Valparaiso University Chapter of American Society of Civil Engineers

Join us for our first meeting of the year in GEM 120 at 6pm! Online attendance options will be available for those that would like it. Hope to see you there!

There will be an ASCE general meeting this Tuesday at 7pm! A representative from AgriNovus will present about careers in agricultural and ag-biosciences. We will also be discussing elections for our chapter and info about the upcoming FE exams.

We were honored to host the 2019 Great Lakes Regional Conference which included the AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition and the ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference. We had over 500 students and faculty from 18 other universities in attendance. We would like to thank everyone who helped plan, run and attend the event. We would also like to thank the entire College of Engineering and all of the Civil Faculty for supporting us during the entire process. We would like to thank Ronald Black for being our banquet keynote speaker. Congratulations to all the schools that placed in all of the mini competitions and congratulations to UW-Madison for placing 3rd, MSOE for placing 2nd, and to Trine University for winning the overall conference. We hoped you all had a great time and we are looking forward to GLSC 2020 in Madison.

Our next new e-board member is Joey Black who will be serving as Vice President in 2019. In addition to ASCE, Joey is involved in the Valpo Cross Country and Track teams and on GM's House Council.

Joey wants to be a civil engineer because, "I grew up in a family of civil engineers. My mother and father are civil engineers, they always shared stories about their work and really showed me the variety of ways they made difference in the lives of other people. My parents impressed on me the idea that no matter what I end up doing I should make the community a better place. Going into college I knew I wanted to be an engineer, but I didn’t know what type. After taking an intro class, GE-100, and talking with one of the civil professors, I decided on civil engineering. Civil engineering appeals to me because you can easily see the impact you have in others lives, and you never do the same project twice."

Happy New Year! We're going to be ringing in 2019 by introducing our new e-board members.

Benjamin Ewert will be serving as Secretary in 2019. In addition to ASCE, Ben is involved in Sigma Phi Epsilon and plays the trumpet in campus music ensembles. He is also an Eagle Scout and wants to be a civil engineer because, "I have always had a love for drawing/designing bridges and designing roadways. Being a civil engineer involves both of those things."

Congratulations to our newly elected 2019 Executive Board! We can't wait to see where you lead our organization in the coming year.

Now that the national elections are over, we are getting ready for our own elections for next year's e-board. If you are interested in being President, VP, Secretary, or Treasurer next year, fill out the form (link below) before this Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5pm! E-board is a great opportunity to grow your leadership abilities and get more involved in ASCE. We will be voting after Thanksgiving Break!

Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/FWM2P7caMgmGzm8w2

We will be meeting tonight in just under an hour to brainstorm for some events coming up and discuss minicomps from Mailer 2!

Join us in GEM 120 tonight to learn about applying for grad school and hear from Professors Henschen, Grossman, and R. Johnson about their experiences. Thanks to CEIE and NSBE for partnering with us on this event. There will be pizza!

Due to the number of exams tomorrow night and in general this week, there will not be a general meeting tomorrow, but be sure to mark your calendars for our grad school panel with professors next Monday at 6 before fall break frenzy sets in!

We are excited to welcome back alumni this Homecoming weekend, and we'd love to see everyone back again this April for the Great Lakes Regional Conferences. Information and forms regarding volunteering, judging, and sponsorship are up now on our website, asceglsc.org!