{"id":3551,"date":"2024-10-25T21:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsymposium.asce.org\/rocky-mountain\/?page_id=3551"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:42:07","slug":"what-is-rocky-mountain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsymposium.asce.org\/rocky-mountain\/what-is-rocky-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Rocky Mountain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsymposium.asce.org\/mid-atlantic-west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/ASCE-Student-Symposium-blue-hor.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsymposium.asce.org\/mid-atlantic-west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/ASCE-Student-Symposium-blue-hor.jpg 704w, https:\/\/studentsymposium.asce.org\/mid-atlantic-west\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/ASCE-Student-Symposium-blue-hor-300x68.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"160\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">What is the ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row lvsy-dhav-dotted vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container text-default vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium is one of twenty-one 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<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">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<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Rocky Mountain comprises of 12 universities from Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming. This year, the 2026 ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium will be hosted at South Dakota School of Mines!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>The ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Chapters are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nUniversity of Colorado at Boulder<br \/>\nUniversity of Colorado Denver<br \/>\nColorado Mesa University<br \/>\nColorado School of Mines<br \/>\nColorado State University<br \/>\nColorado State University-Pueblo<br \/>\nNew Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology<br \/>\nNew Mexico State University<br \/>\nUniversity of New Mexico<br \/>\nSouth Dakota School of Mines &amp; Technology<br \/>\nUnited States Air Force Academy<br \/>\nUniversity of Wyoming<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong><br \/>\nIf 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 <a href=\"mailto:student@asce.org\">student@asce.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Who can attend?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row lvsy-dhav-dotted vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container text-default vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asce.org\/communities\/student-members\/conferences\/eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.asce.org\/communities\/student-members\/conferences\/eligibility<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">What is ASCE?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>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<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>\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<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asce.org\/\">asce.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is the ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium? 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