35 attended the 1st TCM Alumni Mixer held at Rivals Casual Grill on Nov. 19.  Thank you to all who atttended.   The second mixer will be held Dec. 9 at the Gilloiz at 5:30.  Watch for details.

The Springfield Chapter of the TCM Alumni Association will have a networking function at Rival’s Casual Grill on South Glenstone Nov. 19th from 6-8pm.

The Annual KC Builders Association Scholarhip Deadline is December 15th.  These are $3,000 scholarships,  Missouri State typically recieves at least 2 of these.  Applications are available in Glass 200 or online at http://www.buildersassociation.org/Services/Education/education.html

Lithko Construction will be on campus Nov. 19th at 5:30pm in Kemper 102.  This is the KC office of Lithko which deals primarily with cement flatwork and tilt-up construction.  See the career center for more information.  http://www.lithko.com/ps.shtml

SPRINGFIELD — Students from Missouri State University won 1^st place in Design and Innovation at the annual Robotics Manipulator competition in Louisville, Kentucky.  The national competition included fourteen schools from around the country such as Iowa State and Cal Poly.  The competition was held Nov. 12^th and 13^th and hosted by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE).  

“The ATMAE competition provides students with a great opportunity to apply their technical and managerial skills and showcase them in a national competition.  The Missouri State students put together an excellent design,” said Technology and Construction Management Department faculty and team advisor Martin Jones.

In addition to the 1^st place, the robotics team was also recognized with a 2^nd place award in controls methodology.  Competition team leaders included students Chad Pepemiller and Christopher Hughey. 

ASC Residential, Design-Build, and Heavy Highway teams took third place in the Annual ASC Region IV Competition. This places Missouri State among the top three schools in the region! No other school in Missouri or Kansas placed in the competition.

11/13/09 ATMAE Robotics Manipulator Competition, Louisville Kentucky
11/19/09 Lithko Construction Information Night (this was originally scheduled for 11/12/09)

Construction Club meeting Thursday Nov. 4th. 6pm. Kemper 102. Guest Speaker Sam Clifton (Extreme Makeover).

LithKo Construction will be in Kemper 102 at 5:30pm on Nov. 12. All CM student are encouraged to attend. See the career center website for more information (getting an interview).

Homecoming Breakfast and Tailgate-Alumni, Student, and Friends are invited to the First Annual TCM Homecoming Breakfast and Tailgate this Saturday.  The party starts at 8am in Bearfest Village and continues until game time!

 Mock Interviews-  Mock interview day is Nov. 9^th.  Take advantage of this opportunity to interview with industrial and construction firms in a no risk setting.  In this economy take advantage of these opportunities.  See the Career Center website for more information. 

 Builders Association Scholarship- The KC Builders Association Scholarship applications are now available in the department office or online at the Builders Association website. 

 NAHB Scholarship-  The National Housing Endowment Scholarship deadline is Oct. 30^th!  Applications are available in the department office.