Submission Number: 329
Submission ID: 1150
Submission UUID: 97707833-ebc6-4260-ad37-b9d8b960268c

Created: Wed, 03/22/2023 - 13:25
Completed: Wed, 03/22/2023 - 13:25
Changed: Sun, 05/04/2025 - 21:01

Remote IP address: 80.4.130.210
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Locked: Yes
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Joseph
Lindner
He/Him
London
England
United Kingdom
NW6 6LJ
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
English (5), Dutch (4), Spanish (2)
I have lived most of my life overseas. I was born in Wales and grew up in Amsterdam, Oregon, and London. I’m bilingual in Dutch and English, went to school in Dutch until 6th grade, completed High School in London, and have both American and British passports. Thanks to this background, I’ve been fortunate to have many opportunities to travel and encounter new places, cultures, and languages.

As a result, I consider myself to be transnational - someone with connections to multiple countries and cultures who can adapt to new places and new challenges. My transnational identity is important to me because it helps me keep an open mind and gives me the confidence to try new things. This also gives me insight into how others experience change and ways to create common ground between people from different backgrounds. I hope this will help me find a sense of belonging in the RAP and, just as importantly, support others in feeling at home.
When I imagine living in the Global Engineering RAP, I picture a community of students who are passionate about engineering and eager to use what they are learning to solve real problems in a world deeply affected by social, environmental, and health inequalities. Some members of the RAP may have already traveled extensively or even had opportunities already to volunteer or work on global development projects, and others may be joining the RAP because they have never had the chance to travel and are seeking that first opportunity to make a difference. What matters to me is that the RAP community shares a commitment to doing good in the world - and I hope and expect this is something that will attract people from many different backgrounds, with many different skills (in engineering and in life), and with many different ideas about how to build a common future that is more just and sustainable. So when I imagine the person living the down the hall, I mostly imagine they don’t fit any one mold. But I do imagine they are someone who cares about doing good in the world and wants to work collaboratively with others to make that happen.
I will be majoring in Aerospace Engineering and want to live in a community that shares my interest in technology, science, and hands-on learning. But the reason I am applying to the RAP, rather than the engineering LLC, is because I believe the ultimate value in studying engineering is the difference we can make in improving the lives of people. We live in a deeply unequal world where the gaps between rich and poor keep growing and this needs to change globally. I want to learn how to mobilize the technical knowledge I’ll be developing in my major to address real-world problems that people and communities face, especially in regions of the world struggling with poverty and environmental crises. In the future, I would like to explore volunteering with organizations such as Engineers Without Borders, and I believe the RAP will help me on this path. The RAP also feels like a good match because I am passionate about volunteering (for example, last year I developed a robotics outreach program at an underserved elementary school in London) and believe that travel is an important part of becoming a global citizen who understands and cares about the world’s vast diversity of people, places, and cultures. I am really motivated to connect with CU students from all backgrounds and to be an active, supportive member of the Global Engineering RAP community.


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