Engineers Without Borders - Columbia University

Updates
-new class: Engineering in Developing Communities implemented this semester
-class based around Obodan, Ghana project

Organization Structure
-new committees for general body involvement
-plan on having bi-monthly general body meetings where committees will meet together

Committees:
-Fundraising - main contact: Carmen Zapata
  -Responsibilities
    -grant writing
    -contacting companies and NGOs
    -creating and maintaining endowment (all related materials and contacts)
-Communications - main contact: Elizabeth Long
  -Responsibilities
    -marketing (name recognition)
    -website development & maintenance
    -maintain general body contact
    -maintain outside contacts and interest
-Events - main contact: Michael Shields
  -Responsibilities
    -plan and implement events each semester (thematic)
    -establish and maintain speaker contacts for events

For more information regarding these specific committees and to get involved with them, please contact each respective committee leader or email [email protected].


General Body Meeting III		February 8, 2005