Symposia take place in the spring and include competitions, professional and personal development opportunities, networking, and of course fun, as a celebration of civil engineering and the ASCE community. Winners of select student symposia competitions will be invited to the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships.
The student conferences and symposia in Region 1 consists of student chapters located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Canada; Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
The Metropolitan Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in New York and New Jersey.
2026 Student Symposium Host: The College of New Jersey Date: April 17-19, 2026
Student Chapters
City College of New York, CUNY
The College of New Jersey
Columbia University
The Cooper Union
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Farmingdale State College
Hofstra University
Manhattan College
Nassau Community College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York City College of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Princeton University
Rowan University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
The Northeast Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and in Canada; Province of Quebec.
2026 Student Symposium Host: Roger William University Date: TBD
Student Chapters
Central Connecticut State University
École de technologie supérieure
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Merrimack College
Northeastern University
Norwich University
Polytechnique Montréal
Quinnipiac University
Roger Williams University
Tufts University
United States Coast Guard Academy
Université Laval
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western New England University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Upstate NY-Canada Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in New York and in Canada; Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
2026 Student Symposium Host: University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Date: April 17-19, 2026 *Mid-Atlantic East and Mid-Atlantic West will have a combined symposium for 2026 at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Student Chapters
Bucknell University
Carnegie Mellon University
Catholic University of America
Drexel University
Geneva College
George Mason University
George Washington University
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University
King's College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Messiah College
Morgan State University
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Point Park University
Shippensburg University
Slippery Rock University
Swarthmore College
Temple University
United States Naval Academy
University of Delaware
University of District of Columbia-Van Ness Campus
University of Maryland
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Villanova University
Widener University
York College of Pennsylvania
Student Conferences & Symposia
Region 3
The student conferences and symposia in Region 3 consists of student chapters located in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. In Canada: Provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Nunavut Territory.
The Eastern Great Lakes Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Michigan and Ohio.
2026 Student Symposium Host: Youngstown State University Date: April 9-11, 2026
Student Chapters
Calvin College
Case Western Reserve University
Cedarville University
Cleveland State University
Lawrence Technological University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio State University
Ohio University
University of Akron
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Michigan
University of Mount Union
University of Toledo
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Youngstown State University
The Western Great Lakes Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and in Canada: Provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Nunavut Territory.
2026 Student Symposium Hosts: Minnesota State University - Mankato, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of St. Thomas Date: April 16-19, 2026
Student Chapters
Bradley University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lakehead University
Marquette University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Minnesota State University, Mankato
North Dakota State University
Northwestern University
Olivet Nazarene University
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Dakota
University of St. Thomas
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Student Conferences & Symposia
Region 4
The student conferences and symposia in Region 4 consists of student chapters located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Carolinas Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in North Carolina and South Carolina.
2026 Student Symposium Host: Old Dominion University Date: April 2026
Student Chapters
Bluefield State University
Fairmont State University
James Madison University
Liberty University
Marshall University
Old Dominion University
University of Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Student Conferences & Symposia
Region 5
The student conferences and symposia in Region 5 consists of student chapters located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Puerto Rico.
The Gulf Coast Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
2026 Student Symposium Hosts: Texas A&M University Kingsville and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Date: April 2026
Student Chapters
Abilene Christian University
Angelo State University
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Lamar University
LeTourneau University
Oklahoma State University
Prairie View A&M University
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Tarleton State University
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Tecnológico de Monterrey - Guadalajara
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Texas Southern University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
Universidad Autonoma Del Estado De Mexico
Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Universidad LaSalle
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Aragón
Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara
University of Houston
University of Houston Downtown
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at Tyler
University of Texas at Tyler – Houston Engineering Center
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
West Texas A&M University
Student Conferences & Symposia
Region 7
The student conferences and symposia in Region 7 consist of the student chapters located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The Mid-America Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
2026 Student Symposium Host: South Dakota School of Mines Date: April 2026
Student Chapters
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Metropolitan State University of Denver
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado Denver
University of New Mexico
University of Wyoming
Student Conferences & Symposia
Region 8
The student conferences and symposia in Region 8 consists of student chapters located in Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
The Intermountain Southwest Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.
2026 Student Symposium Host: University of Utah Date: April 9-11, 2026
Student Chapters
Arizona State University
Boise State University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Idaho State University
Northern Arizona University
Salt Lake Community College
Southern Utah University
University of Arizona
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Reno
University of Utah
Utah State University
Utah Valley University
The Pacific Northwest Student Conference and Symposium consists of student chapters located in Alaska, British Columbia, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
The Committee on Student Conferences and Competitions will support a sustainable portfolio of multi-discipline competitions and professional development opportunities and oversee the student member experience at ASCE student conferences to provide exceptional value and strong impetus for students to continue their journey with ASCE.
