About the Championships
The ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships are the society-wide championships for the Concrete Canoe, Sustainable Solutions and UESI Surveying competitions. Thousands of ASCE students from universities worldwide compete in regional symposiums in each competition to qualify for the championships. Winners of the regional competitions earn invitations to showcase their skills and hard work on a national stage, competing against each other before expert judges and the entire ASCE community.
The Championships were originally conducted as the National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC). Concrete Canoe, ASCE’s flagship competition, began in the 1960s with intramural races. ASCE held its first NCCC in 1988 where 18 teams competed at Michigan State University. The NCCC would continue with this format for over three decades as in 2021 ASCE held its first Civil Engineering Student Championships at Louisiana Tech, introducing Sustainable Solutions and UESI Surveying to the championship series. With Cal Poly’s host effort in 2025, we hope to uphold the traditions of the past, and provide new memories to last a lifetime.
Over the championship weekend, our host team will offer competitors, supporters, community members, and guests opportunities to engage in competition events, community service projects, local engineering initiatives, technical presentations, social gatherings, and a celebration of civil engineering!
Event Information
This page will serve as your go to information center for updates regarding, mailers, competition scheduling, travel logistics, banquet ticketing and much more!
Schedule of events
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Check-in — 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Aliso Front Desk (PCV)
Shipped Items Retrieval — 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Engineering (13-125)
Farmers Market — 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Downtown San Luis Obispo (Bus Stop @ Kennedy Library)
Team Captain Mixer (All Teams) — 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Engineering IV Plaza
Team Captains' Meeting (Concrete Canoe) — 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Business Silo (03-213)
Team Captains' Meeting (Sustainable Solutions) — 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Engineering IV (192-208)
Team Captains' Meeting (UESI Surveying) — 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Engineering IV (192-205)
Team Captains' Meeting (Timber-Strong Design Build) — 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Engineering (13-202) -
Breakfast — 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM Vista Grande (112)
Display Drop-Off (Concrete Canoe) — 6:30 AM - 8:15 AM Richard O'Neill Green
Closed Poster Display (Sustainable Solutions) — 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Arch & Env Design (05-105)
Display Set-Up (Concrete Canoe) — 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Richard O'Neill Green
Weighing & Measuring (Concrete Canoe) —7:30 AM - 11:00 AM Richard O'Neill Green
Team Photos (Concrete Canoe) —7:30 AM - 11:00 AM Richard O'Neill Green
Presentations (UESI Surveying) —8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Business (03-112)
Presentations (Sustainable Solutions) — 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM Business (03-111)
Field Trip (Timber-Strong Design Build) — 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM New Housing Construction (Meet Point @ Vista Grande (112))
Equipment Practice (UESI Surveying) — 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Dexter Lawn
AV Check (Concrete Canoe) — 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Spanos Theater (44)
Display Judging (Concrete Canoe) — 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Richard O'Neill Green
ASCE SLO Branch Meeting — 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Business Silo (03-213)
Lunch — 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Spanos Terrace
Meet the Sponsors — 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Spanos Terrace
Team Captains' Meeting (Concrete Canoe) — 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Richard O'Neill Green
Timber-Strong Design Build Competition Discussion — 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Engineering (13-117)
Display Take-down (Concrete Canoe) — 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Richard O'Neill Green
Sustainable Solutions Appeals — 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Business (03-111)
Sustainable Solutions Debrief — 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Business Silo (03-213)
Team Captains' Meeting (UESI Surveying) — 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Business (03-112)
Welcome Banquet — 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Social Events — 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM UU Plaza
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Breakfast — 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM Vista Grande (112)
Team Captains' Meeting (UESI Surveying) — 7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Lower Sports Complex
Structure Drop-off (Timber-Strong Design Build) — 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM UU Plaza
Field Tasks (UESI Surveying) — 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Lower Sports Complex
Team Captains Meeting (Concrete Canoe) — 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Spanos Theater (044)
Presentations (Concrete Canoe) — 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spanos Theater (044)
Sustainable Solutions Field Trip — 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Diablo Canyon Power Plant (Pickup/drop-off @ PCV)
Safety Meeting (Timber-Strong Design Build) — 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM UU Plaza
Timber-Strong Design Build Construction — 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM UU Plaza
Timber-Strong Design Build Structure Showcase — 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM UU Plaza
Team Photos (Timber Strong Design Build) — 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM UU Plaza
Lunch — 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Vista Grande (112)
Display Set-up (Sustainable Solutions) — 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Team Photos (Sustainable Solutions) — 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Poster Display (Sustainable Solutions) — 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Display Take Down (Sustainable Solutions) — 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Team Photos (UESI Surveying) — 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Lower Sports Complex
Subdivision Displays (UESI Surveying) — 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Display Take Down (UESI Surveying) — 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Chumash Auditorium (UU)
Structure Take-down (Timber-Strong Design Build) — 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UU Plaza
Root Beer Die Tournament — 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Lower Sports Complex
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Canoe Drop-off & Swamp Testing — 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Lake Nacimiento
Breakfast — 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Lake Nacimiento
Team Captains' Meeting (Concrete Canoe) — 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Lake Nacimiento
Sprint and Slalom Races — 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Lake Nacimiento
Survey-Quest (Geocaching Activity) — 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lake Nacimiento
Lunch — 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lake Nacimiento
Petite & Grande Sprint Finals — 2:10 PM - 4:10 PM Lake Nacimiento
Awards Banquet — 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Alex Madonna Expo Center