FGCU Stock Development Department of Construction Management

CM students had two site tours to Ritz-Carton Estero Project this Fall. We are grateful to London Bay and Coastal Construction Company for taking our students around the site and project. Power Design, Inc. for the second tour about electrical ? and mechanical ???? construction at the project.? Students from classes taught by Dr. Mona Afifi, Dr. Jieyi Bao, Dr. Ehab Shaheen and Dr. Joel Wao, PhD, VMA, ENV SP, FQSi joined the two tours. Our Construction Management students are so fortunate to have great industry partners providing them with real time information on such a large scale site project. We thank them for their time. #MechanicalEngineering #ElectricalEngineering #ConstructionManagement #SouthWestFlorida Wings UP! ??

Last week, we were delighted to have Mr. Dan Heaton from Baker Construction join us in two sessions of our Temporary Structures class! Mr. Heaton has shared his deep knowledge of concrete construction, formwork, rebar, post tension and more. His insights brought real-world applications into our classroom, enriching our students' learning experience. Thank you, Mr. Heaton, for your generosity and dedication to supporting the next generation of construction professionals!???♀? ??♂? ? #ConstructionEducation #TemporaryStructures #ConcreteConstruction #Formwork #Rebar #BakerConstruction? Wings UP! ??

Our very own, STOCK Development executive team, Matt Sellick and John Ferry stopped in to meet with Dr. Jieyi Bao class last week. We cannot thank them enough for candidly speaking with our Construction Finance class. Our students received first hand information from the President and CFO making this helpful to our students to ask important questions when it comes to funding projects. ??? We strive to provide our students with leadership and knowledge from our industry partners. Wings Up! ?? #ConstructionFinance #ConstructionManagementIndustryLeaders #StockDevelopment

Did you know: the stats around women account for less than 11% in the workforce in construction? We are thrilled to have had a panel of 8 women representing Suffolk Construction, Megan Kohan, Mackie Myers, Jessie Willey, Gayathri Siddigari, Tici Bradfield, Christy McHenry, CPCU, ARM, Corina Castellano and Marie Henning, MA, MBA providing support to our Women In Construction (WIC student organization). Their leadership, and support mean so much to our program and our students. We thank them for their valuable time in coming to meet with our students last week. Wings UP! ??

It was an honor to be invited and to attend the Board Emeriti of the Community Foundation of Collier County 2024 Celebration of Philanthropy honorees for their exceptional community dedication and philanthropic service. Construction Management team was there to support STOCK Development for receiving the “Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy Award”. ?Brian Stock humbly accepted the award and underlined Stock Developments commitment to helping the community. ?A big thank you to FGCU’s President Dr. Aysegul Timur for her kind words to Stock Development in support of the nomination and commitment that Brian has to FGCU and the surrounding community. The other three recipients were: ?The Everglades Foundation – Harvey Kapnick Award, Jingled Elves – Excellence in Civic Leadership Award and Elizabeth Star – Robert C. Cogrove Award. Wings UP! ?? #FGCU, #StockDevelopment, #CommunityService, #ConstructionManagement ?

??♂? ??♀? Great to have David Crowther and Tammy Hall from CFS Roofing Services visit our Construction Materials class! They shared valuable insights into the roofing industry, including materials, installation techniques, and industry trends. ?? Wings UP! ?? ?#FGCU #ConstructionManagement #IndustryPartnerships #Roofing

??? Building the future one truss at a time! Our truss lab reinforces the technical knowledge of our students in construction mechanics classes. They're learning about the principles of structural behaviors that are necessary for construction management discipline.? Wings UP! #ConstructionManagement #MechanicsLab #Truss #FutureBuilders

Our students are gearing up for an exciting few months of different competitions they will participate in around the country. ?? We are appreciative of the Roofing Alliance for they have featured our very first team that will compete in Roofing Alliance Construction Management Student Competition.?Rob Kornahrens, your valuable time does not go unrecognized as our students will be looking forward to your mentorship. Our student team members are Blake Dean, Israel Estrada, Daisy Govea, James Sawford and Orlando Zarco.?Looking forward to the promising development of this group of students. #RoofingAlliance #studentcompetitions #constructionmanagementprograms

Thank you, Mr. Andrew Kleimola, for the impactful guest lectures to our students.

We greatly appreciate it when we have guest lecturers come into our classrooms and provide thoughtful information to our students in Construction Seminar classes taught by Drs. Ehab Shaheen and Long Nguyen?this fall.? Having Sabra Raudendbush, Vice President, Human Resources at London Bay provided her valuable time and information is greatly appreciated.? Take away from her presentation: ?According to ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors – January 31, 2024) A half million employees are needed to meet the current demand and there is a current shortage that is forcing contractors to turn down jobs in the Construction Industry. There is a great importance of people in the construction industry.? Industry partners are looking to attract and retain high quality staff, prospective employees should be looking for Development and Mentoring opportunities and examining the workplace culture for a good fit. When we all come together there is an opportunity that creates a better employer brand and provides a great working environment and culture. Wings UP!??? #ConstructionMangement #ABCFloridaGulfCoast #StudentMentoring #ConstructionIndustry