Cross-Cultural Engineering - What Engineers and Scientists can Learn from Malian Farmers

Special Seminar
Hosted by Engineers Without Borders - UCSB
Prof. Scott Lacy, Fairfield University Anthropology Dept.
Wednesday, 16 May -  6pm
Engineering Science Building - Room 2001

Prof. Lacy, an anthropologist with almost 20 years of experience working in rural Mali, has been a close mentor to, and collaborator with UCSB's chapter of Engineers Without Borders. He is also the founder of African Sky, an NGO with several projects working to help ensure food security and educational opportunities in Mali. The interactions between social scientists, engineers, crop scientists and Malian farmers that have formed to work on these projects have led to some fascinating insights about cross-cultural collaborations.

EWB's Social Ventures Competition

Engineers without borders invites all UCSB students to participate in our first Social Ventures Competition. $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded.

2012 UCSB EWB Coastal Run

Come explore the coast between El Capitan State Beach and Refuigo State Beach.  Run or hike...enjoy the beauty of the coast!

Engineers Without Borders-UCSB is sponsoring this event to raise awareness of the Gaviota Coast and raise funds for its projects with rural communities in Kenya. For information about EWB-UCSB:  http://www.ewb-ucsb.org/kenya-project/

Course

5-mile loop run/walk/hike from El Capitan State Beach to Refugio State Beach and back (Start time: 11:30 am). 

Registration

- Limited to 100 People

For registration and help arranging carpools go to:

https://sites.google.com/site/ewbcoastrun2012/

- Water station locations:

   - 5-miler: mile 2.5

The Gaviota Coast

While the Gaviota Coast represents only 15% of the 300-mile Southern California coastline, it contains about 50% of its remaining rural coastline and retains a high degree of biodiversity.  For more info, visit the Gaviota Coast Conservancy website: www.gaviotacoastconcervancy.org

Support for your adventure on the Coast

EWB-UCSB has checked the tides, measured the distances, and scoped out the runs. This event will take place at low tide when you won't get washed away to sea. You'll be able to run on packed sand and the beach is flat with minimal camber.

EWB-UCSB will provide:

- Aid stations with water, Gatorade, energy bars

- Unofficial timing

- Post-run “Make-Your-Own-Bagel-Sandwich” Buffet at El Cap

- Sweep runner with First Aid Kit and cellphone for emergency

EWB is Traveling!

Our EWB teams are traveling to their foreign destinations this summer to implement the projects they've worked on all year.  Wish them luck!

Check out the team blogs for updates on their projects.

EWB Golf Tournament

The 2011 EWB Golf Tournament has been postponed until Fall 2011.  Stay tuned for more news.  We look forward to seeing you at the event!