Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Leadership Endowment
Begun with generous contributions from CEE Advisory Council members, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Leadership Endowment (CEESLE) will help ensure the continued success of CEE's student activities and its new Professional Development Certificate Program. The endowment will provide reliable funding for the 300+ CEE undergraduates in their 8 clubs and competition teams, and the 400 graduate students and their club activities.
These student initiatives are a critical component of the education process, giving students the opportunity to develop and apply skills in the areas of leadership, entrepreneurship, networking, time-management, team building, and creative problem solving.
CEE student groups include:
- Concrete Canoe–2009 National Champions, 2nd place 2012 Regionals
- Steel Bridge–2nd place 2010 Nationals, 2008 National Champions, 2012 & 2011 Regional Champions
- Environmental Competition Team–2nd place 2012 Regionals, 2010 & 2009 Regional Champions
- Seismic Design Team–competed in EERI seismic design competition
- Construction Team–2nd place in two regional competitions, 2009
- Chi Epsilon (Honor Society)–100 high-achieving members offer tutoring, peer advising and events
- ASCE Student Chapter–275 members sponsor career development and social activities
- Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter–2009 James H. Kell Competition winners
- CEE Graduate Student Society–provides research and social networking opportunities
Matching gift opportunity
Long time supporters of CEE, Charles and Janet Seim, have generously agreed to designate a $100K gift as a challenge match for raising funds for the CEESLE. Any donations made to CEESLE will be matched dollar for dollar by funds from the gift.
Charles Seim distinguished himself in three careers, the first being a 25-year career building bridges over the San Francisco Bay for the agency that eventually became known as Caltrans. His second 25-year career was designing large bridges in the Western Hemisphere and China for T.Y. Lin International. His third and final career for the last eight years is working as a Consulting Bridge Engineer.
Charles says, “My career was possible only because I was fortunate enough to graduate in civil engineering from the University of California by working my way through as I had no financial support. In return for our wonderful life, Janet and I want to assist students who have dreams, but little financial resources to support themselves in obtaining an engineering degree.”
How to give
Make a gift online or send a check made out to UC Regents and note "Challenge Match for CEESLE" in the memo section. Send the check to Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Berkeley, 760 Davis Hall, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1710.
