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Project RISE underscores the principles of justice, democracy, liberty, and unity that only have meaning when people exercise them.
Get Involved
Project RISE underscores the principles of justice, democracy, liberty, and unity that only have meaning when people exercise them.
“An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy”
-Thomas Jefferson
Youth who understand the roles, responsibilities, rights, and routines of a citizen and are equipped with engineering design thinking skills can propose and participate in enacting solutions that improve their communities and society and thereby become engaged citizen-engineers who understand how to use the levers of government and engineering design principles to innovate effective solutions to vexing social problems.
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“An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.”
-Thomas Jefferson
This project is a U.S. Department of Education funded project spearheaded by researchers at Purdue University & North Carolina State University.