Technology education students at Pittsburg State University are preparing to take on a project that will not only enhance their construction skills, but also give back to the local pet community.
The project, “Habitat For Hounds,” is now in its second year and results in the construction of dog houses for dogs from the Southeast Kansas Humane Society of Crawford County. The three dogs that will benefit this year visited the class Wednesday. Technology education instructor Mike Neden said that while the dogs may be adopted before the houses are built, they will be delivered upon completion.
Neden said the program began as a way of teaching the construction standards to students who will someday be technology education teachers. Construction students at PSU often build sheds and storage buildings for class projects, but the technology education students aren’t always afforded the room to take on projects of that size.
“If you do sheds or storage buildings, you have to have a place to do that,” Neden said. “Our particular lab doesn’t have that kind space.”
Dog houses, being relatively small, fit perfectly. And by teaming with the humane society, the class is performing a community service.
“It gives our kids good experience on how to teach construction and it also gives the humane society the ability to give someone incentive to adopt a dog,” Neden said.
Humane society representative Olive Sullivan praised the project during a visit to the campus on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a really cool idea,” she said. “I really like programs where we can cooperate with other organizations because it benefits all of us. It benefits PSU because they get news out about their excellent technology education program, and it’s getting the word out about our mission.”
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Technology education students at Pittsburg State University are preparing to take on a project that will not only enhance their construction skills, but also give back to the local pet community.
The project, “Habitat For Hounds,” is now in its second year and results in the construction of dog houses for dogs from the Southeast Kansas Humane Society of Crawford County. The three dogs that will benefit this year visited the class Wednesday. Technology education instructor Mike Neden said that while the dogs may be adopted before the houses are built, they will be delivered upon completion.
Neden said the program began as a way of teaching the construction standards to students who will someday be technology education teachers. Construction students at PSU often build sheds and storage buildings for class projects, but the technology education students aren’t always afforded the room to take on projects of that size.
“If you do sheds or storage buildings, you have to have a place to do that,” Neden said. “Our particular lab doesn’t have that kind space.”
Dog houses, being relatively small, fit perfectly. And by teaming with the humane society, the class is performing a community service.
“It gives our kids good experience on how to teach construction and it also gives the humane society the ability to give someone incentive to adopt a dog,” Neden said.
Humane society representative Olive Sullivan praised the project during a visit to the campus on Wednesday.
“I think it’s a really cool idea,” she said. “I really like programs where we can cooperate with other organizations because it benefits all of us. It benefits PSU because they get news out about their excellent technology education program, and it’s getting the word out about our mission.”
