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RE: Empowering the Next Generation: Strategies to Inspire Students Towards Careers in Civil Engineering and Adjacent Fields

Posted By Vanessa Rollins 04-17-2024 10:10 AM
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Let's take a look at this through the lens of constructing a building. For this hypothetical scenario, let's assume I need 1,000 ten foot long 2x10s to build this apartment building. I don't want to spend more than $15,000 for these 2x10s, but my normal supplier only has 500 of them at $15 each. However, ...

RE: Career Advice

Posted By Vanessa Rollins 09-01-2022 12:23 PM
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I had the same fear of being pigeonholed, I worried that I would pick the wrong field and I would regret my decision. I graduated during the Great Recession so I wasn't able to have any kind of internship before I graduated. In the 11 years since, I have worked in structural design, transportation design, ...