Student Rescue Team mines new members at College of Engineering clubs showcase
Mining seniors Alexis Rylaarsdam and Carter Brown are passionate about emergency response.
The annual College of Engineering clubs showcase gives students a chance to connect with peers who share interests, but not necessarily majors. At the Sept. 10, 2024 event, leaders from each club gathered in the University of Arizona Bear Down Gym with similar goals: primarily, increase community work and interdisciplinary membership.
That message was heard loud and clear from the Student Mine Rescue Team, a recently revitalized organization that trains its members to simulate mine rescue drills in the San Xavier Underground Mine.
The club's president Carter Brown, a mining senior, said the Rescue Team trains with breathing apparatuses, spending about four hours underground mapping the mine. The club also joins the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration meetings to connect members with job opportunities.
“Rescue is why I wanted to go into mining engineering,” Brown said. “In the big industries that keep our country running, it's important that people who supply the things we need every day go home safe."
Discover the other clubs featured at the showcase.