Drexel University Construction Management

Well, today we had our final final (in person)! Dr. Short's drawings class finished up the final exam today with a few students who needed a day extra to take the exam. I know they are all so sad to see that class end. Have a great summer everyone!!!

Our outstanding seniors were presented with awards during our senior event this week. Pritom Das won the Outstanding Student award for his scholarship and service to the university and the program. Kyle Wojciechowski won the Leadership award for his leadership and service to the program. Both award winners served as team captains for the ASC Region 1 Student Competitions in the Commercial and Heavy Civil divisions, respectively.

Last class of the term for CMGT!! These students showed up to work on the MEP drawings exercises to finish out the term. Now, finals week then graduation!!

In Dr. Cook's class this week, students had to convince the Pharoah that their proposal was the best for the pyramid project. As the owner, he had to pick which team would win the bid!

Yesterday, Xi Elsie Wang, Kathleen M Short and Charlie Cook were so proud to witness two of the CMGT family at their commissioning ceremony. Guest Speaker COL Stephen T. Messenger told the cadets, "Right now you outrank zero percent of those in the Army, in 5 minutes, you will outrank 82% of them".

Seniors, Nathan Summers and Noah Alguard, took the oath and were commissioned as Lieutenants for the Army. We are unbelievably proud of both of you as you enter into the next chapter of your lives and your careers. Congratulations to Lieutenant Nathan Summers and Lieutenant Noah Alguard!!

In this week's Field Management Operations class, Drexel University Construction Management students, Kendra Dempsey and Cam Jaeger, led the class discussion on and completed an example of pull planning. Students had a great time figuring out the steps needed to complete their assigned trades for the project and then how to collaboratively arrange the necessary components to complete the fit out of the restroom for the project.

Our very own Adil Arham is featured in the Drexel University Newsletter this week! Looking good, Adil!!!

Making Philadelphia's Sidewalks Safer, One Project at a Time - Drexel University College of Engineering Adil Arham wants to improve Philadelphia, starting with the ground people walk on. Adil is a third-year in construction management currently spending his second co-op at the Philadelphia Streets Department, improving public infrastructure like sidewalks, roads, and more.

Last term, in Dr. Johanna Casale's class, students were tasked with designing and then testing beams. Here is the video link of the students testing the beams!

CMGT 372 Penguin Expedition 2026 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Another year at the CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026! Dr. Xi Elsie Wang presented her NSF-funded research “Investigations on the Perceptions of Construction Professionals Regarding Technology Adoption and Training Practices: A Pilot Study”! The conference also provided an opportunity to network and learn what research others are doing. Keep up the good work Dr. Wang!!

On March 4th, the Drexel University Construction Management program hosted our annual Dragon Exemplar Award Dinner. Recipients of this award are nominated by the industry. This year we honored Anthony Naccarato of O'Donnell and Naccarato www.o-n.com for his leadership and service to the construction industry. We also present our Junior Dragon Exemplar Award to a program senior we feel will make a huge impact on the industry as their career progresses. We were proud to present this year's award to Pritom Das.

The event was fabulous! We had a room packed with industry professionals there to honor Anthony and see him receive his award. This was one of our largest events in past years. We had many companies sponsor and attend the event with proceeds helping to fund student activities in the program. Additionally, we had over 30 students and several recent alumni attend the event to network with the sponsors. We are so grateful to everyone who helped make this event a success. We are especially thankful for Amy Hennessey of the Employing Bricklayers Association www.employingbricklayers.org , who is the backbone of the planning for this event. Without her we would not have had such a successful event. Thank you to everyone for your support of our program and our students.

*I would like to also acknowledge our photographer for the event, Yagut Mammadhuseynova, a wonderful student of our program. Thank you, Yagut!!