SWEET Undergraduate Student Fellows
Name: Gavin David George
Major: Business with a concentration in FinTech / Minor in Data Science
Hometown: Salem, New Hampshire
Academic Interests: Varsity Baseball, Sigma Phi Epsilon, IFC
I care about fostering equitable and effective teamwork at WPI because: We our known for our reputation of being a collaborative and group-work institution.
In Their Own Words
Here's what SWEET Fellow Alumni have to say about why they care about fostering equitable and effective teamwork at WPI:
Good teamwork is essential in today's world!
Everyone at some point will have to work on a team. Educating people on good communication will create a better overall experience for everyone.
Everyone should have at least one positive team experience before they leave WPI! Learning to collaborate with others, especially those who we may find difficult, is an essential skill for all engineers to have. Learning how to make the process of working in a team, identifying others' strengths, and leveraging those strengths a bit easier, is so fulfilling and valuable. Some of my biggest moments of growth here at WPI involved learning how to navigate working with people whose communication and leadership styles clashed with my own.
In my time at WPI I've been involved with many group projects, as well as executive boards, so I have a lot of experience in what works and what doesn't, so I really want to share what I've learned and help others to create and foster better teams.
The engineering field operates around the idea of teamwork, and I have been part of teams that do not work well together. I know I am not the only one who has experienced this, which is a problem. I would like to do my part in ensuring that teams can find a way to work equitably, and thus making the WPI experience what it is truly designed to be.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to be on a team where they are appreciated and can be productive.
Throughout my time at WPI I have had plenty of good and bad teamwork experiences, and I would have greatly benefitted from more support surrounding team skills. I want to help improve this experience for other students!
Teamwork is the foundation of all relationships, whether they are personal or work related. Once effective teamwork is established, your interactions with the world become easier!
Working on a team is such an important part of life that I would like to help people better their teamwork skills!
WPI is all about project-based learning. We do so many group projects here, and I want to help make that process as smooth as possible because everyone deserves to have a great group project experience.
Teamwork is one of the most important skills to learn to be successful with any type of role whether in sports, academics, or work life.
From first-hand experience, I know how difficult working on a team can be when it's uncomfortable, inequitable, and there's poor communication. I think by giving resources and having support available for teams, it can help create a more open environment at WPI to discuss issues with teamwork as they happen, prevent students from being put in uncomfortable situations, and foster some really amazing project work and solutions.
It's really important to be able to develop communication and teamwork skills so that we can most effectively work with others to solve any type of problem that might pop up!
The experiences we have now in teams will be applicable to many aspects of life after college (jobs, relationships, etc.).
A good team dynamic can make all the difference.
Teamwork and effective communication are foundational skills that can be used in many areas of life!