Students & Young Professionals
WEF Community Service Project
Hosted by the Students & Young Professionals Committee
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Bus departs 8:30 am from the Hilton Chicago, 720 S Michigan Ave
Plans are being made for the 6th WEF Community Service Project to be held at WEFTEC 2013 in Chicago. Thius year's project, "Reading, Writing, and Rain Gardens", will consist of replacing concrete with green infrastructure on the playground at Haines Elementary in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood. The tress and rain garden will help relieve runoff from urban flooding and reduce heat island effect in a critical public space for students. Locating the project at a aschool helps us increase the awareness of the value of water with impressionable young minds. We hope to inspire studetns to the cause of clean water, underscore the importance of the wate profession, and demonstrate to the community how to get started on clean water initiatives.
Questions: Contact the WEF Community Service Project Chair, Tim Moran; SYPC Vice Cair, Haley Falconer or WEF Staff Dianne Crilley. |
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University Student Lounge
Sunday October 6 - Tuesday October 8, 2013
The University Student Lounge is sponsored by environmental companies participating in the WEFTEC Students & Young Professionals Networking and Career Fair. Complimentary light lunch and refreshments are provided Sunday – Tuesday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. The lounge offers students their own place to meet with fellow students and develop lifelong friendships.
WEF Students & Young Professionals Committee Meeting
Sunday October 6, 2013 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Students and Young Professionals are welcome to attend. Connect with young professionals from around the globe through the work of WEF young professionals.
Student Design Competition
Sunday October 6, 2013 | 8:00 - 3:00 PM
Member Associations proudly select their best Student Chapter Design Team to participate in this annual WEFTEC Design Competition. Each design team will receive a recognition plaque / each team member will receive a certificate. Through sponsorships, award money will be presented to the 1st -4th place winners from the Wastewater Design competition (hydraulic, capacity design, upgrades to existing systems, biosolids handling etc...) and Environmental Design competition (contemporary engineering topics, i.e. sustainability, water reuse, wetland construction, etc...).
2012 Design Competition Winners:
| WASTEWATER DIVISION |
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ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION |
| 1st - University of Colorado - Boulder |
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1st - University of Florida |
| 2nd - Ryerson University |
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2nd - North Carolina State University |
| 3rd - University of South Florida |
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3rd - University of North Dakota |
| 4th - Southern Methodist University |
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4th - Virginia Military Institute |
Teams interested in participating in the competition should contact the Design Competition Chair, Lauren Zuravnsky; Vice Chair, Allison Reinert
Companies interested in sponsoring this event should contact WEF Staff Dianne Crilley
Student Chapter Annual Meeting
Monday, October 7, 2013 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
More than 30 annually attend this meeting to include Student Chapter Officers from the 108 WEF Student Chapters, academic advisors, and Member Association Leaders. This meeting is held annually at WEFTEC, providing a forum to share ideas and programs. For more information about this meeting or interest in forming a Student Chapter, contact: Jennifer Shore at Jennifer.Shore@hdrinc.com or Tanya Dattia at dattatania@gmail.com.
Students & Young Professionals Networking & Career Fair
Monday October 7, 2013 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM
The Career Fair offers an opportunity to expand the student’s knowledge of the water quality industry and to acquire better interviewing skills. Top environmental firms from the U.S./Canada will be on hand to meet informally with students and also pre-schedule interviewing opportunities.
Students should submit their resume to WEFTECStudent@wef.org by Sept. 6th, 2013!
Companies interested in a 2013 Career Fair booth, contact Dianne Crilley at dcrilley@wef.org.
WEF Student Paper Competition
Monday, October 7, 2013 - All Day
Candidates who participated in this competition are invited to present a poster in the Poster Symposium. WEF encourages our attendees to stop by to show your support to these outstanding young professionals listed below!
Students & Young Professionals Social Events
Black & Veatch Student Appreciation Night
Monday, October 7, 2013 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm
This annual event provides students an opportunity to network with their peers and to meet the leaders within Black & Veatch. Kick off the evening with Black & Veatch followed by the Students and Young Professionals reception as detailed below.
WEF YP Reception
Monday, October 7, 2013| 8:00 - 11:00 PM
This fun filled evening is provided through sponsorship. There will be lots of give aways, music, conversation and networking throughout the evening. Your WEFTEC badge is required.
For more information regarding 2013 sponsorship opportunities for the above events, details on submitting a resume, or any other questions, contact Dianne Crilley, dcrilley@wef.org / 703/684-2445 (t)
