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What is the ASCE Mid-America Student Symposium?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The ASCE Mid-America Student Symposium is one of 21 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ASCE Mid-America Region includes 17 universities from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In 2026, the ASCE Mid-America Student Symposium will be co-hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville!<\/span><\/p>\n

The ASCE Mid-America Student Chapters are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nBenedictine College
\nDordt University
\nUniversity of Iowa
\nIowa State University
\nUniversity of Kansas
\nKansas State University
\nMissouri State University
\nMissouri University of Science and Technology
\nUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
\nUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
\nUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
\nUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
\nSaint Louis University
\nSouth Dakota State University
\nSouthern Illinois University Carbondale
\nSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
\nWilliam Jewell College<\/p>\n

If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and\/or competing in the ASCE 2026 Mid-America Student Symposium, please contact student@asce.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Who can attend?<\/span><\/h2>\n

All are welcome to register for the 2026 Mid-America 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<\/a><\/span>
\nIf you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and\/or competing in the ASCE 2026 Mid-America Student Symposium, please contact student@asce.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What is ASCE?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)\u00a0<\/strong>is an engineering society devoted to advancing\u00a0technologies, encouraging\u00a0lifelong learning, promoting\u00a0professionalism and the civil engineering profession, developing\u00a0civil engineering leaders, and advocating\u00a0infrastructure and environmental stewardship.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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\u2019s oldest engineering society.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society\u2019s economic and social engine \u2013 the built environment \u2013 while protecting and restoring the natural environment.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0asce.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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