The Missouri State University department of technology and construction management (TCM) announces the re-tooling of the Center for Industrial Productivity, now known as the Center for Project Innovation and Management Education (C-PRIME).

C-PRIME will deliver non-credit professional development courses to meet the needs of the regional design and construction community, connect local industry with TCM faculty for consulting or applied research projects, and disseminate the results of faculty research.

C-PRIME’s first professional development program, “Erosion from the Ground Up,” is slated from 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 13 in Kemper Hall 102. The second, “3-D Laser Scanning for Design and Construction Applications,” will follow in December.

C-PRIME will be directed by Dr. Dianne Kay Slattery, associate professor of construction management. Slattery, a licensed professional engineer and certified professional constructor, joined the TCM faculty in August 2009 after more than 20 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she coordinated and taught short courses and workshops for professionals in the design and construction disciplines in addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in construction management and civil engineering. Her duties will be divided between teaching in the construction management program and C-PRIME.

“The location of C-PRIME clarified the Center’s mission for me: get involved with local industry and find out how we can help meet their needs,” Slattery said. “C-PRIME will provide timely, cost-effective seminars and workshops that develop the skills and capabilities of designers, constructors, and project owners. In addition, the TCM faculty can provide project-specific consulting to industry and perform applied research in the effective use of new technologies and project management tools. I believe the expertise of the TCM faculty is a well-kept secret. C-PRIME will serve as a vehicle for putting this talent to use for the benefit of the region.”

For information, or to register for upcoming programs, contact Helen Barnett at the Missouri State Community and Social Issues Institute at (417) 836-8857.

For more information on programs and other services offered through C-PRIME, contact Slattery at dianneslattery@missouristate.edu, call (417) 836-5171 or visit the TCM website at http://tcm.missouristate.edu/.

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