New Chapter Installed
Washington University in St. Louis

Sunday, April 29 marked a bright day for the civil engineering department at Washington University in St. Louis. Under the direction and supervision of many national dignitaries from Chi Epsilon, Washington University was installed as the chapter, as well as the charter members for the chapter. The installation team consisted of Dr. Olin Dart, Supreme Council President; Dr. Robert Henry, National secretary and treasurer; Dr. Thomas Petry, Central District Councillor; Dr. Kevin Truman, Chair of the Washington University Civil Engineering Department; Dr. Phillip Gould, Washington University faculty member; and Susan Morgan, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville faculty member. Student escorts included Melissa Aldridge, Stephanie Arbogast, Ben Bovee, Annie Protho, and Jeff Evans from the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Chi Epsilon Chapter.

The members initiated included 20 current students, three alumni, and one faculty member, Dr. Shirley Dyke. Dr. Dyke will serve as the chapter faculty advisor. The inaugural cabinet for the charter year at Washington University included Tyler Ranf, President; Steven Fiske, Vice President; Tamar Kieval, Marshall; Cassandra Goodwin, Secretary; Wade DesRosier, Treasurer; and Trevor Axner-Engel, Editor.

Following the Installation and Initiation ceremony, a banquet was held and Dr. Truman addressed the attendees. Dr. Truman spoke about the history and the future of the Civil Engineering Department at Washington University, as well as the well-rounded character of the Washington University Civil Engineering student.

Besides submitting its petition and planning the installation, the Washington University Chapter has been active in other activities this year. The Chapter participated in a project called Future Cities, which helps middle school students design a City for a competition in the St. Louis area. For the school year they assisted over 50 students at a local middle school. The Chapter also raised money to set aside for their Chi Epsilon Installation by washing cars and selling donuts. In addition, once a semester, the Chapter approaches a local engineer to come speak to any interested faculty or students of the Engineering School.

Washington University was founded in 1853 in St. Louis, Missouri, and is highly regarded for its commitment to excellence in learning. Its programs, administration, facilities, resources, and activities combine to further its mission of teaching, research, and service to society. The Universitys motto is Strength Through Truth.

Washington University in St. Louis is a medium-sized, independent research university dedicated to challenging its faculty and students alike to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world. The university is co\f0 unted among the world's leaders in teaching and research and draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 90 other nations. With 6,509 undergraduates and 5,579 graduate and professional students, as well as 1,384 part-time s\f0 tudents, Washington University offers more than 90 programs and nearly 1,500 courses in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary majors.

Set amid a thriving metropolitan region of 2.6 million residents, the 169-acre Hilltop Campus benefits from the vast array of social, cultural, and recreational opportunities offered by the St. Louis area.

The O'Fallon Polytechnic Institute was the first principal functioning department of the University offering evening technical classes to working mechanics. The Department of Civil Engineering traces its beginnings to these first technical classes. The Departments official founding year is 1854. The University reorganized the classes into the School of Engineering and Applied Science, which now offers undergraduate degrees in biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering as well as systems science and mathematics, physics, and computer science.

Today, the Department of Civil Engineering has eight full-time faculty members, as well as 23 adjunct faculty. The Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and allows for emphasis in the areas of stuctures, hydraulics, envi\f0 ronment, transportation, construction, soils and foundations, and surveying. In addition, Master of Science degrees are offered in both Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Other degrees offered are the Master of Construction Engineering, Master of Construction Management, Master of Structural Engineering, Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering, and Doctor of Science in Environmental Engineering.