Activities and Organizations
Extracurricular Activities
There's plenty to do at the School of Mines! Here are just a few examples:
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Our ASCE chapter is very active and has many participants. Join us to build your engineering, teamwork, and leadership skills - and have fun doing it. (Photo right - ASCE team pilots concrete canoe.)
Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP): Join CAMP and design, build, test, and compete in a variety of engineering challenges. CAMP is a hands-on engineering program in which you can demonstrate leadership and apply what you learn in class to real-world situations that involve fundraising, planning, deadlines, and international competitions.
Global Activities
Dr. M.R. Hansen at Casa del Fritz in ChileEngineers and Scientists Abroad (ESA): Experience the adventure of international travel while helping others. ESA has projects based in the Chile, Suriname, and other countries, and gives you the opportunity to apply your engineering knowledge to humanitarian efforts on a global scale.
We encourage all students to include an international or cross cultural engineering experience in their undergraduate studies at SDSM&T. These experiences lead to a broader understanding of the engineering profession and increased opportunities for challenging careers in the global engineering marketplace.
Our CEE faculty has been involved in over 75 international projects and trips over the past 10 years and we are interested in using similar activities to help students to develop professional experience in global engineering. Over 30 CEE students have used international design activities for course credit in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. An additional 15 students have used international travel to enhance their engineering expertise without earning course credit. Engineering designs have been developed for boarding schools, universities, medical clinics, orphanages, and conference centers that have improved the lives of over 1,500 people in developing countries. Other projects have included securing clean drinking water, site surveying, pollution abatement, high quality concrete, developing alternative energy sources, and providing water drainage. Students have visited schools and orphanages, spoken at student and professional conferences, and participated in field trips of all kinds with local students and professionals.
For more information, contact:
Thomas Fontaine, PhD, PE
Professor and CEE Global Experiences Director
Thomas.Fontaine@sdsmt.edu
or
M.R. Hansen, PhD, PE, SE, LS
Professor and Faculty Advisor, Engineers and Scientists Abroad
MR.Hansen@sdsmt.edu