CM Department Bluebeam User Group and Commercial Team Activity Fund

Stretch Goal Initiated

Thanks to the amazing support of our donors, we have stretched our goal for this project. We are still raising funds to get our Bluebeam and commercial teams to conferences next year. Keep sharing the project, encourage others to give, and support us as we grow this project. Thank you very much!

Coming off of two impressive years for the Lyles College of Engineering Construction Management (CM) Department, your generous financial support and collaboration will help the CM Department Commercial Building Team and Bluebeam User Group (BUG) continue to represent California State University Fresno by paving the way for future activities, conferences and competitions to serve the construction industry and the Central Valley.

In the 2023-2024 academic year, the Fresno State CM Commercial Building Team traveled to Sparks, Nevada to compete at the Associated Schools of Construction, Far West Region 7 Competition. After months of preparation and practice, the team took the “opus magnum” 1st place trophy in the Commercial Team Category for the 1st time in the history of the competition. Just a few weeks later, the Commercial Team traveled to Kissimmee, Florida, to compete again at the National Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Management Competition. They prepared an initial Request for Proposal (RFP), solved a second addenda problem, and presented the problem and the team placed 2nd in Project Management, 3rd in the Safety Category, and 2nd in the Overall Competition. This was truly an incredible feat in two months!!

In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Fresno State CM Commercial Building Team traveled to Kissimmee, Florida, to compete at the National Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Management Competition for the first time since 2020. After months of preparing a Request for Proposal (RFP), they solved a second addenda problem, presented the problem and the team placed 2nd in the Project Management category, 3rd in the Estimating category, and 2nd in the Overall Competition.

Our 2nd successful leadership team, the Fresno State Bluebeam User Group (BUG) was honored with the 2023 Standout BUG of the Year by Bluebeam at the Bluebeam XCON Conference in San Diego, California. For the past 6 years, the group has held a regular speaker series each semester and focuses on the technical development of our undergraduate and graduate students by bringing back experience from conferences and workshops like these. Being awarded the 2023 Bluebeam Standout BUG of the Year was an acknowledgment of these students' extraordinary effort to advance learning within Fresno State's Construction Management program and the construction industry. See here.

The Fresno State BUG has expanded to be the Technology HUB for the Construction Management Department and offers Bluebeam Essentials Training to the Lyles College of Engineering. The 2024 Fresno State Bluebeam User Group traveled to Bluebeam LIVE! Roadshow at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles this Fall, and plans to attend the Fall 2025 Bluebeam XCON Conference in Washington D.C.

Attending events like these is representative of months of hard work and dedication these amazing student leaders put in throughout the year. Not only does this pay dividends in their personal development but allows them to procure professional internships and job opportunities, and network with industry professionals representing our university with the utmost integrity and proficiency.

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Help these amazing, and successful student leaders to continue representing California State University Fresno Lyles College of Engineering, Construction Management Department, and the Central Valley as a whole!