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MCEDC Quarterly Digest - Q4 2017
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The Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (MCEDC) combines classroom work, research and development, and real world, on-the-ground experience to train engineers to work in partnership with organizations in developing communities worldwide. Our goal is to create sustainable and appropriate solutions to meet people's basic needs.
Learn more about the center on our website, http://www.colorado.edu/mcedc.
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Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations to our December EDC Grads:
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Michael LaDue, MS in Environmental Engineering
Amin Mahdavi Mazdeh, MS in Civil Engineering
Brendon McNally, MS in Civil Engineering
Steven Shiokari, MS in Environmental Engineering
plus, students earning their MS en route to a PhD:
Allison Davis, MS in Civil Engineering
Scott Gregory, MS in Civil Engineering
Kaitlin Mattos, MS in Environmental Engineering
Shaye Palagi, MS in Civil Engineering
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Congratulations to MCEDC Managing Director Robyn Sandekian for Completing her PhD!
Robyn Sandekian, long-time administrator for the Mortenson Center graduated with her PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership this month. Robyn's dissertation focused on experiences of underrepresented tenure-track faculty in engineering. She intends to continue in her position with the Mortenson Center while expanding her work on engineering education issues within the college and nation-wide. Congratulations Dr. Sandekian!
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EDC Graduates on the Move!
Congratulations to the following EDC certificate alumni who have recently accepted or started new positions:
Ryan Mahoney, MS 2012, accepted a AAAS Fellowship as a WASH & Environmental Health Advisor for USAID.
P. Leigh Gilmore Terry, PhD 2017, starts as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in January 2018.
Sarah Welsh-Huggins, PhD 2017, started as an Emergency Management Specialist at Dewberry/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in November 2017.
Did you make a big move recently but don't see your name here? Check in by email at
mcedc@colorado.edu
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EDC Seminar Series Continues
Allie Davis gave a presentation in November to help EDC and Civil Systems PhD students learn how to create efficient and professional-looking presentations for classes, research and projects. Attendees learned techniques with PowerPoint templates, how to create engaging visuals and how to give great presentations.
In
October, Robin Amadei gave a seminar to discuss conflict resolution and cross-cu
ltural communication to students who plan to work or cooperate with international partners.
If you are interested in leading a seminar on a topic of your expertise please contact
Amber Schrum.
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MCEDC Hosts Town Hall Meeting
Members of the EDC Leadership Team held a town hall meeting on October 30, 2017 to discuss the program budget, review the results of the Fall 2017 Student Satisfaction Survey, and discuss next steps for adding course content and research opportunities for EDC students. Attendees included most of the PhD-level students in the program along with several of our master's students. The group had a productive conversation regarding some of the recent challenges identified by students regarding course content and limited funding for research opportunities that focus specifically on EDC topics. Moving forward, the leadership team and a group of student volunteers from across the program topic areas will work together to review and possibly update the expected experience and academic pre-requisites that students should have prior to starting our program and expected body of knowledge gained from participating in the EDC certificate program. Stay tuned for updates of our program in the next several months.
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