ASC REGION #3 Freshman Construction Summit Scholarship Application ASC Region #3, along with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company and MCA of Chicago (Mechanical Contractors Association) are proud to announce a scholarship opportunity for a deserving underclassman from your institution to attend a 2-day workshop at the 2019 Region #3 competition October 16th – 19th, 2019, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Over the three days, students will participate in classroom instruction, site visits, and opportunities to network with Whiting-Turner and MCA of Chicago 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 Whiting-Turner. On Friday, all scholarship students be with MCA of Chicago 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 wear 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. Freshman or Sophomore 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 complete the application
Initial APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 25th, 2019 All submitted applications will go through an evaluation process from the ASC Region #3 scholarship committee and awardees will be notified by October 1st, 2019. 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.
FRESHMAN CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT APPLICATION APPLICANT INFORMATION Name: Member Institution Name: Email Address: Major: Minor (if applicable):
CONSTRUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES (THINGS YOU HAVE BUILT OR FIXED)
WORK EXPERIENCE (FIRST PAYING JOB)
HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS, ACTIVITIES, ETC.
PROVIDE WRITTEN RESPONSE TO WHAT DRAWS YOUR INTEREST IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH ASC
ASC Student Summit - Thursday, October 17th
7:00 AM Breakfast at Downers Grove Double Tree 8:00 AM Lego Construction Activity 9:30 AM Bus Departs for Hammond Unilever
10:30 AM Construction Tour and Piping Scavenger Hunt 12:00 PM Bus Departs for Kilbourn Unilever – Lunch provided on the bus 1:00 PM Construction Tour 2:30 PM Depart for Hotel 3:30 PM Team Networking and Competition Review 4:30 PM Depart for Dinner and Activity 7:00 PM Depart for Hotel 7:15 PM Arrive at Double Tree
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ASC Student Summit – Friday, October 18th 7:00 AM
Breakfast with students/faculty participants
8:00 AM
Depart for Hill Mechanical
Double Tree Hotel, Downers Grove, IL Franklin Park, IL
8:30 AM
Shop Tour at Hill
Franklin Park, IL
10:00 AM
Depart for Ravina, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
Highland Park, IL
11:00 AM
Tour of Ravina (New Indoor Space)
Highland Park, IL
12:00 PM
Lunch at Ravina
Highland Park, IL
1:00 PM
Leave for Dave & Buster's
Rosemont, IL
2:00 PM
Piping project with presentation
Rosemont, IL
4:00 PM
Panel of people in various careers, what sparked interest
Rosemont, IL
5:00 PM
Dinner & Game Room Time
Rosemont, IL
8:00 PM
Depart for Hotel
Double Tree Hotel, Downers Grove, IL