What is the ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium?
The ASCE Rocky Mountain 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.
Rocky Mountain comprises of 10 universities from Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. This year, the 2026 ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium will be hosted at South Dakota School of Mines!
The ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Chapters are:
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado Denver
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Metropolitan State University of Denver
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
United States Air Force Academy
University of Wyoming
If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and/or competing in the ASCE 2026 Rocky Mountain Student Symposium, please contact [email protected].
Who can attend?
All are welcome to register for the 2026 ASCE Rocky Mountain 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