Resources

Student Handbook and Weather Policy

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Engineering Societies and Other Links of Interest to Students

Field of Engineering	National Organization	Regional (WNC) Branch
Professional Engineers	National Society of Professional Engineers	Professional Engineers of North Carolina PENC – Western Chapter
Professional Engineering License	NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors Note: Engineering licenses are issued by individual states. There is no licensing agency at the national level.	No office in WNC
Engineering Education	American Society for Engineering Education	Zone 2, SE USA
Aerospace Engineering	The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics	Section II – SE USA
Biological and Agricultural Engineering	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers	NC Section
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering Society	No chapter in region
Civil Engineering	American Society of Civil Engineers Institute of Transportation Engineers National Association of Home Builders The Associated General Contractors of America	Western Branch ASCE/NC NC Section of ITRE Local Chapters of NAHB Carolinas Section of AGC
Chemical Engineering	American Institute of Chemical Engineers	No information
Computer Engineering	No information	No information
Electrical Engineering	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers	WNC Section of IEEE Student Chapter of IEEE at UNC Asheville
Environmental Engineering	American Academy of Environmental Engineers Air and Waste Management Association Solid Waste Association of North America	Western Carolina’s Chapter of AWMA South Atlantic Section AWMA
Industrial Engineering	Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers American Society for Quality American Production and Inventory Control Society	Region 2 IIE Southeast Piedmont (Charlotte) Carolina High Country Section ASQ
Manufacturing Engineering	Society of Manufacturing Engineers	Land-O-Sky Chapter 191
Materials Science and Engineering	American Society for Materials – International The American Ceramic Society Society of Plastic Engineers Materials Research Society	Old South Section ASM – Greenville, SC SE USA Section ACERS Carolinas Section of SPE
Mechanical Engineering	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Society of Automotive Engineers	Piedmont-Carolinas Section UNCA Collegiate Chapter, SAE
Nuclear Engineering	American Nuclear Society	NC Sections of ANS
Textile Engineering	See ASME, Textile division	NC State Student Organization
Native Americans	American Indian Science and Engineering Society	No information
African Americans	National Society of Black Engineers	No information
Hispanic Americans	Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	Region 7 of SHPE
Women	Society of Women Engineers	Greater Charlotte Section, SWE NC State University Section, SWE UNCA Student Chapter, SWE

NC State Resources in Western North Carolina

Office and Location	Description of Activities
NC State University Engineering Programs Office UNC Asheville Campus	Two-Plus-Two (2+2) Engineering Program Joint Bachelor of Science in Engineering – Mechatronics Concentration degree Regional Support Center for Engineering Online Support of Engineering Online courses and degree programs
NC State University Minerals Research Lab Asheville	Research in the field of industrial minerals for corporate sponsors and public service projects Website provides a useful overview page
Industry Expansion Solutions – IES Available statewide	Online source of videotapes available on various subjects including Lean Manufacturing, FE and PE preparation and more Industrial consultation available
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Arden, Hickory, Kings Mountain and Waynesville	Provides a system of service and support for smaller manufacturers to become more globally competitive Affiliated with the NC State College of Engineering Industrial Extension Service
Cooperative Extension Service – Information by County Cooperative Extension – West District, Fletcher	Education, research and activities (4H) to assist farmers and gardeners of NC Affiliated with NC State and NC A&T NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Other Resources in Western North Carolina

Office and Location	Description of Activities
NC Arboretum Asheville Milepost 393 of the Blue Ridge Parkway	An inter-institutional facility of the University of North Carolina System A public garden and center for education, research, conservation and economic development
Botanical Gardens at Asheville UNC Asheville Campus	A 10-acre botanical garden on the campus of UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville Asheville	A campus of the UNC System and host to NC State Engineering Programs at UNC Asheville Designated the public liberal arts institution of the UNC System
UNC Charlotte Charlotte	A campus of the UNC System
Appalachian State University Boone	A campus of the UNC System
Western Carolina University Cullowhee	A campus of the UNC System