Yennifer has applied to attend UConn Explore Engineering Program this summer and is raising funds for her program fees. Can you help?
Yennifer
Yennifer
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Successfully funded on July 15th, 2013!
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$550 raised
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Yennifer
Yennifer's Story

Yennifer wants to break away from the preconceived expectations of her gender and pursuing her passion for engineering. She believes that UConn’s Explore Engineering will open up a new world of opportunities that let her be her best.

Campaign Activity
Yennifer
Yennifer posted an update
July 7
Off to College!

I wanted to update you to let you know that I will be going to college next year! I will be attending Norwich University.  I also earned the Apple Distinguished Award, Presidential Community Service Award, and the American Legion Auxiliary EGS Award to help further my education. I want to thank you again for supporting me last summer in attending the Explore Engineering at the University of Connecticut Program.  I can't wait to continue working hard as a college student. Thank you again!


Yennifer
Yennifer posted an update
January 2
Engineering to help society

You never know when something can alter your plans for the future.  Attending Explore Engineering (E2) at the University of Connecticut opened my eyes for the future. Knowing that there are different engineering careers led me to think about what type could help society. 

At the program, I was able to attend classes on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Management & Engineering for Manufacturing. In each class, we were lectured on how the specific engineering helped society. The professors showed us the big picture of what could be accomplished with the certain type of engineering. 
After being placed in a Biomedical Engineering focus for the six days, I decided that I definitely want to major in Biomedical Engineering. In Biomedical engineering, the students were able to hold a pig heart and dissect it. I would have never thought that I would dissect a pig’s heart. The task was to take the aorta of the pig out and measure its circumference in order to know if it was a healthy pig or if it was a sick pig aorta. When the heart is from an older person, the aortas are classified and start to classify into bone structure. Learning this made me want to go out and save the patients who die every year because of this problem. 


There were prototype aortas in the lab that simulated real human aortas. When a person needs a replacement of a valve it is replaced with a prosthetic valve. I found it fascinating and mind blowing how replacing a valve can save a person’s life. This reassured me; and in the future, I want to be a Biomedical Engineer so that I can one day help save not one, but millions of peoples’ lives.   One of my favorite things about the program was learning about 3D printing and actually seeing it in action. From the lecture that was being given, one of the main points was that 3D printing helped save a little girl’s life. The story of the little girl is that she couldn’t move her arms, so the doctors took her arm and hand measurements and inputted the data into the computer. From there, doctors were able to create a prosthetic arm that would allow the little girl to move her arms. This had never been done before, but because the arm could be custom-made, it allowed for the medical field to be revolutionized. Now, when the little girl outgrows her prosthetic arm, the doctors just measure her again and print her a new one. 



I would definitely recommend this program to anyone who enjoys math and science, as well as a person who is open-minded and enjoys learning new topics. This program made me realize that there are many different ways to help society through engineering. This program was full of learning new concepts and I wouldn't change anything about it. 
Thank you so much for allowing me to attend Explore Engineering at the University of Connecticut. I had an amazing time and learned a lot. Without Wishbone, I would have never gotten the chance to attend this amazing summer program. I will always remember you for helping me and believing in me. Again, THANK YOU! 

Success! Yennifer's campaign raised $550
July 15
Anonymous donated $500
July 15
Anonymous donated $50
February 7