponsors (often nonprofit, municipal, or government agencies) and faculty advisors. Sourced from WPI

The IQP allows students from different backgrounds to overcome challenges together.  They are given a situation, many times in a foreign country, and together they must develop a solution that best fits the needs of the time.

'''5.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/major-qualifying-project MQP]'''

The Major Qualifying Project (MQP) is WPI’s senior-year capstone project where students gain real-world design or research experience within their major field. Students have the guidance and support of faculty advisors and mentors while pursuing their own project. The project, once completed, is then presented for the whole WPI community to see. These projects often have the potential to continue to develop into potential business plans.      

'''6.    [https://www.techentrepreneurs.org/ Tech Entrepreneurship Club]'''

The Tech Entrepreneurs is WPI’s undergraduate entrepreneurship club which focuses on innovation and startups. They host a bi-weekly guest entrepreneur speaker series as well as workshops and other events.

'''7. [http://wpilaunchpad.strikingly.com/ LaunchPad]'''

WPI LaunchPad is a student-led organization empowering the WPI community to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and launch ideas into projects outside of the WPI curriculum.

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== '''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

'''1.    The WPI KEEN Program'''

The WPI KEEN Program helps train teachers to use active collaborative learning techniques in their classrooms in order to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in the undergraduate engineering students.

'''2.    Foisie Innovation Studio'''

The Foisie Innovation Studio is a brand new building project on campus, which scheduled to complete in the next few years. It combines a new dormitory with several floors of innovation space. It will hopefully contain a larger makerspace as well as various project spaces.

'''3.    MQP'''

== '''Actively supporting the University Technology Transfer function''' ==

'''1.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI)'''

a.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI) helps WPI students, faculty and staff take an idea from concept to market. The office helps to identify, evaluate, value and identify a market for intellectual property developed by the community. Additionally, the Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation will cover the cost of patenting the technology for a percentage of royalties, or in the case of a spin out royalties and a small percentage of the company. The IPI will also help negotiate licensing deals, manage royalties and fee distribution.

#The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation is revising the current intellectual property policy to make it more simple and easy to understand.
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#Licensing
##The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation maintains a portfolio of patents currently available for license and actively tries to find a company to license the available technologies.

'''2. Tech Advisors Network'''

Provides advising and networking services in order to support innovators and entrepreneurs. Work closely with IPI office to assist students with patenting and other legal matters in addition to marketing and business-oriented pursuits.

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

'''1.    National Grid'''

“The National Grid Engineering Ambassador Program is a leadership development program with an outreach mission that is sponsored by National Grid and run by WPI.” Undergraduate students develop leadership and communication skills through this program and by completing the National Grid Engineering Ambassador Program students will have preference for an internship with National Grid at the Sustainability Hub.

'''2.    MQP/IQP/GPS'''

a.    MQP (Major Qualifying Project)

This is WPI’s equivalent of the “senior year project”. Many students have the opportunity to work with members of a company or a research institution within their respective major. WPI has a lot of collaboration with both local and international companies to include

b.    IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project)

This is a project taken by juniors as a requirement to graduate. This is an interdisciplinary project that combines different areas of research and engineering and almost always sponsored by either a nonprofit organization or a company. This project immerses the student into a dynamic environment that utilizes information and techniques from various fields to solve problems.

c.    GPS (Great Problems Seminar)

This is a freshman level class designed to introduce incoming students about the problems in the world that need to be solved. Most of these projects feature getting basic necessities such as water to underprivileged populations and solving environmental issues such as pollution. There are many influential persons in industry that show up to the poster presentations about the progress that the students have made thus giving students a great networking opportunity with members in industry.

'''3.    Professional Societies'''

WPI offers more than 15 professional societies that cater to the diverse majors offered. A more comprehensive list of all of these societies can be found at wpi.orgsync.com/Student_Orgs by clicking on the “Professional Society” filter.

a.    IEEE

The IEEE Student branch at WPI gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from their peers and professors, especially those in the ECE field. After graduation IEEE GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) aids recent graduates in networking and focusing on their career goals. Additionally, a networking dinner is held annually for ECE & RBE majors to meet with professionals from their field and make connections.

b.    BMES Chapter at WPI

“The WPI BMES Chapter is part of a national professional society that was started on February 1, 1968. The purpose of BMES is "To promote and enhance biomedical engineering knowledge worldwide and its utilization for the health and well-being of humankind."

