Construction Management Archives

A college student in a graduation gown and construction hard hat at right hugs a woman whose back is to the camera and is wearing a gown and cap.
Dec 20, 2025
  • Ken Buday

College celebrates Fall 2025 graduates

With an interest in medicine and a passion for math, McKinzie Tucker added the two and came up with an engineering degree from East Carolina University. Tucker was among 255...

Four college students wear Barnhill Contracting Company hard hats and sit at a table as five older people stand behind them against a purple backdrop with the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology logo.
Nov 19, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Signatures mark the future for ECU construction graduates

While athletes may sign letters to commit to play sports at a university, East Carolina University construction management students sign letters to commit to a career. ECU’s Department of Construction...

A female college student in a black and maroon top at left smiles as she sits in a chair at a table next to two other female college students.
Nov 17, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU students map out futures at Design Dive

Dozens of design students hoping to sketch out their futures connected with industry professionals during Design Dive at the Main Campus Student Center. The Architectural Technology Club (ATC), a student...

A male student in a black jacket stands between his parents against a purple backdrop with the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology logo as a woman at right takes their picture with a cell phone.
Oct 21, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Recognition of Excellence

Brianna Blackshear beamed a broad smile as she accepted a certificate that represented so much more than just some words on a piece of paper. It represented a future. Blackshear...

A group of people stand around a table that includes a 3D printer, 3D printed blocks and a drone.
Oct 13, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Construction Tech Showcase

As Austin White maneuvered the excavator to drop a bucket full of rock, dirt and gravel into the dump truck, disaster struck. “I did miss the truck the first couple...

An aerial view shows a highway at right with vehicles, while at left, a river flows through rocks and boulders with a bulldozer and other construction equipment nearby.
Sep 23, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Roads to Recovery

The French Broad River twists and turns through the heart of Asheville. It meanders through part of the historic Biltmore estate, flows under Interstate 40, passes by a rail yard...

A man in a green shirt wearing latex gloves at left squeezes liquid into a syringe from a beaker as a woman in a black shirt and latex gloves watches as they sit at a lab table with beakers and test tubes.
Aug 12, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Spreading STEM

As Shantres Clark dripped clear liquid into a test tube and watched it turn red, ideas bounced around in her head. “I’m thinking of a lesson right now,” said Clark,...

A woman with brown hair wearing a blazer over a purple, white and black blouse stands in a courtyard smiling.
Aug 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Interim Dean

Dr. Stephanie George has been appointed interim dean of the East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology (CET), effective Aug. 1. George will step into the role with the...

A man in blue shirt with a purple mask covering his nose and mouth inserts a blue disposable face mask into a paper shredder in an office.
Jul 22, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Revealing Mask Research

Three researchers in the East Carolina University Department of Construction Management received a pair of awards during the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction’s triennial World...

A young woman wearing a white hard hat with an East Carolina University logo smiles as she receives a hug from a woman in a graduation robe.
May 10, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Tassels Turned

East Carolina University engineering student Maranda Byrd couldn’t sum up her feelings about graduating on Friday in just one word. “Little sad, little tired, little hungry, little nervous,” she said....