This past year, only one technical talk was sponsored, in which Colonel Tom York spoke on the US Army Corps of Engineers. Although somewhat less emphasis was placed on these goals, improvement has been made and it is hoped that in future years, activities in this area will expand. Our fourth goal was to reenter the field of ASCE sponsored competitions. The Bucknell Chapter sponsored a concrete canoe which did quite well at the regional concrete canoe races held near State College in the Spring, placing second in the region. This Fall, students began to organize another Concrete Canoe Team as well as the first ever Bucknell Steel Bridge Design Team.
Expectations are high, and both teams have good student participation.
This has been due in large part to an extremely supportive civil engineering department and committed students on the executive committee. This year has been an excellent one in the revitalization of the Bucknell University Student Chapter. Membership has continued to increase this Fall with more and more students participating in Chapter activities. In the next year we hope to increase the number of technical speakers and further solidify the organization of the chapter as a whole.