Dunwoody Construction Management, Construction Project Management students bring home eight awards from annual competition.
Congratulations to all of the Dunwoody students who participated in the 2018 Construct*ium Pentathlon event! Sponsored by Wells Concrete, the annual competition—which just celebrated its third year—brings together Construction Management students from 10 local schools.
At the event, students refine and showcase the communication, leadership, and management skills needed to succeed in today’s built environment.
This year’s competitions included:
- Negotiations;
- Pecha Kucha (timed, fast-paced presentations);
- Toastmaster table topics (public speaking);
- Job interviewing; and
- The Pursuit (students create and present a complete proposal to win the contract for a real project).
The award standings are:
Negotiations: Tyler Fish, 3rd Place
Pecha Kucha: Dana Maier, 1st Place
Toastmaster Table Topics: Tyler Fish, 1st Place; Nathan
Swanson, 2nd Place; Dana Maier, 3rd Place
Swanson, 2nd Place; Dana Maier, 3rd Place
Job Interview: Melysia Cha, 1st Place
Pursuit: Matt Hackman, 5th Place
(Additional Dunwoody competitors: Matt Dahlseng, Nathan Schmidt, Dan Stenzel, Nathan Swanson, and Shantel Volker)
Overall Pentathlon Winners: Dana Maier, 3rd Place; Tyler Fish, 4th Place
Construction Project Management senior instructors Matt Durand and Karie Johnson—who helped the students prepare for the competition—said they hope to make this competition an annual Dunwoody tradition.