In the article "GW Serves: Senior Intersects Engineering with Civic Engagement," GW Today profiles Isabella Perusse, a senior civil engineering major who has been heavily engaged in service projects at GW through the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service and GW's Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter. Her drive to give back stems from her family, and she gravitated toward engineering as a way to combine her passion for STEM with her desire to serve.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “I think that intersection is one of the most valuable things an engineer can have,” said Perusse, who frequently volunteered at food banks and her local Humane Society as a child. “Engineering should be done with communities, not just for them. We need to make sure their wants and ideas are incorporated into the design.”
Read the full article on GW Today.