What is the ASCE Western Great Lakes Student Symposium?
The ASCE Western Great Lakes 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 Western Great Lakes Region includes 19 universities from Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Canada. In 2026, the ASCE Western Great Lakes Student Symposium will be co-hosted by Minnesota State University – Mankato, University of St. Thomas and University of Minnesota – Twin Cities!
The ASCE Western Great Lakes Student Chapters are:
Bradley University
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Institute of Technology
Lakehead University
Marquette University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota State University, Mankato
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Dakota
North Dakota State University
Northwestern University
Olivet Nazarene University
University of St. Thomas
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and/or competing in the ASCE 2026 Western Great Lakes Student Symposium, please contact [email protected].
Who can attend?
All are welcome to register for the 2026 ASCE Western Great Lakes 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