What is Gulf Coast?

What is the ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium?

The ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium is one of twenty-two ASCE regional student symposia held annually as an opportunity for ASCE student chapters in their respective regions to showcase their skills and achievements by designing, building, and/or competing in various civil engineering activities.

The ASCE student symposia take place in the spring and include competitions, professional and personal development opportunities, networking, and of course fun, as a celebration of civil engineering and the ASCE community.

The ASCE Gulf Coast Region includes 15 universities from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. In 2025, the ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium will be hosted at Mississippi State University, with nearly 300 students expected to attend!

The ASCE Gulf Coast Student Chapters are: 
University of Alabama, Alabama A&M University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama Huntsville, Auburn University, Jackson State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana State University and A&M College, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese State University, University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, University of New Orleans, University of South Alabama, Southern University and A&M College.

If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and/or competing in the ASCE 2025 Gulf Coast Student Symposium, please contact [email protected]

Who can attend?

All are welcome to register for the 2025 ASCE Gulf Coast Student Symposium. Students who will be competing in Society-wide Competitions must meet eligibility requirements as detailed by ASCE: https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members/conferences/eligibility

What is ASCE?

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is an engineering society devoted to advancing technologies, encouraging lifelong learning, promoting professionalism and the civil engineering profession, developing civil engineering leaders, and advocating infrastructure and environmental stewardship.

“The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society.

ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.” — asce.org