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GU Branch Who we are, what we do and how you can get involved!
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Who are we? Relatively new society in GU Focused on human development Three divisions for you to join
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Outreach We deliver workshops in local primary and secondary schools Educate pupils on STEM subjects and engineering Focus on water access and renewables
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Outreach
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Emphasis on skills development and maintaining high standards of teaching We work closely with Glasgow City Council to ensure this GUEWB encourages its members to create new workshops
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Fundraising A wildly successful undertaking for us We need as many volunteers as possible! Open to absolutely everyone, engineers or not
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Fundraising Worked with Friends of MSF last year Joint dinner with speakers from both medical and engineering professions Looking to fill our 2015/16 year with more events, drawing in bigger crowds
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Three Peaks Challenge! Given our size and age, a huge achievement Attempted Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in under 24 hours Raised £3500 for Send a Cow
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Partnerships Looking to establish links with charities overseas Putting practical engineering skills to use Able to enact ‘massive small change’ in communities worldwide
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GUEWB Wind This is our flagship project Prototype ‘small wind’ turbine Building our knowledge and experience for future work abroad
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GUEWB Wind Project is still open for new members Engineering behind it is relatively simple Prototype currently in pre-production stage
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GUEWB Wind Small wind has already taken off in rural communities world wide From the Peruvian Andes to Tanzania A great project which combines human development with real engineering skills.
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What’s in it for you? Volunteer work, aside from being immensely helpful to developing communities, looks amazing to employers A chance to build interpersonal, organisational and professional skills Work with an amazing team where your work will define us as a Society in Glasgow
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Getting Involved Absolutely no barrier to entry or prior experience needed! Get down to our open meeting and sign up to a division Make sure you follow us on FB
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Any Questions? Open Meeting & Social: Next Thursday Look us up on Facebook Catch a flier from our team outside
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