Student Organizations

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The GMU Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is a student organization open to all students in the Volgenau School of IT andEngineering. The mission of the Chapter is to enhance educational and professional development opportunities through group activities, tours, trips, and inter-collegiate competitions. Recent activities have included international trips to Dubai, Panama, and Hong Kong, a popsicle stick bridge building contest for high school students, and a Chapter-sponsored career fair. Membership in the Chapter is free. Students can simply attend the monthly meetings during the academic year to participate. More information is available on the Chapter's web site.

2007 ASCE Trip to Dubai, UAE. In front of Burj Dubai Hotel on the Arabian Gulf.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Casey

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

The Society of American Military Engineers GMU Student Post is open to students in the Volgenau School of IT and Engineering. The first question that most students ask themselves when it comes to SAME is, “I am not military; so how can I join SAME?” The answer to that question is simple: you do not have to be military, you do not have to be American, and you do not even have to be an engineer to join SAME.

SAME brings together professional engineers and those in engineering-related fields:

• To improve and increase the engineering capabilities of the nation;
• To exchange and advance the knowledge of engineering technologies, applications, and practices;
• To promote fun and fellowship, add those important professional and business contacts, and end up enhancing our profession, the military and the Nation.

The SAME George Mason University Student Post (or student chapter) is strongly supported by the professional society’s Northern Virginia Post. Through this partnership, the NOVA Post has many benefits to offer the students of George Mason University: scholarships, networking, internships, future full-time opportunities, and mentoring and training from local engineering firms. Of the 16 sustaining member firms of the SAME NOVA Post, approximately 15 of them hire civil engineers – find out who they are at http://www.novasame.org

October 2006 SAME Tour of Dulles Airport Expansion. From the Control Tower.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sharon deMonsabert

Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE)

The GMU Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter is open to all GMU students. In addition, the chapter contains six officer positions available to active members each year at the end of the spring semester: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Activities Coordination Officer, and Communications and Public Relations Officer. The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the advancement of transportation and traffic engineering by fostering the close association of students with the transportation and traffic engineering profession and the Institute; to acquaint students with topics of interest in transportation and traffic engineering through the medium of competent speakers and of Chapter-sponsored trips; to foster the development of professional spirit, to promote common interests among students and to encourage the enhancement and optimization of facilities for transportation and traffic engineering study. Website coming soon!

For more information, contact the Chapter's President, Omar Elkassed (oelkasse@gmu.edu).

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Aimee Flannery