public lecture /engineering/ en Engineers Without Borders Public Lecture and Reception /engineering/events/engineers-without-borders-public-lecture-2018 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Engineers Without Borders Public Lecture and Reception</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/engineering/users/mbrestov" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" content="mbrestov" xml:lang="">Gosia Brestova…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 09/24/2018 - 15:51</span> <section class="uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col uw-contained-width"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p class="highlight"> <strong> Public Lecture:</strong><br /><em> Global Impact One Engineer at a Time: Why we Founded Engineers Without Borders</em> </p><p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-right" data-width="500" data-height="334"> <img src="/engineering/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2009_-_engineers_without_borders_-_landscape.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Co-Founders of Engineers Without Borders: George Roter and Parker Mitchell" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> The co-founders of the world-renowned humanitarian organization Engineers Without Borders, <strong> George Roter (BASc 1999)</strong> and <strong> Parker Mitchell (BASc 1999)</strong>, will deliver a public lecture titled "Global Impact One Engineer at a Time: Why we Founded Engineers Without Borders" about their journey from their time as engineering students at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, to the founding of Engineers Without Borders and its global impact, and their careers since and beyond. <p> George Roter and Parker Mitchell are recipients of the Faculty of Engineering <a href="/engineering/node/279"> 2009 Team Alumni Achievement Medal</a> in recognition of their work with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) worldwide.  </p><p> Students, alumni, professors, special guests and the community are invited to hear their entrepreneurial journey and then to ask questions in a Q&A session. </p><p> <strong> A reception follows the lecture</strong> for a chance to network over light refreshments in the brand new event space (2nd floor) of the Engineering 7 building.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:51:42 +0000 Gosia Brestovacki (mbrestov) 1874 at /engineering