Rice ASCESpring 2011 First Meeting

Benjamin BerryhillFriday, Jan. 21, 2011

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Agenda

• Resources & Programs• Spring Events• New Office Space!• ASCE National Membership• Electing New Officers• Q & A

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Resources

• Officers• asce.rice.edu– View the calendar– Access to minutes for past meetings

• asce.org – Access to scholarship applications and civil

engineering scientific journals– ASCE infrastructure report card

• ASCE National Membership

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ASCE National Membership

• National membership is free• With membership, you can attend ASCE

Houston-branch meetings for free – free dinner– casual interaction with many professional civil

engineers• ASCE student conferences are also free for

members.

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Programs

• Interaction with industry – ASCE-Houston branch dinner meetings– Rice ASCE company presentations– Rice ASCE Spring Career Fair (Feb. 23rd, 7-9pm)

• Ongoing CEVE book sale – Can be cheaper than online– No waiting for shipping– Supports your fellow CEVEs

• Concrete Canoe (Arrrrr)

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Spring Events

• General Meetings -biweekly on Fridays

• Canoeing trip -March 26• Concrete canoe -April 29-30

competition at Texas A&M• ASCE spring career fair -Feb. 23• ASCE-Chi Epsilon banquet -April 12

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New Rice ASCE office space!

• MEL 109• Current Furnishings– Desks & tables– Computer – Refrigerator

• Future furnishings– Couch? Microwave? – Printing Station?– Disco ball?

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Canoeing tripMarch 26, Free to attend!

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Spring Career Fair

• February 23rd, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.• Farnsworth Pavilion• Broad variety of engineering firms come to

recruit

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Officers

• This semester we will elect new officers for the 2011-2012 academic year.

• Available positions:– President– Vice President– Concrete Canoe Captain (up to two positions)– Treasurer/Secretary

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Q & A