- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/hank-bray/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:09:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Creates Associate of Construction Science Degree Partnership with Vilonia High School /news-archive/2021/08/30/associate-construction-science-vilonia-pathways/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:09:13 +0000 /news/?p=79583 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Creates Associate of Construction Science Degree Partnership with Vilonia High School]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has established a memorandum of understanding with Vilonia Pathways Academy, which offers high-quality learning through differentiated pathways that promote academic success, and has been integral to the creation of this innovative approach by working alongside the academy鈥檚 administrators to create a concurrent program. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Construction Management is pleased to support the Vilonia Charter’s unique program,鈥 said Dr. Hollis “Hank” Bray, chair of the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Management at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淧ending approvals by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Higher Learning Commission, students will be able to complete an associate degree in construction science and two certificate programs before graduation from high school.鈥 The Vilonia Pathways Academy provides opportunities of educational excellence to students who desire a nontraditional learning environment. This perspective is a clear fit with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 own mission to provide an accessible, quality education through flexible, supported learning. This partnership is a model of public high school and higher education collaborating to ensure students are prepared to meet the needs of today’s workforce. 鈥淲hat we are celebrating today is the result of true collaboration among industry, school district, and higher education,鈥 said Dr. Cathy Riggins, assistant superintendent of Vilonia Public Schools. 鈥淚t is imperative that education provides the skills needed in today’s workforce. This initiative allows innovative opportunities to provide various pathways of study for students to successfully enter into the commercial construction industry.鈥 Riggins is also the lead architect and project manager of the charter school. Students will undergo concurrent coursework while attending the charter school in order to achieve an associate degree of construction science from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
Dr. Hank Bray speaks with visitors at Vilonia Pathways Academy Conversion Charter.

Dr. Hank Bray speaks with visitors at Vilonia Pathways Academy Conversion Charter.

鈥淰ilonia School District is excited to partner with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to ensure that students are provided a progressive pathway that connects high school curriculum to post-secondary education,鈥 Riggins added. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock-Vilonia High School Associate of Construction Science Partnership will begin in the fall semester of 2021. This degree, along with experience, is a pathway to entry level construction management jobs with general contractors and subcontractors in building construction and heavy highway construction. Learn more about the Vilonia Pathways Academy Conversion Charter by visiting . Apply to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock at . In the upper right photo, Dr. Cathy Riggins, left, and Dr. Hank Bray, right, discuss a new Associate of Construction Science Degree Partnership between 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and Vilonia Pathways Academy Conversion Charter.]]>