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.
Executive Community Structure
Vice Chairs
Danielle Hughes, Communications
Jeffrey Allen, Academia Engagement
Staff Liaison
Sarah Feighery, Program Manager
2026 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge
Submissions for the 2025-26 SAME Undergraduate Innovation Design Challenge are due by February 6, 2026. This competition, led by the College Outreach COI, evaluates design projects that are being developed by student members as part of their degree curriculums and highlights the innovative thinking of the next generation of STEM professionals.
Learn more about the Innovation Design ChallengeUpcoming National Webinars
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Surviving Your Company’s Acquisition
What influences employee organization commitment and how to improve organization commitment before, during, and after their company has been acquired? This webinar will dissect the main factors impacting organization commitment and how to change management framework for a better direction for the company and its employees. -
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Navigating the FAR Overhaul’s Impacts on the Rules and Regulations Governing Small Business Procurement
Executive Order 14275 initiated the overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which seeks to simplify the federal procurement process. This webinar will discuss the overhaul’s impact on small business procurement and its impact on both large and small government contractors -
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Leading in Times of Trouble
How do you deal with adversity and how can you provide vision in times of great stress and trouble? How can you motivate your team and provide vision when setbacks hit you hard but the mission is not over?
Related TME Articles – College Outreach
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Grounded by Uncertainty: The Adverse Effects of Continuing Resolutions
Continuing resolutions create compounding delays in modernization, training, and procurement for the U.S. Air Force—hindering long-term planning, operational capabilities, and overall readiness, as well as posing significant threats to national security and the ability to maintain air superiority and respond to crises. -
Physical Security Lessons Learned From State Department FLEX Missions
The Department of State’s experience in working from austere locations across the Pacific and its mature doctrine for executing physical security in such environments can offer lessons for the U.S. Marine Corps as the service carries out expeditionary advanced base operations in the region. -
Leading the Way: Partnering for Resiliency and Readiness
TME Interview with Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller, P.E., F.SAME, USAF Commander, Air Force Civil Engineer Center -
Developing Tomorrow’s STEM Workforce Through Partnership
TME recently interviewed leaders of the Panama City Post about paying it forward, their repertoire of STEM outreach, and the benefits of collaborating with similar-minded professional organizations.
