President’s Message

We are the Cal Poly American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter. We provide a balance of social, professional, and academic events for anyone interested in civil engineering.

Our club has been active since 1980, and we continue to maintain our successful endeavors each year. We have many events, teams, and opportunities for students to get involved in and find what suits them best. We have multiple technical project teams, including Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge, that welcome anyone who wants a more hands-on learning experience. We have a spectacular mentorship program that builds lasting relationships between underclassmen and upperclassmen. Our social events encourage students to get to know one another outside the classroom and take a break from their busy academic schedules. We participate in inspiring community service events that give back to the community and introduce civil engineering to K-12 students. Leadership positions instill skills in our officers that cannot be taught in the classroom. We even have an amazing winter career fair and quarterly firm tours to help students leap into the professional world. 

Thanks to the support of our members, families, alumni, faculty, and companies from across the world, we have continued the remarkable reputation of Cal Poly ASCE in the university, local community, and nation. We are one of the largest engineering clubs at Cal Poly with a membership of over 300 students. Last year, we were among the top 5% of national chapters for our annual report, which recognizes our student chapter for engaging with our civil engineering peers and the community. We also placed first overall at the Pacific Southwest Symposium at the University of Hawai’i Mānoa. Our Concrete Canoe team placed third at the National Concrete Canoe Competition and is the most decorated team in the history of the competition. Additionally, our Sustainable Solutions team competed and represented our student chapter at the 2024 ASCE National Student Championships for the first time in Cal Poly history! Successes like these are driven by enthusiasm, dedication, and support for our student chapter. 

This is the perfect place to get to know your fellow students while hiking, playing on our intramural sports teams, participating in a beach cleanup, or going to a picnic. The friends and memories you make here stay with you beyond graduation. Just ask our alumni, who are always happy to join us for events throughout the year! 

If you want to learn more about civil engineering, get a kickstart to your professional career with an internship or full-time job, get your hands dirty with one of our project teams, or just get to know some pretty cool people, Cal Poly ASCE is the club for you!