ASC REGION #3 Sophomore Construction Summit Scholarship Application ASC Region #3, along with KIEWIT Corporation and NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association) are proud to announce a scholarship opportunity for a deserving underclassman from your institution to attend a 2day workshop at the 2017 Region #3 competition October 16th – 19th, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Over the three days, students will participate in classroom instruction, site visits, and opportunities to network with KIEWIT and NECA professionals. During this time, students will work alongside other university students on developing their construction knowledge and increasing their skills in the industry. As part of this scholarship opportunity, the student will attend the career fair on Wednesday evening from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and take part in the opening ceremonies. On Thursday, all scholarship students will participate in all day activities planned by KIEWIT. On Friday, all scholarship students be with NECA for activities and visits set up by the host. On Saturday, they will attend the awards breakfast and workshop wrap up before returning to their home institution. The scholarship will cover lodging at the conference hotel Wednesday evening through Saturday morning, all meals, and the registration fee for Region #3. Students will be responsible for their own travel costs to and from the event. You may be able to coordinate a ride with the competition teams that are coming from your school. Students are to bring personal PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and appropriate apparel for site visits, workshop environments, and business casual attire for dinner. Business appropriate attire for student is recommended for the career fair. Qualifications for the scholarship: 1. Eligibility: a. Sophomore standing or Junior (5 year programs), Outstanding Freshman 2. School must be a member of ASC Region #3 3. Must be able to participate in all activities of the workshop and conference 4. Must attend all functions 5. Must submit all required elements of application a. Application b. Letter of Recommendation from faculty c. 500-word essay
Initial APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 10tht, 2019 All submitted applications will go through an evaluation process from the ASC Region #3 scholarship committee and awardees will be notified by September 15th. All awardees will be required to submit an acceptance or rejection acknowledgement to the committee within two weeks (14 days) of receipt of scholarship award. All completed applications are to be scanned and sent to Dr. Rich Miller at r-miller.4@onu.edu. If you have questions or need clarification, please contact the above email or call 419-772-2463.
SOPHOMORE CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT APPLICATION APPLICANT INFORMATION Name: Member Institution Name: Email Address: Major: Minor (if applicable): Undergraduate GPA: MAJOR COURSES TAKEN
CONSTRUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES
WORK EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION/RESPONSIBILITIES
ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS, ACTIVITIES, ETC
NAME OF FACULTY RECOMMENDING
Printed Name
Signature
FACULTY RECOMMENDATION LETTER (PLEASE ATTACH RECOMMENDATION LETTER WITH APPLICATION)
STUDENT ESSAY: IN APPROXIMATELY 500 WORDS, “DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER PATH IN CONSTRUCTION” (PLEASE SUBMIT AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, October 17th, 2019
ASC Region 3 – Sophomore Construction Summit
T H U R S D A Y , O C T O B E R 17, 2019
MEETING LOCATION
Kiewit-Great Lakes Area Office 8501 W. Higgins Road #400 Chicago, IL 60631 773.458.1250
TIME
ACTIVTY
7:00 AM
Breakfast with students/faculty participants at Double Tree Downers Grove
8:00 AM
Depart for CTA-95th Street Project Tour
10:00 AM
Depart for Kiewit Chicago Office
11:00 AM
Construction Industry Opportunities & Challenges - Are you ready?
12:00 PM
Lunch with Kiewit Builders – Leadership from the inside
1:00 PM
Construction Problem/Challenge – Teamwork to solve it
4:00 PM
Challenge Submittal Due, Self-Leadership & Team Dynamics
5:00 PM
Awards & Debrief/Lessons Learned
6:00 PM
Depart for Dinner & Bowling
9:00 PM
Depart for Hotel
10:00 PM
Arrive Double Tree Downers Grove
FACULTY: Train the Trainer – Kiewit Technical Activity for use in classrooms
FRIDAY, October 18th, 2019
ASC Region 3 – Sophomore Construction Summit
Friday, October 18, 2019
Meeting Location: Doubletree Hilton, Downer's Grove, Illinois TIME ACTIVITY 7:30 AM Breakfast with representatives and students 8:00 AM Introduction to NECA (Downer's Grove Meeting Room) 10:00 AMConstruction Site Visit 12:00 PMLUNCH with NECA (Understanding all stakeholders in construction) 1:00 PM Visit to NECA Office 2:00 PM Assignment of NECA Challenge 5:00 PM Turn in and Debrief, Announce Winners 17:30 Dinner with NECA representatives 7:00 PM Return to DoubleTree Hilton