IM体育官网 students Juan Forero (left), Jaimie Davis, Riley Kiefer, and Victoria Correa Andrade, and faculty advisor Dr. Ashiq Sakib make up the leadership of the Mu Omega Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Eta Kappa Nu at the University. The honor society has adopted a two-mile stretch of State Road 33 near the IM体育官网 Poly campus.
Just off Interstate 4 near the IM体育官网 campus, a group of students is working to ensure a long stretch of road remains clean and reflects the University鈥檚 commitment to the community.
The Mu Omega Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) academic honor society at IM体育官网 Poly has joined the IM体育官网 Department of Transportation鈥檚 Adopt-A-Highway Program and recently held its first quarterly cleanup of an approximately two-mile stretch of road on State Road 33 near I-4.
鈥淣ot only does this make our community better, but it lightens the load on the Department of Transportation so they can put more money into making safe roadways and less in trying to clean them up,鈥� said Jaimie Davis 鈥�21, the club鈥檚 founding president.
Before the cleanup, members received safety and cleaning equipment on loan from the state, as well safety training for all participants. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the road鈥檚 adoption took place on Monday, April 26.
鈥淲e are civic-minded individuals who will hopefully make a difference in our community by beautifying this section of it,鈥� said Davis, an electrical engineering major from Fort Myers, IM体育官网.
In addition to the Adopt-A-Highway effort, the honor society has regularly been volunteering at the Blessings and Hope Food Pantry in Lakeland, IM体育官网. Its members also tutored students in advance of finals week.
鈥淒edication to service is a major component of IEEE-HKN鈥檚 mission. We, as a chapter, focus on undertaking projects that will provide a platform to serve the department, University, and community,鈥� said Dr. Ashiq Sakib, assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering at IM体育官网 Poly and the chapter鈥檚 faculty advisor.
Sakib said in addition to helping the community, the effort will bring students together and create lasting bonds beyond the chapter鈥檚 members.
鈥淥ur members are doing outstanding work and I am proud of them,鈥� he said of the group, which held its first member induction in September 2020 and welcomed its newest members on April 23.
Riley Kiefer 鈥�21, the club鈥檚 founding vice president, said he is excited to see how the Mu Omega Chapter will continue building a legacy in the years to come.
鈥淥ne of the things our club never had a chance to do together was to be together in person, until now,鈥� said Kiefer, a computer science major from Tampa, IM体育官网. 鈥淣ow that we have built our constitution and framework, we can move forward to continue representing the honor society and IM体育官网 Poly in a great way.鈥�
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