What is the ASCE Virginias Student Symposium?
The ASCE Virginias 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 Virginias Region includes 11 universities from Virginia and West Virginia. In 2025, the ASCE Virginias Student Symposium will be hosted at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, with over 250 students expected to attend!
The ASCE Virginias Student Chapters are:
Bluefield State College, Fairmont State University, James Madison University, Liberty University, Marshall University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and/or competing in the ASCE 2025 Virginias Student Symposium, please contact [email protected].
Who can attend?
All are welcome to register for the 2025 ASCE Virginias 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