construction science

  1. Students thank scholarship benefactors, college patrons
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    Students pen thank you notes to donors

    posted April 30, 2012
    Earlier this month, the Maroon Coats, student ambassadors of the Texas A&M Foundation, organized an impromptu “thank you” note-writing session for students to share their gratitude with scholarship benefactors and gift givers who support College of Architecture programs.
  2. AC, LEED GA credentials benefit construction science graduates
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    AC, LEED GA credentials benefit construction grads

    posted April 27, 2012
    Two important professional credentials sure to benefit the career aspirations of construction science graduates are Associate Constructor (AC) certification and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED GA) certification.
  3. Panel hears CoSci students resolve ethical quandaries
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    Students resolve ethical dilemmas

    posted April 25, 2012
    Ethical quandaries were woven into a scenario presented to third-year construction science students at Texas A&M who where tasked with identifying and addressing the tricky predicaments in oral presentations before a panel of industry professionals.
  4. Former student group honors Smith for teaching excellence
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    Smith earns FSA teaching award

    posted April 24, 2012
    James Smith ’70, professor and former head of the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University, was among 24 university faculty and staff members to receive a 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Former Students at a April 25 ceremony at Rudder Theatre.
  5. CoSci students get up-close look at contractor procedures on tour
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    CoSci students tour construction sites

    posted April 20, 2012
    Two leading contractors and a company that’s been manufacturing bricks for more than a century gave 160 upper-level construction science students at Texas A&M a close look at their operations during daylong construction site tours in Houston and Austin March 30.
  6. CHSD 'boot camp' schools pros on evidence-based design principles
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    CHSD hosts ‘boot camp’ for architects

    posted April 18, 2012
    Professional architects learned how to incorporate evidence-based design into healthcare projects at an April 12-14 “boot camp” sponsored by Texas A&M’s Center for Health Systems and Design.
  7. CoSci students see alternative scenarios for Houston’s future
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    CoSci students view Houston's future

    posted April 18, 2012
    Construction science students at Texas A&M recently got a peek at two alternative futures for the city of Houston in the year 2040 during a video presentation showcasing future scenarios imagined in a two-year research project undertaken by the Center for Houston’s Future.
  8. CoSci students use plastic bottles to increase concrete's pliability
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    CoSci students use plastic bottles to add pliability to concrete

    posted February 15, 2012
    Students led by Nancy Holland, associate professor of construction science, are getting a first-hand look at how plastic bottles could help save concrete buildings from catastrophic failure in an earthquake.
  9. Five former students head renovation teams for Ags' new Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
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    Former students head Aggie baseball stadium facelift

    posted February 15, 2012
    The dramatic $24 million facelift to Texas A&M’s baseball stadium, now known as Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, was made possible, in part, by five Texas A&M College of Architecture former students.
  10. CoSci students seek internships, jobs at department’s Career Fair
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    Job fair attracts students, firms

    posted February 14, 2012
    Texas A&M construction science students encountered a lively job and internship market with 68 companies assembled to vie for the best and brightest among them during the Department of Construction Science Career Fair, held Feb. 9 at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan.
  11. $5 million campaign launched for new construction science building
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    Construction Dept. launches campaign for new building

    posted February 13, 2012
    The Department of Construction Science has launched a $5 million campaign to adapt and renovate historic Francis Hall as the state’s first facility dedicated to construction teaching, research and industry service.
  12. Texas A&M, Prairie View students hone construction proposal skills
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    Aggie, PVAM teams prep building plans

    posted February 6, 2012
    Construction science students at Texas A&M joined their counterparts at Prairie View A&M spending part of their 2011-12 winter break visiting industry professionals for tips on crafting a property development proposal for a National Association of Home Builders student competition.
  13. Outstanding alumnus recounts Aggie Ring odyssey in magazine
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    Alumnus recounts Aggie Ring odyssey

    posted January 30, 2012
    James R. Thompson ’68, an outstanding alumnus of Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, shares a journey of discovery in the current issue of Texas Aggie magazine that began when he bought an Aggie Ring at a Waco auction house in 2008.
  14. Construction science department honors its fall 2011 graduates
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    Construction science graduates honored

    posted January 23, 2012
    Newly minted Aggie constructors received their personalized Texas A&M hard hats at the Department of Construction Science's Nov. 30 honors ceremony. The highly coveted, customized headwear is presented to all department graduates at the end of each semester.
  15. Outstanding Alumni Awards nominations due February 10
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    Outstanding Alum nominations due

    posted January 9, 2012
    Nominations for the 2012 College of Architecture Outstanding Alumni Awards, which annually recognize former students of exceptional accomplishment, are being accepted through Feb. 10. Since its inception in 1997, less than one percent of the college’s former students have received the award, the college’s highest honor.