WCE Programs and Events
U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCE) works with schools and organizations to expose students to engineering and construction management careers and opportunities. Through summer camps, events, and school visits, prospective students are able to experience the problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity of various programs through WCE.
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WCE Graduation Celebration | Award Ceremony | Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony
Toggle More InfoWCE Graduation Celebration
Join us for a night of celebration!
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 4:30 PM
All WCE graduating students are invited to the WCE Graduation Celebration. The evening will include celebrating our graduates, recognizing student achievements, Student of the Year awards, Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony, Construction Management Hard Hat Graduation Celebration, and Sigma Lambda Chi Induction Ceremony. Additional information has been provided via email. You may reach out to Julie Rose at jrose@fgcu.edu with any questions.
WCE Graduation Celebration
Open to all WCE students graduating in spring 2024, summer 2024, or fall 2024.
Sigma Lambda Chi Induction Ceremony & Hard Hat Graduation Celebration
Please reach out to Dr. Joel Wao at jwao@fgcu.edu for additional details.
Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony
The ring ceremony is open to engineering students graduating in spring 2024, summer 2024, or fall 2024. Additional information has been provided via email.
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Concrete Exposure Day
Toggle More InfoConcrete Exposure Day
Each year FGCU, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Florida Concrete & Products Association join together to showcase the latest concrete industry practices. Professionals may receive up to 4 professional development hours for attending all sessions. Certificates will be provided at the conclusion of the last session. This year's Concrete Expo took place on April 2, 2024.
Cost Number of Attendees, Registration type $50 General Registration Individual sign up; General Registration $250 Sponsorship 2 Attendees; Premium advertising $500 Sponsorship 4 Attendees; Premium advertising $750 Sponsorship 6 Attendees; Premium advertising $1,000 Sponsorship 8 Attendees; Premium advertising $2,000 Sponsorship 10 Attendees; Premium advertising Government Agency (Free - Must complete registration) Individual sign up: General Registration FGCU student, faculty, and staff (Free - Must complete registration) Individual sign up: General Registration For additional information about the event, contact Claude Villiers or Rafael E. Jimenez.
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Collier County School Visits
Toggle More InfoEach year over 3,200 Collier County 7th graders are brought out by the Collier County School District to FGCU for a campus tour and to engage in various engineering activities. The dates are determined by the Collier County School District in collaboration with the University.
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WCE Ambassadors
Toggle More InfoWho are the ambassadors?
The ambassadors are a group of students who volunteer for the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCE). The primary responsibilities for an ambassador are to attend outreach events and to promote WCE. The ambassadors advertise the engineering and construction management programs and share their experiences of being a WCE student at FGCU. Ambassadors collaborate with the Outreach Specialist to create lessons and activities to take to local schools that demonstrate engineering concepts.
Some events the ambassadors attend include:
- Eagle Expo - fall and spring
- Events at local elementary, middle and high schools
- Building tours for prospective students
- U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering Career & Internship Expo - fall and spring
Engineering Ambassador Requirements
- GPA of 2.5 or above
- Have a declared major in bioengineering, construction management, civil, environmental, environmental engineering, software engineering, or computer science
- Passed Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Programming, or Construction Seminar
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Complete an Ambassador Application
- Haley Amann
- Michael Aouad
- Amanda Ayala
- Henrique Baggio
- Maria Bartolome
- Lee Bernard
- David Castillo
- Jeremiah Chetty
- AJ Chew
- Pedro Corbellini Chiacchio
- Madison Craumer
