How’d I Get Here: Frankie’s Journey
College Student WinnI graduated from Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC, in 1995 with an Associates in Applied Sciences in Mechanical Drafting and Design Engineering Technology. The odd part…
Why is Comprehensive Planning Necessary for Communities?
The Importance of Community Planning in a Changing WorldThink about your commute to work. (There is a high probability you’re working from home right now, so think about your commute…
How to Create An Apprenticeship Program for Your Organization
Recently, I attended an Apprenticeship Meeting at Wake Tech Community College to hear more about “Debt-Free Education.” I listened to the speakers discuss the industry workforce shortages in manufacturing, electrical,…
How’d I Get Here: Our IT Director’s Journey at Summit
The LeapIn the fall of 2017, after a successful and gratifying 20+ year run in various information technology roles at UNC-Chapel Hill, I took a huge leap of faith and…
Seizing the Moment: How A/E/C Marketing Evolves
Recently, I was scrolling LinkedIn and stumbled on an article that caught my eye. The article “This is Marketing’s Moment” was published in Engineering News Record (ENR). I was intrigued…
Teaching Through the Pandemic
In our previous post, I described the idea of using our pre-existing resilience to respond to the radical new situations we’ve experienced this year. I want to apply this concept…
The More Things Change…
Summit is discovering solutions to the question ‘what do we do now, with everything going on?’. In her previous post, Lisa Cutshaw outlined a number of issues that we, as…
7 Ways to Prepare for Your First Day at Your New (Remote) Job
The first day at a new job is always intimidating. During a pandemic, it can be downright overwhelming. Working remotely adds additional layers of stress and complexity to the process.…
Weathering the Storm, Part Two: Stormwater
Stormwater IntroductionIn the first blog entry for our hurricane series, we focused on storm debris and its impact on communities. For our second entry, our focus shifts to something even…
Building a Virtual Company Community
In the A/E/C industry, most firms have a split of field employees and office personnel. The field personnel at Summit often refer to their truck as their office, and with…