This website is designed to provide further information on WSU, the College of Engineering and Architecture, the School of Architecture and Construction Management and the Construction Management Program, and to serve as a guide to the town of Pullman and the Palouse.

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Washington State University

Washington State University is a comprehensive land-grant university, one of the two major research universities in the state of Washington . WSU is organized into ten colleges and has an enrollment of more than 23,000 students on four campuses. Of these, more than 18,000 are on the main campus in Pullman . The University has a strong research orientation with an emphasis in agriculture, veterinary medicine, engineering and physical sciences and a commitment to quality instruction. Pullman’s beautiful campus is nestled in the rolling Palouse hills with the Palouse mountain range to the east.

Many of the students who come to WSU and the small, rural town of Pullman do so to get away from the hustle and bustle of bigger cities. In fact, approximately 80% of our students are from the western Washington. Because most students live on or near the campus, there is always an atmosphere of activity, unlike many commuter campuses that empty out at the end of a day. Pullman ’s downtown and the campus are interconnected, providing a strong sence of unity.

WSU is a well respected Research I University that prides itself on undergraduate education, graduate education and research, all the while enjoying the richness of open spaces, recreation, beautiful scenery and, the very competitive Pacific-10 Conference.

WSU and Pullman offer a friendly, small-town living environment providing numerous outdoor and recreational activities with a research university as its focus. For additional information, please refer to Washington State University ’s website at http://wsu.edu.

College of Engineering and Architecture

WSU’s College of Engineering and Architecture is composed of seven academic units: School of Architecture and Construction Management, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Engineering and Computer Science ( Vancouver campus), School of Mechanical and Material

Engineering, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In addition, there are a number of central support services: Student Services, College Relations, Sponsored Programs, Educational Media Services, Instrument Shop, and Business and Finance. A full range of undergraduate and graduate degrees is offered in all academic areas, and the college undergraduate programs are ABET, NAAB, and ACCE accredited. Interdisciplinary programs in materials science, environmental science and regional planning, engineering management, interior design, and landscape architecture require extensive involvement with other colleges in the University.

About 2,100 undergraduate and 400 graduate students are enrolled in College of Engineering and Architecture programs, on the main campus in Pullman and three urban campuses located in Spokane , Tri-Cities and Vancouver . There are over 120 regular faculty plus adjunct, temporary, and visiting faculty. The College is noted for undergraduate degree programs, for outstanding research, and for its responsive approach to extend education and relations. Active research centers and laboratories include the Center for Design of Analog/Digital Integrated Circuits, Center for Multi-phase Environmental Research, Center for Materials Research, Center for Non-thermal Food Processing, the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Imaging Research Laboratory, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, and Virtual Reality Manufacturing Laboratory. The College is housed in outstanding facilities, including a large, state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratory which was completed in 1998.

Construction Management is an interior component of the schooland college. The College of Engineering and Architecture’s mission is delivering quality undergraduate education, and strongly endorses collaboration in teaching and research from all disciplines both in the hard and soft sciences, and the liberal arts. An example of this can be found in the Institute for Design, Materials and Building Innovation initiative and the A+CM Integrated Education Symposium both discussed in the following sections. The Construction Management program has equal status with all of the other programs and departments within the College. The CM program is well respected in the College based on its excellence in teaching, service and outreach.

For additional information, please visit the College of Engineering and Architecture web page at: http://www.cea.wsu.edu

 

School of Architecture and Construction Management

Construction education began at WSU in 1946 under President Wilson Compton, who initiated a program called “Light Construction Management.” This program was an option in the Business Administration Department under the degree of a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and officially appeared in the 1948 bulletin for the first time. The program then became a joint effort between Business Administration and Architecture. This makes the program at WSU one of the oldest in the country.

The “Light Construction Management” program continued, with slight modifications, until 1962 when its administration was shifted to the Department of Architectural Engineering and became the “Building Theory and Practice Program.” At that time the degree nomenclature changed from a Bachelor of Arts to a Bachelor of Science. The Department of Architectural Engineering became the Department of Architecture in 1966. Then in 1976, the program name was changed to “Construction Management.”

From 1962 to 1979 the program experienced steady improvement and a rapid growth from less than 20 to more than 120 students. This fast growth, coupled with an increased “core” curriculum, caused stress on the available resources. In 1979, an enrollment cap was initiated and continues today. Since then, the Construction Management program has become a professional program where students must apply to be accepted into the final three years. Student enrollment in the professional program (last three years) is now constant at about 90 students, with over 120 in the first, or non-certified, year.

In 1985 the Department of Architecture became the School of Architecture, and in 2000 the School’s name was changed to the School of Architecture and Construction Management.

The School of Architecture and Construction Management is housed within its own building, Carpenter Hall. This stately, five-story building (pictured here and in first photo, center foreground) was built around the turn of the century and completely renovated in the early 1990s.

Within this building are our large lecture halls, classrooms, lab and conferences spaces as well as our own Architecture and Construction Management library with a large collection of books, journals and reference material. The Library is staffed six days a week. Carpenter Hall and its labs are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, where you will find students studying and collaborating on projects at all times of the day and night.

