Community Mission
The College Outreach Community leads collaborative efforts between SAME and academia to identify and resolve national security infrastructure-related challenges and supports Post’s efforts to mentor and develop future STEM professionals at the collegiate-level. The community serves as a bridge between academia, Posts, government (military and civilian), and the private sector. The community provides guidance to the network of student chapters across the Society, promotes internship opportunities from SAME sustaining members, and will establish a new engineering competition for students designed to address the nation’s grand challenges.
Overview
The SAME College Outreach Community strives to organize programs and present opportunities to future military and civilian members of the A/E/C profession that will foster networking within their professional community, build leadership skills, and provide job opportunities to recent graduates. Additionally, students with an active membership within SAME have at their disposal a wealth of knowledge and experiences from professionals throughout the A/E/C community of practice.
2025 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge
Submissions for the 2025 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge are due by February 21, 2025.
Learn more about the student challenge
Executive Community Structure
Vice Chairs
Tiffany Castricone Events
Christina Jettie, Communications
Ron Welch, Academia Engagement
James H. Schreiner, VC Virtual Student Chapter
Advisors
Mike Scarano, Senior Student Chapter Mentor
Ron Welch, Senior Student Chapter Faculty Advisor
Staff Liaison
Sarah Feighery, Program Manager
SAME National Webinars
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Design Award: Merit Award Project Spotlight
This webinar, sponsored by the Architectural Practice COI, spotlights the Merit winners in the SAME Design Awards Program for 2025. This program aims to celebrate the technical design accomplishments of SAME members on Federal projects and for Federal clients while creating opportunities for firms across the A/E/C industry engaged with SAME. -
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Advanced Clean Energy Storage–Discover Utah Hydrogen Hub
This Webinar tells the story of the world’s largest battery now under construction in the Utah desert. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) Delta project, A hydrogen production and storage facility project currently being constructed, is a 1,000 acre first-in-kind hydrogen hub in Utah. -
- Walnut Creek, California
Technology and the Future of Work: Viewpoints at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Construction
This social networking event has been tailored as the intersection between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Construction and will include a short panel discussion with speakers on venture capital funding and active AI integrated for construction. All proceeds from this event will benefit our new endowment for the Oakland Military Institue & Porterville Military Academy (OMI/PMA). […] -
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Derivation of PFAS RSLs and Toxicity Values
As the regulatory environment surrounding PFAS continues to evolve, understanding the toxicological basis for regulatory values used in human health risk assessment becomes increasingly important. This webinar will provide a general overview of toxicity values, including cancer slope factors, reference doses, and reference concentrations, and their derivation from various data sources. -
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Simulated Storm: A Live OT Cybersecurity Table-Top Exercise (TTX)
This webinar presents, “Simulated Storm: A Live OT Cybersecurity Table-Top Exercise (TTX),” an immersive virtual session that places participants inside a nation-state attack scenario targeting NAVFAC Pacific power, water, and fuel infrastructure.
