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H.E.L.P. Recipients

The Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP), launched in 2006, establishes closer relationships with institutions of higher education by awarding major seed grants to leading two– and four-year colleges and universities to help them create, expand, or enhance existing residential construction management programs.  HELP’s key goal is to increase the number of qualified college graduates entering the residential construction profession and becoming future members of NAHB. 

2011 Awardees

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Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

• Enhance their emphasis in residential construction
• Consolidate courses and modifying curriculum to include NAHB designation training.  
• Create a more comprehensive curriculum
• Provide students with a competitive advantage in a tough job market.

Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

• Match a grant awarded by Lutron Electronics to hire industry practitioner to teach
• Start an endowment that would fund an industry practitioner to teach a residential construction class. 
• Additional course will help create a Residential Construction minor. 

  

 2010 Awardees

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University of Nebraska—Kearney

• Hire a full-time faculty member to ensure continuity of one of the best  construction management programs in the country; Focus on residential construction and  increase their NAHB Student Chapters activities and presence on campus

Western Carolina University

• Develop a Land Development Major and Masters Program with an emphasis on the legal, political, environmental, and financial aspects of Land Development.

 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College & Northern Kentucky University

• Create a “Pipeline” from Associates Degree at Cincinnati State towards a career in residential construction management with a BS from Northern Kentucky University. Continue program that teaches college-level construction classes to students at local high schools

University of Nebraska—Lincoln

• Increase recruitment of women and minorities; Create a residential construction concentration; Improve masters program to fill the need of qualified teachers at the collegic level.  

  

 

2009 Awardees

  Colorado State University

• Offer incentive packages to hire two  new faculty with expertise and experience in residential construction.
• Add residential content to their already strong—but commercially focused—construction management program.

North Dakota State University 

• Develop a cognitive apprenticeship program that will combine on the job experience with classroom learning to give construction management students hands-on experience that will enhance their classroom instruction.
• Create a network of mentors to host apprentices.

• These schools will partner to achieve the following goals:
• Enhance interest in residential construction management among minority and female students.
• Strengthen Prairie View’s residential construction management program and NAHB’s competition team.
• Have a joint Texas A&M/Prairie View A&M competition team at IBS.
• Create a model that can be replicated: One school with a strong Residential Construction program mentoring another school to strengthen and grow their program

Purdue University

• Incorporate NAHB University of Housing classes and certification into their Construction Management program.Students will graduate with three NAHB certifications: Certified Green Professional, Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist,  and Residential Construction Superintendent.
• Can serve as a model program and will mentor other schools interested in incorporating NAHB University of Housing programs into their curriculum.

 

 

 2008 Awardees

• Establish NAHB Student Chapter and send team to Residential Construction Competitions at IBS 2009
• Establish Advisory Board and  invite local NAHB members to be board members
• Teach Residential Construction Academy classes, use textbooks and other aids provided by HBI
• Provide facilities for NAHB University of Housing classes -- use BAR as outcomes assessment for students

Middle Tennessee State University 

• Has a dedicated Residential Land Development curriculum, only school in nation to have this unique program
• Will use funds to support additional faculty, University has committed to pay for new faculty after grant expires
• Leveraged funds to maximum; Total impact of grant is over $350,000 for the program -- Industry partners will participate in matching funds

Jefferson State Community College 

• Leveraged matching funds to $334,000 impact, Great administrative support
• Participate in IBS activities -- Students to compete in Residential Construction Competition
• Upgrade and enhance current facilities and equipment
• Host Summer Construction Technology Camps -- Invite high school students to learn about home building careers

California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo 

• Use funds to develop former industry person into a Ph.D. professor -- Former Centex manager on track for tenure
• Develop a Residential Integrated Curriculum
• Conduct the “Residential Constructors Education Academy”, Endowment to be recognized as primary sponsor
• Provide equipment for classrooms in their new building -- New Pulte lab and Simpson Strong-Tie rooms dedicated to residential instruction

 

 

2006 Awardees

East Carolina University 

• Developed Building Communities webcast series
• Establish a new specialization track on Residential Construction Management
• Developed “Golden Standard” for Residential Construction curriculum creation for other schools to use as a model

Georgia Institute of Technology 

• Created a Graduate level program
• Local builders recruited for Advisory Board
• Greater student involvement with local and state HBA

University of Maryland Eastern Shore 

• First historically black university to receive grant funds and establish residential track and curriculum
• Creating marketing materials to increase recruitment efforts

 

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