AGC Campus Debuts in San Diego, CA

In conjunction with the National Championship and AGC’s 90th Annual Convention, AGC of America held its first AGC Campus, a new forum for students and early-career professionals to learn more about careers in construction.  Sponsored by Flatiron Construction Corp., NCCER, Skanska, Stacy & Witbeck, Suffolk Construction, and Turner Construction, over 200 high school and college students convened at the Campus. On the first day, John Tocci, Jr. from Gilbane Building Company kicked off the event with an informative and interactive BIM demonstration. Participants also took advantage of educational sessions on interviewing, internships and a memorable and rocking presentation on the San Diego Hard Rock Hotel Project by Dave Holland from Turner Construction. The second day kicked off with the AGC Annual Student Chapter Meeting where students got an opportunity to meet with peers, recruiters and other construction professionals. Barry Paceley, Chair of Construction Education Committee and a former student chapter president, kicked off the meeting with an energetic roll call that included over 20 AGC Student Chapters from coast to coast. Arizona State University, winner of the 2008 Outstanding Student Chapter Contest, gave a briefing on their two award winning projects.  Furthermore, the 2009 National Student Champions were recognized. Congratulations to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Colorado State University, and Milwaukee School of Engineering! As a highlight, students were treated to a presentation on the AGC Aon Build America award winning I-35W bridge project by Peter Sanderson from Flatiron Construction Corp. AGC wants to thank all the sponsors, high school students and teachers along with the participating AGC Student Chapters for making this a successful event. If you would like to learn more about the AGC Campus, please contact Carrie Harper at harperc@agc.org.