Newswise — Engineering is a booming field, even during a recession, but many students at Michigan Technological University have another motive entirely for studying engineering and allied subjects. They want to make the world a healthier, safer, better place to live for the people at the bottom of the barrel.
Students from fields as diverse as environmental engineering and science education have joined hands in an umbrella organization called the D80 Center. Named for the 80 percent of the world’s population that lives below the radar of the infrastructure planners and builders, the D80 Center mobilizes university students to put the skills they are learning in college to work in the field in countries around the globe.
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff are involved in D80 programs. Their watchword is “prosperity by design.”
Engineers Without Borders, Aqua Terra Tech, Social Entrepreneurship and Peace Corps International master’s degrees are just a few of the D80 programs that provide educational, service and research opportunities for those interested in gaining valuable professional experience while making a difference in the lives of others today.
For more information about Michigan Tech’s D80 Center, see: http://www.mtu.edu/d80/, or contact Kurt Paterson, civil and environmental engineering professor and D80 director, at [email protected]; 906-487-3495.
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