Josh Kappel is currently in his 5th year of study at the Pennsylvania State University. He will graduate in May 2018 with a degree in the Integrated Bachelor/Master of Architectural Engineering program, with a focus in construction management. Mr. Kappel is involved in a number of professional organizations related to Architectural Engineering including the Student Society of Architectural Engineers (SSAE), Students for the Partnership in Achieving Construction Excellence (S:PACE), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the National Electrical Contractor's Association (NECA). He has held numerous executive positions and was the president of S:PACE for the 2017-18 school year.

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During the summer of 2016 Josh participated in the AE Study Abroad program in Rome, Italy where he obtained a minor in Architectural Studies. The second half of that summer was spent completing an internship with Clark Construction in their Washington, D.C. location. Mr. Kappel spent the summer of 2017 in the D.C. area again but with James G. Davis Construction. Both internships provided Josh with the opportunity to apply his studies to the construction industry and gain invaluable experience and he will be joining Davis Construction full time. 

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Outside of academics, Josh is very involved in the activities that the University has to offer. He played on the men’s soccer team his first year at the New Kensington branch campus and has played on an IM soccer team with fellow AEs. Josh has been on a hip-hop dance team, Urban Dance Troupe, since his second year and was Vice-President his third year. One of his favorite parts about Penn State is THON and he has been heavily involved during his time here. Mr. Kappel had the opportunity to represent SSAE as a THON Dancer his second year, was the THON Chair for SSAE his third year, and participated in the Dancer Relations committee fourth and fifth year. In his free time (which is rare)  Josh is an avid baker, loves listening to music, and traveling.