We are a non-profit organization in the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics at McGill University.

We do represent the Civil Engineering Graduate Students at four University official forums (Departamental Meetings, Student Staff Meetings, PGSS and Faculty Meetings). We also organize and fund activities for the Civil Engineering Grad students.

All graduate students in the Civil Engineering Department automatically become members upon registration.

Nov. 30/05

• 2005 Xmas Dinner Pics: Thank you for your participation. Here are the pics of the event.

Oct. 16/05

• Pub Nite!!!: The CEGSS is having a Pub Night Event at Thomson House (3650 McTavish, first floor) this Thursday October 20th starting at 7:00 PM. All civil engineering graduate students, profs, staff and friends are welcomed. There will be some free beer and snacks. It's a great opportunity to meet one another and have a good time. See the announcement in the news page here. .

Sep. 27/05

• New pics: Pics of recent events are now online. See them here.
• New Council: The new 2005-2006 CEGSS Council is here.

Sep. 18/05

• CEGSS Wine and Cheese Party! Friday 23 September, 3:00 pm, at Room 497 Macdonald Engineering Building. We welcome all Civil Engineering Graduate Students, Staff and Professors, to meet one another, have a good time, and enjoy some (free) good food and drinks.
• Also we will nominate positions for the council 2005-2006. Don't miss it! The list of duties and responsabilities for the council members is here. This is a great opportunity for get known inside the Faculty, make friends, and all of it with minimal work for a busy grad student.

Aug. 02/05

• Camping! Classes are about to begin again this September, but a little bit of relaxing together is what we need before. This summer we have planned a two day event to be held on August 13 and 14, 2005 at the Parc La Mauricie campground, 2 hours north of Montreal. Students, faculty and guests are welcomed to come. Questions and reservations, email us at mcegss@yahoo.ca. Come and join us for the last moment of outdoors fun before the classes begin!
• The website with abstracts related to the 12th Annual CEGSS Conference of March 31st, 2005 is (finally) on-line. Please visit it here.

Jul. 29/05

• Farewell Mrs. Bless! Mrs. Ann Bless, Administrative Assistant of our Department, retired today. We want to express our gratitude to Mrs. Bless for all of those years of continuous help and support to us, individual students as well as the CEGSS. Farewell Mrs. Bless!

Mar. 29/05

• The agenda for the 12th Annual CEGSS Conference on March 31st, 2005 is here for download
• After the conference there is a party at 1445 Rue Bishop, starting at 10 pm. FREE DRINKS for the first 30 people. The admission is free with invitation. Print it from here.

Jan. 13/05

• The CEGSS is offering a two-weekend government course: "Health and Safety on Construction Sites". Read the full announcement here.

Jan. 12/05

• The major academic event this year is the 12th Annual CEGSS Conference on March 31st, 2005. Read the full announcement here.

Jan. 10/05

• Pub Night Welcome Back Event at Thompson House! The McGill Civil Engineering Graduate Students Society (CEGSS) is organizing a Pub Night for all Civil Engineering graduate students, returning or new, professors, staffs and their friends on Thursday, January 20th, 7 P.M. at Thomson House (3650 McTavish) first floor. Please come and bring your friends. See the announcement in the news page here.
• Classical Music Appreciation Class You are invited to attend Professor Gehr?s weekly classical music class every Monday starting January 10th until April 11th, 2005 (Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 497, 4:30 - 5:30 pm).

Jan. 01/05

• Happy New Year! The CEGSS wishes you a prosperous 2005. May all goals be reach and all degrees be completed.

Dec. 24/04

• Happy Holidays! On behalf of the CEGSS Council and all the Student Body, we wish you a restfull and happy holidays.

Nov. 10/04

• CEGSS X-mas Dinner !The major social event of the CEGSS is the Christmas Dinner. See the announcement in the news page here.

Nov. 04/04

• Pub Night Event at Thompson House! The McGill Civil Engineering Graduate Students Society (CEGSS) is organizing a Pub Night for all Civil Engineering graduate students, professors, staffs and their friends on Thursday, November 11th between 6 to 9 P.M. at Thomson House (3650 McTavish) first floor. Please come and bring your friends. FIRST TEN GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL GET A FREE BEER....See the announcement in the news page here.

Oct. 14/04

• Karaoke Party! The McGill Civil Engineering Graduate Students Society (CEGSS) is organizing a Karaokee party for all Civil Engineering new and returning graduate students, professors, staff and their Friends on Tuesday, October 19 between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at Vocalz Karaoke. VOCALZ Karaoke is located between metro stations Guy Concordia and Peel at 1421 Crescent St. about 5 minutes walk away from McGill (map).See the announcement in the news page here.
• The Council List for 2004-2005 has been updated. See it here.
• New words and messages from our President.

Sep. 30/04

• Farewell to Jaime Carrera. Today is the last day of Jaime with us, until the next year and also as a single man. Congratulations!

Sep. 29/04

• Congratulations to Mr. Ali Shirazi. Today he suscessfully passed his Ph.D. Final Examination. He was also nominated to be included in the Dean's Honours List.

Sep. 13/04

• CEGSS Wine and Cheese Party! Tuesday 14 September, 3:30 pm, at Room 497 Macdonald Engineering Building. We welcome all Civil Engineering Graduate Students, Staff and Professors, to meet one another, have a good time, and enjoy some good food and drinks.
• Also we will nominate positions for the council 2004-2005. Don't miss it! The list of duties and responsabilities for the council members is here.

Aug. 22/04

• New words and messages from our President.

Apr. 11/04

• The website with abstracts related to the 11th Annual CEGSS Conference of April 1st, 2004 is on-line. Please visit it here.

Feb. 17/04

• Congratulations to Mr. Alan B. Peabody. Today he sucessfully passed his Ph.D. Final Examination. He was also included in the Dean's Honours List.

Feb. 10/04

• The major academic event this year is the 11th Annual CEGSS Conference on April 1st, 2004. Read the full announcement here

Jan. 30/04

• New words and messages from our President.
• New Graduate Report. A Graduate Research Evaluation Tracking Report has been implemented, to be done by each student (All Master, Ph.D.) with his/her supervisor, starting February 20th. See the file with guidelines and a sample document in our Files Section.
• Farewell to Mr. Alan Peabody. Our friend will soon depart back to his home Alaska, just after submitting his Ph.D. Thesis. He'll be back for his Final Oral Exam. See some pictures of the good-bye party in our Album, under the section Other Pictures, Various Dates, 2004.

Jan. 26/04

• Congratulations to Ms. Angela Keane. Today she successfully passed her Ph.D. Final Oral Examination and was included in the Dean’s Honours List.

Dec. 16/03

• We held our Annual Christmas dinner at Thompson House in December 2nd. See the pictures of the event in our Album.

Oct. 08/03

• New words and messages from our President.

Sep. 29/03

• The website has been renovated. New links has been added and new photos were posted of the events we've held recently.
• We also have some Graduate Activities that are coming up very soon! Check out our news page for details.

See also our past Updates and Events.