From: "Alexander Cheng" <acheng@olemiss.edu>

Subject: Ole Miss Civil Engineering News: ASCE Deep South conference at Ole Miss

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:01:42 -0600

Organization: University of Mississippi

 

Dear CE Alumni and Friends,

 

The ASCE Deep South Regional Conference hosted by Ole Miss Civil Engineering

Department ASCE Chapter will take place this Thursday to Saturday. About 300

civil engineering students from 13 universities will be here to compete in

events like steel bridge construction and concrete canoe racing. As alumni

and friends of the department, you are welcome to participate in the

conference and mix with students. There is a catfish BarBQ in the Circle

Friday at noon and Banquet in the Ford Center of Performing Arts Saturday at

7 pm. You are welcome to join. For the banquet, I need a head count, so

please give me your name beforehand. The full schedule is shown below.

 

The students and I look forward to seeing you.

 

Alexander H.-D. Cheng

Professor and Chair

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Mississippi

P.O. Box 1848

University, MS 38677-1848

Tel: 662-915-5362

Fax: 662-915-5523

Email: acheng@olemiss.edu

URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/~acheng/

http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/civil_eng/

 

2004 ASCE Deep South Regional Conference Schedule

 

Thursday, March 25

 

Hotel Check-In

3:00-6:00pm                Hotels

 

Registration

3:00-6:00pm       E.F. Yerby Center

 

Lobby

 

Hospitality Mixer (and Late Registration)                       6:30-7:30pm

Circle

 

Concrete Bowling Ball Competition                               7:30-???pm

Circle

 

-Bowling Order:

 

1.)    Louisiana Tech University

 

2.)    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 

3.)    Louisiana State University

 

4.)    Christian Brothers University

 

5.)    McNeese State University

 

6.)    University of Memphis

 

7.)    University of Mississippi

 

8.)    Mississippi State University

 

9.)    Southern University

 

10.) Tulane University

 

Friday, March 26

 

Breakfast (Breakfast snacks will be provided)               7:00-8:30am

Carrier Hall

 

Lobby

 

Steel Bridge Captain's Meeting                                     8:00am

Carrier Hall

 

Conference Room

 

Concrete Canoe Captain's Meeting                              8:00am

Ole Miss Union

 

Room 405

 

Steel Bridge Competition

9:00am-3:00pm            Carrier Hall

 

Competition Schedule:

 

1.)    Louisiana State University

9:00am

 

2.)    Mississippi State University

9:30am

 

3.)    Arkansas State University

10:00am

 

4.)    Tulane University

10:30am

 

5.)    University of New Orleans

11:00am

 

6.)    Louisiana Tech University

11:30pm

 

7.)    University of Mississippi

1:00pm

 

8.)    University of Tennessee at Martin

1:30pm

 

9.)    University of Memphis

2:00pm

 

Concrete Canoe Displays

9:30am-11:30am          Ole Miss Union

Plaza

 

 

Ethics Paper Presentation

8:00am-12:00pm          Ole Miss Union

 

(10 Minutes per team)

Room 405

 

Presentation Order:

 

1.)    Louisiana Tech University

 

2.)    McNeese State University

 

3.)    University of New Orleans

 

4.)    University of Mississippi

 

5.)    Southern University

 

6.)    Louisiana State University

 

7.)    Christian Brothers University

 

8.)    Mississippi State University

 

9.)    University of Memphis

 

Surveying Competition                                      9:00am-4:00pm

Grove

 

Surveying Order:

 

(All Teams Should Report to Grove at 9:00am)

 

1.)    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

9:00am

 

2.)    University of Mississippi

9:30am

 

3.)    Louisiana Tech University

10:00am

 

4.)    Southern University

10:30am

 

5.)    University of Tennessee at Martin

11:00am

 

6.)    Arkansas State University

11:30am

 

7.)    McNeese State University

12:00pm

 

8.)    University of New Orleans

1:00pm

 

9.)    Louisiana State University

1:30pm

 

10.) Mississippi State University

2:00pm

 

11.) Christian Brothers University

2:30pm

 

12.) University of Memphis

3:00pm

 

Lunch

12:00pm                       Circle

 

Environmental Competition

3:00pm-5:00pm            Carrier Hall

 

(All schools competing will compete at once)

 

1.)    University of Mississippi

 

2.)    Mississippi State University

 

3.)    Arkansas State University

 

4.)    Southern University

 

5.)    Christian Brothers University

 

6.)    University of Memphis

 

7.)    Louisiana State University

 

8.)    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 

9.)    University of New Orleans

 

Concrete Canoe Presentations

1:00pm-6:00pm            Ole Miss Union

 

Room 405

 

Presentation Order:

 

1.)    Mississippi State University

1:00pm

 

2.)    Arkansas State University

1:30pm

 

3.)    University of LA at Lafayette

2:00pm

 

4.)    McNeese State University

2:30pm

 

5.)    University of Tennessee at Martin

3:00pm

 

6.)    Louisiana State University

3:30pm

 

7.)    Southern University

4:00pm

 

8.)    University of New Orleans

4:30pm

 

9.)    Tulane University

5:00pm

 

10.) Christian Brothers University

5:30pm

 

Business Meeting

6:30pm             Ole Miss Union

 

Room 405

 

Saturday, March 27

 

Breakfast (Breakfast snacks will be provided)   7:00-8:30am

Lake Patsy

 

Concrete Canoe Competition                                        9:00am

Lake Patsy

 

*(Race order will be determined shortly

 

and emailed to the schools competing)

 

1.)     Mississippi State University

 

2.)    Arkansas State University

 

3.)    University of LA at Lafayette

 

4.)    McNeese State University

 

5.)    University of Tennessee at Martin

 

6.)    Louisiana State University

 

7.)    Southern University

 

8.)    University of New Orleans

 

9.)    Tulane University

 

10.) Christian Brothers University

 

 

Conference Awards Banquet                                        7:00pm

Ford Center