TETER presents “Project Management: 5 Things You Won’t Learn in College”

TETER Engineers, Jonathan Schlundt, Hannah Moss, and Corey Stone teamed with PMI CCVC and Lyles College of Engineering to give a presentation to young professionals, recent graduates, and students from CSU Fresno’s Engineering and Business Schools.

TETER’s topics focused on:

• Engineering in college vs. Engineering in the real world
• Moral / Ethics / Quality of Design
• Being a part of something bigger
• Breaking the misconception that Fresno isn’t a place where you can have a successful career

For Corey Stone, Electrical Engineer and CSU Fresno alumni, it was personal:

“Going back to my home campus and speaking with students was great. I fondly remember all of the professors and industry people who invested in me. Reciprocating their guiding influence is what lifelong education in the San Joaquin Valley looks like. I received a wealth of technical knowledge when I attended CSU Fresno. I’m happy to be able to educate students about project management and give them a taste of the real-world workplace. It will be useful as they progress on their path to becoming an engineer.”

 

 

Oval Park Pre-School, conceptually designed by TETER, is featured on Visalia Times Delta.

Originally published on Visalia Times Delta on September 18, 2019 by Joshua Yeager

Long considered a hot spot for drugs and crime, Lincoln Oval Park could soon become Visalia’s newest pre-school site.

That’s the vision of Tulare County Superintendent Tim Hire, who has applied for a $4 million federal grant to transform the dilapidated park into a new Head Start center.

“Our vision is a school in the neighborhood, for the neighborhood, and it’s a shared vision for north Visalia,” he said. “It honors the history of schools that were (in Oval Park) dating back to the 1950s.”

Oval Park housed Visalia’s first high school, which was built in 1897. Following Redwood High School’s construction in 1911, the campus became Lincoln Grammar School until it was vacated in 1917.

The schoolhouse was bulldozed in 1922 after the city deemed the building unsafe, purchasing the property and re-branding it Lincoln Oval Park.

In the subsequent decades, the park acquired its current reputation.

“There’s been a stigma attached to the Oval since I started (in Visalia) with the police department in 1972,” Tulare County historian Terry Ommen said. “I’ve always had a little bit of a soft spot in my heart to the neglect the Oval has seen.

“I hope the park can come full circle and return to its history of being a resource to the families of north Visalia.”

A new vision
The proposal enjoys broad support from community organizers to congressional representatives.

“Head Start serves the heart of the San Joaquin Valley community, which has battled high crime, poverty, unemployment, and low educational attainment, ” Rep. Devin Nunes wrote in a letter to the director of Head Start.

“Given the (Valley’s) unique demographic, the need for additional early childhood services has become increasingly more valuable to our residents — funding for this grant would be instrumental to revitalizing the area.”

The preschool would house two classrooms and serve 40 children to start, Hire said, with room to expand “as the community’s needs grow.”

The campus would encompass the entirety of the park and include a new parking lot, school structures and fencing to protect children from highway traffic, according to a rendering submitted to Visalia City Council.

“This proposal will restore the park to its original purpose of serving children in the community,” Councilman Brian Poochigian said. “It would also serve as a catalyst to transform the whole Oval area.”

 

New Selma High School Stadium, designed by TETER, is featured on ABC30 Action News.

Originally broadcast on ABC30 Action News on September 3, 2019 by Shayla Girardin

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) — The end zone may finally be in sight for the completion of Selma High School’s much-anticipated football stadium.

The district had originally hoped for an August finish, but construction was delayed.

“It was an aggressive, optimistic timeline to begin with,” explained Assistant Superintendent Larry Teixeira of the Selma Unified School District. “We have folks that are disappointed we missed our home football season.”

The Superintendent’s office says they weren’t surprised the stadium was still under construction when that anticipated august 15th completion date rolled around.

“We did run into some issues during construction,” Teixeira explained.

Construction started back in February, but between the wet winter, delays at the building manufacturer, and problems securing the field light footings into the ground the District is now on track for a November 15th finish.

“We’re bringing Selma into the 21st century and preparing for beyond,” said Superintendent Tanya Fisher.

If it’s ready a little sooner? All the better.

“We’re all keeping our fingers and arms crossed that we can make that first Kingsburg game because they’re our big rivals and we want to beat Kingsburg for the first game in our new stadium,” Teixeira continued.

“We have 2nd and 3rd generations who were formerly Selma bears,” added Fisher. “Folks are really excited about having their children and grandchildren and future generations enjoy the stadium.”

The completed stadium will cost around $12 million dollars with that price tag picked up by voters who passed Measure O in November of 2016.

The modernization of Ivanhoe Elementary School, designed by TETER, is featured on ABC30 Action News.

Originally broadcast on ABC30 Action News on August 15, 2019 by Gilbert Magallon

In the South Valley, more than 30,000 students returned to school for Visalia Unified School District on Thursday. That includes hundreds of students at Ivanhoe Elementary. The school recently underwent a major modernization that included new flooring, new paneling, and even some new TVs.