We Are So Grateful to our Sponsors!

Today I'd like to share a little bit about our sponsors--both our legacy sponsors and our academic institutions that play such a big part in allowing us to work on this project and also are so important to supporting the future of our professions and creating a better world.  

We have three college "partners" this year--Black River Technical College, where I work, Fox Valley Technical College, which is home to Randy, Kerri, Pete and Tyler, and Milwaukee School of Engineering, where Doug and Lila are based.  All three of these institutions offer wonderful programs for students and support faculty and staff in involvement with great initiatives.  

BRTC (http://www.blackrivertech.edu//) has two campuses in northeast  Arkansas, one in rural Pocahontas, and one in Paragould, a more industrial community.  The college offers over sixty programs in Allied Health, Law Enforcement and Emergency Services, Business,General Studies, and Technical programs, including Automation Technology, Structural Steel and Pipe Welding, and Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeships.  


Martha loves the opportunity to provide students with access to education and to play a part in economic development in rural Arkansas.

Fox Valley Technical College located in Neenah, Appleton, Wisconsin( http://www.fvtc.edu/) provides high-quality education and training that support student goals, a skilled workforce, and the economic vitality of the region. FVTC offers more than two hundred associate degree, technical diploma and certificate programs, and instruction related to fifteen apprenticeship trades, in addition to providing services to business and industry. The college serves about 50,000 people annually, more than any other technical college in Wisconsin.
  

Our Fox Valley team members are all involved in making Wisconsin a leader in water quality, and they will bring those skills and a great attitude to South Africa.

Milwaukee School of Engineering (https://msoe.edu) is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,900 students that was founded in 1903. MSOE offers bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, business and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 96% placement rate.The University  focuses on the preparation of engineers in many disciplines, including building mechanical systems.  Most students have internships to augment the academic programs at the university and many get involved in competitions as another way to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-life application of academic principles.  All curricula focus on coordination of traditional core courses (general studies) with the technical courses expected in a high caliber engineering degree. 

Here are Doug and a group of MSOE students participating in an international Servant-Leadership trip to Paita, Peru. The team helped install new water purifiers at a local school site. A total of 25 purification units were set up to ensure that safe and clean drinking water is available to the community. 

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