Kentuckiana Construction Users Council - Louisville, Kentucky

August 2008 Meeting
Bob Nilsson, former executive with Turner Construction, presented an overview of the "Ace Mentor Program”, which is a national initiative to introduce high school students to career opportunities in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) and related areas in the construction and associated design industry through mentoring.
ACE was started in 1991 in New York City to address shortages in the construction industry; this program has since spread to about 108 cities nationwide. The Louisville program began last year and is in need of volunteer mentors.
The US Department of Labor projects more than one million job openings in construction by 2010, and it is expected that half of the current construction workers will be gone from the industry by 2030.
The program’s mission is to provide career directions in targeting high school students. The students work on design and construction projects which they develop. Scholarships are provided to senior students to either 2 or 4 year schools.
What’s in it for the kids? – career guidance, challenges, encouragement, enhanced skills, connections to employers, and scholarships.
What’s in it for participating companies? – networking, giving back, and helping ensure skilled workers for future projects.
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Please call the KCUC office at 502-775-5968 if you are interested in participating in the local ACE program.
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Help for the Iroquois High School Buildings Trades Program
We request that you please consider donating your time or equipment and supplies to this worthwhile program.
We are still in the process of determining what supplies and equipment the program is still in need of.
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Please direct any questions or list of items available for donation to Mike Sleder, phone 449-5507, cell 216-3467.
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KCUC Golf Outing
It is now time to form or join a team for our annual golf outing on Monday, September 8 at Wildwood Country Club. This is a great event for networking and inviting new, potential KCUC members.
Information about the outing and the registration flyer are attached and can be downloaded from our website at www.kcuc.org.
We also encourage you to donate a door prize or to become a sponsor to support our effort to contribute funds to high school magnet programs for construction.

This has always been a highly enjoyable outing. Please register today !!!
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National Construction Conference
The 2008 CURT National Conference is scheduled for November 10-12, 2008 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs), California.
Please see www.curt.org for more details.
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New Registration Form for Safety Orientation
Please note that the registration form for the ARSC BOP Safety Orientation classes has been revised. Please download the new form from the KCUC website.