Our Work
EiF Grants 2018
Enhancing Communication and Use of Information in Engineering
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
$19,715
Contact: Svetlana Olbina, 970-491-7026, Svetlana.olbina@colostate.edu
Determine if the use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in construction and civil engineering education improves student learning and communication skills
EWB Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, CA
$5,000
Contact: Torrey Sanseverino, ewbmslswicp@gmsil.com
Contribution to an EWB project in Malawi to build a bicycle powered maize mill.
See https://www.ewb.calpoly.edu/malawi-1
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
$10,420
Contact: Enrico Sassi, 701-231-9382, enrico.sassi@ndsu.edu
Create online educational resources that support students in developing communication skills that are necessary in academic and professional engineering environments
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
$3,996
Contact: Richard Sapon-White, 541-737-7319, Richard.sapon-white@oregonstate.edu
Project to conduct two weeks of training and consultation for implementing an institutional repository and enhancing user services at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Social Action & Subject Headings: How Catalogers Can Effect Social Change,
Framing the Future: How RDA, Linked Data, and BIBFRAME Will Change the Future of Libraries
The View from Olumo Rock Supporting Institutional Repository Development in Abeokuta, Nigeria
From Corvallis to Abeokuta: Visiting Our Sister Library in Nigeria
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
$25,000
Contact: Theodora Chaspari, chaspari@tamu.edu
Investigation of low-cost in-the-moment bio-signal interventions to promote students' public speaking skills in a virtual learning environment (VLE)
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Coupling virtual reality and physiological markers to improve public speaking performance;
Speak Up! Studying the Interplay of Individual and Contextual Factors to Physiological-Based Models of Public Speaking Anxiety;
Virtual reality could be cure to public speaking fear
Women in Engineering
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
$23,187
Contact: Mark Brown, 970-491-5782, Mark.Brown@colostate.edu
Analysis of the effectiveness and impact of the Rocky Mountain Scholars Program on female engineering students
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Rocky Mountain Scholars Program (RMSP)
EWB-USA, Denver, CO
$10,000
Contact: Cathy Leslie, 303-772-2723, cathy.leslie@ewb-usa.org
Contribution towards teams at Carroll University and University of Utah with greater gender diversity through the University Chapter Program (www.ewb-usa.org)
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
$14,650
Contact: Dr. Zhiwei Mao, zmao@fdu.edu
Girls Exploring Engineering, a new program aimed at 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls to nurture interest in math, science and engineering
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FDU STEM Academy launches Girls Exploring Engineering program;
Youtube: FDU Girls Exploring Engineering 2019
Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL
$6,200
Contact: Jhojana Infante, jinfante@floridapoly.edu
Improve the THRIVE program, which focuses on female students' professional development, personal enrichment and community engagement.
Girls Inc. of Holyoke, Holyoke, MA
$10,000
Contact: Suzanne Parker, 413-532-6247, sparker@girlsincholyoke.org
Support for "Eureka!: Strong, Smart and Bold Science for Girls" program that provides college exposure, academic skill building and personal support to underserved girls pursuing study in STEM
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Eureka! at UMass Amherst;
Eureka moment: Girls Inc. participants complete summer STEM program at UMass
Hope College, Holland, MI
$12,000
Contact: Susan Ipri Brown, 616-395-7924, explore@hope.edu
Partnership with student organizations for leadership development of undergraduate women through middle school outreach
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EXPLOREHOPE: Hands-on learning for local students
Rowan University, Mullica Hill, NJ
$15,000
Contact: Stephanie Lezotte, 856-256-4124, lezotte@rowan.edu
Analysis of the Engineering Clinic Program, a hands-on project based curriculum, for documenting the experiences and challenges of female undergraduate students and identifying factors influencing their recruitment and retention
Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
$14,993
Contact: Mir Hayder, 912-358-3282, hayderm@savannahstate.edu
Partnership with the local school district to provide effective outreach, recruitment and training to encourage more young women to pursue engineering careers through summer camps and mentoring
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Inspiring Middle School Girls into Engineering and Technology Fields
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
$13,350
Contact: Brad Terry, 520-621-2993, brad.terry@uafoundation.org
Investigation into task assignment bias in the MATE ROV competition, and development of interventions that reduce gender-based disparities in program impact.
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MATE Arizona Regional ROV Competition
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
$22,500
Contact: Sharareh Kermansachi, 817-272-6704, sharareh.kermanshachi@uta.edu
Series of workshops to attract Hispanic girls to leadership and executive positions in civil engineering
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Influential Hispanic leaders on campus
Women's Foundation of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
$10,000
Contact: Anna Beth Gorman, 501-244-9740, abgorman@womensfoundationarkansas.org
Support for Girls of Promise (GOP) which seeks to encourage interest and improve STEM skills for girls in Arkansas.
See Girls of Promise website
