Choosing your major is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your life.
But as anyone who chooses to major in civil engineering can tell you, that decision is really only half the journey. Civil engineering encompasses so many different disciplines and focus areas.
Over the course of this school year, Robert Sprotte is going to take ASCE members on that journey of decision....
“My question to you is, have you met any engineers pursuing a master’s degree in civil engineering after an undergraduate degree in a different engineering discipline, while also pursuing licensure years after their undergraduate degree? Any advice, feedback or encouragement you can give me is appreciated.”
I recently received this question from a listener of The Civil Engineering Podcast and thought it might be helpful...
Civil engineers are entrusted with protecting the public health, safety and welfare – a tremendous responsibility that requires unique knowledge, skills and attitudes in a continuously changing profession and world. Communities of the future will depend on creative and innovative thinkers to engineer the best solutions.
To aid students, early-career civil engineers, educators and mentors to succeed in their roles, ASCE has published its third...
What do civil engineering college graduates need to know?
It’s an important question throughout the history of the profession. But given the rapidly changing variables, as considered in ASCE’s Future World Vision, the question is arguably more critical now than ever before.
Certainly, it was the question at the core of the 2019 ASCE Civil Engineering Education Summit, May 28-30 in Dallas.
Kevin Hall, Ph.D., M.ASCE, the...
David Odeh can’t help but chuckle at the irony inherent in his statement.
“The one thing we can say with certainty,” Odeh says, “is that whatever future scenario we predict, that scenario will not be the future.”
Odeh, a technical region director on the ASCE Board of Direction, is referring to Future World Vision, ASCE’s bold, comprehensive scenario-planning tool that helps civil engineers strategize for an...
If Board meetings had themes, this one would be “the future.”
Early on the agenda for the recent ASCE Board of Direction meeting, held Jan. 24 in Orlando, FL, was the reveal of a new, future-focused name and logo for ASCE’s key educational initiative. Formerly known as “Raise the Bar,” the initiative is now entitled “Engineer Tomorrow: Knowledge for a Changing World.” The rebranding reflects...
Ross B. Corotis, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.EMI, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, the Denver Business Challenge professor of engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder and one of the nation’s most eminent “big picture” engineers, has been honored by ASCE as the Outstanding Projects And Leaders award-winner in education.
The ASCE OPAL awards honor outstanding civil engineering leaders for their lifetime accomplishments.
This year’s OPAL winners will be recognized...
Back in 1998, ASCE launched a new faculty training program with a name that doubled as the goal – Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education).
Twenty years later, that program has more than lived up to its name. The numbers are impressive: 38 ExCEEd training workshops producing 910 program graduates from 267 different U.S. and international colleges and universities.
“There is a critical need to...
ASCE is launching two new student competitions for the 2018-19 academic year.
The first, a Sustainable Solutions Competition, will reinforce the now-critical concept of sustainable design with a building project that promises to be challenging and fun: the construction of a sustainable doghouse.
Students will be presented with a problem statement and tasked with design and construction of a structure intended to enhance the quality of...
Back-to-school season is in the air.
Perhaps not such a popular time for the average middle-school student, but in the world of higher education, heading back to school is a good thing.
It's a whole new set of exciting challenges and opportunities.
The ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable showcases insights on a variety of industry topics from a cross-section of ASCE members.
So, today’s question:
What's the best part...
