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Civil and environmental engineering students participate in a variety of engineering student organizations.

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCE)

ASCE is the primary professional organization of civil engineers, representing more than 137,000 members worldwide. Faculty advisor: Prof. Jennifer McConnell.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HIGHWAY ENGINEERS (ASHE)

ASHE is an organization dedicated to allowing students to meet professionals in the transportation industry. Advisor: Mattheu Carter

CHI EPSILON

Chi-Epsilon is the Civil Engineering Honor Society. Faculty advisor: Prof. Jack Puleo.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STUDENT ASSOCIATION

EESA offers students pursuing any degree a chance to network with students and professionals in environmentally related fields. Faculty advisor: Prof. Dan Cha.

INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS (ITE)

ITE provides opportunities for students to gain practical knowledge of Transportation Engineering. Faculty advisor: Larry Klepner.

GENERAL ENGINEERING

ALPHA OMEGA EPSILON

Alpha Omega Epsilon is a professional sorority that promotes friendship, leadership, and professionalism to all members of the organization, our community, and our professions. Faculty advisor: Prof. Annette Karlsson.

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EERI)

EERI is an interdisciplinary organization that aims to promote and advance the study of disasters, and to raise awareness of the engineering and social aspects of earthquakes, floods, and other major disasters. Students participate in outreach activities at local middle schools and high schools. Faculty advisor: Prof. Tricia Wachtendorf.

ENGINEERING AMBASSADORS

The Engineering Ambassadors are responsible for presenting a personal but realistic and informed perspective on the College and the University to both internal and external constituencies by, for example, guiding groups of high school students and their parents on Campus tours, and answering questions about the programs here. They are also a valuable resource in providing feedback from the engineering student population to the College, another mechanism for our students to have a voice.

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (EWB)

Engineers Without Borders-USA is a non-profit, humanitarian organization of dedicated and enthusiastic students and professionals who share a vision of a world where everyone has access to adequate sanitation, safe drinking water, and resources to meet their basic needs. Once identifying a problem, our chapter works closely with an international community and professional engineers to develop and implement a sustainable solution. Currently, we are focusing on a potable water supply project in Cameroon and developing a project in South Africa. Faculty advisor: Prof. Steve Dentel.

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE)

NSBE's mission is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community. Advisor: Ms. Marianne Johnson.

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (NSPE)

NSPE is one of the few organizations that represents professional engineers and students from all engineering disciplines. It promotes licensure and ethical practice of the engineering discipline, and seeks to protect the legal rights of all professional engineers. The goal of the student organization is to provide engineering students with resources to enhance their education and career. Faculty advisor: Prof. Carmine Balascio.

SIGMA PHI DELTA

Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity is an organization founded upon brotherhood and professionalism which seeks to aid in the betterment of the individual and the community in one simultaneous effort. Faculty advisor: Prof. Ismat Shah.

SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE)

SHPE seeks to promote the advancement of Hispanic engineers and scientists in education and in future employment, and improve the retention and enrollment of Hispanic students in engineering and science. Faculty advisor: Prof. Raul Lobo.

SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS (SWE)

SWE works to encourage women, both currently enrolled in college and in the community, to consider engineering as a career. It also aims to provide its members professional training, technical exposure, and intellectual development. Faculty advisor: Prof. Millicent Sullivan.

TAU BETA PI

Tau Beta Pi is an engineering honor society that recognizes those who have conferred honor upon their alma mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in the field of engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering. Faculty advisor: Prof. Abraham Lenhoff.