Backend Category: Career Development Initiative

2022-2023 Student Chapter of the Year Winner – University of Nebraska

At the MCAA23 Awards of Excellence Breakfast on March 29^th, The University of Nebraska was awarded the 2022-2023 MCAA Student Chapter of the Year for their continued achievement and overall focus on offering career opportunities in mechanical contracting to their student membership.

Sponsoring Local Affiliate: MCA-Omaha
• Kelsey Johnson – Executive Vice President
• Alexis Brown – Associate Executive

Faculty Advisor:
• Vish Redi – University of Nebraska

Career Development

This past year the chapter participated in 18 local events with the MCA-Omaha membership, including a joint economic breakfast, administrative professionals day deliveries, the Annual Fall Outing, and a tour of the Steamfitters & Plumbers LU 464 that was followed by a social hour.

MCA-Omaha works closely with their student chapter to put on Internship Day each year, which is a career fair exclusively for MCAA Members and offers a different take on the process from a traditional career fair at a university. The students sign up for a 20-minute timeslot and submit their resumes in advance. Meanwhile, MCA-Omaha gathers members interested in securing an intern for the summer (or school year). All members sit around the board table at the same time and students enter one by one for an interview. Following the interviews, students are selected, draft-style, by members. Students who participate are almost always given an internship offer and the process is a tremendous resource for students to practice interview skills and gain job experience, as well as for the contractor members who walk away with an intern after only an hour or two of interviews.

Each student in the chapter is also paired with a one-on-one industry mentor each year. These mentors come from a wide variety of areas in the industry such as project management, estimating, scheduling, VDC, sales, etc. The chapter does it’s best to match students up with mentors in their area of interest so they can dive deeper into that interest and ask questions to professionals who have first-hand knowledge. Each mentor is expected to take their assigned student on a job site tour, shop or office tour, lunch or coffee, and to attend an MCA-Omaha event together.

Student members also participated in a variety of local WiMI events with chapter members during 2022 such as the Out of the Darkness Walk and WiMI Omaha Book Club. Students also attended MCAA’s WiMI Conference in Austin.

Recruitment

The Nebraska chapter does a heavy push on recruitment in the first few weeks of classes each fall to ensure they can jump in and get involved right away. During the summer months, the recruitment committee (which is comprised of both students and contractors) starts coordinating class visits for the fall semester with professors. During classroom visits, current members give 2-minute presentations about the local MCA chapter, as well as highlight upcoming national MCAA events and conferences.

In addition to classroom visits, they participate in involvement fairs during the first few weeks of school in the fall. During the fairs, students set up a booth and talk to potential members to explain MCAA and all the benefits it could have for them. Currently, the chapter has 27 active members.

Community Service

Every year the students volunteer as judges for the local NAWIC Block Kids competition. Students make their way through the rows of young builders and ask them about their designs and why they built what they did. Judges provide a scoring for the kids and the top builder in each age group gets a prize.

Chapter members also participate in Heat’s On Omaha and Heat’s On Lincoln with the Steamfitters and Plumbers Local 464. Students are paired up with a journeyman and apprentices and visit two to three houses on a Saturday morning to help check the furnaces of those in the lower-income division before cold winter weather arrives. Students get to talk to those they are serving, as well as learn about residential service.

Student Chapter Fundraising

The Nebraska chapter hosts two fundraisers every year: wine tasting and beer tasting. These events are organized by students and put on for the local MCAA members as social events. Students participate in committee meetings to select food, wine/beer and themes. During the events, students are assigned to a table to serve as their host and network with the members while beverage samples are served. Students also secure raffle prizes and sell tickets during the events.

The chapter is also invited to participate in the MCA-Omaha Golf Outing by selling raffle tickets for various prizes. The Nebraska chapter is self-sufficient through these fundraising efforts and totaled over $20,000 in 2022, which was primarily utilized to send students to the MCAA GreatFutures Forum in Boston, MCAA Annual Convention in San Diego, and the WiMI Conference in Austin.

