Welcome to the North Carolina Section of ASCE

I recently had lunch with a college sophomore who was considering Civil Engineering as a career path.  Like anyone at that early point in their career, there were many forward-looking questions posed.  Some of them were tough questions, questions I didn't have answers for.  Funny things is, I don't think that necessarily mattered.  I'm convinced that even more important than the actual responses we give as mentors is the time we spend with our younger counterparts. Most of us can think back to a handful of individuals who had a significant impact on our career and career decisions.  For me, I think of them sharing their most valuable asset - time - more so than the particulars of what they said.

ASCE creates many opportunities to engage with potential future engineers around the state. This year, we have developed an ASCE-NC Roadshow, where we visit with each ASCE Student Chapter in the state.  Upcoming we have a visit to Duke University on January 27th, UNCC on March 15th, and NCA&T on April 27th. The format affords us an opportunity to describe what the profession and organization entail, and provides students the opportunity to ask us questions in return.  As always, the Section invites interested members to participate in these events.

Another opportunity for engagement with students presents itself as Engineer's Week approaches.  I challenge our members to make a visit to a middle school or high school during E-week (or any time of the year, for that matter).  Our experience here in the Western Branch has been that teachers and students are generally receptive to this; in fact, many high schools now have career centers that are constantly looking for people like us to speak to students about their future careers. 

Of all the ASCE activities, interacting with students can be the most rewarding. What better way to give back to your profession?  Who knows?  You could be the person that sets in motion the career of the next Civil Engineer.

Jesse R. Jacobson, P.E.

ASCE-NC President

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