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Rinker Spring Career Fair Sees 100+ Companies Recruiting UF Students

February 29, 2024

Made up of mostly alumni returning to their old stomping grounds, a staggering total of 107 distinguished companies converged at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Tuesday morning on the esteemed campus of the University of Florida for the annual M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Spring Career Fair. The event featured a whopping 326 registered students, made up of Rinker students, students from the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning and others.

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Autodesk Gifts DCP & HWCOE $1.5 Million For Industrialized Construction Engineering

January 23, 2024

Less than three weeks after University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced $2.5 million in strategic funding to advance the field of Industrialized Construction Engineering (ICE), Autodesk announced Tuesday a $1.5 million gift to the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning and UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering to establish the world’s first-ever industrialized construction program.

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With $2.5 Million in Strategic Funding, UF Plans to Advance the Field of Industrialized Construction Engineering

January 5, 2024

University of Florida faculty and students will help advance the field of industrialized construction engineering with $2.5 million in strategic funding from the office of UF President Ben Sasse.

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Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist To Graduate from DCP Saturday

December 14, 2023

For most Olympians, training is the top priority to compete against the most talented athletes in the world. And with the 2024 Paris Olympics quickly approaching in August, this is a critical and demanding time of year. But for swimmer Bobby Finke, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, another priority is on his mind: graduation.

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Santarone and Nelson Inducted into Rinker Construction Hall of Fame

October 10, 2023

Mike Santarone (BCN ’83) and Jeff Nelson (BCN ’90) were welcomed into the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Hall of Fame in a ceremony Saturday morning at Rinker Hall. The Hall of Fame honors those who have truly distinguished themselves in the construction profession.

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Off Into the Sunset: Dr. Abdol Chini Celebrates Retirement

September 24, 2023

Growing up in Shiraz, Iran, Abdol Chini heard more about the famous wine produced from his hometown than he ever did the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP).

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Robotic Construction and Sustainability Themes of 2023 DCP Residential Summit

September 13, 2023

University of Florida students from a variety of disciplines in the built environment descended upon the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wednesday afternoon to learn more about the current trends in residential building construction. The main topics of the two-hour session, which was also attended by several prominent members of the residential industry, centered around robotic construction and sustainability in new homes.

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