Posts Tagged ‘community’
Affinis and KU Kick-Off Industry Partnership
Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2015 by Affinis CorpIn Community, Transportation Engineering, tagged in Tags: community, emerging leaders, KU, stem, student, Transportation
This week, we had the opportunity to host some of the transportation engineering faculty from the University of Kansas. The meeting served as a kick-off for what both groups intend to be a long-lasting relationship. Dr. Alexandra Kondyli, Dr. Steven Schrock, and Molly Paugh from the School of Engineering spent a few hours with our […]
Introducing Middle School Students to Engineering
Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 by Kristen Leathers-GrattonIn Community, Culture, Helping Out, tagged in Tags: community, kearney, missouri, outreach, pltw, stem, student
Jami Phipps, an algebra teacher at Kearney Junior High School, focuses on building interest in engineering among female middle school students. She works closely with Kearney High School’s well-established Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program, which offers a variety of courses designed to introduce students to the scope, rigor, and discipline of engineering. To connect students […]
Residential Street Improvements Crucial to Kansas City Neighborhood Revitalization
Posted on Sunday, March 17th, 2013 by Kristen Leathers-GrattonIn Community, Projects, Stormwater, Transportation Engineering, tagged in Tags: community, merriam ks, overland park, residential streets, streets
Our design team has reconstructed more than 40 miles of residential streets in the Kansas City metro area and each project ends with an opportunity for a community to improve. Recently, we designed the 2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Program for Overland Park, Kansas and Residential Street Group III Improvements in […]