MSUM and NHCC Partnership Offers Flexibility in Campus Location

(Moorhead, MN) … Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) and North Hennepin Community College have partnered to offer a bachelor’s degree-granting program in Construction Management. Students can now attend classes at North Hennepin Community College or on the MSU Moorhead campus and earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from Minnesota State University Moorhead.

The MSUM Construction Management degree program is the only one in Minnesota that is accredited by the American Council of Construction Education (ACCE).  ACCE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the accrediting agency for four year baccalaureate degree programs in construction. 

According to Scott Seltveit, MSUM’s Construction Management Program Coordinator, giving students the choice of staying in the Minneapolis area or coming to Moorhead makes obtaining a degree a lot more convenient for students.

“We’re reaching out to students who want to further their education but may be want to stay in the metro area,” he says.

Seltveit also says the program prepares students for leadership positions in the construction industry by offering a combination of construction, business and management, engineering, and general education courses.

“Demand is extremely high and our job placement rate is one-hundred percent,” Seltveit says.
Minnesota State University Moorhead, located in western Minnesota on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, offers more than 70 majors and nearly 100 areas of concentration.

Students wishing more information may visit www.mnstate.edu/cm/transfer, or contact Scott Seltviet at 218.477.2469 or Seltveit@mnstate.edu.

SpecGuy Announces CSI Certification Webinars

Specification and education consultants SpecGuy announced they are launching a series of webinars to assist candidates preparing for Construction Specifications Institute certifications. These live web-based classes are intend ed for candidates who are not able to attend local CSI chapter review classes.

The live weekly webinar series:

• A Walk Through the AIA A201  -  Starting November 27, 2007
• CDT One Week at a Time!  -  Starting January 7, 2008
• CCCA One Week at a Time!  -  Starting January 15, 2008

These webinars are in preparation for the national exams held at the end of March. Continuing education credit is available.

SpecGuy is an AIA/CES Passport Provider and an authorized MASTERSPEC® Trainer. They provide specification consulting and education program development to design firms and building product manufacturers.

For more information on SpecGuy's webinars:  www.SpecGuy.com

For information and registration for CSI certification:  www.CSINet.org

American Engineering Testing, Inc. Welcomes Travis J. Rengstorf, E.I.T. as a Member of the Geotechnical Division

St. Paul, Minnesota – American Engineering Testing, Inc. (AET), a leading engineering consulting firm, welcomes Travis J. Rengstorf, E.I.T. as the newest member of its geotechnical division.  Mr. Rengstorf earned his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering, with a geotechnical emphasis, from Iowa State University in 2007, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University in 2004. 

Prior to attending graduate school he was employed at the Mankato, Minnesota office of AET.  In addition to the everyday activities of a geotechnical engineer, Mr. Rengstorf will assist senior AET engineers in the key areas of Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) and Pile Driving Analysis (PDA) testing. 

AET is an employee-owned corporation, providing professional services to public and private sector clients since 1971.  AET's 300 engineers, geologists, scientists and certified technicians investigate, analyze, monitor and test to assist owners, developers, municipalities, consultants and contractors with their design, construction and restoration projects. 

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