Student Organizations
SIUE construction students have a long history of involvement with extracurricular activities and regularly participate in competitions that take place throughout the United States. The competitions are rigorous and require students to use all of their education and training. The department encourages all of its students to get involved with extracurricular activities as these provide many opportunities for networking with construction professionals.
For more engineering student organizations visit the School of Engineering.
Constructor’s Club
The Constructors Club is an Associated General Contractors (AGC) student chapter. Club activities include guest speakers, site visits, and service projects. Service projects include construction of various public facilities and trips to Florida over spring break to assist in hurricane recovery efforts. The club was awarded the SIUE Kimmel Outstanding Community Service Project Award for 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2010 and 2009. The club also earned third place in the 2016 AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest for their service work.
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The Luke Snell Chapter of the American Concrete Institute at SIUEis a student chapter of ACI International that participates in a variety of competitions at the local and international level. Competitions take place every fall and spring at the ACI Convention. Competitions include concrete egg protection device, FRP composite beam, mortar workability, pervious concrete, and the concrete construction competition. The student chapter also participates in local competitions hosted by the Missouri ACI Chapter.
Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Regional Competition
The Department of Construction has participated in the ASC Great Lakes Regional Competition for several years. Each year, the ASC Great Lakes Region organizes regional and national open competitions in categories such as commercial, heavy civil and design build. Student teams consisting of six members per team from participating schools compete in these categories. SIUE student teams participate in an after-hours program of training and practice in preparation for the competition.
The two-day competitions are designed to expose the students to the real-world experience of preparing proposals on a tight schedule. The competitions are aimed at testing students’ scheduling, estimating, project management, proposal preparation, and presentation skills.
During the first day of the competition, students are given a project and the entire day to estimate cost of selected line items, develop a schedule, and put together a bid proposal. Each student team is also responsible for identifying client concerns and developing a logistics schedule. Teams receive information regarding subcontractor pricing and addenda regarding changes to the work, and must complete and submit various contract documents. At the end of the day, they submit their proposals to a panel of outside judges for their review.
In the second day, each team is required to develop a 20-minute presentation based on their work and present to the panel of judges.
SIUE students regularly place in the top three in regional and national competitions and more importantly gain valuable feedback from industry judges.
Land Surveyors Club
The SIUE Land Surveyors Club is dedicated to those students choosing to get the land surveying specialization. The organization helps facilitate networking with professionals, assists in finding jobs, and helps find scholarships for students. Contact the faculty advisor, David Sherrill, for more information.
Sigma Lambda Chi - Upsilon II Chapter
The fundamental purpose of Sigma Lambda Chi is to provide recognition to outstanding students in construction curricula. Sigma Lambda Chi is the society that offers students the opportunity to be recognized locally and internationally for their academic accomplishments as a construction major. Since 1990, our Upsilon II Chapter has inducted 184 outstanding students and honorary faculty advisors in Department of Construction.
Aside from the fundamental purpose, Sigma Lambda Chi has three objectives:
- The first is to render service to the major field of study. This is accomplished by active student participation in tasks and events that affect the construction program that houses the local Sigma Lambda Chi chapter.
- The second objective is to develop good relations among campus, industry, and the public. Undertaking projects which further this purpose is expected of members of Sigma Lambda Chi.
- The third objective is to recognize outstanding professional individuals in construction. Sigma Lambda Chi has honorary membership classifications that can be bestowed upon individuals who deserve special recognition because of their contribution to construction education or some facet of the construction industry.
