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(left to right) Engineers Without Borders student works on water purification system in Thailand; student builds LEAFHouse for the Solar Decathlon (see sidebar); Clark School Baja race entry; students and faculty accept award for designing and building LEAFHouse (see sidebar) on National Mall in Washington, DC.

Looking for a way to help the Clark School continue to advance, but need inspiration as to the perfect gift within your means?  Well, here are some meaningful and fun ideas for supporting our students and important programs:  Creative Ways to Give!  Select one or more possibilities from the list below, and we’ll help you make a creative gift that’s right for you.

Here Are Creative Ideas You Can Use Right Now

Equipped to Succeed – Contribute to a fund established in a bequest by an alumnus to purchase equipment for chemical and biomolecular engineering. Investment: Any amount, $----, you fill in the blank!

Break Away – Help 10 students participate in "Alternative Spring Break" – a week of community service-learning, tackling important social and civic issues around the country. In past years, students traveled to New Orleans to gut and rebuild hurricane damaged homes. Investment: $6,000 (or $600 to send one student).

Keep on Rollin' – Invest in a set of four Hoosier tires for the SAE car. Investment: $650.

Recharge Our Batteries – Help our Engineers Without Borders students provide solar panels, rechargeable batteries and lighting at literacy centers in remote villages in Burkina Faso. Investment: $2,000.

A Host of Possibilities – Provide a new activities room for the Undergraduate Student Council where the group can host meetings, social gatherings and study groups. Investment: 10,000.

Space Out – Help fund a new gathering space for electrical and computer engineering students in A.V. Williams. Investment: $10,000.

A Fresh Perspective – Supply electronics project kits for the new "Explore Electronics" course for freshmen in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Investment: $5,000 each.

Let the Sun Shine – Send an Engineers Without Borders student to Burkina Faso to construct a solar-powered water pumping system for subsistence gardening. Investment: $2,300.

Tow Hold – Help Terps Racing purchase a vehicle for towing their race cars to events. Investment: $2,500.

 

 


Make Your Choices and Contact Us

Ready to get creative?  Select one or more creative gifts of interest and email us to learn more about making your gift. We’ll answer any of your questions and help you complete your gift.

Together we can create great opportunities for the Clark School of Engineering.

   
 

More on LEAFHouse

Click here to see video about LEAFHouse, the University of Maryland's entry in the 2007 Solar Decathlon, which ranked #1 among U.S. entries and #2 worldwide.


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