[W8MWA] WVUARC News

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This is cool and it is a great way to get kids interested in STEM activities. The younger kids often relate to the students and grad students in STEM subjects because they can speak to them about some of the cool things they are doing. 

73,

Bill, W2BSA

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> On Mar 10, 2017, at 09:16, Elizabeth DeHaan <kd8zmw at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This is part of an article from WVU Today regarding ways various clubs in the engineering school give back to the community. They are awesome! Just thought I would share it with everyone. Here is what they say about WVUARC:
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> Another organization in the national spotlight is the WVU Amateur Radio Club, which went from being inactive for more than a decade to being the second-most active organization in the College.
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> WVUARC has logged so many volunteer hours, in part, because of their involvement in the Amateur Radio International Space Station program.  The club was one of only 11 organizations in the country selected for an opportunity to have contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.  
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> WVUARC has partnered with the College’s outreach effort to promote their upcoming ISS contact and STEM education through summer engineering challenge camps and school visits that feature projects like communicating using Morse code and controlling robots via satellite.
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> “We believe it’s important to help students get excited about opportunities in STEM fields,” said Oliver Wiegand, a dual major in computer engineering and computer science from Morgantown. “Volunteering on behalf of WVUARC is very important to our members and the revival of the club has given us a platform to make an impact in our community.”
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