Description
The Geo-Institute Student Chapter of ASCE at Iowa State University (G-I@ISU) aims to promote awareness of infrastructure and geotechnical issues that affect society. We host outreach events for K-12 STEM education, organize technical talks open to all ISU students, and provide networking and professional opportunities through conferences and competitions. Our activities combine community service, professional development, and social events that build connections between students, faculty, and industry.
Affiliations
Constitution / Tier
Membership Information
| Student Members |
21 |
| ISU Members |
0 |
| Non-ISU Members |
0 |
| Allowed Members |
Students, Faculty/Staff |
| Allowed Officers |
Students |
| Membership Qualifications |
You must be a multi-tasker or intending to be one! |
| Membership Restrictions |
None |
| Elections/Selection |
At the start of Fall semester |
| Meetings |
Meetings will be decided based on the Doodle poll and availability of the majority of the members |
Description of Regular Meetings/Activities
| Our regular meetings mainly focus on the discussion, planning and organization of the upcoming events. However, our major events will be : preparation for the student competition at the annual conference by Geo-Institute chapter of ASCE. |
Description of Special Events
| Outreach Events : STEM awareness for K-12 students. We conduct outreach events for STEM awareness for the K-12 students by having engaging activities and poster presentations related to geotechnical engineering. |
| Technical Talks by experts : We invite experts in the field of geotechnical engineering to give talks in their expertise fields |
| Travel to conference: We travel to regional and national conferences of Geo-Institute for paper presentation, poster presentation and/or networking |
| Social events : We hold social gathering events at start of major holidays and in-between semesters for networking and fun. |