What We Do

CSI is all about the Construction Sciences. If you are interested in the craft of architectural design, this student organization is for you. Our key efforts include:

  • A Mentoring Program in which experienced practitioners in the DC professional chapter of CSI serve as mentors to CUA students taking the capstone "Comprehensive Building Design Studio", who in turn serve as mentors to CUA freshmen and sophomores.

  • The Lunchtime in the Locraft Series of pizza lunches, where architectural product representatives come to campus and talk about the products they manufacture, show projects built with them, pass around samples, and answer questions.

  • Monthly Dinner Meetings where we join members of the DC Metro professional chapter of CSI for networking and an always-enlightening presentation on some topic of professional interest. Other joint activities include construction site tours and an annual awards banquet.

  • A Material Samples Library where actual samples of construction materials and products are maintained and updated as new products come to market, that can be borrowed by student CSI members for use in their school projects.

In addition to all this, members benefit from:

  • Eligibility for The Franklyn Warner Fellowship for Balanced Achievement, a $1,000 scholarship available only to CUA student members of CSI.

  • Subscription to The Construction Specifier, the best monthly magazine focused on construction sciences from the designer's perspective.

For a list of the year's events, click on "Calendar" below. We look forward to having you with us.

 

Also visit our Google Groups website at

http://groups.google.com/group/csi-at-cua

 

 

Mission Statement

The purpose of CUA-CSI is to help students develop a better understanding of the building construction industry through activities related to construction materials and methods, technical design techniques, and project management.

  • There's not much you can do that means more to your professional development than joining CSI (except, of course, going to school here at CUA) . If you're a student in the School of Architecture and Planning or the School of Engineering, you owe it to yourself to check us out.

  • For information on how to join, click on the "Members" tab below

Past Announcements of Note

5/08:Warner Fellowship
The 2008 Franklyn Warner Fellowship ($1,000) was awarded by the Metro DC chapter of CSI, our parent chapter, to Lauren Pacheco. For more information and a list of past recipients please click here.

3/06: New Fellow
DC CSI's academic liaison Dave Metzger, FAIA, CSI, has just become Dave Metzger FAIA, FCSI, one of very few dual "Fellows" in our profession. We extend him a hearty congratulations on a justly-earned distinction.

6/04: Alumni News
Congratulations to past CUA-CSI president Trevor Resurreccion and past advisor Linda Hartman, both CUA alums, on their graduations from law school! We wish them good luck in their evolving careers.

5/03: Warner Fellowship
Our host chapter of CSI, the DC Metro chapter, announced the new and prestigious scholarship program, the Franklyn E. Warner Student Fellowship for Balanced Achievement.

7/02: "Spec Tater's" Take 3rd Place
Congratulations to Ena Catedral, Kimberly B. Johnson, Edward Konski, and Trevor O. Resurreccion for winning third place in this year's student design competition at the 2002 CSI National Convention in Dallas, Texas.

Click here to see the CUA-CSI Constitution

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