The School of Architecture and Construction Management now offers four degrees: Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, a Master of Science in Architecture, and the most recent Master of Architecture degree approved by the University and Board of Regents in Spring 2002.

Increased demand in the construction industry is being reflected in the current growth of the Construction Management program. Faculty are being added, allowing a measured increase in student enrollment. In the past three years we have hired two excellent professors with over 40 years of combined professional construction experience, and who are both renowned for their excellent teaching. However, our goal is not to become the biggest CM program, but rather the very best. We believe that smaller classes, particularly classes with labs such as estimating, and scheduling, should be capped at 25 students to optimize the learning process.

Because the Construction Management program is housed within the School of Architecture and Construction Management we work closely with the Architecture faculty and students performing many integrated activities together. Five of our CM courses are jointly taken with architectural students. Our School tries to emulate what transpires in practice, Contractors, architects and engineers collaborating together. This allows our graduates a comprehensive understanding for the industry long before they graduate. A prime example of this integration can be found in our A+CM Integrated Education Symposium.

The goal of the A+CM Integrated Education Symposium is an integration and collaboration between Architecture and Construction Management within the School and among the professions to provide a forum for students to gain awareness and skills that supplement and reinforce their professional and accredited education. Further, the symposium is dedicated to the future of the built environment through excellence in design and construction as a means for enhancing the quality of life. The forum of the symposium is a three-semester sequence beginning Spring 2006 including seminars, presentations, skills development and observation of the role of Integrated Practice in design and construction. The symposium is taught entirely by Architecture and Construction Management professionals. To learn more about this symposium, please go to http://www.acm.wsu.edu

Construction Management also works closely with the Civil Engineering department. Our two disciplines understand the commonality and shared focus within our two curriculums. To reflect this, we are developing an emphasis in Construction Engineering, where engineering students take CM courses along with the traditional civil engineering courses. This emphasis should enable the students to become proficient within the Heavy/Civil construction arena. To learn more about the School of Architecture and Construction Management, please visit http://www.acm.wsu.edu.

 

Institute for Design, Materials and Building Innovation

Washington State University and the College of Engineering and Architecture are uniquely positioned with nationally recognized programs in architecture, construction management, civil engineering, materials discovery and processing, forming and machining. Many of these units have strong, individual programs in teaching, research and outreach. Over the last decade significant transformations in the delivery, design and materials development have provided opportunities for a new collaborative integration.

The College sees the direction of construction education and the construction market as the integration of the Architecture, Construction Management and Engineering disciplines. Therefore the College is positioned to develop the Institute for Design, Materials and Building Innovation that will dramatically alter the education of students in architecture, construction management and civil engineering, while also providing new opportunities for alliances with research and professional architectural, construction and engineering firms.

The overall objective of the proposed Institute is to develop novel solutions to materials, design and constructability. The Institute will provide innovative solutions that will benefit the public by pioneering changes to the design and construction of the built environment, resulting in enhanced value, durability, aesthetics and environmental sustainability, and will provide a national forum for building design, construction, materials development, research and education. Following are some examples of proposed areas that will serve the vision of this Institute:

  • Design Studios: Strategic design studios would be developed at the third and fourth year where students would be assigned projects that would specifically utilize new materials systems. Students would be required to develop design projects and then construct aspects of the project (wall sections, connection details, etc.) through the facilities of the Institute.
  • Special Courses: Courses would utilize the unique blend of faculty and resources at the Institute. For example, current wood lab faculty could be involved in teaching courses that would include Architecture, Civil and CM students.
  • Research: Students and faculty in Architecture, CM and Civil would become directly involved in research projects, and include both undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Professional Development: The Institute would serve as a resource for architecture, engineering and construction firms nationwide. Firms would utilize the institute to build and test mockups of building systems. Firms and contractors would participate in the development of new construction systems.
  • Symposiums: The Institute would offer special courses and symposiums to individuals and firms.
  • Green Building: The Institute would lead in the development of green building components and could form alliances with USGBC and other organizations.
  • Summer Camps would be offered for high school students interested in architecture, construction and the built environment.
  • Materials Resource Library would include comprehensive materials for use in education and outreach programs.

 

Community of Pullman and surrounding area

Pullman is situated in southeastern Washington state, eight miles from Idaho in the rolling Palouse wheat fields. The community has much to offer. There are three elementary schools, a new middle school, and a high school with an adjacent aquatic center. Pullman ’s elementary and secondary education is excellent with a strong influence from WSU’s science and teaching programs. There is also a new state-of-the- art hospital, along with a variety of medical offices. The palouse offers a standard of living that brings together a quiet small town atmosphere nestled in a beautiful country setting with all the cultural benefits of a major university, this is the place.

 

Pullman 's population is listed at 25,905, however a good part of that is WSU students. The town’s population of around 7,000 is comprised primarily of families and individuals employed at the University, government, agriculture trade, schools, technology and services.

