Iowa State students in the Associated General Contractors student chapter are breaking boundaries in construction engineering on a national level. Club members traveled to Las Vegas for the AGC national convention to accept a community service award on March 12 – one that has never before been awarded to a student chapter. “We were surprised …Continue reading “Construction engineering students receive national community service award”
A total of 14 construction engineering students from Iowa State University’s (ISU) Associated General Contractors student chapter participated in the 2019 Appalachian Service Project (ASP) Race to Build. This competition was held in Johnson City, Tennessee, at the Bristol Motor Speedway on April 5- 7. The goal of this annual competition is for students to …Continue reading “ISU AGC participates in Appalachian Service Project’s Race to Build”
The Iowa State University chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC) is fresh back from its semester service trip. This year, 48 students traveled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and gave a total of nearly 2,000 hours to local families. The group left Iowa State on Nov. 14 and returned on Nov. 20. It’s a long-standing tradition with …Continue reading “Iowa State Associated General Contractors volunteer nearly 2,000 hours during university break”
On campus and in Ames community, construction engineering senior shares ways to give back Julie “JP” Penton’s day is made when she can help someone else. “If you can make someone else feel better, then that in itself is the best thing that you can do,” she says. It’s a defining part of her ISU …Continue reading “Find community at Iowa State – Engineer at ISU CCEE”
With graduation on the horizon, senior in construction engineering reflects on getting involved at Iowa State If Paige Taylor were to give a piece of advice to a new student, it would sound something like this … “Some great advice that I received my freshman year was to get involved in something that relates to …Continue reading “Get involved – Engineer at ISU CCEE”
Construction engineering students bring home national honor for eleventh time Early this month, Iowa State University’s Associated General Contractors (ISU AGC) Student Chapter won first place in the 2017 AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest. The contest is organized by the Associated General Contractors of America. Within the application, a major focus is put on the …Continue reading “Iowa State Associated General Contractors Student Chapter earns first place at 2017 Outstanding Chapter Contest”
Students take days during fall break to build housing for those devastated by flooding When you think about the act of volunteering, does the word “connections” come to mind? It does for Alex Stadtmueller. “It connects you to different communities,” Stadtmueller, who is a freshman in construction engineering, says. Stadtmueller was one of nearly 50 …Continue reading “Associated General Contractors –Iowa State Chapter gives time to build homes in West Virginia”
With winnings from Race to Build, Iowa State students keep on giving If you received $5,000 right now, how would you use it? Though some of us may struggle with this question, the choice for students in the Iowa State University Chapter of Associated General Contractors (ISU AGC) is clear. Give it to someone who …Continue reading “Iowa State Chapter of Associated General Contractors (ISU AGC) donates $5K to Appalachia Service Project”
Associated General Contractors student organization pitches in to refurbish low finance housing in Ames Think of all the things a home provides … security, shelter, a place to relax or have fun. So what if you went home one day, just to find you had no place to go home to? Members of ISU AGC, …Continue reading “CCEE students lend a hand to Ames Emergency Residence Project”
Members of Iowa State University’s Associated General Contractors use spring break to volunteer in North Charleston area A disabled veteran. A widowed grandmother raising three grandchildren. A single mom working two jobs. John Raimer can list family after family that has benefited this month from the work of Iowa State’s Associated General Contractors Student Organization. …Continue reading “Construction engineering students aid South Carolina families in post-hurricane destruction”
Iowa State University Associated General Contractors (ISU AGC) members mark season with donations to those in need When Nathan Pals organizes Iowa State University Associated General Contractor’s, or ISU AGC, donations during the winter season, the college sophomore has two standard questions he asks local families. “You ask them not only what they need, but what …Continue reading “In time of giving, local families receive gifts from ISU AGC”
When it comes to re-making houses into homes, these Iowa State students get the job done Why would a student give up fall break? Nic Schneider, who is a first-semester freshman at Iowa State University (ISU), has a simple—but touching—answer. “Helping people is the best satisfaction.” In the past weeks, members of Iowa State University’s …Continue reading ““Helping people is the best satisfaction:” ISU Associated General Contractors volunteer during fall break”
Leaky roofs, chipping paint … Jack Viverito paints a vivid picture of houses devastated by storms in Oklahoma City. “You could just see, some of the houses were a complete mess,” Viverito said. “You couldn’t believe [people] were still living in them, when you look next door and [the house] is perfectly fine.” The construction …Continue reading “CCEE students substitute AGC service trip for spring break”
The Iowa State AGC student chapter recently received its 10th first-place finish as Outstanding Student Chapter. The award recognizes work the group completed in the Ames community, Tennessee and Nevada.
A group of student volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and strapping on their tool belts to help rebuild a community devastated by August flood water. This makes the second time students from Iowa State University made the trek from Ames, Iowa, to Washington County, Tennessee. A group came earlier last fall to work on …Continue reading “Iowa State students return to help rebuild Dry Creek”
