OPUS Gets Easier-to-Access Internet Address
The Online Piping and Usage Specification (OPUS) educational resource developed by the Mechanical Contracting Education and Research Foundation (MCERF), members of the Manufacturer/Supplier Council and university faculty and students has a new, easier to remember Internet...

First Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Presented at Student Chapter Luncheon
Thomas Fath of Ferris State University received the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation’s first Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship commemorates the legacy...

Your Search for Summer Interns Begins at MCAA
Are you thinking about hiring a student intern for the summer? If you need help finding good candidates, begin by reading MCAA's Management Methods Bulletin, How to Find, Hire and Manage Student...

Internship Grant Will Help You Cover the Cost of a Summer Intern
Once again, the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) is making possible grants to MCAA members who hire summer interns. Administered by the MCAA Career...

Looking for Summer Interns...We Can Help
Your search for summer interns to help with professional tasks begins at MCAA. First, read through our Management Methods Bulletin, How to Find, Hire and Manage Student Interns (http://www.mcaa.org/private/mgmtmeth/) for valuable tips on how to plan your search for...

Have You Checked Out The New OPUS
The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation'S (MCERF) Online Piping & Usage Specification (OPUS) site is now open and available as a valuable resource to students, faculty, and those new to the...

OPUS Update and New OPUS Button
The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) thanks all those who have contributed input and feedback to the Online Piping & Usage Specification (OPUS) site, the most user-friendly and relevant educational tool of its kind. Students,...

Fifth MEAC Boot Camp Hits Another Home Run
The fifth annual Faculty Training Camp—a concentrated, intensive course in mechanical and electrical systems for academics who teach construction management courses—marked another win for the Mechanical-Electrical Academic Consortium (MEAC)...

Hire a Summer Intern and Cover the Cost With a Student Internship Grant
If your company is planning to hire an intern to help out in the office and/or on projects, consider applying for a Student Internship Grant. Made possible with support from the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation, the grant...

Hiring an Intern--You May Qualify For an MCERF Grant
If you are planning to hire a summer intern, your company may qualify for a Student Internship Grant. Made possible with funding from the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF), the grants help cover the intern's salary. Bringing...

Student Internship Grant Information is Now Online
Information about the 2009 Student Internship Grants, made possible with funding from the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation's (MCERF), is now online at...

Get a Sneak Peak at OPUS!
The Online Piping & Usage Specification (OPUS) is available now online for you to try out (http://opus.mcerf.org). If you are too busy to link up now, then be sure to visit the MCAA Resource Center and CyberCaf at MCAA 2009 where you can access the system. MCAA's latest online resource allows...

OPUS is Ready to Roll!
The Online Piping & Usage Specification (OPUS) project will be ready for you to try out at MCAA 2009 at the Resource Center and CyberCaf. MCAA's latest online resource allows the user to make dynamic combinations of pipe types, materials, applications and joinings. OPUS...

2009 FEE Grants Announced
MCAAs Career Development Committee is making available grants funded by the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundations (MCERF) Funding Educational Excellence (FEE) initiative. MCAA student chapter faculty advisors may request either a Chapter of Excellence...

Check Out OPUS at MCAA 2009
The new Online Piping & Usage Specification (OPUS) Project, which involves the development of an online resource with the capability to make dynamic combinations of pipe types, materials, applications and joinings, will be ready for you to try out at MCAA’s 2009...

more education news >>