- John Cwikowski
- Samantha Dietz
- Olivia Franczyk
- Robert Garcia
- Jonathan Goldberg
- Kevin Gonzalez
- Miguel Guerrero
- Tristan Hodson
- Christian Hubner
- Sheryll Jacquet
- William Johnson
- Katarya Johnson-Williams
- Danny Joseph
- Merko Kucaj
- Alba Lako
- Kelly Llanas
- Vanessa Lopez
- Eduardo Macedo
- Nayaly Maldonado
- Hannah Mathis
- Michael Meeks
- Kelly Morck
- Austin Oxley
- Amy Peralta
- Sam Rende
- Cassidy Rieman
- Abdel Rivera
- Jordan Robertson
- Vanessa Rodriguez
- Ayleen Roque
- Ilana Roselli
- Maria Paula Serpa Sanchez
- Catherine Silva
- Shania Smith
- Madisen Sweatt
- Kaitlyn Terry
- Thomas Trinh
- Morgan Tulacro
- Bradley Walby
- Tristan Williams
- Maya Yagan
- Luis Angeles
- Ana Avella
- Lee Bernard
- Abigail Bishop
- Sebastian Campos
- David Castillo
- Jeremiah Chetty
- Albert Chew
- Madison Craumer
- Chrishanna Dautruche
- Elizabeth DeFrance
- Chevelle Dilello
- Breanna Gallagher
- Santiago Garcia
- Jonathan Goldberg
- Kevin Gonzalez
- Stephanie Gonzalez
- Caitlin Grayson
- Zeller Helfrich
- Kady Jackson
- Zachary Jarentowski
- William Johnson
- Katarya Johnson-Williams
- Danny Joseph
- Owen Kamel
- Morck Kelly
- Kamau Lawson
- Stanley Lebrun
- Guillermo Lopez Rojas
- Evan Lountchenko
- Eduardo Macedo
- Tom Malestein
- Rawley Moyer
- Adis Muhamedagic
- Chance Mullen
- PaulJon Olson
- Joshua Outerbridge
- Amy Peralta
- Justin Piedra
- Joseph Proctor
- Shanaz Ramsaroop
- Julian Read
- Samantha Rende
- Ilana Risolli
- Max Rufatt
- Magdali Sebastian Bartolome
- Catherine Silva
- Katelyn Stewart
- Samantha Stilwell-Carroll
- Jesse Sullivan
- Madisen Sweatt
- Jordan Tatum
- Justin Trainer
- Yulissa Valdez
- Bradley Walby
- Tristan Williams
- Orlando Zarco
- Carolina Bado-Cortes
- Paul Basso
- Emma Bokowy
- Benjamin Cano
- Jocelyn Corcuera
- Madison Craumer
- Elizabeth DeFrance
- Santiago Garcia
- Wilkenson Germain
- Stephanie Gonzalez
- Jose Gonzales Estrada
- Caitlin Grayson
- Devin Hanley
- Vladimir Hardy
- Valerie Huff
- Iuliia Isaev
- Jose Jimenez
- Kaylei Kambak
- Dylan Krell
- Aubrey Lanier
- Kamau Lawson
- Cindy Linh Lu
- Abril Lopez Ochoa
- Guillermo Lopez Rojas
- Emily Lutter
- Eduardo Macedo
- Tom Malestein
- Rachel Matthews
- Rose Meyers
- Izabella Michalski
- Rawley Moyer
- Fernando Orellana
- Joseph Proctor
- Joshua Outerbridge
- Isa Quiroz
- Shanaz Ramsaroop
- Julian Read
- Elizabeth Recker
- Samantha Rende
- Emma Resendez
- Sheimy Serpa
- Katelyn Stewart
- Kimberly Sutter
- Jordan Tatum
- Jessica Walsh
- Brendan Zwiefel
- Angela Aboudib
- Maria Aguilar
- William Angola
- Carolina Bado-Cortes
- Paul Basso
- Renee Bergeron
- Emma Bokowy
- Jocelyn Corcuera
- Vanessa Francisco
- Santiago Garcia
- Wilkenson Germain
- Jose Gonzales Estrada
- Devin Hanley
- Vladimir Hardy
- Luis Hernandez
- Michael Ifrim
- Jose Jimenez
- Chloe Johnson
- Kaylei Kambak
- Zoie Kassis
- Sean Laux
- Kamau Lawson
- Yilin Li
- Cindy Linh Lu
- Abril Lopez Ochoa
- Guillermo Lopez Rojas
- Tom Malestein
- Mari Mansano
- Rachel Matthews
- Yosvany Medina Pinera
- Rose Meyers
- Izabella Michalski
- Diana Montero
- Jeffry Munoz-Morataya
- Fernando Orellana
- Joshua Outerbridge
- Sheimy Paz Serpa
- Teddy Pupilla
- Isa Quiroz
- Christopher Romanchak
- Julian Read
- Elizabeth Recker
- Samantha Rende
- Patrick Scarff
- Katelyn Stewart
- Kimberly Sutter
- Jordan Tatum
- Jessica Walsh
- Josie Wiederkehr
- Nick Wright
- Brendan Zwiefel
- Angela Aboudib
- Maria Aguilar
- William Angola
- Nicolas Arcelin
- Anthony Arfuso
- Felipe Avila Meja
- Paul Basso
- Renee Bergerori
- Emma Bokowy
- Monica Castro
- Rachel Cepeda
- Jocelyn Corcuera
- Vanessa Francisco
- Santiago Garcia
- Wilkenson Germain
- Anthony Gomez
- Jose Gonzales Estrada
- Jana Grunewald
- Devin Hanley
- Vladimir Hardy
- Amy He
- Morgan Humphrey
- Jose Jimenez
- Kaylei Kambak
- Zoie Kassis
- Samuel Kozlowski
- Sean Laux
- Clayton Legro
- Yilin Li
- Cindy Linh Lu
- Tom Malestein
- Mari Mansano
- Karina McLaughlin
- Yosvany Medina Pinera
- Rose Meyers
- Izabella Michalski
- Diana Montero
- Jeffry Munoz
- Rebecca Nance
- Joshua Outerbridge
- Brandon Palomino
- Carina Pallele
- Cassie Payne
- Teddy Pupilla
- Julian Read
- Elizabeth Recker
- Samantha Rende
- Emelly Rodriguez
- Patrick Scarff
- Katelyn Stewart
- Anita Sze
- Gabriel Tamayo
- Jaxaria Treminio
- Jessica Walsh
- Josie Wiederkehr
- Austin Wise
- Nick Wright
Registered Student Organizations
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Florida Engineering Society (FES)
Florida Water Environmental Association (FWEA)
Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Software Engineering Club (SEC)
Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)