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Thank you to everyone who made a gift to this project! While this round of weR Gold closed June 30, you may still support students with your gift by visiting the Rensselaer Giving website.
"The Bronx Trip has been extremely impactful for both the students we visit as well as the RPI students who attend. We've been working with the students at St. Raymond's in the Bronx for about 6 years now in a variety of programs and have seen individual students grow immensely as our visits have inspired the school to start implementing its own Engineering curriculum. This year, we will be able to expand our outreach and visit multiple schools during our trp." – Sonu Chadalavada, 2021-22 School Visit Coordinator
What You're Supporting
We hope to continue to spread our message, Find Your Passion and Engineer It, by inspiring students of various backgrounds to explore engineering and its applications from an exciting and intuitive approach. Particularly for schools that lack the resources and materials to explore engineering, our goal is to provide the materials and guidance to spark the creativity and to engage the bright students from all backgrounds.
Your donation will aid the Engineering Ambassadors (EAs) in their effort to make an impact in the New York Metropolitan Area, a region that we don’t usually reach through our other projects. You will be supporting a group of at least 12 Engineering Ambassadors on their trip to Saint Raymond’s Academy to present on engineering topics such as Drag Force, Water Filtration, and Chemical Engineering Processes. Historically, over 1000 high school students have experienced our presentations and activities on each trip that we have made to the Bronx. This trip gives RPI EAs a unique opportunity to engage with students from New York City and enhance their education, and possibly even inspire students to pursue engineering in their future. We hope you will consider supporting us in our mission to inspire a younger audience for those who most likely do not have the role models in their lives to encourage a rewarding career in engineering!
A major outcome of all the work that EA does is making engineering and STEM topics accessible to young students of all backgrounds, particularly those who do not have a strong STEM program in their middle or high school. Students in this category may feel like engineering is too hard for them, which is why one of EA’s slogans is “Change the Conversation.” It is rewarding for EAs to see the impact of their work, which is mostly done in classrooms in the New York Capital Region. The trip to St. Raymond’s in the Bronx is an exciting opportunity for both EA as an organization and individual EAs to connect with a different community and change the conversation in as many schools as possible. Our involvement at the high school has also led to further development of their STEM curriculum and has truly inspired some of the students there.
Who We Are
The RPI Engineering Ambassadors was created in the spring of 2011, and has had over 120 ambassadors take part in the organization's activities over the years. Since its inception, the RPI Engineering Ambassadors have reached over 30,000 students in the immediate area and beyond. We achieve our mission by presenting engineering topics directly to students at their schools. Each presentation has an accompanying hands-on activity to drive home the STEM topics discussed in the presentation. Our organization is also very involved with events that promote STEM on campus, including FIRST LEGO League, National Manufacturing Day, Exploring Engineering Day, and many more. To find out more about RPI Engineering Ambassadors check out our website or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube!
