PSU Faculty Advisor Dr. Chris Monsere monsere @ pdx.edu

2006-2007 Officers

Society Chair Jennifer Segal

Society Vice Chair Michael Reynolds

Secretary Jay T. Johnson

SALP Funding

Information on the budget request process

The officers, Jen, Mike, and Jay, sent a budget request form to the Student Activities and Leadership Program (SALP). SALP is the main group to allocate funds for groups that are just starting up. The honor society was given an advisor, Michelle McIlvoy, with whom questions about the budget of how, what, and where the money can be spent. It is important to understand that each year a submittal of future budget plans is completed to access money for honor society events. The fiscal year for funds is July 1 to June 30. The money must be used in this time period or it is lost. It can not be transferred to the next fiscal year. A mailbox was issued for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Honor Society (CEEHS) and can be found outside the SALP offices in Smith, room 113, or just to the left side of the information desk through the doors. To find out more about SALP their website is: www.SALP.pdx.edu

Information for the budget request to SALP:

Goals and Objectives

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Honor Society (CEEHS) is an association that acknowledges excellence in academics. The CEEHS focuses on helping the civil engineering student broaden their academic experience through the opportunity to be exposed to the working world of the engineering field. The academics that are involved in the education of a student is only part of the tool box that helps make a student prosper in the real world. It is the idea of the CEEHS to help add to the tool box of the civil engineering student by introducing them to real world situations through tours of job sites, guest speakers, and special events.

Through tours, speakers, and workshops it is the idea that the civil engineering student will gain the knowledge and confidence necessary to succeed in the work place. It is all too common that the education of the student is from an academic standpoint only and that graduates are poorly equipped with the knowledge of real world experience. It is with this in mind that the CEEHS will help soon to be graduates gain some of the knowledge and experience to help them feel more confident when entering the job place.

The CEEHS acknowledges the difficulty in achieving success in academics and helps in the tutoring of underclassmen in the engineering field. It is the idea that with extra help and support that more students will be able to achieve higher levels of success and be more likely to excel in their lives after graduation.

The CEEHS also wants to give back to the community in the form of community service. At this point different opportunities are being discussed by the officers.

Budget Lines

Performance Fees/Honorariums:

Graduation is just around the corner and getting people involved to advise the graduating class is of great importance. Safety on the job site is very important but rarely thought of in academics. OSHA is the board of safety that the nation must follow so it would be of great interest to have them speak. The possibility of a resume workshop for graduating seniors would also be very beneficial. Having a successful engineer from one of the prominent engineering firms speak to the graduating class at the end of spring term is another event we would like to plan.

Events/Programs:

The successful completion of a college program is a difficult task and should be celebrated. The graduation of the 2007 CEEHS and initiation of new members should be a celebrated social event with dinner and/or appetizers. The ability to have snacks at tutoring sessions to keep the creative thinking process going is also nice.

Conference/Field Trip/Travel Fees: