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On November 19, em[POWER] Rutgers will host their first of three planned events as part of the Rutgers' University-Wide Ecologies in the Balance Awareness Campaign. The exhibit will showcase artwork from artists around the world calling to attention the environment of communities living in landfills. A number of professional artists will be contributing to this exhibit, which will also showcase original paintings done by students from Al Khair School in Karachi, Pakistan.
We are accepting applications for art submissions through November 13. The exhibition will take place from 2-7pm in the International Lounge at Busch Campus Center, Piscatway, NJ 08854. Email empower.ru@gmail.com for more information on the exhibit and how to get involved.
em[POWER] has received the support of two NSF-funded IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) Programs related to Energy and Bio-fuel research. The Nano-Technology for Clean Energy IGERT is a joint Rutgers-Princeton collaborative research program dedicated to finding clean energy solutions through the use of nano-technology, with a particular emphasis on collaborations and applications in sub-Saharan Africa. The Solutions for Renewable and Sustainable Fuels in the 21st Century IGERT is trying to develop and implement sustainable solutions for renewable fuels, with an emphasis on global awareness in energy research and the broad political and economic implications of fuel solutions for the global population.
Students at Rutgers University have created a local chapter for em[POWER]. They are working to increase on-campus awareness of the situation and em[POWER] itself, through collaborations with professionals, other university organizations, government institutions, and fellow students across the country. Planned activities include fundraisers, undergraduate research initiatives, concept incorporation in undergraduate and graduate course curricula, and more! For more information or to join, email empower.ru@gmail.com.
Thanks in large part to the tremendous success of our facebook marketing campaign, we got enough votes to make it to the second round of the Dell competition. We fared very well and amassed over 1000 votes between the first and second rounds of the competition. Unfortunately, that was still not enough to make it to the top 3/100 but we're proud of what we achieved!
Our second round entry for the Dell Social Innovation Competition was submitted yesterday. This time we managed to get the support of a lot of new people, allowing us to submit a 40-pg business plan and youtube video featuring original footage of Karachi, Kachra Kundi, and Al Khair. We must express our gratitude to all who have helped us in this process. In the meantime, please make sure to check out some photos by Urooj Mughal from a trip led by Waqas Jawaid (Princeton Univ) to Al Khair over spring break to lead an art activity for 8-10 year olds. Also, check out our YouTube for the Dell submission!
We completed and submitted our entry for the Dell Social Innovation Competition. Help us out at http://utideas.secure.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087800000005GxlAAE before March 5!
We completed and submitted the first draft of our project proposal for review by some B-school students. Even though it is a very rough document and is not comprehensive, it feels good to get all our ideas on paper and feel like we're finally moving along and pushing ahead. We still have a lot to do with this project but our team is steadily growing and interest among those we talk to remains high, which is always a good sign. We just hope we can take advantage of our spare time while we have it!
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