June 2015

Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know! If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. See the other Region reports for June If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for June, click on each to view them:   Region 1   Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section Region 2   Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section Region 3   Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section Region 4   Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section Region 5   Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section   Region 6   New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section Region 7   Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section Region 8   Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section Region 9   Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section Region 10  All International Sections, Branches, and Groups Missed last month's Region 1 update? See the May edition of  News Around Region 1 Share this page via social media and email:

REGION 1 NEWS NJIT, UMass Lowell students represent Region 1 at ASCE Concrete Canoe finals Courtesy University of Massachusetts Lowell Student teams from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Lowell represented Region 1 among the 22 university teams from across the country and Canada at the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering,” ASCE’s 28th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, held at Clemson University in South Carolina. Throughout the year, 215 teams of civil engineering students spent thousands of hours researching, designing and constructing their unique concrete canoes aimed at creating the winning combination of creativity, knowledge and teamwork to come out on top at spring regionals, securing them the opportunity to compete at the national competition.  Massachusetts Lowell finished eighth overall while NJIT placed 21st. First place went to the University of Florida.    Complete results, photos, video>>

REGION 1 NEWS Region 1 members elect two new governors Anthony L. Cioffi, P.E., M.ASCE, of Brooklyn, NY, and Erin K. McCormick, EIT, A.M.ASCE, of Fairport, NY, were elected Region 1 Governors-Elect in the Society’s recent officers election.  Read about the backgrounds of Cioffi and McCormack and their visions for Region 1. ASCE’s 2016 national president-elect elect is Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, M.COPRI, M.ASCE, of New Orleans, LA. Read her biographical outline and vision statement. The newly elected officers will be inducted at the ASCE Annual Business Meeting in October, during the ASCE Convention in New York City.

BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS SECTION BSCES members part of unified voice on Massachusetts engineering concerns More than 70 people from the engineering and land surveying community gathered at the Massachusetts State House for the Annual Engineers and Land Surveyors Day on May 12.  According to the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, the key issues discussed with law makers included transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure, Lyme disease, and resiliency.  Read about the details of the day in the June issue of BSCES News.

CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS SECTION CSCE honors great Connecticut projects with ACE Awards The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers held its 8th Annual Achievement in Civil Engineering Awards ceremony on May 20.  Winning entries highlighted engineering projects in Connecticut showing significant expertise or innovation and included the rehabilitation of bridges 01235 on I-84 EB & WB Marion Avenue and the reconstruction of I-84 over Marion Avenue as the recipients of the 2015 Construction and Structural ACE awards; Hartford landfill closure as the winner of the 2015 Environmental  & Sustainability ACE awards, and the replacement of the Old Main Street Bridge over Goff Brook was named the 2015 Transportation Award winner.  Robert Gomez, P.E., was named Civil Engineer of the Year.  Read the complete list of winners at the CSCE website.

MAINE SECTION State governor issues letter honoring Section on its 65th anniversary The Maine Section celebrated its 65th anniversary on May 18, and the landmark event was heralded by Maine Governor Paul R. LePage.  In his letter to the members, he noted the many contributions civil engineers make to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Maine..

REGION 1 NEWS Workshop helps members advance Raising the Bar for engineering licensure Members from Region 1 recently joined colleagues from Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 to learn techniques to help them more effectively communicate at the state level the need for future civil engineers to hold a master’s degree or equivalent as a prerequisite to licensure. The Raise the Bar Advocates and Champions Training Workshop in Memphis, TN, provided guidance on communicating the Raise the Bar message and on how state government relations efforts can advance the adoption of Raise the Bar and other licensure issues. Get more details on Raise the Bar for Engineering, one of ASCE’s three major initiatives along with infrastructure and sustainability, at ASCE’s webpage and at the dedicated site raisethebarforengineering.org. .

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Historic New York City bridge reopens to pedestrians The most recently opened bridge in New York City also holds the distinction of being the oldest. The High Bridge – completed 13 years before the start of the Civil War – recently reopened to pedestrian and bicycle traffic for the first time since the 1970s. Ellen Macnow, capital project coordinator for the city’s parks department, likens the structure to the popular High Line Park – with the added wrinkle of history. Explore the bridge in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.