Pullman and the surrounding area is rich in recreation. There are bike trials and hiking trails. The Snake River is 15 miles to the south with excellent fishing and boating activities. Excellent ski areas abound to the north in Washington , Idaho and Canada . The Hells Canyon recreation area is an adventurous 3-hour drive to the south.

Some of the most beautiful lakes in the United States are in the Idaho Panhandle including Coeur d’Alene Lake , Priest Lake and Lake Pend Oreille . There are also abundant hunting and fishing opportunities in this part of the country.

At 160,000 square feet, Washington State University has one of the largest recreation centers in the United States . The Student Recreation Center , although a part of the university, is open to all, with family hours on the weekends. Please see http://urec.wsu.edu/urec/src/index.jsp to learn more about this great facility.

 
Pullman ’s annual precipitation in inches/year is 22 of rain and 29 of snow. Compare to Seattle , with an annual rainfall of 36 inches. Washington is the only place in the world that has all seven climate zones. There is a rain forest on the coast, glaciers in the Cascade Mountain range, notable mountain peaks (including Mt. Rainer , Mt. Baker , Mt. St. Helens , and Mt. Adams), and deserts in the south central part of the state.

Pullman does have four distinct seasons. The average median temperature in July is 65.9 degrees F. and in January it is 28.2 degrees F. We have on average 15 days above 90 degrees F. and 26 days below 32 degrees F. We encourage you to explore all of the many sights, sounds, and activities the Pullman area has to offer by going to the Pullman Chamber of Commerce website at http://www.pullmanchamber.com/

For infomation on housing and local real estate opportunities, please visit the Chamber of Commerce website or contact local real estate agencies.

Just eight miles east of Pullman is the town of Moscow, Idaho. Like Pullman, it is a small town and is the home of the University of Idaho. A number of people live in Moscow and commute to Pullman and vice versa. Each town has its own character, and they both offer similar amenities.

 

CM Faculty Position Advertisement

School of Architecture and Construction Management

WashingtonStateUniversityPullman Campus

Position: Associate/Assistant Professor of Construction Management

Position Description  

The School of Architecture and Construction Management at Washington State University in Pullman , Washington is seeking applications and nominations for a faculty member at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in construction management beginning August 16, 2007 . The position is a nine-month, full-time, tenure track position. The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of United States construction experience as well as demonstrated ability to teach. Candidates must have at a minimum a Master’s degree in construction management or related discipline by date of application. Experience must be demonstrated in the following: materials and methods, contract documents, cost management, contract administration and client development. Candidates must also demonstrate interest and desire in collaborative work between developer, architect, client, contractor and engineer. Candidates should also possess effective communication skills, both written and verbal. Responsibilities of the position include the following:

  • Teaching a minimum of four courses per year including required and elective courses in the four year construction management program.
  • Integrate coursework between construction management and architecture students.
  • Conduct research and publish in one of the following areas.
    • Interdisciplinary and collaborative work
    • Energy and construction systems.
    • Integrative construction methods (i.e. BIM).
    • As determined by candidate interest.
  • Participation in School committees and student advising.
  • Contribute to student activities and organizations such as Associate Students of Construction Management (ASCM) and Associate Schools of Construction (ASC) competitions.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in construction management or related discipline by date of application.
  • Five years professional experience in the United States in project management capacity.
  • Demonstrated ability to teach at the university level.
  • Demonstrated understanding of how affirmative action and increased diversity among students, faculty, administration, staff, and the curriculum strengthen the academic mission.
  • Demonstrated experience in materials and methods, contract documents, cost management, contract administration and client development.
  • Experience and ability to work in a team environment and to be involved in collaborative projects.
  • Positive attitude and commitment to excellence in construction and the integration of architecture and engineering disciplines.
  • Ability to conduct scholarship and research and disseminate results through publications and professional conferences.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

  • PhD
  • Demonstrated research and scholarly achievements.
  • An understanding of one or more of the following: Commercial construction, heavy civil or large scale residential, land development, specialty contracting such as mechanical or electrical contracting.
  • The ability to integrate project delivery such as design build.

Beginning Date: August 16, 2007 .

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications accompanied by excellent fringe benefits.

 

Background:

The School of Architecture and Construction Management is housed within the College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University located in Pullman , Washington . The School has accredited professional programs in construction management and architecture. The program in construction management is an ACCE accredited program. The curriculum is a four year program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management. Please see our web site at http://www.acm.wsu.edu

 

Degrees:

The degrees, Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies are the two undergraduate degrees offered by the School.

The School also has two graduate programs, the Master of Architecture which is the professional accredited program in architecture and the Master of Science in Architecture.

 

Application requirements:

Screening of application materials will begin on December 1, 2006 . A complete application must include a letter of application outlining the candidate’s interest, qualifications and pertinent experience, In addition, a curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of five references are required. Address all applications and nominations to: Professor Max Kirk , Chair, Construction Management Faculty Search, School of Architecture and Construction Management, Washington State University , PO Box 642220 , Pullman , WA 99164-2220 . http://www.acm.wsu.edu/

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Washington State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384 ; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388 , 509.-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.