http://www.saluddelsol.org Summer 2008 - Nicaragua Travel Blog Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:15:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 11th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education will be held in Newport, Rhode Island November 6-9, 2008. Lori Hanna, Executive Director of Salud del Sol, will be co-presenting the research of the solar autoclave with Dr. Malcolm Daniels of the University of Dayton School of Engineering. The conference focuses ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/11/lori-hanna-to-present-at-international-engineering-conference/ If you haven’t experienced UD’s power outage, you’ve been kept in the dark. The ’08 Blackout has been, in my five years of attending school here, one of the most interesting natural disasters to ever occur at UD. It might even beat out last winter’s freak snowstorm (remember the ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/09/ud-blackout-2008/ The University of Dayton School of Business Administration is pleased to announce the third annual UD Business Plan Competition (UDBPC) for the 2008-2009 academic year.  First prize will be $15,000 and over $35,000 in total prize monies will be awarded. The UDBPC involves student teams investigating the feasibility of a ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/09/2008-2009-ud-business-plan-competition/ Incredible cultural immersion experience in Nicaragua. Check. Learn to make Nacatamales with host family. Check. Improve Spanish. Check. Learn to carry a bucket of water on head. half Check. With hands. Check. Non profit status for Salud del Sol. Pending... After an amazing experience in Nicaragua, I am well on my way to the "next steps" ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/09/seed-award-ethos-dinner-and-next-steps/ The entrepreneurial spirit of Las Mujeres Solares has been recognized as they were named recipients of the 2008 award from the SEED (Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development) Initiative. In partnership with the SEED Initiative and the $25,000 award package of expert services, they will be able to expand their ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/08/las-mujeres-solares-win-seed-award/ Wednesday, August 28, 2008 (6:00-8:00pm) An appreciation banquet dinner for ETHOS students returning from international summer experiences will be held Wednesday, August 28 at Kennedy Union, University of Dayton.  ETHOS (Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service) is a service learning program that allows students to solve engineering problems in ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/08/ethos-welcome-back-dinner/ Lori arrived in Nicaragua in June. Here are some photos from this summer, and a couple from her previous visit. Click on an image for a larger view. [gallery=5] http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/08/lori-in-and-around-nicaragua/ The past two weeks have been spent in a lot of thought. I was sick for a good part of it... hence, the lack of blogging. But don´t worry... it was just a really long fever and cough--I slept for four days straight--I didn´t even know that was ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/08/taking-it-all-in/ I can’t remember the last time I was more excited to see a mini bus than last Wednesday when the Solar Culture Course participants (including Kelsey!) arrived at the Solar Center. It is such a dynamic group of participants, from a ten year old brainiac to college professors, a physiological ... http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/07/change-of-seasons/ Anna has been in Nicaragua since May. Here is a sampling of who she has been working and playing with. Click on an image for a larger view. [gallery=4] http://www.saluddelsol.org/2008/07/anna-around-nicaragua/