STARKVILLE, Miss.—º£½ÇÉçÇø State Associate Professor Saeed Rokooei is the newly elected secretary of the American Council for Construction Education’s Board of Trustees, the governing body of one of the world’s most prestigious advocates of quality construction education.
Rokooei, in his 10th year of teaching at MSU, serves as Department of Building Construction Science graduate coordinator and faculty fellow in the º£½ÇÉçÇø.
The project began as a studio assignment in the fall semester of 2025 before faculty selected the group to represent the university.
Spotlight Makayla Martin
Photo by Grace Cockrell
A sophomore building construction science major, Makayla Martin first discovered her love for this work after taking a shop class in her Mission, Texas, high school where she made a cutting board with many different types of wood.
Building Construction Science Career Fair – 02/19/2026
The Building Construction Science Career Fair was held on February 19, 2026, at The Mill Conference Center. There were 116 students and 54 employers in attendance.
