Membership Highlights

This is the Right Time to UPGRADE and RENEW!

 

Take advantage of a special opportunity to upgrade your Student Member status to a full ASCE member.  While new members who are not recent graduates pay $195 per year, upgrade by June 15 and pay just $50.  You'll pay nothing further until January 1, 2007 and still enjoy all of the ASCE benefits. Plus, ASCE will contribute $10 to your Student Chapter on your behalf.

ALL STUDENT MEMBERS MUST RENEW FREE NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP EACH YEAR!

To learn more about this offer or to upgrade or renew, call (800) 548-ASCE (2723) or (703) 295-6300 and reference payment code SS0405. 

Don't Forget to Tell Us Your New Address

Give ASCE your new address before you move or graduate this spring at http://www.asce.org/myprofile.

Coming Soon...Peer Networking Made Easy!

The New ASCE Online Directory- Member Connections- is your one-stop resource for contacting individual members. The site is easy to use and constantly updated to help make networking opportunities more convenient.


The directory allows you to search for a member by name, Section, Branch, Institute, Member Grade, geographic location and many other suitable options. You can also search using a combination of fields. 

Don’t get left in the dark, Member Connections links you to a network of over 137,000 individuals that will have the answers you’re looking for. This new benefit will be available to all members later this year. 

 

Conferences & Competitions

The P3 Award Competition

On May 16-17 hundreds of the country's most innovative college students will showcase their designs for sustainability on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., along with our P3 partners and other sustainable technology developers.

There will be novel products for green buildings, learn about innovative fuel cell designs, discover new technologies to provide clean drinking water and renewable energy to underdeveloped nations and much, much more.

The P3 Award competition will take place on the National Mall on Monday, May 16, from noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue and 12th and 14th Streets.

To learn more about the competition, visit: www.epa.gov/P3 or contact: Julie Beth Zimmerman at zimmerman.julie@epa.gov or (202) 343-9689.

 

14th Annual ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition

The 14th annual ASCE/AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition will be held at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, May 27-28.  Student Organizations are challenged to design, fabricate and construct a steel bridge, gaining professional knowledge and building organizational and teamwork skills.

For more details, please visit http://www.nssbc2005.org/.

 

ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition

On June 25-27engineering students from ASCE Student Organizations across the country will gather in Clemson, S.C. to achieve the impossible-make a concrete boat float!

The competition will challenge students to use teamwork and apply classroom knowledge to a “real world” project. Winners from 18 regional competitions will compete in the national competition for $9,000 in scholarship money.

For more information, visit http://www.asce.org/inside/nccc2005/index.cfm.

 

Upcoming Conferences

The ASCE Conferences Department offers an array of opportunities to broaden your civil engineering knowledge.  Take advantage of these upcoming summer conferences and visit the ASCE conferences Web site for the latest up-to-date information at www.asce.org/conferences.

 

Planning a career in Hydropower?

Plan to attend the Hydropower Training Institute’s “Hydropower Basics,” July 19-20 in Austin, Texas.

This comprehensive, eight-part course includes both classroom training and a plant tour.  Led by a faculty of experienced hydro professionals, the course provides participants with a basic understanding of the various disciplines of hydropower practice.

For more information and to register visit www.hcipub.com/hydrotraining.

International Computing Congress – TAC 

July 11–16, Marriott Hotel, Cancun, Mexico, 

www.asce.org/conference/iccc2005.

Watershed Management Conference – EWRI

July 19–22, Woodlands Hotel, Williamsburg, VA,

www.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2005.

2005 Annual ASCE Civil Engineering Conference
October 27-29
Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
"Next Generation Infrastructure:  Projects that Create the Future"
 
Attend Friday's Student Forum that will focus on career development and leadership issues that you'll face moving from the classroom to the professional civil engineering world.   

Registration is only $50, and you may qualify to have your housing costs subsidized.

More information will be available beginning in June at www.asce.org/conferences/annual05.

Advance your career!  Be sure to attend this conference! 


Career & Scholarships

Find and Land the Position You Want with Help from ASCE’s New Career Development Site

 

If you're stuck outside the job market, ASCE’s Career Development site is the device you need to move forward.  This new member benefit offers a unique array of online, hardcopy and face-to-face services and products that combine revolutionary technology and innovation.  We provide real-time job coaching from professionals in your field and professional resume writing services in an easy to navigate format. 

 

Here’s a few of the truly exclusive services provided by ASCE’s new Career Development site:     

  • Questions/Coaching - Can't find an answer to your question? Submit it to our staff or hire a coach!
  • Career FAQ’s - Search by career stage or services you need using keywords or phrases.
  • Professional Resume Writing Service - Take advantage of our Professional Resume Writing Services to gain an edge in a competitive job market.
  • Internships - Still trying to find that perfect internship or co-op?  Stop by the ASCE internship/co-op guide to find the ideal position.

Get on top of your game.  Visit www.asce.org/careerdev for more information. 

Prepare Now for the F.E. Exam with ASCE Continuing Education Distance Learning Programs

 

Can’t get to a live F.E. review course?  ASCE Continuing Education offers several options to help you prepare for the F.E. Exam. 

  • ASCE offers a CD/Online course containing 11 modules, presented by a "virtual instructor." Listen and watch just as you would in the classroom. At the end of each section, you will be able to test your skills. You will receive a one-year subscription either online and on CD-ROM, or online only. 
  • ASCE also offers a F.E. Video Review which includes 12 video tapes featuring over 20 hours of instruction. 
  • Finally, ASCE offers a F.E. Review multimedia course along with the    three-ring workbook with presentations on 11 sections using interactive quizzes, audio and animated slides which makes for a unique and effective self-learning environment. 

For additional information, please visit http://www.asce.org/pdf/peexamreviewss.pdf or to order, go to https://secureprocessingcenter.com/asce/basket.asp or call (800) 548-ASCE (2723).

Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

The listing for the 2006 scholarships/fellowships will not be posted online until September, 2005.  The 2005 award winners have been determined and are listed at www.asce.org/inside/stud_scholwin.cfm.


Have a great summer!  Look for the next Student E-News in August.