Make the most of college -- I would like to address this as an open letter to students entering college: Congratulations! You are about to take one of the most important steps to securing a better future for yourself and your family. Here's what you need to know...

The Mindset of the Class of 2013 -- If the entering college class of 2013 had been more alert back in 1991 when most of them were born, they would now be experiencing a severe case of déjà vu. The headlines that year railed about government interventions, bailouts, bad loans, unemployment and greater regulation of the finance industry. The Tonight Show changed hosts for the first time in decades, and the nation asked “was Iraq worth a war?” 

How Can You Win the Test-Taking Game? -- A set of simple rule that can help you do better on tests.

Everything you need to know about how to study -- A complete guide to how to study with lots of information on understanding your weaknesses and how to correct them. 

An Explanation of the Engineering Course Fee (pdf version)

Below are links to other sources of information about the practice of civil engineering.

• From the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): History and Heritage
• From the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Monuments and Millennium
• From the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): What is Civil Engineering?
• From the University of Memphis: What is Civil Engineering?
• From the CIVL 1101 class: What is Civil Engineering?
• Tomorrow's Talent - the engineer of the future

• The Collapse of the World Trade Center: An Engineer's Perspective
• Collapse of the World Trade Center
• Engineers Explain the Collapse of the World Trade Center
• Structural failure of the World Trade Center
• Were the Pyramids built with concrete?
• Ancient roman bridge building techniques (Clonmacnoise Bridge)
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater's house
• The seven engineering wonders of world,
• The state of the infrastructure in the U.S.
• Civil engineers make a difference

This web site was originally developed by Charles Camp for CIVL 1101.
This site is maintained by the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis.
Your comments and questions are welcomed.