CEM AD Board Break Down

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Membership Benefits in Clarkson University’s CEM Program

Seat on Advisory Board A Project Executive Member will be invited to appoint a representative to serve on the Construction

Engineering Management (CEM) Advisory Board. This board will review the CEM plans and past

performance; consider ideas for potential activities; suggest future directions for curricula; and review

and provide advice on expenditure of CEM funds. A representative from the CEM Advisory Board will be

elected to serve on the Engineering Advisory Council for the Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department (CEE), which provides input to the department as a whole.

The CEM Advisory Board will meet twice each year; a formal on‐campus meeting will be held in the

summer or fall months followed by a less formal meeting in the winter or spring months. The meeting

$50,000+ Project Executive Member

‐Advisory Board Membership

‐Access to CEE/CEM Staff

‐Yearly Student Resume Portfolio

‐Research Experience and Special Assistance

‐Career Assistance for CEM Students

‐Engineer‐in‐Residence Program

‐SPEED Team Help Board

‐Corporate Named Scholarships

‐Courses

‐Internship and Mentor Programs

‐Formal Recognition of Gift

$49,999‐$25,000 Project Manager Member

‐Career Assistance for CEM Student




‐Courses



$24,999‐$5,000 Project Engineer Member




$50K

$49‐25K

$24‐5K ‐Courses



$4,999 and Below Field Engineer Member



Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Construction Engineering Management (CEM)

Program Partnership

‐Courses



<$5K

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will be hosted by Clarkson at an off‐campus location or, ideally, hosted by a Member Company of the

CEM Advisory Board.

Access to CEE/CEM Staff A Project Executive Member may contact CEE/CEM personnel directly to discuss program and

educational issues. Members of the CEM Program will be invited to visit the campus for technical

discussions and to offer special seminars or technical courses.

Yearly Student Resume Portfolio A portfolio of CEM student resumes will be provided to all Project Executive Members. These students

seek Internship, Co‐Ops, and / or full time professional positions. A directory of the students listed will

provide a quick reference with information including type of employment being sought, discipline

desired, and preferred geographical region. A hard and digital copy can be provided.

Research Experience and Special Assistance A Project Executive Member may elect to have a undergraduate work on a non‐proprietary research

project of interest to the Project Executive Member. The Project Executive will provide a written

request defining the project scope. CEM staff will submit a proposal for said research project that will

address the scope, timing, and required resources. This research experience could earn the

undergraduates a maximum of 3 credits when the experience is listed under CE 495 Special Topics.

Career Assistance for CEM Students Project Executive and Project Manager Members will have a complimentary table at the fall and spring

Career Fair at Clarkson University. All Member Companies are encouraged to attend the Career Fairs.

The CEM program will host a social reception, the night before both Career Fairs, for Members and CEM

students. The event will have light refreshments. The purpose of the reception is to encourage casual

conversation between students and Members. (Resumes will not be distributed during the reception).

Project Executive and Project Manager Members will have the opportunity to host, in conjunction with

the Clarkson University Career Center, a resume building and job search workshop with CEM Students.

Engineer‐in‐Residence Program Project Executive, Project Manager, and Project Engineer Members may send an individual to Clarkson

University to work on a mutually‐agreed upon project in collaboration with CEM faculty. Members will

have the ability to present lectures to scheduled (classes on campus and/or by video conferencing) and

will have the opportunity to present to Clarkson’s professional student chapters; i.e. ASCE and AGC.

SPEED Team Help Board All Members can assist students in preparation for the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC),

Student Construction Management Competition. Assistance could include discussions about means and

methods, scheduling, estimating, project management, reports, presentation methodology, and other

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related topics. Participation by the Help Board in critiquing the SPEED Team’s dry run is crucial to having

a successful team. Discussions may be conducted via video conferencing and/or on‐campus visits.

Scholarships All Members may elect to earmark part of their annual contribution for scholarships to support

Construction Engineering Management (CEM) students. The scholarship(s) will be a Named Corporate

Scholarship. The student(s) will be named “Member Company Name” Scholar for that year. The

following guide lines apply:

Membership Level Max Total Scholarship Amount Number of Scholars

Project Executive $6000 1‐4

Project Manager $4500 1‐3

Project Engineer $3000 1‐2

Field Engineer $1500 1 *The minimum scholarship value shall be $1,500

Courses Project Executive, Project Manager, and Project Engineer Members can participate in summer courses,

short courses, and open seminars offered by CEM at reduced rates. This may include a Master’s of

Engineering or online courses as developed.

Internship and Mentor Program All Members are encouraged to participate in the CEM Internship and Mentor Programs. Members can

elect to offer an internship or Co‐op experience to CEM students on a yearly basis.

Members are encourage to offer an internship to SPEED Team students and mentor the student during

the internship in a specified function such as estimating, scheduling, project management, or other

construction aspects that could benefit the SPEED Team.

A directory of internships will list Member firms offering internships to students with the Member firms’

specific criteria. The directory will be available to the students both on line and hard copy. As a result

the Member firms’ name will become recognized on campus as a leader in the engineering and

construction industry.

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