Career Development at MCAA
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MCAA's Career Development Committee is making available grants funded by the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation's (MCERF) Funding Educational Excellence (FEE) initiative. MCAA student chapter faculty advisors may request either a Chapter of Excellence Grant or an Emerging Chapter Grant to help a chapter finance field trips, special projects or travel to the MCAA annual convention and/or the Student Chapter Summit. If your local association sponsors a student chapter, encourage the chapter to apply for one of these grants, each of which is $3,000. Chapter grant requests are due by April 15. And, MCAA members who plan to hire a student intern this year are also urged to request a Student Internship Grant. Each grant is $1,000, and only one will be awarded to each company. Student Internship Grant requests are due by May 15. More...
MCAA Announces Finalists for 2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition
The judges of MCAA's 2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition met at the association's office recently to review 26 entries and choose the top four teams to deliver oral presentations of their proposals at MCAA 2010. The judges were Kathleen McCauley of McCauley Mechanical, Inc. (Bridgeview, IL), John Powell of Marelich Mechanical Company, Inc. (Hayward, CA), Roeland Hoeke of H.T. Lyons, Inc. (Allentown, PA) and Jim Jarvis of J.F. Ahern Co. (Fond du Lac, WI). The finalists are: the University of Washington Mechanical Contractors Student Chapter, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of MCAA at Colorado State University, the MCAA Student Chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Oregon State University Student Chapter of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America. The final oral competition will take place on March 29, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Teams will have 20 minutes to make their formal presentation to, and answer questions from, a team of three judges. The top prize is $5,000, the second place prize is $2,500 and $1,000 each goes to the other two finalists. For more information about the competition an MCAA's student chapter program, contact Ann Mattheis (amattheis@mcaa.org).MCAA's 2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition Draws 26 Submissions
MCAA's 2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition brought in 26 submissions from 25 MCAA student chapters and a chapter sponsored by the MCA of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The chapter submissions were from:
- California State Polytechnic University at Pomona,;
- California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo;
- California State University, Sacramento;
- Central Washington University;
- Colorado State University;
- Fairleigh Dickinson University;
- Illinois State University;
- Iowa State University;
- Kent State University;
- McMaster University;
- Milwaukee School of Engineering;
- Northeastern University;
- Northern Kentucky University;
- Oregon State University;
- Pennsylvania State University;
- Pittsburg State University;
- Purdue University;
- Southern Polytechnic State University;
- University of Maryland, College Park;
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
- University of Nebraska-Omaha;
- University of Washington;
- University of Wisconsin-Stout;
- Washington State University;
- Weber State University;
- and the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition Documents
These documents are provided for reference only. The submission deadline has already passed.
Last Updated 12/1/09 (New items since 11/17/09 are marked with "New" icon.)
All documents are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
RFI #4- RFI #3
- RFI #2
- RFI #1
- Competition Rules
- RFP for Denver Health Medical Center Cafeteria
- Summary Bid Schedule
- Detailed Bid Schedule
- Bid Form
- Information on Safety & Health, GC, Wages and Benefits
- Latest Changes to Prevailing Wage Schedules
Questions? Please contact Ann Mattheis at amattheis@mcaa.org.
MCAA'S 2009 Student Chapter Summit Scores a Touchdown!
More than 200 students, faculty advisors, sponsors and supporters of 28 MCAA student chapters and one Canadian chapter came to Denver, CO for MCAA's 2009 Student Chapter Summit. The annual conference for and about our industry's future professionals opened with welcome remarks from MCAA President-Elect Bob Armistead and Tom Plant, director of the Governor's Energy Office. Sessions provided students with valuable tips on making effective PowerPoint presentations (led by David Ashcraft of Advantage Learning Systems, Seattle, WA), Building Better Buildings with BIM (led by Steve Shirley of University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, Inc./an EMCOR Company, El Cajon, CA and John Thomas of Trautman & Shreve, Inc./an EMCOR Company, Denver, CO), planning successful project proposals (led by Rick Perosa of H.T. Lyons, Inc., Allentown, PA) and finding professional opportunities during an economic slow-down led by John Marlow of U.S. Engineering Company, Loveland, CO. The 2009-2010 Student Chapter Competition project was announced: the renovation of the cafeteria serving the Denver Medical and Health Center. Tom Stone of Braconier Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc. (Englewood, CO) arranged for the use of the project and explained its requirements. Other presentations included the 2008 Student Chapter of the Year - the Greater Michigan MSCA Student Chapter at Ferris State University, chapter reports and the annual mini competition. The highlight of the conference was the mechanical systems tour of INVESCO Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos, and dinner in the Visitors' Locker Room. Our thanks to U.S. Engineering (Loveland, CO) for organizing and conducting a tour of the new Denver Justice Center for the students and faculty on the eve of the Summit and to Midwest Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (Kansas City, MO) for sponsoring the dinner for the group later that evening at Palettes Restaurant. Also, thanks to our sponsors- Mueller Industries, Inc., NIBCO, Sloan Valve, Trane and Viega for helping make the Summit possible. Special thanks to the MCA of Colorado for hosting the conference and sponsoring the annual dinner for sponsors. Next year, the Summit goes to Chicago!
MCAA Joins ACE Mentor Program
MCAA has become a national board of directors member of the ACE Mentor Program, a national program that introduces and educates high school students about the construction industry and the career opportunities that it offers. Founded in 1994 by Charles H. Thornton, world-renowned structural engineer and co-owner of New York-based Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., ACE Mentor reaches into urban high schools and matches teams of interested students with mentors from the architecture, construction and engineering industries (hence, the name ACE) who expose the students to the building industry through regular after-school meetings, visits to their offices and project sites, and competitions. ACE encourages qualified students to further their education in college or technical schools and offers scholarships to help them. MCAA’s student chapter program is uniquely positioned to further its own and ACE Mentor’s goals by matching mentors from MCAA student chapters with nearby ACE high schools. MCAA and ACE are already making plans to develop and test a model for this program over the next year. For more information about ACE, please contact Dennis Langley at dlangley@mcaa.org, Ann Mattheis at amattheis@mcaa.org or ACE Mentor executive director Pamela Mullender at pmullender@acementor.org.
MCAA's Careers Website Is for YOU!
- An MCAA/MSCA/PCA contractor . . .
looking for talented, well-educated college graduates to fill summer internship positions - A local MCAA affiliate representative . . .
trying to interest and involve young people in the specialty trades industry - The college professor or instructor . . .
looking for information and/or ideas to enhance a mechanical engineering course, curriculum, or program
This is where you'll get the latest news about MCAA student chapters across the U.S., information about establishing a new chapter, and great ideas about how to keep an existing program vital, relevant, and exciting. Check our list of contacts for contractors, faculty advisors and students who will share their chapter ideas, experiences, and success stories.
This is where prospective student interns and prospective employers can meet. We've created a special page where MCAA contractors in the mechanical, service, and plumbing business can post their company's available internship opportunities. It's easy for contractors to use and even easier for students to find just the right intern position.
This is where you'll find Career Development tools and resources to help you recruit the most talented, well-educated young people into your business.
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