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Model Water Tower Competition

posted ‎‎Sep 1, 2009 1:44 PM‎‎ by Stephanie Ishii

The tentative date for this year's Model Water Tower Competition is December 5th.

What is it?
We team up with professional engineers and local middle school teachers to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the water industry. We will be mentoring students once or twice a week for about a month prior to the competition. Students design model water towers according to specifications as economically sound as possible. We need volunteers to help with mentoring and running the competition.

Why volunteer?
It is ridiculously fun! You get the chance to share a bit of what you've learned with middle school students that are not always given the opportunities they deserve. We want to shatter stereotypes about engineering and show them that they are every bit as capable and we are! Help build confidence, foster creative thinking, and get some young minds interested in the water industry!

I will continue to provide information, but if you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail me at awwa.uf@gmail.com or ishii@ufl.edu.

Congratulations to our new officers!!

posted ‎‎May 12, 2009 6:23 AM‎‎ by Christina Akly

The new officers have been elected!
We wish you a great and productvie 09-10 year!

Environmental Career Forum

posted ‎‎Feb 10, 2009 2:36 PM‎‎ by Eelhard Meneses   [ updated ‎‎Feb 10, 2009 2:39 PM‎‎ ]

The career forum has a career fair like setting- only on a much smaller scale.  Come network with companies and learn about internship and job opportunities in the environmental field.  The career forum is open to all engineers and scientists with an interest in the environmental science and engineering.

 

The Environmental Career Forum, sponsored by the environmental engineering student organizations,  will take place February 19th from 6-9 pm in Touchdown Terrace (part of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium).

FSAWWA Region XI Water Taste Contest

posted ‎‎Feb 10, 2009 2:24 PM‎‎ by Eelhard Meneses   [ updated ‎‎Feb 10, 2009 2:29 PM‎‎ ]

FSAWWA Region XI and AWWA-UF would like to invite you to attend the "Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest in North Central Florida". 

Area Utilities will participate by providing drinking water samples for blind taste testing by celebrity judges.

 

The event will be held at noon this Friday, February 13th at the UF Treeo Center  which is located at 3900 SW 63rd Blvd Gainesville, FL.

Storm Roberts, 98.5 KTK is  the event Master of Ceremonies. 

For more information please refer to our calendar and/or events section. Hope to see you there!!!

Volunteer in our booth for e-fair!

posted ‎‎Feb 9, 2009 9:52 PM‎‎ by Christina Akly

Come join us teaching middle school kids about water treatment by making water filters!
We'll be all day on Tuesday and Wednesday in the e-fair to be held at the Reitz Union!
We hope to see you there!

FSAWWA Conference

posted ‎‎Nov 28, 2008 3:03 PM‎‎ by Christina Akly

The Fall conference is next week!! Don't forget to email us to confirm that you'll be coming to Orlando with us next Tuesday! (awwa.uf@gmail.com)
You're going to have a great time!! Thanks!

FSAWWA Scholarship Winners

posted ‎‎Nov 28, 2008 2:54 PM‎‎ by Christina Akly

Jennifer Apell and Christina Akly from the Dept. of Enviornmental Engineering Sciences at UF have been selected as the Florida Secion AWWA Roy W. Likins Scholarship!
Congratulations!!

Thanks for your help with the MWTC!!

posted ‎‎Nov 28, 2008 2:50 PM‎‎ by Christina Akly

The water tower competition was a success!! We double the number of towers from last year (29 total!) and we had a about 43 kids participating. Thanks to all our volunteers that made this possible!! You can see pics of the event under Photo Gallery.
Awesome job volunteers....... you rock!

We need volunteers!

posted ‎‎Oct 2, 2008 10:41 AM‎‎ by Christina Akly   [ updated ‎‎Oct 7, 2008 4:01 PM‎‎ ]

We need your help for the Model Water Tower Competition! See the events link to learn about the MWTC and sign up as a volunteer by emailng akly@ufl.edu

Tailgate! UF vs. Ole Miss

posted ‎‎Sep 24, 2008 1:25 PM‎‎ by Christina Akly

Come join us in the AWWA sponsored tailgate this weekend!! (Sept 27th). Enjoy free food, drinks just before a great game!
GO GATORS!

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