- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/nick-jovanovic/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 08 May 2019 13:43:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students design hospital, school, and office building for senior class project /news-archive/2019/05/08/senior-construction-design-project/ Wed, 08 May 2019 13:43:26 +0000 /news/?p=74220 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students design hospital, school, and office building for senior class project]]> A group of 13 graduating students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock faced a unique problem for their senior design project.聽 Split into three teams, each was given the same set of architectural plans for an identical, two-story building. Yet, each building will serve a different purpose in a different city across the U.S. Tasked with completing a structural systems design, construction cost estimate, and construction schedule for a one-year timeline, each group faced vastly different challenges in the design of their building. 鈥Each team had to design their gravity load and lateral load resisting systems for different occupancies, different geotechnical conditions, and for different design loads for wind, seismic events, and snow,鈥 said Dr. Nick Jovanovic, coordinator of the architectural, civil, and construction engineering programs. 鈥淚n addition, each team had to consider local climate weather, and cost conditions to create appropriate cost estimate and construction schedules.鈥 Team Eads was tasked with designing an office building in St. Louis. Members include Covy Brown, Tommy Fenton, Samuel Kincannon, Palmer Lane, and Jorge Vasquez. Morgan Bruce, Jared Eakin, Jacob Head, and Blake Johnston made up Team Robertson, which designed a K-12 school in Pensacola, Florida. Team Shreeve consisted of Cody Davis, Cody Stringer, Christian Turner, and Ben Wells. The students designed a hospital in North Dakota. Industry sponsors from Cromwell Architects Engineers and CDI Contractors created the design challenge for the seniors. Participating Cromwell members included Joe Hilliard, director of engineering; Mike Callahan, director of structures; Paul Timko, structural engineer; and Larry Newkirk, structural designer. Estimator Daniel Bowen and Senior Project Manager David Cooan joined the team from CDI Contractors. During the school year, the industry sponsors meet with the students every two weeks to meet project deadlines. They also serve as project supervisors and mentors to the students. Cromwell and CDI have been industry sponsors for the senior design project for the past seven years with the goal of serving the community. Team Shreeve came in with the highest construction cost estimate of $14.4 million to build the North Dakota hospital while Team Robertson turned in an estimate of $14.2 million for the school in Florida. The office building in St. Louis came in the least expensive at $13.3 million. In the upper right photo, the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering senior design class includes (L to R): Back Row: Ben Wells, Covy Brown, Jared Eakin, Cody Stringer, Cody Davis, Christian Turner, and Palmer Lane. Front Row: Blake Johnston, Jacob Head, Jorge Vasquez, Samuel Kincannon, Morgan Bruce, and Tommy Fenton.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win first place in sustainability competition /news-archive/2019/04/16/deep-south-conference/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:30:15 +0000 /news/?p=73984 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students win first place in sustainability competition]]> A team of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students brought home first place in the Sustainability Competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference for their design and build of a sustainable doghouse. The winning team consisted of Kassandra Castrillo, an environmental engineering major, Parker Little, architectural and construction engineering major, and civil and construction engineering students William Littlejohn, Isaac Martinez, and Garrett Wallace. 鈥淭he design team from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chose bamboo as the primary material for the doghouse because it is fast-growing, strong, lightweight, resistant to bacteria, and water-repellent,鈥 said Dr. Nick Jovanovic, faculty advisor to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 team. 鈥淭hey also designed and built prefabricated panels that fit together with built-in pegs and slots to minimize the number of bolted connections and reduce construction time without sacrificing structural strength and stability.鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 team constructed the doghouse in 1 minute and 48 seconds using three builders. The closest competitor was the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, who built their doghouse in just under four minutes. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student chapter will represent the Deep South Conference at the ASCE national sustainability event in Melbourne, Florida, in June. Afterwards, the doghouse will be donated to a local animal shelter.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students won first place in the Sustainability Competition for their build of this sustainable dog house.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students won first place in the Sustainability Competition for their build of this sustainable dog house.

