Eight CM students traveled with faculty member Fred Aguayo to San Francisco to participate in the American Concrete Institute’s Bowling Ball Competition.
Category: Student Experience
Alumni Profile: Prutha Chiddarwar
Prutha Chiddarwar graduated with a masters in Construction Management in December 2020. In this interview, she discusses her transition from architecture to construction management and describes the current work she does as an estimator in pre-construction.
Construction Management Students Awarded Andrew Eker Endowed Scholarship
This Fall, construction management students, Jacob Best, Austin Chang, and Eddie Gammon were awarded support from the Andrew Eker Endowed Scholarship. This scholarship transforms the possibilities for our transfer students.
Construction Management Students Competed in the “Battle in Seattle”
Two UW CM Department teams competed at the annual NWCCC (Northwest Construction Consumer Council) Student Bid Competition, affectionately known as the “Battle in Seattle”. The “UW Construction Company” team, led by Anik Das, was recognized for their innovative ideas that included an onsite concrete batch plant and a QR code inventory tracking system.
Will’s Internship with Turner
Construction Management junior Will Denny talks about his internship experience with Turner and gives advice to students interested in CM.
Transfer Student Profile: Eddie Gammon
Eddie Gammon joined the University of Washington after a career as a carpenter. In our interview, Eddie offers insight into the transfer student experience and what he hopes to get out of the degree.
Transfer Student Profile: Sana Newad
Sana Newad joined the University of Washington this autumn as a junior in the College of Built Environments. In our interview, Sana offers insight into the transfer student experience and what led her to pursue construction management at the UW.
Update: Student Profile: Matt Novotny
Matt Novotny, CM ‘21, is an alumnus from the Department of Construction Management who now works full-time as an Engineer at Clark Construction Group. He is currently working on a distribution and fulfillment center development project in Arlington, Washington. As an alumnus, Matt returned to the college several times to assist other Construction Management students with their capstone projects. Matt remarks that he maintains many of the connections he made in the Construction Management program through occasional collaboration on projects,…
Student Spotlight: Ruben Salazar-Izquierdo
Ruben Salazar-Izquierdo, a student in the Masters in Construction Management program, was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2021. He anticipates finishing the program in June 2022. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. We interviewed Ruben to gain insight into his thesis research as a graduate student, and his experience as a Fulbright…
Bid Day: a real life simulation
Bid Day is a half-day exercise that takes place at the end of the Fall Quarter of a student’s senior year. It’s a chance for them to put into practice the skills learned to effectively and accurately review subcontractor and supplier bids. They are charged with summarizing them into the “low bid” and submitting to the instructor “on time” to simulate an actual real-life bid day experience. Their bids are compared to the “right answer” and represent 10% of their…