Rice ASCE Spring 2011 First Meeting Benjamin Berryhill Friday, Jan. 21, 2011

Agenda Resources & Programs Spring Events New Office Space! ASCE National Membership Electing New Officers Q & A 2

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 3

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. 4

Programs Interaction with industry – ASCE-Houston branch dinner meetings – Rice ASCE company presentations – Rice ASCE Spring Career Fair (Feb. 23 rd, 7-9pm) Ongoing CEVE book sale – Can be cheaper than online – No waiting for shipping – Supports your fellow CEVEs Concrete Canoe (Arrrrr) 5

Spring Events General Meetings -biweekly on Fridays Canoeing trip -March 26 Concrete canoe -April competition at Texas A&M ASCE spring career fair -Feb. 23 ASCE-Chi Epsilon banquet -April 12 6

New Rice ASCE office space! MEL 109 Current Furnishings – Desks & tables – Computer – Refrigerator Future furnishings – Couch? Microwave? – Printing Station? – Disco ball? 7

Canoeing trip March 26, Free to attend! 8

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

Officers This semester we will elect new officers for the academic year. Available positions: – President – Vice President – Concrete Canoe Captain (up to two positions) – Treasurer/Secretary 10

11 Q & A