Recent Event Photos
2023-2024
When attending one of our events, your photo may be taken by one of our members and used on this website or our social media! Feel free to browse the photos and recaps below from our recent events, and check out our Photo Archive page for other past events:
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Table of Contents
- Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking (March 2024)
- YMF Annual Winter Social (February 2024)
- Books Through Bars (January 2024)
- ASHE/COMTO/ASCE Joint Winter Mixer (December 2023)
- Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant Tour (December 2023)
- Headshot Happy Hour (November 2023)
- Fall Adopt-A-Highway (November 2023)
- Welcome Back Student Game Night (November 2023)
- TTF Watershed Tree Planting (October 2023)
- Sharing and Connecting Block: How We Are Implementing DEI Initiatives in Our Industry (October 2023)
- End of Summer Happy Hour and YMF Group Photo(September 2023)
- YMF/DVGI AeroAggregates Manufacturing Plant Tour (September 2023)
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Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking - March 28, 2024
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the ASCE YMF JEDI Board hosted the “Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking” event, with 5 virtual attendees and 5 in-person attendees. The event focused on a virtual presentation highlighting vocal technique and how to be your best, most authentic, public speaking self. In-person attendees then gave 2-minute elevator speeches and participated in games showing the importance of storytelling.
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YMF Annual Winter Social - February 5, 2024
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the ASCE YMF hosted its annual Winter Social at McGillins with over 120 attendees! It was a great evening with the opportunity to make new connections with fellow young civil engineers and reconnect with our awesome network. Several amazing raffle prizes were given, and everyone had a good time. A huge thank you to the generous local engineering companies and organizations that donated this year, raising over $5,000, which the YMF will invest in local, non-profit organizations such as the Future City, Hub of Hope, Friends of the Wissahickon, and the Life Do Grow Farm. And an even bigger shout out to the planning committee for all their work putting this event together, including Kayla Nelson, James Stanton, Christian Antisell, CJ Medora, Emma Youngs, Kerianne Chen, and Elvira Mikhael.
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Books Through Bars - January 13, 2024
On Saturday, January 13th ASCE YMF participated in a group session at Books Through Bars focused on providing books and educational resources to people in prison. The seven volunteers were divided into two groups. The "pickers" group read though letters from inmates and searched the two floor library for the perfect match. The "packers" group took the books, packed them, and handwrote a letter for the inmate. Each volunteer prepared about three packages and saw requests ranging from zombie thrillers to mechanical engineering and business. The group of volunteers then enjoyed lunch at Loco Pez. Big thank you to the volunteers and to Books Through Bars for hosting an educational and fun event!
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ASHE/COMTO/ASCE Joint Winter Mixer - December 6, 2023
On the crisp evening of Wednesday, December 6th, YMF members mingled with ASHE Del Val YMC and COMTO Philadelphia at Conshohocken Brewing Company for a festive winter mixer. Over a buffet of gourmet appetizers and hearty sandwiches, colleagues from diverse disciplines reconnected, shared stories, and forged new connections. The highlight of the evening was a raffle offering generous prizes, further adding to the merriment. It was a night of laughter, networking, and building bridges.
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Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant Tour - December 1, 2023
On Friday, December 1, 2023 the ASCE Philadelphia YMF members gathered for a tour of Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Philadelphia, PA. The event was attended by approximately 13 professional members of the ASCE. The event began with a presentation of the WTP's layout by the Plant Manager. With the help of the Assistant Plant Manager, attendees were guided through each water treatment process including the settling basin, flocculation tanks, filters, and chemical treatment. Attendees had the opportunity to network while enjoying an assortment of sandwiches, chips, and cookies at the conclusion of the plant tour. We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Philadelphia Water Department's Queen Lane WTP for opening up their doors to our members and to Shiju Kuriakose and Hiral Amin for the presentation and tour!
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Headshot Happy Hour - November 14, 2023
On November 14th, the ASCE Philadelphia YMF teamed up with YPT and WTS Emerging Leaders to have a joint Headshot Happy Hour at Ladder 15 in Philadelphia! 50 young engineers came to enjoy food, drinks, and got to socialize before getting professional headshot photos taken!
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Fall Adopt-A-Highway - November 5, 2023
On November 5th, the ASCE Philadelphia YMF and the ASHE Delaware Valley YMC joined forces to clean up our two mile stretch of Bethlehem Pike in Ambler. The 10 volunteers picked up trash between Butler Pike and Lafayette Ave Connector while enjoying the beautiful weather and colorful fall foliage. Thank you to our volunteers and to Fireside Bar & Grille for providing the meeting location. Hope to see everyone again in the spring!
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Welcome Back Student Game Night - November 1, 2023
On November 1st, the ASCE Philadelphia YMF orchestrated a delightful and engaging affair—the Welcome Back Students event—that saw the enthusiastic participation of local college students hailing from esteemed institutions such as Temple University, Swarthmore College, Drexel University, and Widener University. A heartfelt expression of gratitude extends to each attendee, both students and professionals, whose presence contributed to the event's success and created an atmosphere of camaraderie and learning.
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TTF Watershed Tree Planting - October 28, 2023
On Saturday, October 28, the YMF partnered with the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed to plant golden ragwort and Arrowwood Viburnum. The new plantings will help intercept runoff before it reaches nearby sewers and waterways. This will help by reducing contaminants in the Creek as well as reducing stormwater volume in the sewers during rain events. Thank you to our volunteers for their hard work and positive attitude in helping improve the quality of our local creeks!
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Sharing and Connecting Block: How We Are Implementing DEI Initiatives in Our Industry - October 22, 2023
On Wednesday, October 24, 2023 we hosted our “Sharing and Connecting Block: How We Are Implementing DEI Initiatives in Our Industry” event. The event was held at McCormick Taylor, Philadelphia, and hosted by the Philadelphia Chapter of ASCE and YMF. Engineers, Planners, Architects and others in the industry got together to share their experiences with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and connected across disciplines, associations, and companies. Ten organizations participated in our fast and dynamic presentation, sharing what they’re doing at their organization. Lively connection and discussion was had at the round tables which focused on getting DEI groups and programs off the ground, implementation of DEI at organizations and within teams, and intersectionality and group participation.
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End of Summer Happy Hour and YMF Group Photo - September 20, 2023
On Wednesday, September 20, 19 young engineers gathered at Urban Village for the YMF's end of Summer Happy Hour and group photo. Attendees networked with new faces and caught up with familiar ones over an assortment of appetizers and refreshing drinks.
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YMF/DVGI AeroAggregates Manufacturing Plant Tour - September 14, 2023
On Thursday, September 14, 2023 the ASCE Philadelphia YMF and Delaware Valley Geo-Institute (DVGI) members gathered for a tour of Aero Aggregates of North America’s manufacturing plant in Eddystone, PA! The event was attended by about 25 professional members of the ASCE. The event began with a presentation about the history of foaming recycled glass, went on to detail the material properties of the aggregates, and concluded with discussion of recent project applications, including the I-95 emergency repair in Philadelphia. Attendees were split into two groups for the tour of the plant, where they were guided through each manufacturing process. Attendees had the opportunity to network while enjoying a spread of Philly Pretzel Factory rivets and hot dogs, assorted cookies, and chips, prior to and at the conclusion of the plant tour. Aero Aggregates kindly provided jarred samples of their product to each attendee! We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Aero Aggregates’ for opening up their doors to our members and to Theresa Andrejack Loux and Rick Smith for the presentation and tour!
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