LDDI wishes to thank the CEE 4274 mentors from the spring 2009 semester. This marks the sixth semester that student groups were paired with professional engineers for their semester-long design project. To become involved in the student mentoring program, please contact Dr. Randy Dymond (dymond@vt.edu) or Kevin Young (keyoung@vt.edu).

LDDI recently received one of six awards from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) for Connecting Professional Practice and Education!

Read the Virginia Tech News story on the award.

The Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI) is a collaborative effort between the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech and more than 70 engineering and land development firms, many of which provide financial support. This collaboration is focused on two primary objectives:

1) Improving land development design education, including increasing student awareness of land development design as a career path

2) Increasing interaction between practitioners and undergraduate civil engineering students at Virginia Tech

In support of these two objectives, LDDI has created a Curriculum and Course Enhancement Committee and a Practitioner Involvement Committee. If you have questions about LDDI or would like to become involved, please contact us!

LDDI’s success to date can be largely attributed to the generous financial support of our sponsoring firms. Participation in LDDI also provides the sponsoring firm with a number of benefits. Click here to see how becoming an LDDI sponsor can benefit your firm!

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