Undergraduate Experience

The American Society of Civil Engineers is a student group who invites members from among Civil Engineering majors to participate in community service events, engineering competitions, and other activities.

ASCE is home to two project teams that participate in annual competitions.

The National Engineering Honor Society in the United States. Honoring engineering students who have exemplified the principles of scholarship, character, practicality and sociability in the civil engineering profession.

Nearly 30 teams with more than 1,000 student participants. Project teams mimic real-world engineering scenarios and bring students, faculty and staff together for the sake of team building and innovation. Many teams compete across the region, nation and globe and others work on service learning projects and programs. Project teams are dedicated to sustainability, programming, robotics, design, healthcare, watersports, public service and more.

Cornell SWE promotes women in engineering by advocating the importance of diversity and uniting resources to encourage leadership and academic, professional, and personal excellence.

Dedicated to the academic and professional success of African-American engineering and technical students

Dedicated to increasing the participation of Hispanic professionals and college students in the fields of engineering, science, and math.

Cornell Seismic Design designs, builds, and tests a scaled multi-story balsa wood tower for an international undergraduate competition hosted every spring at the annual meeting hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).

Engineering is an international field, and undergraduates who study abroad will greatly benefit from experiencing a new culture. Spending a full semester abroad (typically the fall semester of junior year) takes careful planning in coordination with your academic advisor. To learn more, attend an Engineering Study Abroad information session and then speak with the Engineering Advising Office. Applications are handled through the Office of Global Learning. For the full breakdown of courses, contact the undergraduate student services coordinator, Nicholas Wagner, at nw346@cornell.edu or 607-255-3412.

Engineers for a Sustainable World: Biofuels is a student project team at Cornell University that strives to improve campus and local sustainability through biofuels initiatives and implementation.