CMAA Members Welcome!

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Virginia Tech Student Chapter

• Started: September 2006• Number of Active Members: 49 last year• Part of the Civil Engineering and School

of Construction Departments• First student chapter in the National

Capital Chapter (NCC)

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Virginia Tech Student Chapter

• Proud to be the host student chapter for this unique event that is conducted for the first time.

• We are here with 23 of our members.

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Past Activities (Field Trips)

Boeing 787 Assembly Plant (Charleston, SC) Mustang Engineering hosted two site visits (Spring

2010 and 2011.

ICTAS II field trip Skanska hosted two site visits to the construction of

ICTAS II building in campus.

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Past Activities (CMAA Conferences)

• Owners forum (Atlanta GA)• Berk represented our chapter at the owners forum

in Spring 2010

• National Conference (San Diego CA)• Jacob, Sara, and Todd represented our chapter at

National Conference in Fall 2011

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Past Activities (Campus Activities)• Industry Day• In industry day 2010, Our chapter hosted the

President and CEO of CMAA, Bruce D’Agostino for the industry day.

• Carrier Fairs• Attended the carrier fairs since 2006 to provide

members name tags, and support.

Past Activities (Guest Speakers)• CCM, DB & Communication – Our chapter hosted a guest lecture with David A.

Potts and Brian Harding from MBP.

• CM at Risk vs. CM Agency– Our chapter hosted representatives from

MBP to give a lecture about the difference between these methods

• Perry Concrete– Our chapter hosted representatives from Perry

Concrete

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CMAA Mission/Vision

Mission: “To promote professionalism andexcellence in the management of theconstruction process”

Vision: “To be the Authority in the Management of the Construction Process”

Mission of CMAA at VT

• Mission: To promote professionalism and

excellence in the management of the construction process at the student level– Expose students to professional aspects of Construction

Management by interfacing with local CMAA chapters

– Create an identity for Construction Management students at Virginia Tech

– Help develop leadership skills in student members

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Goal of Rising CM Conference

We understand that soon-to-be graduates, master’s candidates, young practitioners and Construction

Manager in Training designees want an edge in career development and a head start in cultivating professional relationships. Construction and Program Management firms and owner organizations need access to the most

qualified candidates to fill internship and entry-level positions. The reason for the Raising Construction Manager Conference is to bring these two groups

together for one powerful education and recruitment event.

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Role of our Chapter

As the student chapter at Virginia Tech, we have been following many different practices to bring these groups together for the sake of giving an edge for our student members in career development and help companies to access to the most qualified candidates.

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Role of our Chapter

One practice that we had been following since formation of our chapter is to arrange a dinner or lunch with the hosting companies representatives when we are invited for a field trip.

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Role of our Chapter

By this Practice;•Students gain valuable one on one socialization time with the construction managers. This opportunity would not be approachable for students by any other means.

•Companies do not have to go through the contemporary process of selecting eligible candidates from a stack of resumes and asking for an interview. We believe evaluating the candidate in a more relaxed environment would be a better chance for the candidate to show his/her strengths.

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