Site Visits

Nebraska students do their site visits each year with their mentors. Each mentor is required to bring their student to their office and introduce them to others in their company, as well as take them to one of their job sites. The students will all get to see different job sites and gain a deeper understanding of the work their mentor and other MCAA members do. Oftentimes, mentors/students team up in groups for tours so the pairings get to see multiple offices / sites throughout the year.

Internships & Employment with Mechanical Contractors

In 2022 (January – December), ten students interned with MCAA Companies:
• Kade Beguin – Southland Industries
• Luke Bennett – MMC Contractors
• Logan Jaixen – Control Services Inc.
• Kyla Magee – Ray Martin Company
• Logan Mueller – The Waldinger Corporation
• Matt Nanfito – The Waldinger Corporation
• Brodee Paul – The Waldinger Corporation
• Brock Schulz – MMC Contractors
• Cooper Simmons – Mainelli Mechanical Contractors
• Ilya Unguran – Ray Martin Company

“Students who are active in our student chapter are highly involved and take on all possible opportunities to network with our local contractors and learn more about their future careers. All of the local MCA-Omaha events are open to our student chapter and many students take advantage of this opportunity whenever possible to grow their knowledge. We have a large number of our current members working for local MCA-Omaha contractors whom they connected with through the student chapter. The students understand the opportunities given to them through the MCA-Omaha chapter and desire to give just as much back by learning about the industry, showing interest, and volunteering at local chapter events.”
– Kelly Arnold, 2022 Student Chapter President

Congratulations to The University of Nebraska on this well-deserved recognition!

Pittsburg State University Won the Student Chapter Competition and Students & Educators Were Recognized at MCAA23

Pittsburg State University garnered the Student Chapter Competition win and $10,000 during MCAA23. Individual students and educators were recognized with a variety of scholarships and awards. The University of Nebraska was selected as the 2022-2023 Student Chapter of the Year. MCAA presented a charter to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, our newest student chapter, sponsored by the MCA of Eastern Missouri.

Congratulations to the following students, faculty members and student chapters!

JRGF Sholarships

Thomas J. Wanner Scholarship

Daniel Kellen of Iowa State University received a $5,000 scholarship check in honor of the retired MCA/MSCA of Cleveland Executive Director, Thomas J. Wanner. This scholarship is in its second year and is sponsored by MCA/MSCA of Cleveland.

ATP Inspiring Future Leaders Scholarship

Amaya Caggino of the University of Maryland, College Park is the recipient of a brand-new $2,500 scholarship provided by ATP Learning Solutions. The scholarship was established to recognize, support and inspire students in the mechanical industry.

Josam Endowed Scholarship

Alison Ritvo of Kent State University received a $2,500 scholarship underwritten by the Josam Company. This annual scholarship is awarded to the recipient during their sophomore, junior and senior years, provided all qualifications continue to be met. 2022-2023 marks Alison’s first year of the scholarship.

Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship

Brodee Paul and Marissa Kelly, both of the University of Nebraska each received a $2,500 scholarship check in memory of Alan P. O’Shea. The scholarship is sponsored by MCA of New Jersey.

Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship

Brock Schulz of the University of Nebraska received a scholarship check for $5,000 to honor Wayne, Emmett and Patrick Reilly. The John W. Danforth Company is the sponsor of the scholarship.

William A. Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Veronica Brems of Purdue University received a $5,000 scholarship check in memory of a former President of the foundation and MCAA Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recipient, William A. “Bill” Bianco, Jr. The scholarship is sponsored by Kinetics.

Robert J. Durr, Sr. – UA/NCPWB Partnering Scholarship

Cole Perkins of Iowa State University received a $2,500 scholarship check in honor of Robert J. Durr, Sr., former chairman of the National Certified Pipe Wilding Bureau Board of Trustees. Robert’s effort and dedication in creating a partnership between the United Association and the NCPWB resulted in the formation of the Joint Welder Testing Program. This new scholarship is sponsored by the NCPWB.

