Thursday, November 18, 2010

Meet the Team

It's time to meet this semester's lovely team members!
For all team members, this is their first semester of IPRO 309 unless otherwise noted.

Wen Chan is a 5th year Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science major from Kent, Washington. He took IPRO 309 in the spring of 2009.


Sydney Williams is a 2nd year Biomedical Engineering major from Morro Bay, California.


Soha Zahir is a 3rd year Biology major from South Barrington, Illinois.


Rafael Sosa is a 3rd year Psychology major with Biology and Premedical minors from Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico.


Olivia Rovegno is a 3rd year Biomedical Engineering major with a specialization in Cell and Tissue Engineering from Stamford, Connecticut.


Michael Muller is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major from Aurora, Illinois.


Hey, that's me! I'm Jessica Shaw, a 4th year Psychology major from Fargo, North Dakota. I took IPRO 309 in the spring of 2010.


Matthew Song is a 4th year Aerospace Engineering major from Houston, Texas. He also took IPRO 309 in the spring of 2010.


Krystian Link is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science major from Roselle, Illinois.


Katherine Garczek is a 3rd year Biology major and Psychology minor from Burbank, Illinois.


Christopher Fistek is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering major from Homer Glen, Illinois.


Alexandra Luttinen is a 4th year Mechanical Engineer from Stillwater, Minnesota.

As you can see, we come from all sorts of backgrounds. We've had fun getting to know each other through team-building exercises. Our diversity makes the IPRO experience fantastic!

Welcome!

Welcome to IPRO 309's blog! Our full project title is Orthotics and Prosthetics Education for Latin America and the United States. Whew, that's a mouthful! You can glean from our title the project's focus. IPRO 309 began in spring 2006 to support the development of an O&P educational program at Centro Don Bosco, a school in Bogotá, Colombia. The IPRO still maintains a relationship with Centro Don Bosco, as well as Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, and Laboratorio Gilete in Bogotá.

We love acronyms, so to help you along the way, here's a quick guide to some of the common acronyms that will appear on this blog:
IIT: Illinois Institute of Technology, a small, private university on Chicago's south side and home to the students and faculty who make up this team. (visit IIT's website)
IPRO: Inter-professional project, a semester-long course that brings together students from various majors, diverse backgrounds, and different skills and interests to work together to tackle a real-world problem. (discover more about the IPRO program)
O&P: orthotics and prosthetics
H.O.P.E.: Human Orthotics and Prosthetics Education, our logo
ISPO: International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (learn more about ISPO)
NCOPE: National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (find more info on NCOPE)

Stay tuned for more!