ASCE Outreach

As a Section, we reach out to local students to show them the wonders of engineering, through visiting schools and talking to them.  We make presentations at schools and try to answer students' questions about civil engineering.

We have grade school coloring books, age-appropriate video tapes about engineering, various hand-outs, and Powerpoint presentations available for your use if you are interested in visiting a school.  In 1998-99, we visited dozens of schools and made contact with over 1,000 students.

If you would like to join us in our outreach efforts, there are materials available to help you with your presentation.  For information, click here to contact us.

Other Outreach Programs

Additional outreach programs are conducted by other various organizations.  For more information, click on the links below.

ASCE Philly wants to know when you visit a school!  Send us the name of the school, how many students you met, and any photographs, and we'll post the information here.

Let's see just how many students we can reach!   Contact Us.

Section Members Scholarship

One scholarship will be awarded.

Eligibility Requirements
The student must be the child of an active
Philadelphia Section member. The student must be matriculating in a full-time Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering program at an accredited college or university. The student must be an active participant in the ASCE Student Chapter at his/her school. Students in their sophomore and junior year
are eligible to submit.

Submission
The candidate will be required to submit an
essay, limited to 1,000 words, on the following
topic:

“This year, 2006, is the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth. Benjamin Franklin was an important figure not only in U.S. history, but also for science and engineering. From studies of electricity, weather and ocean currents to his development of the lightning rod, double spectacles (bifocals) and the odometer, many of his innovations and discoveries were groundbreaking. In what ways do you want to contribute to society and humanity as Benjamin Franklin did using your Civil Engineering experience and education?”

The candidate’s name, GPA and/or class rank
and an address/telephone number where they can be reached must be included. Additional information for consideration (such as need) is allowed. A etter and/or resume is an acceptable means to provide this information. A recommendation letter from the candidate’s faculty advisor is not required but is strongly suggested.

For the Section Member Scholarship ONLY,
a second letter of recommendation from a faculty
member of the candidate’s Civil Engineering program (other than his/her advisor), or a present or past employer, is required.

Submission Deadline:

Submissions should be directed to
James Markham, P.E., President
Scholarship Committee
Philadelphia Section ASCE
P.O. Box 58186
Philadelphia, PA 19102-8186
jmarkham@pennoni.com

If you would like to send your application through express mail, please mail it to the following address:

James Markham, P.E.

Transportation Division Manager

Pennoni Associates Inc.

One Drexel Plaza
3001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

ASCE Scholarships

Two scholarships will be awarded by ASCE to undergraduate civil engineering students!

•  Student Scholarship
•  Section Member Scholarship

The number and amount of the actual awards remains at the discretion of both the Section’s Scholarship Committee and the Section’s Board of Directors. The applications are due March 31, 2008!

Benjamin Franklin Bridge

Student Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements:
The student must be matriculating in a fulltime
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering program in one of the six colleges which have Student Chapters in the Philadelphia Section:

•  Drexel University
•  University of Pennsylvania
•  Swarthmore College
•  Temple University
•  Villanova University
•  Widener University

The student must be an active participant in the ASCE Student Chapter.

Students in their sophomore and junior year (and Pre-Juniors at Drexel) are eligible to submit.

Submission
The candidate will be required to submit an
essay, limited to 1,000 words, on the following
topic:

“This year, 2006, is the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth. Benjamin Franklin was an important figure not only in U.S. history, but also for science and engineering.

From studies of electricity, weather and ocean currents to his development of the lightning rod, double spectacles (bifocals) and the odometer, many of his innovations and discoveries were groundbreaking. In what ways do you want to contribute to society and humanity as Benjamin Franklin did using your Civil Engineering experience and education?”

The candidate’s name, GPA and/or class rank
and an address/telephone number where they can be reached must be included.

Additional information for consideration (such as need) is allowed. A letter and/or resume is an acceptable means to provide this information.

A recommendation letter from the candidate’s
faculty advisor is not required but is strongly suggested.

Do you need more information on Civil Engineering Education?  Please contact us.

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