Viega – Joe Pikus Scholarship

Morebodi Sebadieta of California State University, Chico was the recipient of a new scholarship for $5,000. Viega has graciously sponsored student chapter activities at the MCAA Convention for many years. A major driving force behind this support has been Joe Pikus. Upon the news that Joe would soon be retiring, Viega decided to commemorate his passion for student learning by sponsoring a scholarship in his honor.

Ferguson – Women in the Mechanical Industry Scholarship

Morgan Fischer of Kent State University and Alayna Trautman of Alfred State College each received a $5,000 scholarship, sponsored by Ferguson, to recognize high-achieving female students working towards a degree relative to the mechanical industry. The two students will also be invited to attend the WiMI Conference in Nashville this June.

DEWALT Patriot Scholarship

The DEWALT Patriot Scholarship, now in its second year, was created to recognize two veterans of the United States military who have valiantly served their country and have chosen to enter a career related to mechanical contracting. Thank you to DEWALT Industrial Tool Company for honoring our military and to our scholarship recipients for their service. Daniel Colon-Crespo of Ferris State University (Specialist in the Michigan National Guard) and Jake Balgemann of Iowa State University (United States Marine Corps Sergeant) each received a $5,000 scholarship.

Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Macy Deck of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received a $5,000 scholarship check in memory of the founder of our foundation, Foster McCarl, Jr. McCarl’s Inc. is the scholarship sponsor.

Trimble Future Estimator Scholarship

Joani Lico of Fairleigh Dickinson University received a $5,000 scholarship check for a new scholarship that was developed to recognize a student who is not only interested in mechanical contracting, but specifically someone with an interest in being a mechanical estimator upon graduation. Trimble is the sponsor of the scholarship and has donated complimentary use of the Trimble Estimation MEP software for our student chapter competition teams for the past few years.

New Student Chapter Chartered

MCAA welcomed its newest student chapter by granting a charter to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The new chapter is sponsored by the MCA of Eastern Missouri and their faculty advisor is Stephen Duda.

JRGF Awards

Educator of the Year

Marie Patterson of California State University, Chico was recognized as the 2022-2023 Educator of the Year. She was selected for this honor based on her mentoring, mechanical industry knowledge, chapter activity participation, and involvement in the creation of student-focused networking opportunities with local mechanical contractors through their local MCAA affiliate chapter. In addition to a trophy, she received a check for $5,000.

Student Chapter of the Year

The University of Nebraska was selected as the 2022-2023 Student Chapter of the Year. The Career Development Committee chose the winner based on a rubric that evaluates industry specific educational opportunities, fundraising and community service efforts, recruitment tactics, and most importantly, mechanical contracting interest for the ways the chapter assists in connecting students with MCAA members within their local chapter or nationally. They received a check for $3,000.

MCAA Student Chapter Competition

Pittsburg State University won the top prize of $10,000 and a trophy for their outstanding work on this year’s Student Chapter Competition project, which involved a proposal for the construction of the mechanical and plumbing systems at the new district energy facility on the National Western Center Campus in Denver, CO.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was the runner-up, placing second and received a trophy and check for $5,000.

Fairleigh Dickinson University and McMaster University rounded out the final four. Each of these Honorable Mention finalists received trophies and $2,500.

Six additional teams that just missed the final four were recognized with Merit Trophies and checks for $1,000. They are, in alphabetical order:

Ball State University
Kent State University
Purdue University
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Washington
Wentworth Institute of Technology

Most Valuable Presenter

The Career Development Committee recognized a student who did the best job presenting their proposal, whether or not their team won. The audience members voted via a polling link between school presentations and ultimately Braden Deck of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was awarded a trophy, a $500 gift card, a complimentary seat in MCAA’s Preparatory Institute for Project Management, and the title of 2022-2023 Most Valuable Presenter.

MCAA congratulates all of the award winners and thanks them for their interest in being part of our industry’s future.

