Our School Culture
At the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC), our family-oriented safety culture helps us recruit and retain high-quality students to feed the needed talent pipeline for the construction industry and beyond.
Our Culture in Action
MLSoC Guiding Principles
- That we may serve our students first.
- That we may serve our students, faculty, and staff by building a family culture within MLSoC.
- That we may serve and shape the Industry through engagement and outreach.
- That we may serve our constituents' safety, health, and well-being through design and our own safety culture.
- That we may serve the future through collaborative discovery and innovation.
Principles in Action
- Student and faculty mentorship programs
- A variety of service-learning experiences
- Scholarships to help make college more affordable and ease financial stressors
- Student organizations that create a supportive community away from home
- Career fairs and social events that build academic, social, and professional community
- One-on-one relationships with academic advisors to create academic plans based on individual student needs
Get Involved
We encourage you all to get engaged and work toward building communities, whether through participation in MLSoC initiatives or through Student Affairs programs.
Ambassador Program
MLSoC Ambassadors are some of the first people to welcome new students and their families to MLSoC. Ambassadors lead orientation activities and serve as good peer points-of-contact.
Mentorship Programs
Our programs match MLSoC students with industry mentors. The purpose of these programs is to support early and sustained academic and career success. Mentors provide personal and professional support.
Student Groups
There are an array of organizations, competition teams, and more to create community, learn more about the industry, and build a network.
Study Abroad and Service Learning
Students can live out Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) around the world and nation through service-learning experiences and study abroad opportunities.
Events
MLSoC hosts a number of events throughout the year that encourage students, faculty and staff to get to know one another in an informal, welcoming atmosphere.
Pop-Up Lunches
These are held regularly in the lawn outside or the third floor of Bishop-Favrao Hall. The free meals serve to provide an informal setting where students can meet new people or catch up with old friends.
Graduate Welcome (Back) Social
Each year Building Construction and Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management graduate students come together to welcome new students and reunite with friends. The socials are open to current and past graduate students, faculty, staff, and their families.
Field Trips
Students participate in regular field trips throughout thier time at MLSoC. These trips are great opportunities for experiential learning and lasting connections.
Hardhatting Ceremony
This unique ceremony provides an opportunity each semester to recognize each graduate and their families in a more personal setting. A social follows where faculty, staff, and students can mingle with the families.
Upcoming Events
Student Spaces
MLSoC is fortunate to occupy two buildings, Bishop-Favrao Hall and Hitt Hall, dedicated to construction education and our students. Each building includes a dedicated space for classroom learning, research, and innovation, as well as spaces dedicated to the student experience.
Bishop-Favrao Hall
Third-Floor Collaboration Area
Outside of the offices of many professors and advisors is a large collaboration area, specifically designed for our students. This is a great studio area to meet with your classmates to work on projects, study together, or have lunch. It's also frequently home to school-sponsored events.
Graduate Studio
Located on the fourth floor, this serves as the hub for many of our graduate students. Each cubicle is assigned to a student and has an attached kitchen equipped with a full-size refrigerator and microwave for all students to bring thier own lunch. This is a quiet space to allow for focused work.
Hitt Hall
Undergraduate Studio
Housed on the building's third floor, this room is open to all Myers-Lawson School of Construction students to allow for collaboration and studying. The room has three TVs to allow for presentations, three whiteboards, and multiple seating configurations to allow for flexible work spaces.
Graduate Studio
Positioned next to the Graduate Program Coordinator on the third floor, this space is home to nine cubicles dedicated to graduate students. It also includes a full-size refrigerator and microwave to allow for students to bring their own lunches. Each station is equipped with a locker, monitor, and desk chair.