College Outreach

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    • ASCE Philadelphia YMF works together with local college/university student chapters within the Philadelphia region to assist students with the transition from academics into the next steps toward their professional careers within the Civil Engineering industry. Philadelphia is fortunate to have a strong concentration of excellent Civil Engineering programs, each with ASCE Student Chapters, as listed below. Our mission is to utilize the benefits and resources ASCE offers to promote student involvement and provide support to each of the local colleges/universities within the Philadelphia Region in order to help Civil Engineering students develop into successful young professionals. This is done through scholarships, community service, career presentations, construction tours, Q & A panel discussions, student-professional events, inter-university challenges, mock interviews, and resumé workshops.

    The 2024-2025 College Contact Co-Chairs are: Lexi Gawelko, PE (She/Her) and Kris Melag (He/Him).

    To learn more about them, visit Board Members

  • Upcoming Events and Schedule

    Upcoming Events:
      For recaps of past College Outreach, click HERE

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    • ASCE Student Member Resources

      The ASCE Philadelphia YMF offers a Mentor Program for undergraduate civil engineering students within the area. Please visit http://www.ymfphilly.org/mentor-program.html for additional information.

      For new graduates or graduating seniors, utilize all of ASCE's great benefits by participating in a Younger Member Group.

      For additional information and to explore all the great resources that ASCE has to offer visit their website at: https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members

      Become an ASCE member today to utilize all of the great benefits and resources ASCE has to offer. Best part is...it’s FREE (for current students)! Click HERE to join!

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    • Scholarships

      ASCE Philadelphia Section
      The Philadelphia Section of ASCE awards at least one scholarships to an undergraduate civil engineering students each year. The scholarship applications are due February 5th each year. Please visit https://sections.asce.org/philadelphia/awards for addtional information.

      Other scholarships available to Civil Engineering students are as follows:

      ASCE National
      ASCE national offers eight (8) scholarships. Applications are due February 10th each year. Please visit https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/scholarships for additional information.

      Joseph & Peggy McMahon Transportation Engineering Scholarship Fund
      One (1) Scholarship is awarded. Applications are open from January 1 through March 1st each year. Please visit here for additional information.

      Please check back in the Fall for the 2024-2025 scholarship opportunities and deadlines.

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    • ASCE Student Conferences and Competitions

      ASCE Student Conferences

      Region 2 Assembly
      The ASCE Region 2 Assembly is a one-day conference, which is typically held on a Saturday, for student officers, younger members, and Section/Branch members within the Region. The Region 2 Assembly typically includes large assembly presentations on Professional Development, ASCE resources, and various civil engineering related topics. There are also breakout sessions featuring presentations on similar topics, group discussions, or an activity.

      Please check back for more information regarding next year's Region 2 Assembly.

      ASCE Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) - Regions 1, 2, 4 & 5
      The Annual ASCE Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) is a two-day training workshop for student officers of ASCE Student Chapters. Student officers will interact with other student officers from around the region (primarily east coast) on topics related to running an ASCE Student Chapter. There are typical large assembly presentations and smaller breakout sessions with organized discussions. The event is held concurrently with the Workshop for Section, Branch, and Institute Leadesr (WSBIL) and the Younger Member Council Meeting (YMC). Student officers will also have breakout sessions with young member leaders, and Section/Branch leaders.

      Visit the ASCE WSCL Webpage for additional details, including registration.
      The 2025 Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) will be held January 31st to February 1st, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee.

      ASCE Mid-Atlantic East & West Student Symposia
      The ASCE Mid-Atlantic Student Symposium is a two-day conference featuring technical presentations, competitions, business meetings, social acitivites, and an awards banquet. The competitions typically held during the Conference include the Concrete Canoe and GeoWall competitions.

      The ASCE Mid-Atlantic East & Mid-Atlantic West Student Symposia will be a combined event this year, hosted by Penn State University Park from March 28th to 29th, 2025.

      ASCE National Competitions

      ASCE Construction Institute (CI) Student Days
      CI Student Days give students the information and tools they need to stand out in a competitive job market while providing engineering recruiters with unique opportunities to get up close and personal with a stellar pool of candidates. This event allows the opportunity to bring classroom lessons to life through the participation in activities combining competition with networking, teamwork, professional advice, and real-world experience alongside the top engineering students and young professionals from across the country. Events include a real-world project team competition, project site tour, technical presentations, speed networking with company recruiters, and many other networking events. With this year’s program expansion, the Construction Institute will now accept 60 students, in comparison with last year’s 36 accepted students.

      ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition
      The goal of this competition is to provide civil engineering students an opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience and leadership skills by working with concrete mix designs and project management. Click here for additional details.

      ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition
      The goal of this competition is to provide a fun and creative activity with both an academic and community service component to provide an engaging pathway to success and recognition at the national level. Click here for additional details.

      ASCE Steel Bridge Competition
      The goal of the Student Steel Bridge Competition is to challenge students to extend their classroom knowledge to a practical and hands-on steel-design project that grows their interpersonal and professional skills, e ncourages innovation, and fosters impactful relationships between students and industry professionals. Click here for additional details.

      ASCE UESI Surveying Competition
      Consists of four separate tasks, each involving three team members to demonstrate the ability to apply the techniques of land surveying. Click here for additional details.

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    • ASCE Student Reimbursement Fund

      Student Activities Reimbursement Fund (StAR)

      The Student Activities Reimbursement Fund (StAR) was established by the ASCE Foundation Board of Directors to assist students with expenses to participate in ASCE activities. This is a competitive application program for students who are interested in attending official ASCE conferences, the annual convention, or other ASCE meetings to advance their career, education, and leadership in the profession, community, and ASCE.

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