Student Chapter September 23rd, 2013 Tickle 405: 12:20-1:10PM Third Meeting

Agenda Announcements Guest Speakers ◦Mr. Brad Collett  UT Landscape Architecture Program

Reminder Pay Dues to Forrest Reynolds(Treasurer) ◦Lunch at U.C.  $5/meal * 15 meals = $75  $40/15 meals = $2.66 / meal

Events Information Session with Today, Sept. 23 rd from 6:30pm-7:30pm ◦University Center ◦All ASCE Members are Welcome ◦Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume! Engineering Expo October 10, :00 - 5:00 p.m. University Center Ballroom

Former President to Speak Kathy Caldwell Former UT ASCE Student Chapter President Former National ASCE President Bachelor of Science with High Honors, UTK 1985 ◦major in structural engineering ◦minor in construction engineering When: Thursday 2:15pm Where: 202 ASCE Work Space

175 th Anniversary Volunteers Needed October 4th ◦ASCE Table ◦Event Staff ◦Set up/ Break Down ◦Free food and CE 309 hours Dr. Parang will professors requesting that you be excused Sean Pezeshk or Lake Kirby with when you can work from 9 to 3 that

River Clean Up October 12 th, 2013 ◦3 rd Creek at Tyson Park ◦8am to 12pm (4hrs- Min. Required for 309)

Canoe Social Date: October 6th Where: Tennessee River Cost: $35 a boat (Canoe, Kayak, SUP) Canoe Social

Engineer’s Day October 24 th Balsa Bridge Contest 309 Opportunity: Volunteers Needed Contact Caleb Drummer, Outreach Coordinator

ASCE CONFERENCE 2014 March 27-29Miami, FL The dates of the conference are NOT attached to Spring Break (March 17-21), leaving three days of school when we get back from break before conference Still need captains for Environmental and Geotechnical Still need participants Still need editors for the professional paper Sign up to be a national member at and send your member ID to Shahad Abdulrahman or Brandi Hawkins

Winston Churchill “The Price of Greatness is Responsibility” “History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”

Steel Bridge Meeting Sign the interest sheet Next meeting Sept. 2:30pm Plenty of volunteer opportunities!

Thank You What:Tennessee Section Meeting When:September 13 th Where:Murfreesboro, TN - Embassy Suites Attendees: ◦Marvin Martinez ◦John Scobey ◦Nathan Cross ◦Alex Ferrara

Important Dates Exxon Mobil:Today, September 23rd ◦University Center 6:30 to 7: th Anniversary and JDT Grand opening October 4 th Engineering Expo: October 10 th in the U.C. from 3-6pm River Clean Up: October 12 th Engineer’s Day: October 24 th FE Exam: October 26 th ◦ASCE feeds lunch to CEE test takers during test break Homecoming: November 3 rd Southeast Regional ASCE Conference ◦Miami, FL: March 27 th -29 th, 2014

Other Announcements?? Goals Financial Stability Place top 3 at conference Better overall involvement; increase numbers (increase numbers from 62 to 80) Foster relationships between members

Mr. Brad Collett The Ohio State University, 2004 Master of Landscape Architecture University of Tennessee, 2001 Bachelor of Science in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design Prior to joining the faculty at UTK, Mr. Colletta worked in Orlando, FL with EDSA, an international landscape architecture firm specializing in the physical planning and design of resort and ecotourism destinations Information From: staff/facultystaff/brad-collett/