Looking for Talent? Post an Entry-Level Job Today & Meet Candidates at the Hire Me Corner at MCAA23

Over 125 Students from close to 30 chapters are registered for MCAA23. They will soon be scoping out MCAA’s GreatFutures Job Board for companies they would like to meet with in Phoenix to discuss internships and entry-level full-time positions. Post your position(s) today and be sure to stop by the Hire Me Corner (inside the Manufacturer/Supplier Council Exhibit) on Tuesday, March 28th to meet students in person.

Students seeking employment opportunities will be stationed at tables based on where they would like to find work (not necessarily where they’re located now). Tables will be separated geographically into West, Central and East. Stop by the table that best fits your company’s location and find your next great hire.

MCAA23 Student Chapters

The following schools will be represented at MCAA23. Be sure to check out the We’re Here Banner at MCAA23 for the most up to date listing of schools as they arrive on-site.

Alfred State University
Auburn University
Ball State University
Bradley University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Chico
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Sacramento
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ferris State University
Illinois State University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
McMaster University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Missouri State University
Oregon State University
Pittsburg State University
Purdue University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
SUNY at Binghamton University
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Nebraska
University of Washington
Utica University
Wentworth Institute of Technology

How to Post an Entry-Level Job or Internship

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Hired an Intern? Submit an Internship Grant Request

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1: MCAA members with one intern are eligible for a $1,000 grant. Companies with two or more interns may receive a $2,000 grant. One form should be filled out for each intern (even beyond two).

Part 1 applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

Internship Grant Form – Part 1

Part 2: For companies successfully converting an intern (from their part 1 list) to a full-time new hire, a $500 gift card will be mailed to the company to present to their new hire. These new hire conversions are now unlimited, but the name of the new hire must be included on a part 1 list from an MCAA member company to be eligible.

Part 2 applications may not be submitted until after their full-time start date.

Internship Grant Form – Part 2

GreatFutures Alumni: Keep Those Connections Strong with New LinkedIn Group & Networking Events

Think all alumni are fresh out of school? The first MCAA Student Chapter was chartered in 1993 – 30 years ago! MCAA GreatFutures Alumni (former student chapter members) are encouraged to connect with fellow alumni through a new LinkedIn group and networking events at MCAA23 and the GreatFutures Forum.

To join the new LinkedIn group, search for MCAA GreatFutures Alumni and request to join.

Alumni attending the following events are also encouraged to stop by to make new connections or reconnect with fellow alumni from their time in the student chapter.

MCAA23 – Phoenix

Student Chapter Alumni Reception
Sunday, March 27th | 5:00 – 6:00 PM

GreatFutures Forum – Milwaukee

Student Chapter Alumni Breakfast
Thursday, September 28th | 8:00 – 9:00 AM

If you have questions about the LinkedIn group, the networking events or anything else GreatFutures-related, please email Michele Hoffman.

Looking for Talent? Post an Entry-Level Job Today & Meet Candidates at the Hire Me Corner at MCAA23

MCAA23 Student Chapters

The following schools will be bringing students to MCAA23. Be sure to check out the We’re Here Banner at MCAA23 for the most up to date listing of schools as they arrive on-site.

Alfred State University
Auburn University
Ball State University
Bradley University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Chico
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Sacramento
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ferris State University
Illinois State University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Kent State University
McMaster University
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Missouri State University
Oregon State University
Pittsburg State University
Purdue University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
SUNY at Binghamton University
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Nebraska
University of Washington
Utica University
Wentworth Institute of Technology

How to Post an Entry-Level Job or Internship

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Hired an Intern? Submit an Internship Grant Request

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1 applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

Internship Grant Form – Part 1

Part 2 applications may not be submitted until after their full-time start date.

Internship Grant Form – Part 2

MCAA’s GreatFutures Program Connects You with Our Industry’s Future Professionals

Curious about the locations of our MCAA student chapters? Check out the GreatFutures Universities page to easily search for schools by state or alphabetically. If you don’t have a chapter in your area (or even if you do), head over to the GreatFutures Job Board to post an entry-level, full-time job or internship to the entire network of nearly 50 student chapters.

