Fall 2013 CIM Education Committee Update

According to Dr. Rex Cottle, chairman, the NSC Education Committee continues to monitor the performance of the CIM programs to enhance the educational experience provided to students. In the past year, the Education Committee assisted with establishing the CIM MBA program at MTSU, completing the initial industry accreditation visits to all of the CIM programs, establishing an academic journal focusing on concrete industry management concepts, and improving the quality of the CIM and business courses offered to the CIM students at our universities.

 The academic journal - which will begin publication in 2014 - will include peer reviewed concrete industry management articles. This vehicle will enable scholars and practitioners to share their research and knowledge on relevant concepts in order to advance the concrete industry. It will also provide a forum to showcase student research projects.