Construction Management Archives

Nov 18, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

New leadership council gives students a voice

Dr. Harry Ploehn walked into a room full of students, but it wasn’t to teach or lecture. It was to listen. The dean of East Carolina University’s College of Engineering...

Oct 28, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Forum showcases new construction technology for ECU students

Hammers, nails and screwdrivers remain basic tools for any construction worker. However, the toolbelt of today’s construction project manager can include laser scanners, drones, robots and artificial intelligence. Students in...

Oct 18, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Research of ECU construction management professor recognized

Safety of construction workers has long been a problem, and the issue is something that drives Dr. Mostafa Namian, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Construction Management. “The...

Oct 12, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU construction students help with STEM youth program

Grayson Elks took careful steps in placing the beam upon his structure. “I like to build,” he said. But the structure started to collapse. The marshmallow foundation lost its shape,...

Oct 04, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Legos provide educational fun for ECU construction management students

Construction management students at East Carolina University graduate with skills that help them build structures that can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In Dr. Yilei Huang’s building information...

Sep 28, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

College hosts Student Organization and Appreciation Day

East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology hosted its Student Organization and Appreciation Day on Tuesday, an event sorely missed last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We definitely had...

Sep 16, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

CET advisors get new offices in Bate

The new Student Success Center advising office is now open after relocating to a suite on the second floor of the Bate Building. The staff used to be on the...

Aug 30, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

Welcome events introduce first-year students to CET

Now that first-year students in East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology have found their classrooms, gotten their books, located the dining halls and figured out their bearings, the...

Aug 30, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

CET students arrive on campus for first day of classes

What began with long drives and bins full of belongings last week culminated with the first day of class on Monday for students in the East Carolina University College of...

Jul 28, 2021
  • Kenneth Buday

ECU chancellor Philip Rogers visits

Dr. Philip Rogers kicked off his fifth month as chancellor of East Carolina University with what he called one of his favorite things — talking with staff and faculty about...