News Archives tagged with Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders-Penn State Makes a Difference for Sierra Leone Schoolchildren

June 25, 2012

The Engineers Without Borders-Penn State (EWB-Penn State) have implemented their latrine project for the Covenant Preparatory School in Baoma, Sierra Leone, after a third trip to the West African country.

Spring Service: Engineering Students Spend Spring Break Building a Home in Georgia

March 20, 2012

Though many college students view spring break as a time for rest and relaxation, a group of 17 Penn Staters spent their spring break building a home for a family in need.

Engineers Without Borders-Penn State Returns from Second West African Sojourn

February 01, 2012

The Penn State student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-PSU) recently returned from its second trip to Sierra Leone, Africa, where they continued their ongoing projects in the village of Baoma, located nearby to the coastal city of Freetown.

Engineers Without Borders and DOW Team Up for Event

October 07, 2010

The Engineers Without Borders-Penn State chapter and DOW Chemical held a joint event on September 16 highlighting the student group’s recent trip to Sierra Leone and allowing group members to network with DOW representatives.

Assessment in Africa: Engineers Without Borders-Penn State

September 01, 2010

As soon as they stepped off the plane into Sierra Leone, the travel team of the Engineers Without Borders (EWB)-Penn State group knew only one thing: they had no idea what to expect.

“Everything there is completely different,” said Meghan Fisher, a mechanical engineering junior and president of EWB-Penn State. “There is not a single commercialized structure in the entire country.”