CEE Student Advisory Council

The CEE Student Advisory Council (SAC) is a group of undergraduate and graduate students that discusses and takes action on all manner of issues that affect students in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan.  We serve as liasons between the students and the department, and we are very grateful for the support the department provides to us!

Got an issue you'd like to discuss?  Contact us by email (cee-sac[at]umich.edu, or to individual group members' emails) or find one of us in your classes or in the hallways.

Want to get involved?  Information on participating in the Student Advisory Council is distributed periodically via email, or you can always talk to one of the current members.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Advisory Council Members (2008-2009)

Mitch Cook
mitchbar [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Westland, MI
Major: Structural Engineering
Year: Graduate

About the SAC: Mitch believes that students and teachers should be a cohesive unit, working as one to achieve success academically, professionally, and socially. He joined SAC to share the key issues of his fellow students to the Council and faculty with the goal of placing the CEE Department at an even higher level of excellence.

Matt Fadden
fadden [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Rockford, IL
Major: Structural Engineering
Year: Graduate Student

About the SAC: Matt believes that an open communication between students and faculty is crucial to success. He is interested in promoting a sense of community through department wide events.

Stephanie Guisbert
stguisy [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Farmington, MI
Major: Structures
Year: Senior

About the SAC: Stephanie wanted to improve the way the department looks for and attracts undeclared freshmen and sophomore engineering students. She appreciates that Dr. Love looks for input directly from the students.

Andrew Henderson
henderad [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Austin, TX
Major: Environmental/Water Resources Engineering
Year: Graduate Student

About the SAC: Andrew feels it is important to build communication, both student-student and student-faculty. He's grateful for the chance to work on both of these through the SAC.

Tara Jennings
tgjennin [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Chelsea, MI
Major: Construction Management
Year: Senior

About the SAC: Tara thinks good interaction between students and faculty is the key to a well-rounded,strong department. She joined SAC to exchange ideas with her peers and department faculty in order to improve the Civil and Environmental Department.

Jay Kohler
jakohler [at] umich.edu

Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Major: Construction Management
Year: Senior

About the SAC: Jay joined the SAC in order to give back to the department that has given him so much. He wanted to express concerns of the students directly to the department administration.

Andy Maness
admaness [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI
Major: Construction Management
Year: Senior

About the SAC: Andy was able to contribute as an undergraduate to the direction of the Civil Engineering Department. The Student Advisory Council gave him the opportunity to share experiences and thoughts about what is working well and what needs improvement in the department.

Mustafa Saadi
msaadi [at] umich.edu

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Major: Geotechnical Engineering
Year: Graduate Student

About the SAC: Mustafa joined SAC to voice his point of view as an international student. He had a great experience interacting with fellow members and the department leadership. Mustafa appreciated that the issues the SAC raised were addressed - to the benefit of the students and the department.