Thousands
of
students
every
year
are involved
in
Pearl
Sullivan
IDEAs
Clinic
activities.
The
first
ever Pearl
Sullivan
IDEAs
Clinic
activity
related
to
one
of
the
simplest,
and
most
common
machines:
the
bicycle.
A
large
collection
of
deserted
bicycles
were
collected
from
campus
police
and
were
turned
over
to
the
students
to
be
disassembled.
The assembly
/disassembly
process
allowed
the
students
to
identify
and
play
with
devices
whose
names
they
had
just
heard
such
as
cranks,
ball
bearings,
axles,
etc.
The
outcome
of
this
early
activity
laid
the
groundwork
for
the
creation
of
the
Engineering
IDEAs
Clinic:
to
spread
these
activities
across
the
entire
Faculty.
The
IDEAs
Clinic
activities
also
reinforce
essential,
non-technical
skills
such
as
teamwork,
communication,
and
especially
safety,
all
the
while
maintaining
an
engaging
environment
for
students.
