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MCEDC Digest, September 5, 2016
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Program News & Announcements
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Hiring Hourly Student Employees
Apply by Wednesday, September 7, 2016
The Mortenson Center is seeking three Earn-learn Apprentices this semester. For job descriptions and application information, check out the
job announcement on the Mortenson Center website.
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Are you Seeking a Funded Research Project?
A team of faculty from CU Boulder and the University of Washington has been granted a 3-year award through the NSF to study the formation of cultures of ethical community engagement in university-based engineering-for-development (EfD) programs. If you're interested in this project, please contact Shawhin directly (
shawhin@colorado.edu or at 510-928-8846) Applicants are required to be in high academic standing, with a minimum 3.5 GPA, and ideally, affiliated with MCEDC. You will be asked to submit a CV, provide two professional or academic references, and a 500- to 700-word statement of interest. Read more about the
project and application requirements
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Practicum Presentations & Community Celebration
Friday, September 16, 2016
3:00pm to 6:00pm (presentations from 3:00 to 5:00pm, reception to follow)
Discovery Learning Center (DLC) Room 1B70 and Lobby
Please mark your calendars and join us for presentations by seven students who completed their EDC field practicums this summer. This event will allow our students to discuss their experiences of working with host agencies, share what they learned, and answer audience questions. A reception will be held in the lobby of the DLC following the presentations. This event is open to the public.
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EDC Student Group News & Events
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The EDC Student Group Now Has Its Own Calendar!
Our EDC Calendar has been created! It is publicly available, and you can add it to your calendar by copying the following iCal link and pasting it into your calendar software:
Add this to your calendar software
Most calendar programs, including Google Calendar, will understand the iCal format and automatically update it when you are connected to the Internet.
If you are using Google Calendar, click on the downward-facing arrow in a box to the right of "Other Calendars" on the left side of the screen. Then, click "Add by URL", paste in the link above, and voila! The "EDC Events" calendar should show up under your "Other Calendars".
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Thank You!
Thanks to everyone who attended the first EDC student group meeting on August 31st and to those who came to breakfast with us on September 2nd. Keep your eyes open for future Breakfast Discussions.
For future discussion topics, please fill out this Google Form with your suggestions & ideas. You can also email Katie (katherinegchambers@gmail.com) any time during the semester with new ideas.
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WASH Symposium Planning Meeting
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00pm
CEAE Graduate Student Lounge, Room ECCE 162
(across from the Bechtel computer lab)
The WASH Symposium is a two-day event that brings together academics, practitioners, students, and community members to discuss relevant topics in water, sanitation, and hygiene globally. It's an entirely student-driven event and the planning starts now! Email Allie (allison.l.davis@colorado.edu) with any questions.
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EDC Social / Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
5:00pm
Centro Mexican Kitchen (950 Pearl Street)
Here's a great opportunity to connect with EDC students, get to know each other, and hang out in a more relaxed environment! EDC will buy appetizers, and drinks are on you!
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EDC Seminar with Dr. Woldezion Mesghianna, PhD, PE
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
DLC Collaboratory, Room DLC 1B70
Please mark your calendars for the first EDC seminar of the semester when we will host Dr. Woldezion Mesghinna, president and principal engineer of Natural Resources Consulting Engineers, Inc. Dr. Mesghinna has spent the past 40+ years working in various facets of civil engineering and recently published a book titled How Sub-Saharan Africa Can Achieve Food Security. Read more...
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Are you Interested in K-12 Outreach?
The EDC Student Group is considering student outreach opportunities in K-12 teaching in Boulder County - both in school and after school. In order to set up this program, Matt Bentley and Sierra Johnson would like to know who is interested. Please contact Sierra at Sierra.Johnson@colorado.edu if you would like to discuss being involved in K-12 outreach this year. Please contact Sierra by Friday, September 16, 2016 if you are interested.
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Engineers Without Borders CU Chapter
Information Meeting
Sept. 7th at 6:00pm
MATH 100
Join members of CU's Chapter of Engineers Without Borders - USA as the individual programs (Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, and Paraguay) discuss their recent work and their upcoming needs. Learn how to get involved in this project-based organization, founded here at CU Boulder. For more information on EWB-CU, visit their website at
http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/ewb.
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Doctors Without Borders Is Recruiting
Sept. 14th at 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Posner Center for International Development
1031 33rd St., Denver
Join Doctors Without Borders headquarters staff and a Colorado-based Doctors Without Borders aid worker and construction / water & sanitation specialist for a presentation and Q&A session to learn how your expertise is needed to run medical programs in more than 60 countries around the world. Find more details
here.
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Environmental Engr Seminar
September 23, 2016
Noon to 1:00pm
SEEC N128
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TEDx Mile Hi -
It's About Time
October 28, 2016
Temple Buell Theatre (Denver)
It's time to explore the triumph, ingenuity, and achievement of our region's brightest women. TEDx will be producing two live sessions of speakers and streaming a session from the TEDWomen 2016 event in San Francisco. So, along with drawing inspiration from local luminaries, you'll hear from a number of TED speakers all in a single day. Learn more and buy tickets at www.texdmilehigh.com/its-about-time/.
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Environmental Sanitation Workshop
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Image by CAWST is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / Adaptation. |
September 27-28, 2016
Healing Waters Headquarters (Golden)
Cost = $300.00
This workshop, delivered by CAWST and hosted by Healing Watersgives you the knowledge and skills you need to effectively protect and promote human health and well-being by providing a clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease. This training takes a broader look at the community and addresses different, but interconnected, aspects, including human and animal excreta management, solid waste management, vector control and domestic wastewater management. Click
here
for more information.
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Employment & Funding Opportunities
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Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology
Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: September 6, 2016
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Rotary District 5450 Scholarships
Pre-qualification Application Deadline: October 1, 2016
Rotary Scholarships now focus on identifying students with strong experience in humanitarian service who want to enhance their background through graduate studies in one of Rotary's six identified Areas of Focus. These scholars are selected based on work experience, proposed studies and future career plans and are evaluated in light of Rotary's new motto: "Doing Good in the World."
See more on the Rotary District 5450 website
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