Development Engineering short course

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Kelsey Lantz and Kristin Tuttle) Date: Spring 2013 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and Proposed Syllabus Abstract: This project’s main research question was: How can we effectively prepare Lafayette College students to tackle engineering problems in developing communities? We decided to cater a new course curriculum to a three-week …

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Student-Led Sustainability Initiatives

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 group (Joel Hindelang and Thomas Johnson) Date: Spring 2012 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen Project Links: Memo and website: http://sites.lafayette.edu/slsi/ Abstract: Lafayette College is considered avant-garde in the academic world because of its strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, seamlessly interweaving the liberal arts with the engineering and sciences.  Additionally, Lafayette College considers itself …

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Analysis of Student Experience and Community Development

Authored by: Lafayette College EGRS 451 (Cara Donleavey and Gabriella Lachapel) Date: Spring 2012 Course Instructor: Professor Cohen PDF Link: EGRS 451 SP’12 Analysis of Student Experience and Community Development (Prezi) Abstract: This project’s main research question was: Is the relationship between student experience and community development, at the undergraduate level, sustainable? To address that question, the project examined …

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