The article is devoted to a little-studied issue in the historical literature about the activities of the multi-circulation newspaper of the Soyuzstroy VSNKh Educational and construction combine (since 1933 - the Moscow Institute of civil engineering) «Stroitel» («Builder»), its role in the educational process of an educational institution. Based on the study of newspaper files stored in the newspaper Department of the Russian State library (RSL), the publication characteristics are given: periodicity, circulation, volume, weather (1930-1936) completeness, editor. The information and communication functions of the Institute newspaper are considered. The author considers the structure of the multi-page and its changes, the analysis of the species and thematic composition of its materials. The research focuses on the role of the newspaper «Stroitel» in the educational process of MISI-MGSU both from the point of view of the history of education and the actualization of this role in modern conditions of student learning. The information potential of the «Stroitel» («Builder») newspaper - a variety of documentary materials, editorials, letters, chronicles, memories, newspaper headlines, ads, photo documents, etc. - allows you to cover various aspects of the history of the Kuibyshev Moscow state University during the first and second five-year plans, to identify areas of educational work during that period, methods of pedagogical, influence related to the development of the Institute's periodicals at that time.