News
April 30, 2008: Congratulations to the ASCE Concrete Canoe team and their canoe "Eliminator" for winning Mid-Continent regionals at the University of Arkansas a couple of weeks ago. They have qualified for nationals in Montreal, in June. The Geotech team finished 2nd, while Steel Bridge had a valiant effort in their competition.
December 14, 2007: Thanks to all who attended or helped with this year's student-faculty roast. It was a great success and a lot of fun. Stay tuned to your emails for more information regarding the Canoe and Steel Bridge projects. Have a great winter break.
November 30, 2007: The annual student-faculty roast will be held on Friday, December 7, 2007. More details to come via email. Also, check your emails for Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe information.
September 17, 2007: The first ASCE-OU meeting will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 6 pm in Sarkeys M204. Wallace Engineering will be the guest speaker, talking about consulting in structural engineering. Be sure to be there for free food and an exciting speaker.
August 31, 2007: Welcome back for the Fall 2007 semester. ASCE-OU has a lot of exciting things in the works for the upcoming semester. The first ASCE-OKC meeting is scheduled for September 6th. Concrete Canoe is currently progressing towards choosing a theme for this year's canoe. Check the website for updates and upcoming events.
July 23, 2007: Due to multiple job opening requests, a new job posting page has been created for the convenience of all students seeking employment. Check it out here for more details. For the overview of job openings, click here.
June 28, 2007: The Oklahoma Concrete Canoe team was very successful at the 2007 National Concrete Canoe Competition in Seattle, finishing in 7th place overall, the second highest showing ever by an OU team. The team was buoyed by a 4th place finish in design paper, 5th place award for oral presentation, and 10th place in final product. Congratulations again to the ASCE-OU concrete canoe team. Hopefully next year the team can become even better. Pictures coming soon.
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Activities
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This is our biggest and most complex project each year. Come out, help out, and get to know the team! Or join the team! |
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Our other big project. Come see! |
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Local elementary school students learn about fun science from OU students! |
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Events
ASCE General Chapter Meetings: All meetings are in Willoughby Lounge. Evening meetings are once a month on Thursdays, two weeks following ASCE-OKC meetings. Free food is provided at all meetings.
Concrete Canoe Meeting: Check your email for additional information on Concrete Canoe. If you wish to join the team and receive these emails, contact Marty Farris.
Canoe Paddle Practice: TBD.
Steel Bridge Meeting: Check your email for additional information on Steel Bridge. If you wish to join the team and receive these emails, contact Mark Emde.
ASCE-OKC Meetings: The first Thursday of every month in Oklahoma City. Let us know you are coming if you want to get in for free. Carpooling available. A nice meal, and you get to know the industry.
SEES (Sooner Elementary Engineering and Science Clubs ): Volunteers needed! Some classes will offer extra credit. See http://www.coe.ou.edu/sees/ for more information.
Golf Tournament: ASCE-OU had its Fall 2007 golf tournament on October 19th, 2007 at the Westwood Golf Course in Norman. See the following brochure for details.
Photos
Pictures from concrete canoe regionals in Lawrence, KS are now up. Look at these and others in the photo album.
Dr. Knox--what was he up to? See more pictures of the Student-Faculty Olympics Bowling competition.
About Us
The American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter at the university of Oklahoma was created to assist the development of Civil Engineering students into capable and professional practicing civil engineers. Students are acquainted with team working skills, and opportunities for networking with practicing engineers are provided.
Through the the lectures at the meetings, students are informed of issues facing engineers and advances in civil engineering disciplines. In addition, the students make contacts that will be useful to them in the search for jobs.
Through projects like the concrete canoe and the steel bridge, the students gain practical experience in many facets of civil engineering, including design, analysis through such methods as the finite element method, construction, the writing of a report, an oral presentation, and the managing and orchestration of the whole project.
Activities like the student faculty olympics and the faculty roast promote good fellowship between the faculty and the students, and allow the students and faculty to know each other much better. This helps both the students and faculty understand each other and work together better on research projects and other opportunities for cooperative efforts.
For more information, see the About Us section of this site.
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