NAHB Grant Awarded to CM Department
NAHB Awards Grant to Establish Residential Construction Emphasis
In 2006 the National Housing Endowment established its Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP) grant program. HELP grants are awarded to bolster or start residential construction programs in leading two- and four-year colleges and universities around the country and to triple the number of graduates entering the home building industry.
Aware of Colorado State’s CM program and its dedicated and inspired faculty, and impressed with the CM students and their participation in the NAHB Student Chapter, the National Housing Endowment awarded the department a $38,433 grant that will lead to developing a new emphasis in residential construction. The goal of the Endowment is to ensure a stronger homebuilding industry for years to come.
"With this grant we will be creating a model for teaching residential construction," says CM Department Head Mostafa Khattab. "Presently, the minimum requirement for graduation is 120 credits, which provides students with a good education. Our duty is to provide a great education, by going beyond the 120 credits. The NAHB grant and the residential emphasis being developed with that grant is the first step toward providing a great residential construction education."
Roger Reinhart, executive director of NAHB Denver and a national board of trustees member of the NAHB in Washington, D.C., was instrumental in procuring the grant for Colorado State. CM Assistant Professor Scott Glick is developing the residential construction emphasis.