Student chapter members are studying construction management, mechanical engineering, construction engineering, architectural engineering, HVAC, and more. These courses are preparing them for mechanical contracting industry careers, so don’t miss out on this unique talent pool. Post your job on the MCAA GreatFutures Job Board today to easily start the process of finding your next great hire!

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Hired an Intern? Submit an Internship Grant Request

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1 applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

Internship Grant Form – Part 1

Part 2 applications may not be submitted until after their full-time start date.

Internship Grant Form – Part 2

Easily Find New Talent with a Quick Post on the MCAA GreatFutures Job Board

MCAA members can quickly post an entry-level, full-time job or internship to a network of close to 50 student chapters as a benefit of membership. These student members are enrolled in programs such as construction management, mechanical engineering, construction engineering, architectural engineering, HVAC, and other similar courses of study that are designed to prepare them for careers in the mechanical contracting industry.

Many of these students are looking to explore the world outside of their own backyard and need assistance with connecting to internship and full-time employment opportunities. Post your job on the MCAA GreatFutures Job Board today to easily start the process of finding your next great hire!

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Hired an Intern? Submit an Internship Grant Request

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1 applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

Internship Grant Form – Part 1

Part 2 applications may not be submitted until after their full-time start date.

Internship Grant Form – Part 2

MCAA’s Final Four Student Chapters Will Compete at MCAA23 in Phoenix for First Place and a $10,000 Prize

Twenty-two MCAA Student Chapters submitted a proposal for the National Western Center Campus Energy project. Congratulations to the Final Four and Merit Award teams. The teams will present their proposals on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 28^th at MCAA23 in Phoenix, AZ.

Students were asked to provide a proposal for construction of the mechanical and plumbing systems at the new district energy facility on the National Western Center Campus in Denver, CO. The scope of the project included the installation of three 1000-ton cooling towers, six 6000-mbh boilers, a SHARC sewer heat recovery system, plate and frame heat exchangers, pumps, piping and supporting infrastructure.

This new 9,000 SF district energy facility will heat and cool multiple vertical buildings on the campus primarily by recovering heat from the 72” Delgany sewer main. The campus buildings include a veterinary hospital, a cattle expo hall and arena, an equestrian expo hall and arena, events center, agricultural education buildings with labs, greenhouses and kitchens, and a gallery/entertainment building. Upon completion, this project will be the largest sewer heat recovery system in North America. It is a huge step forward in de-carbonizing our commercial buildings with the use of both new and traditional technologies.

Thank you to the following companies for their special contributions to the competition project:

U.S. Engineering of Westminster, CO (supplying the project)
Procore (use of their Project Management software)
Trimble (use of Trimble Estimation MEP software)
Ferguson (providing pricing for pipe valves and fittings)

MCAA Student Chapter Member and GreatFutures Forum Attendee Gets Hired Using the GreatFutures Job Board

Name: Logan Ocker
Student Chapter: Northern Kentucky University
Internship Company: U.S. Engineering

“I recently signed an offer letter from U.S. Engineering that will allow me to learn from the best of the best in Colorado this summer. After attending the GreatFutures Forum in Boston, MA, I was introduced to the world of mechanical contracting. I applied for a position on the MCAA GreatFutures Job Board and was able to schedule an interview soon after.

MCAA has not only connected me with some incredible people, but it has also opened many doors for my career path. I highly recommend checking out MCAA and the GreatFutures Job Board for anyone looking for internships or job opportunities post-graduation!”

Logan is a junior majoring in Construction Management at Northern Kentucky University.

Be the Next Success Story – Post Your Open Positions Today!

Looking for an intern or full-time new hire? Post your open positions to a network of student chapter members from close to 50 student chapters from across the U.S. and Canada. MCAA recently updated its job board to make posting internships and entry level full-time positions easy. Take the first step to filling those openings – post your positions today!

