Civil & Environmental Engineering

Student Organizations & Opportunities

American Society of Civil Engineers 

This is an active organization on campus. Working on the different civil engineering projects for the Southeast Regional Conference every spring is one of the main activities of the group.

National and State Sections

National ASCE
Tennessee ASCE
Nashville TN ASCE
Social Media Sites

Concrete Canoe Team
TTU ASCE Student Chapter
Steel Bridge Team
Advisor: Dr. Dan VandenBerge
 
The National Civil Engineering Honor Society Chi Epsilon Tennessee Tech Chapter
Chi Epsilon is open to junior and senior CEE students in good standing who are in the top third of their class.
Advisor: Dr. Craig Henderson
 
Society of Women Engineers

SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. SWE is centered around a passion for members' success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today's exciting engineering and technology specialties.

Advisor: Dr. Kris Craven
 
 Water Professionals

Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world’s most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.

 Advisors: Dr. Tania Datta, Dr. Alfred Kalyanapu
 
 Institute of Transportation Engineers

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is a professional society of more than 15,000 transportation engineers, planners and other professionals in some 80 countries. Its members are responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on streets, highways, and transit systems. The goal of the ITE Student Chapter is to introduce students to the transportation profession and to supplement their classroom and laboratory experiences.

Advisor: Dr. Daniel Badoe and Dr. Steven Click
 
 Tau Beta Pi

Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885 to recognize students of distinguished scholarship and exemplary character. There are now collegiate chapters at 229 U.S. colleges and universities and active alumnus chapters in 16 districts across the country.

 Advisors: 
 
 Engineers Without Borders

Standing 12,000 strong. With 350 projects in over 45 developing countries, Engineers Without Borders USA has changed the lives of millions of people around the world.

Their vision is a world in which the communities served have the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs, and that members have enriched global perspectives through the innovative professional educational opportunities that the EWB-USA program provides.

 Advisor: Dr. Tania Datta