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Community Service Day organized by school’s Construction Management Student Association

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San Diego—May 8, 2012—The Construction Management Student Association (CMSA) at NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) held a Community Service Day April 17 to help build a home for a family in El Cajon, Calif. Ten NSAD construction management students participated in the volunteer event, which was arranged through Habitat for Humanity.

This was the first home-building project organized by the student group. During the all-day event, the construction management students dug postholes, put up fencing, mixed cement, built a wall, helped install a new kitchen and laid linoleum in the bathroom. Other activities organized by the school’s CMSA included guest speaker presentations, site visits and student competitions. CMSA is a student chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).

The student organization’s mission of encouraging students to be socially responsible leaders aligns with NSAD’s goal of preparing students in the construction management field to be engaged with their communities. NSAD’s construction management programs include a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and a fully online Master of Construction Management program.

About NewSchool of Architecture and Design
NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD), founded in 1980, is located in San Diego, California. NSAD is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. NSAD’s Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Executive Master of Architecture programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). NSAD also offers a pre-professional Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Landscape Architecture, a Master of Construction Management and a Master of Science in Architecture. NSAD was ranked among the top 10 undergraduate architecture schools in the western United States, according to the DesignIntelligence report “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2012.” For more information, visit www.NewSchoolArch.edu/.