- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/department-of-construction-management-and-civil-and-construction/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:38:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Hightower places third in national competition for engineering students /news-archive/2017/11/15/hightower-mead-award/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:38:20 +0000 /news/?p=68528 ... Hightower places third in national competition for engineering students]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has won a national award for an ethics paper exploring whether engineering faculty should teach if they have not obtained a professional license. Heather Hightower, a graduate student in construction management and operations management, received third place in the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students from the American Society of Civil Engineers.聽Daniel Mead, a former president of the society, endowed the Mead Prize for Students in 1939.聽 鈥淚 am very honored and surprised to receive third place in the National Daniel Mead Contest,鈥 Hightower said. 鈥淭his national recognition was completely unexpected. I feel very grateful to my ASCE chapter members and the department’s faculty for all their support.鈥 Hightower won the award for writing a paper answering the question: 鈥淚s it ethical for university engineering faculty to teach technical subject matter to engineering students without obtaining professional licensure?” 鈥淚 took the position that as long as an instructor or professor demonstrated sufficient knowledge in an area, he or she should be able to teach the subject with or without a professional licensure,鈥 she said. In April, Hightower, who is president of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, also won first place and a $200 prize for the best professional paper and oral presentation at the American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference for her paper. Michael Tramel, chair of the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering, was not surprised to learn Hightower had won the award, describing her as an excellent writer and one of the most intelligent and dependable students in the department. 鈥淗eather is a natural leader and earns the respect of her peers with her work ethic, integrity, maturity, and courtesy,鈥 Tramel said. 鈥淪he has demonstrated excellent organization skills and has been instrumental in the success of several student activities.鈥 ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win scholarships to health care engineering conference /news-archive/2017/08/14/ua-little-rock-students-win-scholarships-health-care-engineering-conference/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:02:46 +0000 /news/?p=67633 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win scholarships to health care engineering conference]]> Four University of Arkansas at Little Rock students and one faculty member received scholarships to attend a prestigious conference on health care engineering.聽 Each person received a $2,000 Ilse B. Almanza Scholarship to attend the conference Aug. 6-9 in Indianapolis. The Ilse B. Almanza Scholarship Fund supports education and training to develop future leaders committed to optimizing the health care physical environment. The scholarship was established to carry forward the legacy of Almanza, an advocate for lifelong education and longtime American Society for Healthcare Engineering employee. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarship recipients include: During the conference, students attended technical sessions, interacted with conference members from state, regional, and national levels, met with vendors who specialize in health care, and had the opportunity to visit Speedway, Indiana, and ride in NASCAR vehicles. McKenney, who teaches two courses on health care construction, said it is an up and coming field within construction management and engineering. Those involved in the industry need specialized training and certifications to ensure knowledge of state and federal codes and regulations that control health care projects. In the upper right photo, four students won $2,000 scholarships to attend the American Society for Healthcare Engineering conference Aug. 6-9 in Indianapolis. The students, pictured from left to right, are Heather Hightower, Blake Johnston, Amanda Hall, and Sam Kincannon.聽]]>