Student E-News Special Edition

Career & Scholarships

ASCE Career Connections Offers a New Internship/Co-op Guide
Students now have access to leading engineering firms and career resources at Career Connections, ASCE's online job bank and resume service. This site connects employers with job seekers, offering real-time job postings, online tracking, a searchable resume database, online applying and e-mail notifications of new postings. ASCE has added a brand new feature; an internship/co-op guide Web site that can help you find the perfect position. ASCE has gathered the most sought-after internships and co-ops and placed them on one collaborative Web site for your convenience. We have listings from over 30 companies that include Kellogg Brown & Root, Washington Group International, Bechtel and many more. Let ASCE start your career off in the right direction, go to http://www.asce.org/careers for more information or visit http://www.asce.org/careers/internship.cfm.

Career Paths Brochure
Do you ever wonder what path you would follow to become the chief executive officer of a company...or what steps you might take to become the public works director for a city or county? How about a career in education, or with a large or small firm? This brochure provides paths to achieve a position in the organization of your choice and can be viewed on the ASCE Web site, www.asce.org/professional/careers/.

Membership Highlights

You Ask... and ASCE Responds – New FAQ Section on the Home Page
In order to provide more effective service, ASCE has added a new feature to the Web site. After fielding many inquiries, we compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions which merges data from all of the ASCE departments into one easy–to–use page. This new tool will assist you with issues ranging from member services, employment, conferences, Institutes, students, Sections and Branches, government relations, ASCE online and much more. For more information on this exciting new feature, visit www.asce.org/faq.

This is the Right Time to Upgrade!
 Take advantage of this special opportunity to upgrade your student member status to a full ASCE membership – and put some money into your school's ASCE Student Chapter coffers at the same time. If you upgrade your membership by June 15, 2004, you have the opportunity to contribute $10 to your Student Chapter's coffer or choose to upgrade now and pay nothing until January 1, 2005.

As a graduating student or recent graduate, you can save significantly on your dues during your first five years of membership. While regular dues are $185, you pay a discounted rate each year for five years which will increase each year until you've reached the full dues level. This means you get all of the ASCE benefits for just a fraction of what other professionals pay. This sliding-scale dues structure for graduating students allows you to enjoy the full benefits of membership at a 73% discount. Others pay $185 per year, but with this special offer you have the option to pay $50 and contribute $10 in your honor to your Student Chapter or pay nothing until January 1, 2005.

To learn more about this special offer, please visit www.ascestudentdrive.org/graduating_seniors.cfm or call 800.548.ASCE or 703.295.6300.

Don't Forget to Tell Us Your New Address
 Don't forget to give ASCE your new address before you move or graduate this summer at http://www.asce.org/myprofile

ASCE Services Spotlight

Engineering the Vote
ASCE has teamed up with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA) to produce http://www.engineeringthevote.org, an online resource for engineers with information on how and where to register to vote, how to obtain an absentee ballot and other election related information. For additional information, contact the Government Relations Department at govwash@asce.org.

ASCE Gift Store New Featured Items
The ASCE Gift Store introduces two new items: the ASCE marbled tan and gold pen and pencil set. This refined pen and pencil set features a gold ASCE logo on the barrel and is packaged in a gift box selling for only $20.

Also featured is the new ASCE padfolio which holds a letter size pad on right side. It also includes a calculator, note pad, PDA holder, pen holder along the left side and has a zipper closure. It is black with the ASCE logo embossed on front and sells for $35.

Stop by the ASCE Gift Store at www.asce.org/giftstore to get great deals on this merchandise and much more!

Conferences and Competitions

ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition
June 17-20
Make travel plans now for the nation's capital to cheer on the 23 final teams as they compete in the ASCE/MBT Concrete Canoe Competition, June 17-20, 2004. The event is part of the Celebrating Concrete! festivities, that also includes the opening of a new exhibition on concrete design and the Concrete Carnival, a children's event. For more information, please visit www.asce.org/concretecanoe.

Charting the Future
ASCE invites you to look ahead! Plan to participate in the 2004 Civil Engineering Conference & Exposition to CHART THE FUTURE... for the civil engineering profession, your business, and your career!

Opportunities to CHART THE FUTURE will be offered where the magnificent Chesapeake Bay reaches in to embrace the City of Baltimore ... at the Inner Harbor, one of America's most notable – and enjoyable – urban renewal sites.

Mark your calendar to join us! THE FUTURE awaits!

Get in on the fun. Plan Your Geo-Institute Paper MSE Wall Competition
The Geo-Institute of ASCE inaugurated a geotechnical competition at the Southeast ASCE Student Regional Conference on March 19, 2004. The competition is the first step toward a national competition designed to foster teamwork in engineering design. Competing students design and build a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall inside a plywood box, using sand as backfill, poster paper as the wall facing, and paper strips as reinforcement. The design goals are to satisfy MSE wall construction standards in a timely fashion and sustain a 23kg. (50 lbs.) surcharge, while minimizing the amount of paper reinforcement. Details concerning rules for competition and judging can be found at http://www.ce.unlv.edu/egl/asce/. Get in on the fun! Begin planning your own MSE Wall Competition for next year. For more information contact Barbara Luke, Ph.D., P.E., Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas at 703.895.1568 or bluke@ce.unlv.edu.

ASCE is Accepting Abstracts / Papers for the Following Conferences
Automated People Movers 2005
May 1 – 4, 2005, Orlando, FL.
www.asce.org/conferences/apm05

Watershed Management 2005
July 19 – 22, 2005, Williamsburg, VA.
www.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2005

Watch for Upcoming Call for Papers:
EWRI Congress 2005 - May 15 – 19, 2005, Anchorage, AK – opens late May 2004

Cold Regions 2006 - June 2006 – opens late spring.

Pipelines 2005 - August 2005, Houston, Texas

Structures Congress 2006 - May 2006, St. Louis, MO

For a complete listing of upcoming conferences, please visit http://www.asce.org/conferences/.

Around the World

The 3rd Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR 3)
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 3rd CECAR have organized a student essay session consisting of seven oral presentations made by student representatives selected from the societies that are members of the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC). The presentations will take place in Seoul, Korea, August 18, 2004. ASCE, as one of the member Societies of the ACECC, is pleased to provide the opportunity to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in Civil Engineering to enter the student essay contest.


Happy Summer!