ATL Senior Engineer James LaMarco, PE, attended Clarkson’s Construction Engineering Management (CEM) SPEED Team meetup led by CEM instructor, Erik Backus ’97, at The Hollow Bar + Kitchen in Albany, NY. SPEED team members, their coaches, their regional partners and other invitees were also in attendance on the eve of their Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 1 competition. The Clarkson SPEED Team has consistently placed in top prizes year after year at the ASC 1 Region event.

The Clarkson CEM program at the undergraduate and graduate level is among the best in the nation with a consistent 100% year over year placement rate of graduates in the construction industry. Their strong relationship with partners provides numerous opportunities and full assurance that students are graduating with the skills needed to be ready to enter the workforce.