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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Progressive Design Build: A New Delivery Method Now Available
Progressive Design Build – New NDAA language. This webinar will help explain the fundamental shift in federal construction delivery and clarify the meaning and application of qualifications-based selection processes for construction. Our expert presenters will address what this model means to acquisition teams and how industry evaluates and responds to these opportunities. -
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Lessons Learned from Post-9/11 World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan Transportation Planning and Design
The events of 9/11 devastated critical Lower Manhattan transportation systems. In the early planning and rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s in-house planning and architectural leadership established a master plan framework which considered its impact far into the future.
Related TME Articles – College Outreach
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The Indo-Pacific’s Strategic Advantage: Airmen in a Contested Theater
In the world’s largest theater, airmen with Pacific Air Forces are the difference-makers who enable Agile Combat Employment, leveraging highly trained specialists, multi-capable personnel, and integrated partnerships to overcome the tyranny of distance and advance prospects for a free and open region. -
Delivering a Secure Learning Environment
The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence sets a new standard for a secure, flexible education environment, integrating human‑centered design alongside layered security measures. -
Building Beddown Facilities for the Next-Generation Bomber
The B‑21 beddown at Ellsworth AFB demonstrates how close industry-government collaboration can successfully deliver highly secure facilities for mission-essential aircraft while facing tightly restricted program details. -
Retrofitting Camp Shelby for Today’s Missions
A $22 million renovation of the Equipment Concentration Site at Camp Shelby modernized aging maintenance facilities while balancing the dual challenges of historic constraints and evolving requirements.
