Rose-Hulman Chapter Captures Second Straight Robert Ridgway Award
Fellowships for Graduate Study
What Can a Cover Letter do for You?
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May 2006 
ASCE Campus Commons - NEW!
Your central location to discover rewarding ASCE member benefits and resources is here. From dues discounts after graduation to networking opportunities with industry professionals, let us be the hook-up for your career in civil engineering.
Summer Checklist
Your Chapter or Club may have stopped meeting during the summer, but your membership certainly has not run out. In between summer jobs and vacations, make sure that your ASCE Summer Checklist is complete:□ Upgrade my membership - Upgrade to Associate or Affiliate member for just $50 and pay nothing until Jan. 1, 2008.
□ Get an internship or co-op - Search our internship/co-op bank to get professional, on-the-job experience.
□ Post my resume - Market your resume where prospective employers can find you and update it whenever you need to.
□ Go to my local Section or Branch meeting - Network with professionals and Younger Member Groups (members ages 35 and under). Find a Section/Branch close to you.
□ Read online issues of Civil Engineering magazine and ASCE News - Stay current on the latest industry and Society news and initiatives.
□ Apply for scholarships or fellowships - Student Members are eligible for $75,000 in annual scholarships, fellowships and awards.
□ Refer new members - Visit http://www.ascestudentdrive.org to share the benefits you enjoy at ASCE with your friends.
Short Term Medical Insurance Bridges the Gaps
ASCE members who are recently graduated from college, waiting for a new employer's health plan to go into effect, or no longer eligible for their parents' medical plan often find themselves searching for quality health insurance on an interim basis. The ASCE Group Insurance Program can help. The Program offers a competitively priced Short Term Medical Plan that's comprehensive, flexible and specifically designed to meet an ASCE member's temporary need for health insurance.
Visit http://www.ASCEinsurance.com and click on Short Term Medical to request an instant online rate quotation.
Announcements
Rose-Hulman Student Chapter Captures Second Straight Robert Ridgway Award
The 2006 recipient of the Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award is the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Cecil T. Lobo ASCE Student Chapter. The accomplishment marks the second Ridgway award in as many years for Rose Hulman. The award is given for excellence in the effective and meritorious conduct of its affairs as a student chapter of ASCE through the ability and professional diligence of the Chapter officers, members and faculty advisors. Chapter President Michael Krantz, S.M.ASCE and Faculty Advisor Kevin Sutterer, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE will accept the award May 17, 2006 at Rose-Hulman in Terre Haute, IN.
Fellowships for Graduate Study
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports thirty individuals a year for up to two years of graduate study in any subject, anywhere in the United States. Candidates must either hold a Green Card, be a naturalized citizen or child of two naturalized citizens. Deadline for application is Nov. 1, 2006. Visit http://www.pdsoros.org for all eligibility requirements or to apply.
Career Resources
What Can a Cover Letter do for You?
"Your resume tells. Your cover letter sells!" according to the American Society of Association Executives. Attract more employers during your job or internship search by following these simple cover letter-writing rules:
- Keep the letter to one page
- Make it easy for the eye to read by using bullets, allowing ample space between paragraphs
- Make it enticing by describing your skills in terms of the employer's needs
- Show some personality
Put your cover letter writing skills into action and apply for your next internship or job online at http://www.asce.org/careers.
Conferences & Competitions
Shake hands with industry colleagues, open doors to new professional opportunities and exchange ideas with fellow students. ASCE conferences are more than your gateway to specialty and technical information.
Consider attending or contributing to this upcoming conference:
ASCE Annual Civil Engineering Conference
When: Oct. 19-21, 2006
Where: Westin River North Hotel - Chicago, IL
Details: http://content.asce.org/conferences/asce2006/
Don’t miss the Student Member Programs on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006.
This is an ideal opportunity for you to network with your fellow students and civil engineering leaders and to enhance your education and career opportunities.
For updated information visit ASCE’s Web site over the summer.
All of us at ASCE wish you a happy, safe and productive summer. Be on the look out for our next issue in August.
