WABI reports on construction engineering students’ Habitat for Humanity work
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the renovation of an Old Town home that will be donated to a family through the Habitat for Humanity program. Among the volunteers on the project are 21 construction engineering technology students at the University of Maine, WABI reported. Will Manion, an associate professor of construction engineering technology at UMaine, estimates the students will spend close to 1,000 hours volunteering on the project by the end of the semester. “We actually get to make an impact for someone in the community that needs something, and we can actually do it and learn at the same time,” said River Robertson, one of the student volunteers.