Delaware Canal State Park Picnic Table
This April of 2023, our team installed the picnic table canopy in the Delaware Canal State Park, just 30 minutes south of campus, in Upper Black Eddy, PA.
This project certainly proved to be a logistical challenge, from working out design details to the formation of materials lists to the ordering and storage of parts. However, the team persevered, and we were ultimately able to order all the parts to Lafayette and build the roof/truss structure as a team outside of Acopian Engineering Center, and with the help of Lafayette Facilities Operations, deliver the structure to the park where it is currently being stored.
Easton Urban Farm Benches
In the fall of 2020, our team was successful in developing the final designs and constructed the two benches that were placed at one of Lafayette’s community partners: the Easton Urban Farm.
Micro Food Pantries
The Micro Food Pantry Project team has installed their first micro pantry!
You can find this pantry outside of Cornerstone Church on 2nd St in Easton. The Church, which has an established soup kitchen, will utilize the pantry daily.
Much of Easton is a food desert, meaning it is difficult for many people to find healthy yet affordable foods. The goal of this project is to build micro pantries where people who need access will gain easy access.
The team will continue to maintain the current structure and analyze the flagship pantry as a possible model for future installments throughout our city of Easton. The volunteers at the Church have been very appreciative and collaborative with our team.
Karl Stirner Arts Trail Bridge
Our team had the opportunity to come up with a complete design, including landscape and lighting elements, for the bridge connecting Karl Stirner Arts Trails (KSAT) to a scrap metal yard.
Robotics Advising
The Easton Area High School Robo Rovers are a group of extremely capable and dedicated students who build a new robot every year to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The EWB Robotics Advising Group meets with the students once per week at the high school, where we help with anything they need, from writing sponsor-outreach letters to helping them program an autonomous PID-controlled auto-balancing routine.
Pocket Skate Parks
Our team’s goal for the Pocket Skate Park team is to create harmonious, mixed-use/dual-purpose spaces that encourage skating. In August 2022, our team attended West Ward’s National Night Out, which is an annual block party hosted by the West Ward Community Initiative, full of field games, activities, music, community tents, and a cookout.
Our team has come up with many draft designs of skate structures including multi-pieced designs that puzzle together. Our team plans to continue to collaborate with Push Ahead, a skateboarding program in Lehigh Valley, to implement our skateable designs into both permanent locations, such as the Karl Stirner Arts Trail, and temporary locations using our portable designs.
Camp Papillon Dog Cart and Stroller
In the fall and spring of 2019, EWB successfully designed and built two dog carts for the Camp Papillon Dog Shelter in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania!
The purpose of the dog cart was to give a larger dog at the shelter an additional way to get more exercise. It allowed this and future dogs to pull heavier loads in the cart.
A stroller was also built, allowing smaller or injured dogs to be able to take walks. It reduced the need for them to walk the entire time as somebody can push them in the stroller. The downtown shop, Mercantile, graciously helped us sew the walls of the stroller!
Dog Cart Construction
LafKid Connect STEM Educational Outreach
With the help of Professor Squarcia, Lafayette EWB had the opportunity to partner with LafKid Connect in the fall 2020 semester. LafKid Connect is another student club on campus. EWB created an educational module to present to students at a local Easton middle school. The goal of this module was to teach students about engineering soft skills and encourage them to pursue higher education in STEM.
Problem-solving, creativity, estimation, teamwork, and communication were the skills that were focused on within the module. Pictionary, scavenger hunts, and word problems were utilized to actively engage the students, making the module more interactive!
We hope to continue to work and collaborate with LafKid Connect. Our goal is to inspire students to consider pursuing a degree in STEM!
