February 10, 2006

Michael Sivage,
Chair, Home Builders Institute

Douglas Cron,
Chair, NAHB Student Chapters
Letter from the Chair
NAHB Student Members in the Spotlight at Builders’ Show
Students Meet the World’s Big Builders at Building Careers Job Fair
Texas A&M Going to the Extreme to Make a Difference
Campaign to Make Housing Careers Happen
2005 Another Banner Year for New-Home Sales
Wells Fargo Capital for Knowledge
Chapter Notes!
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  Chapter Notes!

Building Futures Wants Your Story!
What activities have you planned with your chapter for 2006? Do you have fool-proof fundraising ideas? How are you involved with your local HBA?

Send HBI an e-mail describing your local activities and look for your school in future issues!

New Sales + Marketing Channel Benefit: FREE for Student Members 
The NAHB National Sales and Marketing Council is offering the Sales+Marketing Channel on www.NAHB.org subscription free of charge to Student Chapter members throughout 2006. The Channel is an electronic portal containing all the sales and marketing information you can think of, created for those in the home building industry. Look for more specifics in the mail to your faculty advisor.

Alumni
Building Futures would like to continue our Spotlight on Alumni section, which is dedicated to former NAHB Student Chapter members. If you have graduated, please keep in touch and let us know where you are. We look forward to seeing student member graduates at NAHB events in the future!

Building Futures would like to continue our Spotlight on Alumni section, which is dedicated to former NAHB Student Chapter members. If you have graduated,  and let us know where you are. We look forward to seeing student member graduates at NAHB events in the future!

Industry News
Click here for the latest issue of Nation’s Building News online.

Benefits
Find information on NAHB Student Chapters scholarships here.

Click here for the Student Chapters program information on HBI’s website. Find information on benefits, dues renewal, International Builders’ Show and more!

Click here to request an order form for copies of last year's Residential Construction Competitions winners' books and/or Outstanding Student Chapters packets.

Click here for The Residential Construction Academy, where you can find information on the RCA textbook series as well as the Residential Construction Superintendent (RCS) designation.

Education... Knowledge... Power...
With a Capital for Knowledge loan, you can borrow between $2,000 and $20,000 per school year to cover ALL education-related expenses, including tuition, room and board, books, fees, or even a personal computer. You can apply online or by phone and be pre-approved in just 5 minutes! The Capital for Knowledge program offers affordable monthly payments, rate-reduction rewards, and deferment options for most borrowers. Funds are generally disbursed within 24 hours of final approval!

Be sure to check out the college and scholarship search engines, as well as the Banking on Our Future link for the award-winning interactive guide to banking basics.  For more information on the Wells-Fargo Capital for Knowledge student loan program, click here. [ return to top ]

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