Clarkson University Student Timothy Mills of Mannsville Participates in Construction Engineering & Management Competition

2012 Aug 2

Late last semester, eleven Clarkson University students on the Construction Engineering & Management SPEED (Student Projects for Engineering Experience & Design) team competed in the 22nd annual Student Competition for the Associated Schools of Construction Region 1 in Morristown, N.J.

Two teams traveled to the competition -- one to compete in the Commercial Building competition, and the other to compete in the Heavy Civil competition.

The two-day competition involved planning, estimating, and presenting on a complex construction project.

The Commercial Building Team worked on the development of a multi-story adult nursing facility.

The Heavy Civil Team completed a project involving environmental improvements to a shipping lane canal in the Louisiana Bayou.

Timothy D. Mills of Mannsville, N.Y., a junior majoring in civil engineering, participated as team captain of the Heavy Civil Team.

The Construction Engineering & Management Team, advised by Professor Spencer Thew, director of the Construction Engineering Management Program, and Kenneth Meding, adjunct instructor in the program, is part of the SPEED (Student Projects for Engineering Experience & Design) program, one of the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering hallmark initiatives, exemplifying Clarkson's "defy convention" approach to education.

SPEED promotes multidisciplinary, project-based learning opportunities for more than 350 undergraduates annually. Projects involve engineering design, analysis, and fabrication. In addition, students learn real-world business skills, such as budget management, effective teamwork, and communications skills.

Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.

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Photo caption: Eleven Clarkson University students on the Construction Engineering & Management SPEED team competed in the 22nd annual Student Competition for the Associated Schools of Construction Region 1. Left to right: Jessica Andrychuk, Lucas Short, Lee Cadby, Adam Powers, Cameron Sitarek, Tim Mills, Monique Choiniere, Kaitlyn Murray, Chelsea Eames, Dan Olivieri, and Kevin Brostek.