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Spring Semester Starts & Students Are Using MCAA’s GreatFutures Job Board to Find Open Positions

College students across the country are gearing up to go back to school for the spring semester. Following a relaxing winter break, their #1 priority will be to secure a summer internship or full-time position. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to put your company in the spotlight! Post your entry level, full-time job or internship today and successfully grow your workforce.

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

New Internship Grant Process for 2023

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1: MCAA members with one intern are eligible for a $1,000 grant. Companies with two or more interns may receive a $2,000 grant. One form should be filled out for each intern.

Part 1 applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

Internship Grant Form – Part 1

Part 2: For companies successfully converting an intern (from their part 1 list) to a full-time new hire, a $500 gift card will be mailed to the company to present to their new hire. These new hire conversations are now unlimited, but the name of the new hire must be included on a part 1 list from an MCAA member company to be eligible.

Part 2 applications may not be submitted until after their full-time start date.

Internship Grant Form – Part 2

New Internship Grant Process for 2023

MCAA wants to hear about all of your mechanical contracting interns and has revised the internship grant application process to ensure program success is being rewarded and celebrated.

Part 1: MCAA members with one intern are eligible for a $1,000 grant. Companies with two or more interns may receive a $2,000 grant. One form should be filled out for each intern.

Part 2: For companies successfully converting an intern (from their part 1 list) to a full-time new hire, a $500 gift card will be mailed to the company to present to their new hire. These new hire conversations are now unlimited, but the name of the new hire must be included on a part 1 list from an MCAA member company to be eligible.

Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis and may be submitted once per calendar year, per intern.

INTERNSHIP GRANT FORM – PART 1

INTERNSHIP TO NEW HIRE FORM – PART 2

Congratulations to the 88 MCAA member companies that were awarded 2022 Internship Grants!

Having MCAA interns working at member companies is a win-win for the mechanical contracting industry. Employers get top talent and build a pipeline of future employees. Students gain experience create connections, develop skills and further their interest in mechanical contracting.

2022 Internship Grant Recipients

1901 Mechanical & Plumbing
AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc.
ARC Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Arden Engineering Constructors, LLC
Arista Air Conditioning Corporation
Associated Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Atomatic Mechanical Services, Inc.
Auburn Mechanical, Inc.
August Winter & Sons, Inc.
Autumn Construction Services, Inc.
Baker Group
Bassett Mechanical
Batchelor & Kimball, Inc.
B.G. Brecke, Inc.
Boland Trane Services, Inc.
BPI Mechanical Service, Inc.
Brewer-Garrett Company
Broadway Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
C & R Mechanical Company
CFI Mechanical, Inc.
Corporate Mechanical of New England, LLC
CT Mechanical
D V Brown & Associates, Inc.
D.V. Brown & Associates, Inc.
DiGesare Mechanical, Inc.
EMCOR Services Fagan
EMCOR Services Mesa Engergy Systems, Inc.
EMCOR Services Northeast, Inc. CommAir/BALCO
FE Moran, Inc.
Gartner Refrigeration
Gilbert Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Goshen Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Greiner Brothers, Inc.
Harrell-Fish, Inc.
HL Moe Company, Inc.
Holmberg Mechanical
HT Lyons, Inc.
Hurst Mechanical
John E. Green Company
John W. Danforth Company
Landry Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Limbach Company LLC
M & M Welding & Fabricators, Inc.
M.J. Daly LLC
Martin Petersen Company, Inc.
Maxair, Inc.
McCauley Mechanical Construction, Inc.
MMC Contractors
Modern Controls, Inc.
Modern Piping, Inc.
New England Sheet Metal and Mechanical Co.
North Mechanical Contracting, Inc.
NV Heathorn, Inc.
Oahu Plumbing & Sheet Metal, Ltd.
P1 Group, Inc.
Peck, Hannaford & Briggs Company
PJ Dionne Company, Inc.
PM Contracting, Inc.
Poole and Kent Corporation
Premier Mechanical, Inc.
Pribuss Engineering, Inc.
Progressive Mechanical, Inc.
Quackenbush Co. Inc.
Ray Martin Company of Omaha
Roberts Environmental Control Corporation
Ryan & Associates, Inc.
Scobell Company, Inc.
Shambaugh & Son
Shank Constructors, Inc.
Smith-Boughan, Inc.
Southland Industries
Speer Mechanical
Springfield Engineering Company
Strategic Mechanical, Inc.
Streimer Sheet Metal Works
The Hill Group
The Waldinger Corporation
The Waldinger Corporation – Omaha
Thomas J. Dyer Company
Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Inc.
U S Engineering Company – Colorado
University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors
University Mechanical Contractors
Way Engineering
Weitz Industrial, LLC
Westside Mechanical, Inc.
William T. Spaeder Company, Inc.
Xcel Mechanical Systems, Inc.

