Mitchell has a very unique floor community in North Carrick, in that he is an RA for the Riser LLC (a community sponsored by the College of Engineering with a strong focus in math) as well as the Crescendo LLC (a community for any student in the School of Music or the Pride of the Southland Marching Band), as well as traditional residents. It would seem that programming for these demographics jointly would be a challenge, but Mitchell certainly succeeded with this program, which had an appeal of technology and engineering for the Riser students, but the appeal of entrepreneurship that reached to all residents.
Mitchell invited a guest speaker, Clinical Professor and head of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Dr. Harry (Lee) Martin. Dr. Martin was a very enthusiastic presenter that engaged the students in open dialogue, but really walked students through the evolution of technology in recent years, what that may ultimately mean for them as they enter the job market, and the value of an entrepreneurial spirit. Dr. Martin knows engineering very well because he himself founded and grew a successful start up in robotics, but he spoke in terms that related to the entire audience, not just segmenting the Riser students.
I really enjoyed the speaker, and learned a lot about technology. [I really don't have a lot of knowledge of the subject...I just know that I don't like it when I don't have it.] One of the points that I really found fascinating was the impact of Moore's Law. Did you know that there is more technology in your cell phone than it took to put the first rover on the moon? Fascinating stuff! That's just a snippet of what we covered.
Very unique and successful community builder, Mitchell, and thank you for letting me crash! I really enjoyed it!
Chelsea Oliver
WAGA
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