About EWB-UMCP:

Welcome to the University of Maryland's student chapter of Engineers Without Borders

Currently, the world's population is just under 6.5 billion people. In the next two decades, almost 2 billion more people will inhabit the Earth. It has been estimated that 95% of that growth will take place in developing or under-developed countries. Engineers have a role and responsibility in solving these global problems!

Below, find links related to our organization, what we do, and how you can get more involved.

Our Mission Statement:

Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit organization that partners with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.

Frequently Asked Questions:

So you want to join EWB-UMCP and don't know where to start? Download this PDF: Welcome To EWB-UMCP

Members:

Engineers Without Borders has been a University of Maryland, College Park, SGA-recognized student group since the Spring of 2004. If you are interested in joining the group or becoming more involved, please contact us at ewbumd@gmail.com or come to one of our monthly general body meetings. Go to our events page.

General body meetings are held monthly, many with relevant speakers on issues of engineering, development, and sustainability. The executive board meets weekly and uses the email listserv to post opportunities for further involvement. Individual project meetings are organized separately and members are encouraged to contact project leaders directly or check the website for meeting times if they are interested in working on a project.

Current Executive Board
Past Executive Boards

A Brief History:

EWB-USA was created in April 2000 when a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder was asked to help build a water delivery system for a village in San Pablo, Belize. The village had no electricity, running water or sanitation. During the day, when the adult population was working on nearby plantations, their children carried drinking and irrigation water to the village from a nearby river.

The Professor, after seeing this, went back to the University of Colorado and gathered together a group of students and a professional engineer. The newly created team then started designing a sustainable solution to this water and sanitation problem.

With one year of designing, planning and a total budget of $14,000 the team went back to San Pablo and implemented their design. With the completion of the first project, a seed was planted and a wonderful organization started to grow. Since then, EWB has grown to more then 70 student and professional chapters that each complete projects like the one mentioned above each year.

For a more detailed history of EWB-USA go to the national chapter's home page.

Projects:

For more information on our current projects, go to the projects page.

Student Involvement:

There are many ways in which students can become involved.

• Join the executive board
• Join a project team
• Fundraise! There is always a need for money. This is a great way to make contacts throughout the University and the outside world

If you know what you want to do help the organization, but you're not sure how to, contact us at ewbumd@gmail.com, or check our our New Member Information Sheet.

Student Involvement:

As a professional there are several ways to become involved:

• Join a project that's already started or assist a group of students with a new project. For more information about joining an existing project team or starting your own project team Email the EWB-UMCP facility advisor: Dr. William Fourney (four@umd.edu)
• Join the professional chapter. For more information about the Washington D.C. professional chapter go to the Chesapeake Professional Chapter website (http://chesapeakeewb.org/)
• There is always a need for project funds. Every donation that is made, makes a huge differnece. With your support we will be able to provide a developing community with sustainable solution to a problem that they have. Please check out our donation page

Acknowledgments:

We would like to thank all of the donors, faculty, and professional engineers that have contributed to, or who our are contributing to an EWB-UMCP project. For a complete list of donors please visit our acknowledgments page.

Any Other Questions?

Have a question about EWB-UMCP that was not answered on the website? Email us at ewbumd@gmail.com