00:00:05:02 - 00:00:28:22 Speaker 1 There's a lot of 21st century issues. Almost every issue, every problem, whether it's a health issue or a social issue or whatever, has some kind of component that an engineer would be useful at the table. It's really important that you get an education where you're not only learning how to become an engineer technically, but you're someone who's going to be really useful at that table. 00:00:28:28 - 00:00:40:07 Speaker 1 The U.S. of Education, Engineering Education is designed in such a way that we're going to make sure that engineers, really, truly educated engineers, have a seat at those tables. 00:00:40:07 - 00:00:42:14 Speaker 2 Were being taught to be good people. 00:00:42:22 - 00:00:44:29 Speaker 3 USF has really cracked the code in that. 00:00:45:07 - 00:00:56:23 Speaker 4 I think what makes studying engineering at USF unique is that it's a very mission driven department and that what we care about and the main focus is on educating the entire person. 00:00:56:23 - 00:01:01:26 Speaker 2 Humanitarian side of things. I definitely think it changes how we solve problems. 00:01:01:26 - 00:01:09:06 Speaker 4 But also thinking deeply about racial and gender diversity and how this affects all of us in the workplace. 00:01:09:13 - 00:01:21:20 Speaker 5 And what diversity brings, you know, so much more to learn. You know, you bring all of these students who come from different backgrounds, who bring very different perspectives to the program. So we're trying to build this whole 00:01:21:20 - 00:01:39:06 Speaker 6 engineer. Not just give you the technical skills, but give you sort of the humanitarian skills as well. Because we've been in COVID, we haven't been able to actually have access to the makerspace. So we sent out kits to all the students in physics class so that they can start building and designing things at home. 00:01:39:11 - 00:01:56:27 Speaker 7 Hello. My name is Ty de la Huerta and with the lab that I ran today, we tested for inelastic and elastic collision And with this - this is my lab set up right here - and simply I flick a car and that's how it's done. 00:01:57:24 - 00:02:16:09 Speaker 6 One of the things the students are working on are connected to the seed balls. The seed balls are a way to create an increased wildflowers and support pollinator communities. And so students are learning about projectiles by launching different seed balls around the neighborhood. 00:02:16:09 - 00:02:25:18 Speaker 3 Despite not being on campus, the strength of the cohort, our relationship with our faculty, it's all unlike anything I've ever heard at any college. 00:02:25:22 - 00:02:35:04 Speaker 6 When we're in person, we have a brand new Innovation Hive that's going to have 3D printers, laser cutters, woodshop that you're going to be involved with. 00:02:35:14 - 00:02:38:07 Speaker 3 Honestly, sounds just like a dream come true to me. 00:02:38:17 - 00:02:44:28 Speaker 5 The Summer Zero program was designed to foster community building among the engineering cohort. 00:02:44:28 - 00:02:50:13 Speaker 6 We're putting a lot of effort, especially in these remote settings, to build a good sense of community among our students. 00:02:50:24 - 00:02:55:25 Speaker 3 And it allowed me to make some really good friendships right off the bat before college had even like really started. 00:02:56:01 - 00:03:05:04 Speaker 2 You just get involved into this department with so many amazing, smart, intelligent, helpful people who want to help you be successful. Together 00:03:05:04 - 00:03:11:14 Speaker 3 we've got a lot of really bright minds, and not just bright minds, but mind set on doing the right thing. 00:03:11:23 - 00:03:32:27 Speaker 6 Many students come in, not quite sure knowing where you need to fit and you don't need to come in having a clear picture where you want to be in two years, four years or six years. You don't really even need to have a clear vision for the next semester. We provide a lot of different ways to explore from a personal perspective and also from a professional perspective. 00:03:33:06 - 00:03:42:07 Speaker 3 Combination of the courses and the engineering program really helps me understand the inner workings of engineering. 00:03:42:12 - 00:03:59:18 Speaker 5 This is really a program that's designed for the students to make them better citizens of the world. And we are here to ensure that no matter what, there are successful in it.