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Construction engineering tech program building out. (Construction Mississippi).

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-APR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 787 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
HATTIESBURG -- If you haven't looked in on the University of Southern Mississippi's (USM's) Construction Engineering Technology (GET) program lately, you may be surprised.

Not only does the program have a new coordinator, but the curriculum is being revamped and new faculty are being added, all designed to ensure its graduates have the skills necessary to meet builders' needs.

And according to Desmond Fletcher, associate professor in USM's School of Engineering Technology and coordinator of the GET program, the changes won't stop there.

"(Dr. Shelby Thames, president of USM) has identified this program as a potential university leader," Fletcher said. "At this time, as the restructuring of the university's colleges continues, it's difficult to say exactly what...

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