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Student
Resources
Scholarships
Careers in
Construction
Apprenticeship
Opportunities
Construction
Management University Information LINKS OF INTEREST
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Before You Build,
general information on construction, with focus on residential.
Building Big,
the series by PBS. Bridges, skyscrapers, dams, tunnels.
Career Clusters, a grouping
of occupations and industries based on commonalities.
Earning Potential and information on construction pay.
Future Force Now, general
information on construction careers; events in the Washington DC area.
Great Buildings Online, the
name says it all.
NAWIC, the National Association of
Women in Construction.
The National Building Museum
in Washington, DC, is dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture,
design, engineering, construction, and urban planning.
NCCER, the National Center for
Construction Education and Research, is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3)education
foundation. NCCER develops and publishes standardized construction, maintenance
and pipeline curricula; safety programs; management education; construction
industry image materials; and craft skills assessments.
National Engineers Week, information
on careers in engineering.
SkillsUSA is a national
organization serving a quarter-million high school and college students and
professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service
occupations.
The West Point Bridge Contest
will teach you more about bridges, engineering, construction, and
three-dimensional problem-solving.
Women in Technology, the on-line
home for women technicians to connect with each other. Funded by the National
Science Foundation.
LINKS FOR KIDS
B4UBUILD
Stuff For Kids features books, pictures, puzzles ,
and more links!
Bob the Builder:
the official home page with games, activities, pictures to color, and more!
DLTK Crafts For Kids has fun crafts, activities, and coloring pages!
John
Deere Kids’ Korner has graphics, games, and activities.
Connect the
Dots and find out what equipment is working on this construction site.
National Kids Construction Club:
News, games, and things to color.
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AGC Student
Chapters
The AGC of Greater Milwaukee
sponsors the following student chapter.
AGC Student Chapter
Architectural Engineering & Building Construction Department
Milwaukee School of Engineering
1025 N. Broadway, Box 644
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109
For more information please
contact Gert Grohmann, at
ggrohmann@agc-gm.org
or 414-778-4100.
Note: There are three other student
chapters in Wisconsin that are sponsored by the AGC of
Wisconsin. These are:
Student Construction Association
Construction Management Program University of Wisconsin-Stout
162 Technology Wing Jarvis Hall Menomonie, WI 54751
Construction Club University of
Wisconsin-Platteville
http://vms.www.uwplatt.edu/~agc/
University of Wisconsin
Construction Club University of Wisconsin-Madison 460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706-1502
For information on these two
chapters contact the Laura Cataldo at the AGC of Wisconsin at
cataldo@agcwi.org or
608-221-3821.
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