Tue July 18, 2017
UTSA Breaks Ground on $95M Science, Engineering Building
The University of Texas at San Antonio broke ground on June 9, on its $95 million science and engineering building (SEB), the largest construction project in university history. The 153,000-sq. ft. building, which is slated to open in 2020, will provide laboratory, classroom and collaborative space for UTSA's academic and research programs in brain health, chemical engineering, biology and chemistry....
Andrea Peck - Mon July 17, 2017
New Program Aims to Lead Students Into Construction
Clarkston, MI students will now have the chance to pursue construction technology classes, thanks to a new district program. A construction technology pathway at Clarkston Junior High School will be offered to ninth and tenth grade students with the aim of introducing them to skills that could be used in their future careers....
Mon July 17, 2017
'Field Classrooms' Bring Education to ICUEE 2017 Show
Attendees at ICUEE 2017 will be able to see industry best practices illustrated first hand with equipment on the show floor during new “field classroom” education sessions. Rounding out the ICUEE education lineup are popular returning programs: the Utility Safety and Utility Fleet conferences and the indoor demo stage....
Jason Schrieber - Mon July 17, 2017
Academy Offers Practical Heavy Equipment Course
Playing in the sandbox with big rigs is key to the curriculum at Heavy Construction Academy. On any given day, 30 students — many of them veterans looking for a new career after the military — can be found riding around in excavators, front-end loaders, skid steers, motor graders, backhoes, rollers, bulldozers and articulated dump trucks....
Mon July 17, 2017
College Introduces Concrete Science Degree
A two-year associate degree in concrete science technology will be offered in the fall 2018 semester through Penn State's Penn College School of Construction & Design Technologies. Presented as the East Coast's only program of its kind, it will prepare students for success in concrete production and analytical evaluation....
Mon July 03, 2017
Lassonde Studios Receives Honors
Scan the world from Norway to China and you won't find a new university building much better than Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah, according to Architectural Digest, a publication of architecture news and trends....
Wed June 28, 2017
Terex Service School Tackles Technical Topics
More than 65 mechanics and service technicians from 20 U.S. and Canadian utilities and co-ops participated in Terex Utilities' annual service school in June. Also participating were a Terex rental partner and distributor....
Wed June 28, 2017
BCA Announces Winners of 2017 Presidential Merit Scholarships
Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana (BCA) announced the winners of its 2017 Presidential Merit Scholarships. These $1,500 scholarships were created to recognize significant accomplishments and reward worthy students in furthering their education in a construction-related college degree program....
Tue June 27, 2017
Students Can Explore Careers in Transportation This Summer
This summer students will get a free two-week overnight stay experiencing college life and gaining additional knowledge about transportation careers and the industry. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation Civil Rights Division is partnering with Oklahoma State University and the Federal Highway Administration to offer a free two-week National Summer Transportation Institute camp in Stillwater....
Wed June 21, 2017
U.S. House to Vote on AED-Supported Perkins Act Reauthorization Bill on June 22
On June 22, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353). H.R. 2353, which AED strongly supports, reforms, modernizes and reauthorizes the Carl D....
