Welcome to a new semester at UMCP! We are excited to have everyone back this fall. Our first General Body Meeting was on September 15th, 2008 in EGR1202 (GL Martin Hall) at 5:30pm. We discussed the projects that implemented this summer and upcoming projects that you can get involved with.
Did you miss our first GBM? Learn about our current projects from the summaries on the
projects page. Or you can attend one of each of the projects weekly meetings listed under "scheduled meetings" above. Email any of the project leaders with questions. Their information can be found on the
contacts page.
Our next general body meeting will be on October 13th at 5:30pm in
Website Help: Every wondered how websites work? Interested in help making our website look better? If you are interested in learning about how to build and maintain a website, the EWB-USA UMCP webmaster is looking for you! The EWB-USA UMCP website is always in need of updates and improvements!
Please email Kristen Markham at ksmark@umd.edu. No previous experience required!
Fundraising Help: Enjoy making money? Have great ideas on how to raise funds to help finance EWB-USA UMCP projects? Contact Noam Fines at
noamjfine@gmail.com. All ideas, great and small are welcome. Each EWB project costs tens of thousands of dollars to finance.
Annoucement: EWB-USA East Coast Fall 2008 Workshop
This Workshop will be held November 7-9. Topics ranging from best practices, project safety, new technologies, and project management will be covered throughout the weekend workshop. The event will be hosted by EWB-USA UMCP and will take place on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, only a 20 minutes Metro ride from downtown Washington, DC.
Please save the date and join us in our mission to unite and strengthen EWB-USA and continue making a difference throughout the world. Stay tuned for more workshop details and logistical information.
If there are any questions or comments about the East Coast Fall 2008 Workshop, please contact Sarah Ness at
ness.sarah@gmail.com.
Come join fellow EWB memeber on October 17th, 2008 at the Cross Creek Golf Club in Beltsville, MD for a day of Golfing. The event starts at 8:30am, the lunch banquet is at 2pm. There will be contests, games and a silent auction. For more details see the
flyer or contact Robert Mashewske at
BMashewske@fandr.com.
Thank you all for voting in the 2008-2009 elections for the EWB-UMCP executive board. We have selected a new executive board for the upcoming school year. The
contacts page will be updated soon with the new students. Thank you to all who participated, ran for positions, and voted! The new executive board for the 2008-2009 school year will be:
President: Phil Hannam
Vice: Sona Chaudhry
Secretary: Matt Bakalar
Treasurer: Kelly Canfield
PR: Tristan San Buenaventura
Webmaster: Kristen Markham
Fundraising: Noam Fine
Our chapter's Burkina Faso Lighting team and Brazil team sucessfully completed their project in their respective contries this winter. Our first general body meeting was on February 11, and our second general body meeting was on March 3. We had a guest speaker, Dr. Erve Chambers, Chair of University of Maryland's Department of Anthropology, visit us to talk about applied anthropology and how it relates to EWB and our mission. Visit the
events page for more detailed descriptions. Visit the
projects page for more information - as information changes, this site will be updated. Our last general body meeting was on April 14th. We discussed what we learned at the national conference and heard other updates. We also had nominations for executive board for next year.
This summer the Burkina Faso Water project traveled to Dissin to implement their project.
If you have any questions, please email us at
ewbumd@gmail.com.
For information about our current projects, please visit the
projects page. Current project meeting times are on our
Home Page. To contact the project leaders directly see our
Contacts Page.
See the
events page to see more details about upcoming fundraisers, event and project updates.
Coffee Sales!!!!
Our EWB chapter is selling 100% organic, Silver Canyon Coffee through
One World Fundraising , an organization that helps non-profit organizations to raise money through the selling of high quality, Fair Trade Certified goods. Fair Trade guarantees a higher price to the growers, helping them to rise above the cycle of poverty and improving the quality of life for them and their communities. Fair Trade encourages the use of ecologically sustainable agricultural methods. With the purchase of this coffee you support both EWB-UMCP and the growers of the coffee. To purchase, go to their website,
http://www.oneworldfundraising.com and click
shop now then choose our chapter from the list (University of Maryland, College Park) and choose the coffee of your liking. Thank you for your support!
EWB is just one part of international life as an engineer. The world is rushing ahead with advances, and the United States must be a full member of that community of education and research and work, or be left behind, as individuals and as a country. Learn about Undergraduate and Graduate opportunities abroad. If you have more opportunities that you would like to share with others, please email us at
ewbumd@gmail.com.
