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Our overall 6-year graduation rate remains at 79%. We must re-double our efforts to cross the 80% barrier. When we fall into the 80's, we all can take credit for it because it requires policy, attitude and toughness on everyone's part. At the moment, we should all feel disappointed by not breaking the 80% barrier. The graduation rate for African Americans is 66%, Asian Americans 83%, Hispanic Americans 69% and Caucasian Americans 81%.

Our chapter of Engineers Without Borders designs, builds and installs clean water, sanitation and energy projects in third world villages. According to its president, Bradley Eisenberg, in the last year EWB finished a multi-phase water project in northern Thailand; completed a sanitation project in southern Brazil that received a national environmental award; initiated two solar energy projects in Burkina Faso; and laid the groundwork for a new project in Ecuador. The chapter attracts students from all fields. He says "we are changing the way people think about engineering, sustainability, and global citizenship."

I think he's right.