UMass Lowell SLICE: Service-Learning Integrated throughout the College of Engineering
SLICE
UMass Lowell
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Engineering Building 224
Lowell, MA 01854 USA

Linda Barrington
Engineering Service-Learning Coordinator
(978) 934-2627
Linda_Barrington@uml.edu

John Duffy
SLICE Faculty Coordinator
Prof. of Mechanical and
Energy Engineering
(978) 934-2968
John_Duffy@uml.edu
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Service-Learning Project Examples

Indipendent Moving

Course: 25.300 – Community-Based Engineering Design Project II

Instructor: Bob Parkin

Partner: Private individuals who are wheelchair bound


Partner Description:  Private individuals who are wheelchair bound and would like to transfer to/from their wheelchairs independently.

 Project Description:  One student continued the work of developing a wheelchair transfer board.  This was the second credit of a three 1-credit sequence of courses to constitute a technical elective.