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Celebrate National Surveyor's Week
March 18-24, 2012
The Southeast Chapter of the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS)
is an affiliated chapter of MSPS.
Our Mission
According to our bylaws:
"The purpose shall be to promote public faith and dependability in services
rendered by members of this organization, to promote the common good and welfare
of its members in their activities in the profession of Land Surveying, to
promote and maintain the highest standards of professional practices and ethics,
to promote uniformity of practice, to discourage unethical practices and
professional abuses and to extend and supplement the aims and objectives of this
Society."
We hold membership meetings and board meetings at regular intervals. We
also participate in a variety of projects that promote our profession to the
public.
Projects
Boat Races
MSPS participates in a prominent role in the Detroit Thunderfest and Pontiac
Lake Quake on the Lake hydroplane races. Volunteers from our chapter work
with the race organizers to design the course layout, set the buoys at a precise
location, re-set the buoys as necessary, and constantly check their location
throughout the event in order to certify the course layout. Both events
provide high visibility of our profession to a large audience.
Career Days
Volunteers from our chapter participate in several career day events at local
schools. Volunteers speak with the students and answer questions regarding
land surveying. They encourage younger generations to participate in
surveying and promote a further understanding of what we do.
Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiad program is a statewide competition for high school and
middle school students. Volunteers from our Chapter write questions that
test a student's understanding and use of the State of Michigan map and United
States Geological Survey (USGS) Quadrangle Topographic Maps. After writing
questions and compiling the test, the members check the test for clarity.
Volunteers also serve as proctors for the regional exam. The complex
questions encourage a thorough understanding of maps and promote map
reading.
Trig-Star
Trig-Star is an annual competition sponsored by the National Society of
Professional Surveyors and the local MSPS sponsor. The program goal is to
recognize and stimulate the best students of mathematics from among school
districts across the United States utilizing a competition with scholarship
awards. The Trig-Star program is designed to:
- promote excellence in the mastery of mathematics in high school
- honor high school students who have demonstrated their superior
skill among classmates at the local, state, and national levels
- acquaint high school students with the use and practical
applications of mathematics in the surveying professions
- build an awareness of surveying and mapping as a profession among
mathematically skilled high school students, career guidance counselors, and
high school math teachers
Contact Information
Jason Verran, PS is the SE Chapter president. His contact
information follows:
- Telephone
- 734-285-7510
- FAX
- 734-285-7572
- Electronic mail
- General Information:
jverran@charlesraines.com
Webmaster:
cdedecker@sda-eng.com
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