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71% Tenure-Track Women Faculty

When Erdogmus became chair of the School of Building Construction in 2021, one of her first tasks was to fill two faculty positions. After a rigorous process by the search committee, the two candidates hired happened to be women.

"When that happened," Erdogmus said, "I said 'Okay, wait a second. We just became a construction program with 71 percent female tenure-track faculty and approximately 50 percent female when all full-time and part-time faculty are included. It's got to be some sort of a record." Most peer construction schools come in between seven and 25% for combined full- and part-time female faculty, she said.

One of 71%, Assistant Professor Eunhwa Yang, said the change in the School's faculty has been "a life changer."

"When I joined the faculty in 2016, I was one of three female faculty," Yang said. Yang is also an alumna (M.S. BC 2009). When she began her journey at the School, there was one full-time professor who was a woman, she said.

"Recently we had a banquet for our School," Yang said. "Our keynote speaker was Nancy Juneau, the CEO of Juneau Construction. She talked about her career progression, how she became the CEO, it was an amazing story. But having my School's chair and then the female CEO from Juneau Construction talking to each other was a celebration for me. My heart was fireworks, everywhere."

"That kind of publicity and representation will change the dynamics of how the male-dominated field of construction will respond. In fact, they're already responding," she said.

As It Turns Out, the Construction Industry Wants Diversity

When Erdogmus meets with construction industry leaders, they want to talk about graduating students, she said. Not only because they're looking to hire a technologically-savvy Georgia Tech grad, but because they've got diversity initiatives top-of-mind, Erdogmus said.

"They're asking us for more diverse construction managers," she said. "They want to change and the path to change goes through higher education."

The School of Building Construction can start that change with the undergraduate program, Erdogmus said. "The undergraduate program's name is changing to Bachelor of Science in Construction Science and Management, to better reflect the career path and the rigor of the degree. It's also a change informed by a student and alumni survey we did," said Erdogmus.  

"We can have the student body that's challenging the industry's status quo because of the teachers they've had, the lessons they've learned, and the cross-pollination they get at an institute like Georgia Tech. That way, slowly, we change the industry itself," she said.

"If, say, the construction industry looks completely different in 10 years because of Georgia Tech, that's super exciting. And it's the best chance the industry ever had to look like the image we created."

"Ece is a big deal," said Jacquelyn Schneider, one of the members of the School's Advisory Board. Schneider earned her Bachelor of Science in Building Construction (BSBC) from Georgia Tech in 2006 and later got an MBA from the Scheller College of Business in 2018. She is now a senior manager at Jabian Consulting.

"She and the School of Building Construction are really tilling the soil. It's going to be amazing to see the fruition that comes out of [Erdogmus'] personal investment," Schneider said.

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As part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a public research university, The School of Building Construction is committed to developing leaders who advance the state-of-the-art in all aspects of the life cycle of the built environment.

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In the next decade, the School of Building Construction will become the global leader in education and research on life cycle of the built environment.

We see construction as the integrating discipline that brings together owners, developers, architects, engineers, technology experts, suppliers, facility managers, and occupants for the purpose of co-creating a harmonized and sustainable built environment.

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The roots of the School of Building Construction (BC) at Georgia Tech go back 60 years to the World War II era. The nation faced severe housing shortages, materials depletions, and a weak economy, as a result of the wartime demands. The Johns-Manville Corporation, one of the country's largest building materials manufacturers, joined the efforts to re-house the nation by funding and building construction education programs. He sponsored multiple programs around the country, including the one at Georgia Tech.

Through the years, the Institute has shaped the reflection and vitality of the program, and those charged with its direction. When the State Board of Regents elevated the School of Architecture to College status in 1975, the Building Construction Program retained professional degree-granting status.