Department of Construction & Operations Management

Nadim Wehbe, John M. Hanson Structural and Construction Engineering Professorship and Interim Department Head
Department of Construction and Operations Management
Solberg Hall 116
605-688-6417

Faculty

Professor

Huitian Lu

Associate Professors

Byron Garry, Ekaterina Koromyslova

Associate Professor of Practice

Tim Hostettler

Assistant Professor

Phuong Nguyen

Senior Lecturers

Carrie Steinlicht, Albena Yordanova

Lecturers

Janet Merriman, Robert Miller

Instructor

Jason Prout

Emeritus

Teresa Keys Hall

Overview

The Department of Construction and Operations Management offers applied management and engineering technology programs designed to prepare graduates for technical and management careers. The department’s mission is to provide high quality, relevant, and contemporary learning experiences for students; to enhance the economic vitality of the region through outreach, research and service initiatives for industrial constituents; and to promote the department’s disciplines through these outreach ventures and scholarly activity.

In addition to the academic programs detailed below, the department also delivers the non-degree General Engineering (GE) program for the College of Engineering. The General Engineering program provides a temporary department for first year students who are undecided in their choice of degree program.

Programs

Majors

• Concrete Industry Management (B.S.)  
• Construction Management (B.S.)  
• Construction Technology (A.S.)  
• Electronics Engineering Technology (B.S.)  
• Engineering Technology (A.S.)  

Minors

• Concrete Materials Science Minor  
• Construction Minor    
• Engineering Management Minor  
• Heavy-Highway Construction Minor  
• Mechatronics Technology Minor  

Certificates

• Engineering Graphics Certificate  
• Pre-Construction Planning Certificate  

Graduate Programs*

• Engineering (M.Eng.)

* Graduate degrees are offered in collaboration with the Graduate School. For details, see the Graduate Catalog.

Facilities & Services

The department is located in historic Solberg Hall, where Stephen Briggs built his prototype for what would become the Briggs and Stratton engine. Solberg Hall was constructed in 1901 and has been fully renovated with state of the art classrooms, active learning labs, and faculty offices. The Construction Management program has a dedicated computer lab offering students access to estimating, scheduling, and project management software. The Operations Management and Concrete Industry Management programs share a dedicated computer lab. The Electronics Engineering Technology program has three well-equipped electronics labs, two with 12 workstations. Our production lab is located in the adjacent Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering building. The department shares the production lab with the Mechanical Engineering and Architecture programs which provide cross-disciplinary fabrication project opportunities.

Student Support & Engagement Opportunities

The department supports two professional honor society chapters to provide recognition for outstanding student leaders. The SDSU chapter of Sigma Lambda Chi is the international honor society for students in construction management. Undergraduate and graduate students in the department are also eligible for nomination to Epsilon Mu Eta, the national honor society for engineering management. Students in all our undergraduate programs are given the opportunity to grow their potential as future leaders via service learning, community engagement, and discipline-specific outreach projects.  The department has long standing relationships with the South Dakota Associated General Contractors (AGC) Building and Heavy-Highway-Utilities chapters, the Sioux Falls and Brookings chapters of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the Brookings Area Lean Consortium.