Be on the lookout for the new Intern Wall to highlight the 2022 Internship Grant recipients at MCAA23 in Phoenix!

Semester Break Creates Employment Golden Opportunity on MCAA’s GreatFutures Job Board

College students across the country are finishing up finals and heading home for winter break. Following a few days of post-finals rest, their #1 priority will be to secure a summer internship or full-time position. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to put your company in the spotlight during the golden weeks between semesters! Post your entry level, full-time job or internship today and ring in the new year to successfully growing your workforce.

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

MCAA’s Job Board Delivers Results

A student from Ball State University was recently hired by U.S. Engineering after using the new GreatFutures job board to find a summer internship. Congratulations to Reece Manning and U.S. Engineering! Read the article.

There’s Still Time to Apply for an Internship Grant!

If you already employed an intern in 2022, remember to submit an application for an Internship Grant. MCAA members may submit up to two applications per year for a $1,000 grant (to your company) and an accompanying $500 gift card (to the intern).

APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP GRANT

Check Off ‘Finding the Perfect Intern or New Hire’ from Your To-Do List

The clock is ticking on end of the year to-do lists. Have you secured your summer intern for 2023? While this may seem like an item that can be pushed to the bottom of your list, most students are already committing to summer plans before 2022 comes to a close. This is especially true for May graduates looking for full time employment. MCAA recently updated its job board to make posting internships and entry level full-time positions easy. Take the first step to filling those openings – post your positions today!

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application and interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

MCAA’s Job Board Delivers Results

There’s Still Time to Apply for an Internship Grant!

APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP GRANT

MCAA Student Chapter Member Gets Hired Using the GreatFutures Job Board

Name: Reece Manning
Student Chapter: Ball State University
Internship Company: U.S. Engineering

“I recently accepted the position of Construction Operations Intern for the summer of 2023 at U.S. Engineering. I initially caught wind of this internship thanks to an email from MCAA promoting the GreatFutures job board with companies who were hiring and also again at the GreatFutures Forum job fair in Boston.

The U.S. Engineering internships caught my eye because one of the locations was in Kansas City, where I call home. The job board made it very easy to apply for the position and then the job fair in Boston provided a comfortable and welcoming environment to introduce myself and get to know the U.S. Engineering representatives (Sarabeth Gandara and Kevin Stoddard). From that point forward, the hiring process continued as normal.

When I received the internship offer, I eagerly accepted and I’m looking forward to my summer with MCAA member, U.S. Engineering!”

VIEW JOB BOARD

Still Looking for an Internship or Full Time Position After the GFF Job Fair?

Checkout MCAA’s newly revised job board to find open positions across the country. These positions are posted by MCAA member companies looking to hire students specifically affiliated with an MCAA student chapter.

How it works:

Check out the job board within the Career Development page
Find jobs or internships that you are interested in
Submit your contact information and resume directly to the company
If you’re a good fit, the company will reach out to continue their application & interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

Missed Out on the GreatFutures Job Fair Last Week?

