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Grace J. Palmisano Center for Campus Ministry

Civil Engineering in Haiti

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Civil Engineering Goal

The Civil Engineering contribution to the Merrimack/Project Medishare partnership is to deliver clean water to the town of Casse. The objective of our trip is to obtain required background information so that our students can design a clean water delivery system.

Specifically our Civil Engineering students will:

  • Identify the location, condition and purity of existing wells and natural water sources.
  • Determine the size and socioeconomics of the town to estimate water demand.
  • Begin to design a method to get clean water to the people of Casse.

 

Please contact Dr. Marc Veletzos with any inquiries about Merrimack’s Civil Engineering efforts in Haiti.

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Personal reflections from service workers in Haiti

  • “I participated [in the Medishare service trip] because not only would I get to serve others and benefit from learning about another culture, but while doing so, I would be able to implement the knowledge and skills I have learned over the past three years of being an Athletic Training student.” -Mollie Fitzgerald, Athletic Training

     

  • “We found that our students, staff and faculty have the skill to help them in exactly the way they need.”  -Brian Suehs-Vassel, Assistant Director, Campus Ministry

  •  “Our experience evaluating and treating some musculoskeletal disorders displayed the need for, and potential benefit from, increased access to musculoskeletal braces and rehabilitative exercises in Haiti.” -Kevin Melanson, Clinical Instructor for Athletic Training

  • “Without this trip I don’t know if I ever would have gotten into service work; now I know it is something I can’t live without!” -Maggie Jacques, Civil Engineering

  • “So many of the Haitian people touched my heart and made me a better person without even knowing it, and for that I am forever grateful.” -Chelsea Jacoby, Athletic Training