Arizona State University
CIM Students Participate in Competition
Two students from the CIM program at Arizona State University (ASU) participated in the ACI Cube Competition in Puerto Rico in October and were awarded 4th place out of 17 teams.
Scholarships Awarded
At the Southwest Patron’s meeting held on October 31, 2007, 4 student scholarships were awarded. Maria Rojas, Kendra Warner, and Spencer Miller received $500 scholarships for the fall semester. Vernon Loraditch received the top scholarship at $750 for the fall semester.
CIM Featured in Homecoming Float
The CIM program was featured on a float sponsored by CEMEX in the ASU homecoming parade on October 27, 2007. Several CIM students participated by tossing CIM printed footballs to an excited crowd of parade-goers.
California State University, Chico
CIM Enrollment Grows
Enrollment in the CIM major at California State University, Chico continues to build, with 34 declared majors at the start of the Fall 2007 semester. Chico’s Outreach Program is paying dividends. By the Spring 2008 semester, Chico anticipates having 44 students in the CIM Program.
To help launch the CIM program, the Chico State CIM Patrons currently provide generous scholarships to CIM majors who maintain at least a 2.5 GPA. For Fall 2007 the CIM scholarship for eligible majors is $700.
Middle Tennessee State University
Enrollment, Graduates, New Faculty
The CIM Program continues to break its own enrollment records at MTSU with nearly 400 majors in the program and 29 graduates for the 2007 Fall semester. Growth in the program continues at a steady pace, with no sign of slowing in sight. That growth has led to some additions on the staff too. Mr. Paul Litchy was added as a new faculty member, which has brought total faculty to five professors. A sixth faculty member will be hired in Fall 2008.
National Press for MTSU CIM Program
It has been a year for national press for the MTSU CIM Program and many other great initiatives that continue to put the program on the map. The program was featured in 104 newspapers and countless web news sites for a July AP article spotlighting the program for its unique blend of academia and industry. The program continues to grow relations with new companies seeking students in areas such as contracting, manufactured products and equipment.
MTSU’s Executive Advisory Council
The MTSU CIM Program gained a lot of momentum by the creation of the Executive Advisory Council which was chaired in its first year by Henry Batten with Concrete Supply Co. This upcoming year will be led by Gene Hightower with Ready Mix USA. Activity with EAC included creation of a research brochure that will go out this spring to companies, recruitment of potential faculty hires for the program, planning and development for the building fundraising campaign and creation of two new courses through our Concrete Contracting concentration.
MTSU Patrons
The Patrons continue to be the backbone of the MTSU program with weekly visits and insight that has kept the program moving forward. They have organized two fundraisers through a raffle and limited truck series. You can order your truck by emailing Sally Bradford at bradford@mtsu.edu. They are $100 and only 500 were made with each number labeled on the front bumper. It is our plan to have a different piece of equipment each year to sell. Each year two will be donated to the WOC auction.
CIM Socials/Company Interviews Booming at MTSU
This fall semester the CIM Program at MTSU was able to provide their students with an abundance of opportunities to meet industry professionals through company socials and interviews at the university. MTSU’s CIM Program hosted 37 companies through 18 socials. Among those socials was the first visit by the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) in which 19 companies participated. It was a big success, with over 200 students in attendance!
New Jersey Institute of Technology
NJIT Hosts Fall CIM NSC Meeting
The NJIT campus in Newark, NJ hosted the Fall 2007 CIM NSC Meeting in October. "The NJIT faculty, students and Patrons were pleased to host the National Steering Committee's Fall Meeting," said James Brown, Director of NJIT's CIM Program, "The Concrete Industry Management Program is starting to gain significant momentum at NJIT."
Reaching Out to Students
The Concrete Industry Management Program enrollment has grown to 15 students at NJIT. Suzanne Boland has recently joined NJIT to focus on recruiting new students to the CIM Program.
NJIT Offers Scholarships
Three new scholarship awards were announced. Silvi Concrete Scholarships were awarded to Anlee Orama and Leean Orama; and the Schuring Scholarship was awarded to Mark Bishop.