Associated Schools of Construction

Call for Paper is out for ASC 2025. Associated Schools of Construction This is to announce the INITIAL CALL FOR PAPERS for the Proceedings of the ASC 61st Annual International Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, hosted by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in April, 2025. We seek papers in the following areas: • Construction Education • New and Current Technologies in Construction • Contracting, Project Delivery, and Legal Issues • Project Management and Controls • Construction Workforce and Organizational Management • Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Materials • Health, Safety, and Quality Management The paper submission and review process will follow the schedule below: • Paper submission window: 10/1/24 - 11/15/24 • Paper review & voting of acceptance: 11/22/24 – 12/6/24 • Author notification: 12/20/24 • Author revision & final paper submission: 1/11/25 Paper formatting guidelines and other information will be made available on the EasyChair website for the ASC 2025 Conference, as well as the ASC Proceedings Website http://ascpro.ascweb.org/. We anticipate the EasyChair site to be live in September with the link distributed at that time. Thank you and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Wes Collins Proceedings Editor wes.collins@auburn.edu

Our estimating and VDC Bootcamps kicked off earlier this week. A great opportunity for faculty learning and collaboration.

From the regional outstanding educator nominees, ASC selects one individual as the ASC International Outstanding Educator Award. This award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates a strong record of contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, national/international service to the ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. This year's recipient is Sonya Meekel, Technological University - Dublin.

Each year, from the nominations for Regional Teaching Award, ASC selects a recipient for the International Excellence in Teaching Award. This recipient best demonstrates excellence in teaching, contributions to construction education, service to the ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. This year's recipient is Preston Christensen, Boise State University.

Each year ASC awards outstanding untenured or tenure track faculty, who have two to six years of teaching experience. This award recognizes a faculty member's contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, service to ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. The recipients of the Regional Teaching Award for Region 7 is Bita Astaneh Asl, California State University - East Bay.

Each year, ASC awards the Regional Outstanding Educator Award to a mid-to late career faculty member. This award recognizes the faculty member' contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, national/international service to the ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. This year the Regional Outstanding Educator Award for Region 8 is Sonya Meekel, Technological University - Dublin.

Each year ASC awards outstanding untenured or tenure track faculty, who have two to six years of teaching experience. This award recognizes a faculty member's contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, service to ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. The recipients of the Regional Teaching Award for Region 6 are Nick Rubino, Colorado State University, Ahmed Abdelaty, University of Wyoming, Preston Christensen, Boise State University. amd Brett Martin, Montana State University.

Each year, ASC awards the Regional Outstanding Educator Award to a mid-to late career faculty member. This award recognizes the faculty member' contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, national/international service to the ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. This year the Regional Outstanding Educator Award for Region 7 is Atefeh Mohammadpour, California State University - Sacramento.

Each year ASC awards outstanding untenured or tenure track faculty, who have two to six years of teaching experience. This award recognizes a faculty member's contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, service to ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. The recipients of the Regional Teaching Award for Region 5 are Krishna Kisi, Texas State University and Soojin Yoon, Oklahoma State University.

Each year, ASC awards the Regional Outstanding Educator Award to a mid-to late career faculty member. This award recognizes the faculty member' contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, national/international service to the ASC, and dedication to the construction profession. This year the Regional Outstanding Educator Award for Region 4 is Matt Reyes, University of Oklahoma.