Being in school for BME means you'll someday be in a professional environment as a BME. The goal of our chapter is to get you there by networking, mentoring, teaching and assisting each other, using each other’s strengths as biomedical engineers to build solid foundations for careers as biomedical engineers.”

 c. AIChE Chapter at WPI

The WPI Chapter at AIChE focuses on providing networking and learning opportunties to chemical engineering students beyond the classroom. It also connects chemical engineering students from different universities across the United States. AIChE provides information about the latest discoveries and advances in chemical engineering and helps to prepare students for their careers after university. 

 

== '''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts''' ==

'''1.    Technicopia'''

Technocopia is a non-profit makerspace located in downtown Worcester MA. they provide space, woodworking and soldering tools as well as 3D printers and laser cutters. They provide workshops and training sessions designed to educate the community on how to use different tools and softwares to help the design, build and test prototypes. They help local entrepreneurs as well as students take their ideas from a concept to a 3-d prototype.

[http://technocopia.org/ http://technocopia.org/]

'''2.    Cogmedx'''

It is a medical device manufacturing company. They help bring innovative ideas from conception to fruition by collaborating with other companies. Through this collaboration they help the ideas from entrepreneurs go from the concept stage to the commercializing the service or product stage.

[http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php]

'''3.    Start up Worcester'''

This program supports young adults who have an entrepreneurial mindset as well as support new business to start up.  The Worcester regional chamber of conference is responsible for collaborating with Running Start to foster the growth of Startup Companies founded by students and graduates from colleges in the Worcester area.

'''[http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/ http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/]'''

'''4.    Running Start Worcester'''

Running Start Worcester is a coworking space that gives entrepreneurs, start-ups, and freelancers the opportunity to collaborate and communicate with each other.  This place created a comfortable and functional working environment for innovators from all backgrounds to use together.

[http://coworkinginworcester.com/ http://coworkinginworcester.com/]

'''5.    Worcester Clean Tech Incubator'''

Worcester CleanTech Incubator’s mission is to foster the growth of new enterprises to address the most pressing issues of our time.  We believe that entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of innovation and the key to society’s transition towards sustainability.  WCTI provides both the physical and network resources companies need to propel their ideas to market. Founded and operated by the Institute for Energy and Sustainability, we are a community in the heart of central Massachusetts dedicated to building change.  The WCTI facility, located in the Printers Building at 44 Portland Street in Worcester, provides over 10,000 square feet that offers private offices, co-working space, conference rooms, event space, and prototyping labs.  

'''6.     Gateway Park 2nd building'''

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Gateway Park is a growing center of research, innovation, and commerce designed to help revitalize downtown Worcester. The Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center is a thriving center for graduate research and has state of the art laboratories, core facilities, and an incubator space for biotechnology start-ups. The Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC) helps train the workforce needed for biomedical and pharmaceutical companies.

'''7.     MBI Biotech startups'''

Massachusetts Business Initiative is a private, independent economic development organization that helps starts biomedical companies and creates jobs within the Biotechnology, Medical Device, Informatics, and Biomanufacturing industry. This is accomplished by providing secure, clean bench and sink surface, staff trained and fully licensed laboratory space for usage by “seed stage” companies.

'''8.      Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Central Regional Office (Clark University)'''

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network contributes to the entrepreneurial growth of small businesses throughout Massachusetts including an office at nearby Clark University by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training, and capital access.