鈥淭he 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock sustainability team won five categories out of seven: aesthetics, construction time, construction cost, technical paper, and overall,鈥 Jovanovic said. 鈥淭he competition at nationals will be tougher, because only the 18 regional winners will be competing. Before then, the team will try to further reduce weight, construction time, and construction cost, to avoid penalties, and to improve their oral presentation and video for the national competition.鈥 In other competitions, John Schwarz, a civil and construction engineering major, was awarded second place in Daniel Mead Ethics Competition. Another 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team placed fourth in the Surveying Competition. The team included Schwarz, Martinez, civil and construction engineering students Hunter Hobby, Logan Snapp, Jesus Martinez, as well as Jose Garcia, a construction management major. The American Society of Civil Engineers sponsors 18 regional conferences across North America. The Deep South Student Conference includes 14 civil engineering programs in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student chapter will represent the Deep South Conference at the ASCE national sustainability event in Melbourne, Florida, in June.]]> Civil and Construction Engineering students set professional certification exam records /news-archive/2017/06/15/civil-construction-engineering/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:28:37 +0000 /news/?p=67312 ... Civil and Construction Engineering students set professional certification exam records]]> Civil and Construction Engineering students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have much to celebrate as they set a new record for their performance on professional certification exams. 聽 The Associate Constructor exam is an eight-hour test from the American Institute of Constructors, while the Fundamentals of Engineering exam is a six-hour exam administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. The 12 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who took the exam had a 100 percent pass rate for the Associate Constructor exam and a 92 percent pass rate for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. This year鈥檚 graduates are the closest a class has come to having a 100 percent pass rate on the Fundamentals of Engineering exam at the time of graduation. It鈥檚 a goal Dr. Nick Jovanovic, coordinator of the architectural, civil, and construction engineering programs, hopes next year鈥檚 students complete. 鈥淧assing the exams validates the quality of the CVCE (Civil and Construction Engineering) program,鈥 Jovanovic said. 鈥淚t demonstrates that our graduates satisfy, not only our own local standards, but also national standards.鈥 Passing the exams allows graduates to immediately apply for the Engineering Intern Licensure with the state of Arkansas and the Associate Constructor certification from the American Institute of Constructors. Completing the exams is the first step in becoming certified professional constructors and licensed professional engineers. This year鈥檚 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock success rates far exceed the national pass rates for civil engineering students who take the exam. The 2016 national pass rate was for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, according to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Meanwhile, the spring 2017 national pass rate for the Associated Constructor exam was 70 percent. The 2017 Civil and Construction Engineering graduates include Abdulaziz Alanazi, Daniel Blair, Julian Castillo, Jeff Choate, Fidele Kabera, Matt Mitchell, Ross Phillips, Drew Potter, Norbert Rungano, Dylan Singleton, and David Stinnett. ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student takes first place in engineering competition /news-archive/2017/04/10/engineering-competition/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:29:39 +0000 /news/?p=66803 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student takes first place in engineering competition]]> Heather Hightower, a construction management graduate student from Benton and the president of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, also received a $200 cash prize for her 2,000-word paper and presentation on the topic: 鈥淚s it ethical for university engineering faculty to teach technical subject matter to engineering students without obtaining professional licensure?” Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State universities took second and third place in the professional paper and oral presentation competition. Students from the university鈥檚 chapter of the , coached by Faculty Adviser Nick Jovanovic, battled against 14 college teams from Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana in the society鈥檚 competition on March 31 and April 1 in Memphis. More than 20 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students competed in six events: concrete canoe, steel bridge, surveying, environmental, ethics paper, and a mystery event. 鈥淭he student chapter sent 22 students to the conference, which is a new attendance record for the chapter,鈥 Jovanovic said. 鈥淭he student chapter also made history by taking a concrete canoe for the first time. This was also the first year that the student chapter was able to participate in all six events at the Deep South Conference. Thus, given that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is the newest ASCE student chapter in the conference, this is a fantastic result.鈥 In the concrete canoe competition, students tested their engineering skills by creating a canoe out of concrete materials that floats in water. In Memphis, the students took their canoes to the water to take part in a racing competition.
Heather Hightower

Heather Hightower

Concrete canoe team members include Team Captain Blake Johnston, Assistant Captain Sam Kincannon, Manville Allen, Amanda Hall, Harrison Hayworth, Hunter Hobby, Palmer Lane, Magen Schlesier, Logan Snapp, and Jorge Vasquez. Steel Bridge Team members include Team Captain Casey Baker, Assistant Captain Jonathan Henderson, Nicole Compton, David Greenwood, Dee Osieczko, and Jonny Picking. Surveying Team members included Team Captain William Beggs, Natasha Carlson, and Jose Garcia. Kassandra Castrillo competed in the environmental competition while Vianca Martin was the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock competition coordinator during the 2016-17 academic year. Sponsors that provided financial and material support for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock American Society of Civil Engineers include: ABC Block, AFCO Steel, American Institute of Steel Constructors, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, Arkansas Chapter of American Concrete Institute, Arkansas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers, BASF, Bentley Software, C&F Steel Erectors, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering, and Ryerson Steel. In the upper right photo,聽University of Arkansas at Little Rock students display a concrete canoe built for the American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference. Team members (L-R) include Logan Snapp, Manville Allen, Harrison Hayworth, and Hunter Hobby. Photo by Joe Kline Jr./糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.聽]]>