Welcome to the Buffalo Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Michael D. Bower, P.E.
2009 - 2010 Section President
Welcome
to the ASCE Buffalo Section Website. I am Michael D. Bower, P.E.,
President of the Buffalo Section for the 2009-2010 term. Along with 10
other Board of Directors, we volunteer our time to help guide and serve
the Civil Engineers in the Western New York community. I hope you visit
our website frequently, as we have many events planned for the upcoming
year. This website will highlight these events and I hope you will join
us.
In July, the Board of Directors identified goals for this year and we
are excited to have already accomplished some of them. Please refer to
our Goal Summary
for more information.
WNY Construction Career Days
The Buffalo Section is looking for some help at our booth at WNY
Construction Career Days to talk about Civil Engineering to high school
students. The main time we need volunteers is between 10AM and 2PM on
Wednesday October 7th and Thursday October 8th. The event is held at the
Operating Engineers Local #17 Training Facility in Lakeview. Please
email Athena Hutchins, ahutchins@nittec.org by Monday, October 5th, to
sign up.
Shadow Program
The Buffalo Section, in conjunction with the Student Chapter at UB, is
looking to continue the Shadow Program this fall. This program gives
students an opportunity to see what civil engineers do. Please let 1 or
2 students shadow you for a morning, afternoon, or even a couple of
hours. This can include showing them what your company does, what occurs
during an average work day, and anything else you feel is relevant to
helping them develop a better understanding of Civil Engineering.
The more students that this attracts to the field, and to ASCE, means
that your company has a better chance to finding a good intern, or
employee that will add to the Buffalo/WNY area. If you are interested in
having students shadow you please email Athena Hutchins,
ahutchins@nittec.org by October 16th. Please indicate your area of
expertise, as we will line up students with a similar interest. We
already have a list of students who are interested in participating in
the program and we are looking for professionals to help out. The date
of shadow will be at your convenience.
Re-Tree WNY
The Buffalo Section will be helping Re-Tree WNY to plant trees in the
Town of Tonawanda on Saturday, November 7th. Re-Tree WNY is a group of
WNY residents dedicated to re-forest every public area that was
destroyed by the October 13th 2006, snowstorm. They are looking to plant
several thousand trees this fall and the ASCE Buffalo Section is
volunteering to help. Please email Kelly Pilarski,
pilarskik@pbworld.com, by October 16th, to sign up. This is a new
outreach event for the Buffalo Section and we are hoping to get a good
turnout!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding events or
activities, please contact me or any of the directors. We are always
looking for the most beneficial way to serve the WNY civil engineering
community and
your input is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Michael D. Bower, P.E.
Design Engineer and Bridge Inspection Team Leader
ASCE Buffalo Section President
Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C.
716-604-5953
mbower@ravieng.com
