The USF RETP is involved in
the community service at several levels. The following are a few examples
of the service
Helping athletic dreams come true: Robyn Stawski's dream of
becoming a world-champion athlete is a little bit closer to coming true,
thanks to the work of USF mechanical engineering students. The
students designed a chair for Stawski, who has cerebral palsy, to use
while participating in Paralympic track-and-field events. She first used
the chair during the Paralympics International Challenge in Orlando on May
4, and received the silver medal in the discus throw. [Read
more]
Introducing K-12 students to RETP:
Every year, an expo is held at USF where area high school students are
introduced to engineering. We have used this opportunity to show how
RETP is developing integrated
rehabilitation technology systems that increases employment of individuals
with disabilities. [See
more]
