Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Give to J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program
Giving to the Contruction Engineering Management Program
Dr. Kenneth Walsh
SDSU Receives $500,000 Pledge from Roel Construction to Support New Construction Engineering and Management Program SAN DIEGO, Thursday, August 1, 2002- Roel Construction has pledged to give San Diego State University $500,000 to help fund Southern California's first Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Program. With Roel's pledge, SDSU's College of Engineering has raised more than $1.2 million in cash and pledges for the program, which will address San Diego's acute shortage of qualified engineers with construction and project-management skills. Members of the San Diego chapter of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) have agreed to contribute a total of at least $2.5 million for the success of the new program. The gift from Roel Construction will be combined with other contributions from AGC members and will endow the AGC-Paul S. Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management. In addition, the gift will create the Roel Construction Engineering and Management Faculty Excellence Fund to support general program activities for the CEM program.
Our Fundraising Focus
- New Engineering Facility: Our college is planning to build a new facility that will promote excellence in teaching and research. In addition to planning and construction costs, we must also equip the facility with state-of-the-art laboratory and teaching equipment will be of equal importance.
- The J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering & Management Program: With these new programs, SDSU will graduate the most advanced construction engineers and managers in San Diego. In addition, the research and training which is a key component of this initiative will enable local builders to construct better, cheaper and safer buildings, schools and homes more quickly.
- Faculty Support: Talented and highly qualified engineering professors are the foundation of our college. State funding alone fails to provide the necessary resources to attract and retain the caliber of faculty who inspire our future leaders and workforce. With a significant percentage of our faculty retiring within the next decade, endowments to support professorships are imperative for us to continue to meet the needs of future students.
- Student Support: Our college currently administers several important programs to help engineering students succeed. Through outreach activities such as the MESA Engineering Program and Project Lead the Way, as well as student internships and scholarship endowments, we offer our students the academic assistance and financial support they need to achieve their aspirations.
Our Request to You Without the support of generous donors like you, we could not fund the innovative initiatives which support student and faculty excellence. In order to move forward with our strategic vision of transforming the college, we must raise more than a million dollars in private funding this year. Your donation, no matter what size, will help us realize this goal.
Contact Information: |
| Heather Haltaufderheide |
Associate Director of Development |
College of Engineering |
San Diego State University |
5500 Campanile Drive |
San Diego, CA 92182-4400 |
619-594-1479 (phone) |