Congratulations on First Place!
L to R: Ira Futterknecht, Dan Nguyen, Charley Dixon, not pictured: John Deacon Read more about Student team from Virginia Tech's Program in Real Estate wins 2014 Real Estate Challenge
ASC 2014 Best Graduate Student Poster Award Read more about Jaser Mahasneh Wins Poster Award
Beginning April 13, the Habitat for Humanity Virginia Tech chapter will host its largest fundraising event of the year. Organizers, which include numerous Myers-Lawson School of Construction students, say they hope Shack-A-Thon will become an annual event focused on healthy competition in the name of philanthropy. Read more about Habitat for Humanity Shack-a-thon
The reception was hosted by President Charles W. Steger, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education Karen P. DePauw and Senior Vice President and Provost Mark McNamee. The event was held February 4, 2014. Read more about Ms. Glenda Young and her advisor, Dr. Denise Simmons, attend reception at President Steger’s home, The Grove
1200 students. 166 teams. 43 universities.
24 students from Myers-Lawson School of construction at Virginia Tech were among the 1200.
The 27th Annual Associated Schools of Construction Regions 6 & 7 Student competition is the largest construction management student competition in the nation. The teams are presented with industry provided problems to solve. Read more about ASC Construction Managment Competition
Late in October, twenty-one construction students from both the Building Construction program and the Construction Engineering and Management program made school history as all three teams placed second in the ASC Region 2 competition, held in Peachtree City Georgia. The three teams that participated in the competition included Heavy-Civil team, Commercial team and a LEED and Sustainability te Read more about Virginia Tech Construction Students Dominate the ASC Region 2 Competition
Alek Leckszas, Myers-Lawson school of construction, Construction Engineering and Management student, can't recall when he first became interested in sustainability, but an internship with a California-based electrical contracting company's renewable energy division this past summer helped the Virginia Tech senior hone his passion. Read more about CEM Student finds fun and career path over summer!
As fall semester gets into full swing, Associate Professor Thomas Mills, MLSoC Faculty, is busy welcoming the incoming class of building construction students. Mills is responsible for teaching BC 1224: Introduction to Building Construction, a required course for all first-year students in building construction that provides a foundation for success in the university and their careers.
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A recent Construction Engineering & Management (CEM) graduate, Tyler Shawcross takes Virginia Tech's motto, "Ut Prosim" (That I may serve) to a whole new level. To merely say that Tyler was an active volunteer with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter would be a tremendous understatement. Read more about Tyler Shawcross Service Leadership Award Established
