Unviversities and Professional Associations: Partnerships for Civil Engineering Careers

摘要

As civil engineers take more individual responsibility for their careers in the 21st century global economy, they need assistance from educators, industry, and government, both to help them individually and to strengthen the workforce. As described in the paper, assistance can be provided through partnerships involving universities and engineers, working through local chapters of professional associations. A potential mission statement for the partnerships might be: to work together to attract quality students to civil engineering, support and enhance their education, and provide lifelong career support for the civil engineering workforce.