Gheisari Named New Rinker School Director of Graduate Programs and Research
The promotion took effect July 1, 2024.
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White Recalls Being One of First Female Graduates from Rinker
Susan Rivers White (BBC ’76) was one of the first few women to graduate with a degree in construction management at the University of Florida. While this may sound daunting or intimidating, White described her time at UF as anything but that.
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Rinker Spring Career Fair Sees 100+ Companies Recruiting UF Students
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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Rinker Graduate Dan Drotos Named University of Florida Outstanding Young Alumni
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning alumnus Dan Drotos (MBC ‘11) was one of a select group of UF graduates selected to this year’s prominent “40 Gators Under 40.”
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Autodesk Gifts DCP & HWCOE $1.5 Million For Industrialized Construction Engineering
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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Thankful for My Sibling: Castañeda Family United by OneDCP Education
University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning students Yesenia and Danny Castañeda have always been a close-knit team. As siblings, Yesenia is older than Danny by about a year, which they felt made it easier for them to form a connection.
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DCP Robots Lend a Helping Hand
The first thing most people think about robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the technology will replace the need for humans in the workforce. However, that is not the case in Dr. Aladdin Alwisy’s Smart Industrialized Design and Construction (IDC) Lab.
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Rinker Director Dr. Robert F. Cox Inducted into National Academy of Construction
University of Florida M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Director Robert F. Cox, Ph.D., was inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC) Thursday night at a ceremony at The Westin Copley Place in Boston. The NAC honors and recognizes those individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the construction industry.
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Santarone and Nelson Inducted into Rinker Construction Hall of Fame
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
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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