Lamar University Reese Construction Management Program

Congrats! The Lamar University College of Business Commencement Ceremony this past Saturday saw a record number of Construction Management students receive their diplomas...and commemorative hard hats! We were proud to celebrate with you.

RS Means came up with a list of construction estimating problems to avoid - what common mistakes do you recommend looking out for?

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More site visit fun: this time, Graphic Communication and Electrical Systems classes (chaperoned by Dr. Mahdi Safa) get to listen to Thomas Neild of HB Neild & Sons, Inc share his knowledge in the Associated General Contractors of SETX plan room.

Our CM students look great in yellow! Here's a group of Junior & Senior students today on a site visit to Martin Marietta's Ready Mix facility, as part of Dr. Seokyon Hwang's Structural Behavior II class.

Our students are back out for Day 2 of building and restoring homes for Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County along with Rotary Club of Beaumont.

We're glad to see our Lamar University CMSA is out among our Introduction to Construction Management students, helping out with the service project today.

Great shots from Rotary Club of Beaumont of today's service project!

Beautiful day to get to work helping with Habitat for Humanity and the Lamar Construction Management students. The group tackled rebuilding a home for a family with great need.

And they're off! Today, our Introduction to Construction Management students paired with Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County and the Rotary Club of Beaumont to build and restore three homes in Beaumont. Under the supervision of Dr. Mahdi Safa, students will learn real world construction skills and the value of giving back to the community.

Our students perform service projects every semester, but, due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey, this year's efforts come with extra urgency and meaning.

We'll post more photos of this project as the action progresses.

Lamar University CMSA (the CM Student Association) is working on a project at our lab with Dr. Hwang. We can't wait for the final reveal, but the progress is looking good!

Interested in seeing what our students are up to? Follow our Construction Management Student Association to learn more about what it's like to be a student in the Reese Construction Management Program.

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We're so grateful our alumni volunteer their time to give first year construction management students an idea of what to expect in the industry.

This year, we had representatives from Mason Construction, Ltd., Turner Industries, Gulf Coast - an Oldcastle Company, Verdigris Homes, & Valero Energy.

Thanks to Associated General Contractors of SETX for coming out and grabbing some great photos of the event.