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Joe Karpinski wins the University Teaching Council NTT Outstanding Teacher award in 2016. (Courtesy of Joe Karpinski)

Not your average Joe: The impacts of one construction management professor

Anthony Zacharyasz, General Assignment Editor November 29, 2023

For Joe Karpinski, teaching and sharing his knowledge began at the age of 19, after his older brother turned down a teaching opportunity in drafting, which is creating and analyzing construction blueprints. Fast-forward...

Joseph Karpinski sits at his desk in the The College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology building on Sunday, November 15, 2015.

Building a legacy: Construction enrollment on the rise

Tess Cottom November 17, 2015

On a breezy autumn day, the drifting sound of whizzing motors and hammers clinking on tin are heard through an open window, reminding Joseph Karpinski of the growing demand for construction students.“We...