 

'''The Landscape Canvas'''

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nmKc1Llmvuw7_f9At6VgA1C9_9gUgKeumppByRZBjz8/edit#gid=741918377 [2016]]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pBo6DdLTWMh4yF9Cti4hb2ykUo02LKhECbMdpdJQwWk/edit#gid=1 [2017]] - Spring

[[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fZe66x8JRWUCKWa5Ian6lz3H9EJ2U_c6m-OZFJHEoxM/edit#gid=1610386034 2017]] - Fall

= Related Links =

'''- Worcester Polytechnic Institute'''

[[Worcester polytechnic institute student priorities|Worcester Polytechnic Student Priorities]] 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities_UIF_Spring_2017 Worcester Polytechnic Student Priorities 2017]

'''Fall 2017 Change Project Website:'''

[https://aaalnajjar.wixsite.com/finalchangeproject https://aaalnajjar.wixsite.com/finalchangeproject]

'''- University Innovation Fellows''' '''Fall 2018:'''

[[Sara Fitzpatrick|Sara_Fitzpatrick]]

[[Nicholas Kratovil|Nicholas_Kratovil]]

[[Andrea Claudio|Andrea_Claudio]]

[[Nfontaine4|Nfontaine4]]

[[Pedro_de_vasconcellos_Oporto|Pedro_de_vasconcellos_Oporto]]

'''Fall 2017:'''

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdulwahab_Alnajjar Abdulwahab Alnajjar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Reynaldo_Duran Reynaldo Duran]

[https://app.novoed.com/#!/courses/stanford-uif-fall-2017/users/1315062 Valentina Zapata]

'''Spring 2017:'''

[[Erin Esco|Erin Esco]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chisom_Okafor Chisom Okafor]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marouane_Smaili Marouane Smaili]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Veronica_Soto Veronica Soto]

[[Rachel Welch|Rachel Welch]]

'''Spring 2016:'''

[[Todd Alexander|Todd Alexander]]

[[Norma Bachman|Norma Bachman]]

[[Veda Booth|Veda Booth]]

[[Rashid Chatani|Rashid Chatani]]

[[Zack Ericson|Zachary Ericson]]

[[Derek Feehrer|Derek Feehrer]]

[[Alex Markoski|Alex Markoski]]

[[Clara Merino|Clara Merino]]

[[Vinny Sabo|Vincent Sabo]]

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Organization:Engineers Without Borders

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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 underdeveloped 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. [http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom] 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 =

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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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
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<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
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=== Nicaragua ===

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
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<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

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<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is working on more than 45 projects in Guatemala.  In the coming years, it is expected to expand coverage to other vulnerable parts of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Guatemala work, contact [mailto:info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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= 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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

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'''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''': 

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= 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.

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= Student Chapter List =

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There are nearly 300 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 2018 ==

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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 underdeveloped 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. [http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom] 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 =

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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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to having offices in 5 countries up to 2020.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
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<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
</ul>

=== Nicaragua ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
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<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB focuses on addressing these needs through two offices in Guatemala:
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<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is working on more than 45 projects in Guatemala.  In the coming years, it is expected to expand coverage to other vulnerable parts of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Guatemala work, contact [mailto:info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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= 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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg]

'''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''': 

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/EWB-UWM.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/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 =

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png]

There are nearly 300 student chapters throughout the nation. For website and contact information of University Innovation schools which have EWB chapters, see the table below:

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Organization:Engineers Without Borders

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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 underdeveloped 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. [http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom] 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 =

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/0/03/EWB-img-inline-our-history.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/0/03/EWB-img-inline-our-history.jpg]

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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to having offices in 5 countries up to 2020.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
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<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
</ul>

=== Nicaragua ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
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<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB focuses on addressing these needs through two offices in Guatemala:
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<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is working on more than 45 projects in Guatemala.  In the coming years, it is expected to expand coverage to other vulnerable parts of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Guatemala work, contact [mailto:info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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= 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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/3/33/EWB-UWM-IMG_2847.jpg]

'''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''': 

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/EWB-UWM.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/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 =

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/2/26/EWB_Map.png]

There are nearly 300 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 2018 ==

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Organization:Engineers Without Borders

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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 underdeveloped 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. [http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom] 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 =

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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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to having offices in 5 countries up to 2020.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
</ul>

