{"id":16853,"date":"2013-12-02T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=16853"},"modified":"2013-12-02T03:23:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T09:23:25","slug":"austin-peay-state-university-students-form-new-national-home-builders-association-nahb-chapter-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/12\/02\/austin-peay-state-university-students-form-new-national-home-builders-association-nahb-chapter-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University Students Form New National Home Builders Association (NAHB) Chapter On Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-47306\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/apsu-logo-200x123.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"123\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> \u2013 Austin Peay State University students seeking degrees in construction and civil engineering technology now have an extra-circular organization on campus to help them prepare for careers in that field. Earlier this semester, a group of students formed an APSU chapter of the National Home Builders Association (NAHB).<\/p>\n<p>The NAHB is a trade association, founded in 1942, that serves professionals in the housing industry. The APSU chapter hopes to work closely with the Clarksville chapter to find opportunities for networking and internships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-197908\" title=\"National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)\" alt=\"National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/NAHB-Logo1-480x320.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis chapter is a way for construction and civil students in the engineering field at Austin Peay to get involved and kind of get to know what they\u2019re going to be doing and what they could do,\u201d Brittani Littlejohn, a junior engineering technology major and the APSU chapter\u2019s president, said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to get our students\u2019 feet in the door with internships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This new NAHB chapter is the first APSU organization to serve these students.<\/p>\n<p>Ihab Habib, APSU assistant professor of construction engineering technology, is pleased that Littlejohn was named the first president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m working on my dissertation on \u2018A Study of Female Students Enrollment in Engineering Technology STEM Programs,\u2019\u201d Habib said. \u201cI am trying to encourage female students to enroll in male dominated fields. I would like to announce that we are proud to have a female student in STEM, leading NAHB as the first construction and civil engineering technology president in the engineering field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this new chapter, contact Littlejohn at <a href=\"mailto:blittlejohn@my.apsu.edu\">blittlejohn@my.apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN \u2013 Austin Peay State University students seeking degrees in construction and civil engineering technology now have an extra-circular organization on campus to help them prepare for careers in that field. Earlier this semester, a group of students formed an APSU chapter of the National Home Builders Association (NAHB). 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