Lafayette College Technology Clinic, 2007/8 |
||||
 |
|
|||
Previous Lafayette College Technology Clinics
| Events: | Presentation of Final Report |
| Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 6:30 p.m. Washington Elementary School - located in Washington Township on Rt 191 - (south of Bangor and north of Ackermansville) |
|
| Sponsors: | |
|
|
| Final Report : |
Intelligent Development of the Slate Belt: Final Report This is a very large file (approx. 30 MB). You might want to right-click on the link above in order to save the file to your computer. You can then open it directly from your hard drive. |
| Contact Information: | bauerdan@lafayette.edu |
What is the Lafayette College Technology Clinic? |
|||
| The Lafayette College Technology Clinic is a year-long project designed to grant students experience in solving real world problems. Participants form an interdisciplinary team composed of six students and two faculty advisors. Both students and faculty hail from varied academic fields in the hopes that their distinct knowledge sets may combine and synergize in unexpected and fruitful ways. The goal of the team this semester is to devise a means to stimulate responsible development in the Slate Belt region of Eastern Pennsylvania. | |||
Who are the Lafayette College Technology Clinic? |
|||
|
Laura is a sophomore Geology major from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Liberty High School. She has lived in Northampton County since she was nine months old, and feels deeply connected to the area. Since enrollment at Lafayette College, Laura has become very interested in the environment, issues of environmental justice, and local government. She is working with Bethlehem's newly established Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) and is pushing to establish an EAC in her own hometown, Hanover Township. She hopes to pursue environmental law and policy after graduation. | ||
|
Viktorija is currently in her senior year at Lafayette pursuing a double major in Mathematics/Economics and French. Raised in Lithuania (one of the post-soviet countries), Viktorija provides a different perspective on economic development and a social awareness of ways in which people accept economic advancement and change. | ||
|
Nigel is a sophomore student who is majoring in A.B. Engineering. The Bachelor of Arts in Engineering degree is one that is unique to Lafayette College and focuses on a broad, multidisciplinary education. Nigel sees connections between the workings of the Slate Belt region and his hometown, which is small. Nigel also brings to the group knowledge of biofuels and sustainable development, which he gained over the summer while working as a research assistant at Lafayette. His research project involved studying the effects of ethanol production | ||
|
Priyanka is a senior Biology major with a minor in Biotechnology. Having grown up in India and traveled to several countries around the world, she offers an international perspective on economic and social development. Her training in biology has also afforded her a systems approach that enables her to analyze complex interactions between several components in a system. | ||
|
Jason is a senior Anthropology and Sociology major, Architectural Studies minor. In 2006, Jason conducted ethnographic research in the community of Tatamy and gained insight into the dynamic local atmosphere. He also has experience in and knowledge of a number of design related fields including architecture and planning. |
||
|
Prof. Bauer is the Program Head for the Technology Clinic and a Professor of Anthropology at Lafayette College with interests in technology, historic preservation and adaptive reuse. He has worked in Peru, Ethiopia, and Mexico throughout his career as an anthropologist. |
||
|
Prof. Stifel is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Lafayette College. Much of his research focuses on development economics and labor markets, especially in developing countries. His areas of specialty are Madagascar and Southeast Asia. | ||
 |
From left to right: Priyanka, Viktorija, Laura, Rachel, Prof. Bauer,
Jason, and Nigel.
|