=== Nicaragua ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guatemala faces several infrastructure challenges. The country’s rating on the United Nation’s Human Development Index, which reflects the standard of living and quality of life, is the third lowest in Latin America.Potable water, sanitation, access, and educational infrastructure are the main needs EWB-USA is working on.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB focuses on addressing these needs through two offices in Guatemala:
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is working on more than 45 projects in Guatemala.  In the coming years, it is expected to expand coverage to other vulnerable parts of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Guatemala work, contact [mailto:info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info.guatemala@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
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= 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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.[http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/Tate_EWBUmain_2.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

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'''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''': 

[http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/EWB-UWM.png http://universityinnovation.org/images/7/7d/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 =

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There are nearly 300 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 2018 ==

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Pedro Oporto is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Pedro is originally from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where he lived until 2016 when he moved to Worcester, MA for college at WPI. After exploring campus and organizations, considering different careers in engineering and learning from the WPI project-based education, he decided to invest himself in product development and innovation.

Pedro has been doing research and development for the School with groundbreaking technology in the injury prevention field. At the same time, he is an active leader on campus, pioneering the creation of the first Junior Enterprise in the New England. Junior Enterprises are non-profit organizations completely run by students who do some kind of consulting to small and medium-sized companies.

Enthusiastic about innovative interdisciplinary workbetweenengineering, computer scienceandbusiness. Combined skill set and experience in systems thinking, design thinking and lean project implementation with innovation processes in product development and student-run businesses.

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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 underdeveloped 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. http://universityinnovation.org/images/8/83/Tate_EWBUSA_1.jpgFrom 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 =

http://universityinnovation.org/images/0/03/EWB-img-inline-our-history.jpg

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.

== '''Country offices''' ==

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to having offices in 5 countries up to 2020.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA country office staff help to:
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Make connections with communities requesting their partnership and providing cultural training about partners.</li>
<li>Improve relationship management, and so will project outcomes. By increasing the reliance on staff experts in the field, projects will experience more accurate needs assessments and closer management on the delivery of high-quality and timely assistance</li>
<li>More cost-effective use of resources.</li>
</ul>

=== Nicaragua ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB-USA is currently building local capacity through two offices.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>San Isidro, Matagalpa: Supports programs in the northern region, including the departments of Esteli, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Madriz and Nueva Segovia.</li>
<li>Managua, Managua: Supports the southern departments of Managua, Carazo, Boaco, Granada, Masaya and Rivas.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this country, 11 out of 15 departments are having at least one active project with EWB-USA.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact [mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.

=== Guatemala ===

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guatemala faces several infrastructure challenges. The country’s rating on the United Nation’s Human Development Index, which reflects the standard of living and quality of life, is the third lowest in Latin America.Potable water, sanitation, access, and educational infrastructure are the main needs EWB-USA is working on.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EWB focuses on addressing these needs through two offices in Guatemala:
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>La Esperanza, Quetzaltenango: Supports programs in the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Sololá, Suchitepéquez and Totonicapán.</li>
<li>Joyabaj, Quiché: serves projects in the departments of Quiché and Chimaltenango.</li>
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= 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 ===

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'''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). Also, the team needs a project lead and the technical expertise to complete the work.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 Professional engineering licensed volunteers and will be trained by the Program Director.
*'''Legal Review Committee (LRC)''' – Volunteers on the legal committee are individuals with a large experience in law who assist the project teams in developing the engineering services agreement with the community.

 Questions: [[CECinfo@ewb-usa.org|CECinfo@ewb-usa.org]] For more information or to apply as a legal volunteer, please email[mailto:cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cecsubmittals@ewb-usa.org]

= Purpose =

*To provide community-driven developmenthttp://universityinnovation.org/images/0/0c/EWB_TAMU_COSTARICA.jpg
*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 problemshttp://universityinnovation.org/images/7/77/Tate_EWBUmain_1.jpg
*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 finished 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/ website].

== 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.http://universityinnovation.org/images/5/52/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 at 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|EWB@UWM.EDU]] Phone: 715-252-8877

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'''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''': 

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= 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 =

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There are nearly 300 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 2018 ==

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