Future Civil Engineers Gain Insight at Beavers Student Day

Students listen to speaker indoors
John Bollier (namesake of the John & Joan Bollier Family Center for Integrated Science & Engineering) briefs students on what they are about to see on the site tour.
October 22, 2024
School of Engineering & Applied Science

Gonzaga engineering students explored a large-scale, heavy civil engineering construction project on Oct. 18.

Joe Bowen ('25, Engineering Management), Katarina Scott and Baila Burnam ('26, Civil Engineering) traveled to Kirkland with Dr. Mark Muszynski and Interim Dean Jennifer Shepherd to tour an interchange between I-405, NE 85th, and a stop for a bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

The tour was part of the latest Beavers Student Day, an event that allows construction executives to connect with future civil engineers. Approximately 80 students from several northwest institutions attended.

Two people in hard hats on a construction site
Three people on construction site
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Standing in front of the construction project's conceptual drawing are John Bollier, SEAS Interim Dean Jennifer Shepherd, Katarina Scott, Bailia Burnam, Joe Bowen, The Beavers Executive Director Dave Woods, and Professor Mark Muszynski.
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