Greetings from the UMN ASCE Student Chapter! We are looking forward to making the most of the semester despite not being able to meet in person. All of our events have transitioned to virtual platforms, including the ASCE Fall career fair, but we have continued to welcome new members even in these virtual times.

Our September general meeting was held via zoom and was sponsored by Black & Veatch. The speakers gave an overview of their company and offered their perspectives on the path to licensure which is always an interesting topic for students. For our first virtual event, the meeting was a success and we are looking forward to our November general meeting with a speaker from the City of St. Louis Park.

The ASCE fall career fair is also being held virtually via the Career Fair Plus platform which we are able to use thanks to the College of Science and Engineering. This platform allows students to meet one on one over video with recruiters from the comfort of their respective homes or offices. At this point, employer registration has closed, and students are beginning to sign up for video meetings with recruiters. We are glad to be able to continue this important event which is one of our chapter’s largest fundraisers and most well attended events of the semester.

The 2019-20 concrete canoe named Babe as part of a Paul Bunyan theme

The Concrete Canoe team is excited to begin work on this season’s design, despite the lack of a construction element this year. Limitations due to Covid-19 will largely keep the team out of the lab and they will not have to build a canoe for competition. The team was disappointed to miss out on last season’s competition especially after attending Nationals in 2019. We are hoping to make the most of the situation this year to build up our design knowledge and set the team up for success next season.

Student members participating in intramural volleyball last Spring

If you have any questions or would like to support our ASCE Student Chapter in any way, please feel free to connect with the President, Renee Sailor (sailo011@umn.edu)