Still looking for an intern or full-time new hire? Checkout MCAA’s newly revised job board to post your open positions to a network of student chapter members from close to 50 student chapters from across the U.S. and Canada.

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application & interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

School-Year Internship Grants

Have an intern working for you during the Fall semester? Don’t forget to submit an Internship Grant application! Internship grants funded by the John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) reward both the hiring company ($1,000) and the student ($500 gift card). Each MCAA member company may submit up to two grant applications per calendar year.

SUBMIT APPLICATION

Find Your Next Great Hire With MCAA’s Revamped GreatFutures Job Board

Looking for an intern or full-time new hire? Checkout MCAA’s newly revised job board to post your open positions to a network of student chapter members from close to 50 student chapters from across the U.S. and Canada.

How it works:

Login with an MCAA username and password
Click on the job board within the Career Development page
Click Manage My Jobs and Add a Job to create your posting
Jobs remain active for 1 month to ensure postings stay fresh
When the job is set to expire, a reminder will be sent for you to either “mark as filled” or “duplicate” and repost for another month
Interested students can view postings and submit their contact information and resume
Your office will be notified via email when interested students submit their resume
From there, your office is encouraged to continue with your company’s application & interview process

VIEW JOB BOARD

School-Year Internship Grants

SUBMIT APPLICATION

Hiring an Intern? Apply for an Internship Grant.

Having interns working at MCAA member companies is a win-win for the mechanical contracting industry. Employers get top talent and build a pipeline for future employees. Students gain experience, create connections, develop skills and further their interest in mechanical contracting. Internship grants funded by the John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) reward both the hiring company and the student.

Each MCAA member company may submit up to two internship grant applications per year. Once the grant application is reviewed and accepted, MCAA will mail both a $500 student gift card and a $1,000 check to the company.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Learn More & Apply

Apply Today for the 2022-2023 JRGF Scholarships & Grants

The 2022-2023 John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) scholarship and grant applications are now available and are due on December 15th. Over $65,000 will be awarded to MCAA student chapter members during the Awards of Excellence Breakfast at MCAA23.

JRGF and our generous donors are proud to present the following scholarships:

Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
- MCA of New Jersey
- $2,500 each, two awarded
Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
- McCarl Family
- $5,000
Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship
- John W. Danforth Company
- $5,000
William A. Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
- Kinetics
- $5,000
Thomas J. Wanner Scholarship
- MCA/MSCA of Cleveland
- $5,000
Viega Scholarship
- Viega
- $5,000
Josam Endowed Scholarship
- Josam Company
- $2,500 for three years
- Sophomores and juniors
Trimble Estimating Scholarship
- Trimble
- $5,000
- Demonstrates an interest in a career as an estimator
Ferguson Women in the Mechanical Industry Scholarship
- Ferguson
- $5,000, two awarded
- Females
DeWALT Patriot Scholarship
- DeWALT
- $5,000, two awarded
- Military veterans or those who are currently serving

APPLY TODAY

Applications for Student Chapter of the Year and Educator of the Year are also now available and due on December 15th.

Chapter of the Year applications are to be completed by the student chapter President or another student leader within the chapter. Applications from faculty advisors or industry advisors will not be accepted. Only one application per chapter.

Educator of the Year applications are to be completed by the student chapter President or another student leader within the chapter or an industry advisor for the chapter. Peer-to-peer faculty advisor nominations will be not accepted.

CHAPTER OF THE YEAR APPLICATION

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR APPLICATION

Please contact Michele Hoffman at 402-305-8969 with any questions.

The 2022-2023 MCAA Student Chapter Competition Project is LIVE!

Ensure your chapter has access to the bid documents by e-mailing Michele Hoffman (mhoffman@mcaa.org) your team member names and e-mails, plus identify one team leader.

A special Competition Introduction Session will be held at the GreatFutures Forum in Boston on Friday, September 30th. A recording of this session will be e-mailed to all student chapters.

Don’t forget to register for the conference by September 2nd!