糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Dedicates Staley Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Lab
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock dedicated the newly renovated Staley Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Lab Oct. 5 in the Engineering and Applied Technology Sciences building at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
The lab will help students in the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering emphasize the important role that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) subcontractors have in the building environment. The lab renovation is thanks to a five-year, $40,000 donation from Staley Electric.
鈥淏ecause of this generous support, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock now has a newly remodeled MEP lab that will help our students appreciate and understand how to coordinate work with MEP subcontractors,鈥� 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Provost Ann Bain said. 鈥淪ubcontractors hire the majority of the trades that include highly skilled workers performing complex tasks. This lab and our relationship with Staley will assist our students in understanding and supporting MEP work.鈥�
Brent Staley, president and CEO of Staley Electric, is making this investment with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to provide career specific education and training for the next generation. Staley鈥檚 mother and wife, Connie and Natalie, are both graduates of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
鈥淲e are really excited about this partnership and what it means for the careers of the young adults who are going to come through this program and how they are going to enter the workforce – locked, aimed, and ready to go,鈥� Staley said.
The wall of the classroom is adorned with Staley鈥檚 core values: stewardship, trust, agility, loyalty, excellence, and the yes attitude. These are values Staley hopes the students will learn at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and carry with them throughout their careers.
鈥淭his business was started less than a mile from here in Royce and Virginia Staley鈥檚 garage,鈥� Staley said. 鈥淭he core values are what we live by every day. It鈥檚 how we measure ourselves. Those core values are a direct reflection of Royce and Virginia Staley and Connie and Natalie and me. We thought if we could share anything with the students in perpetuity, that鈥檚 what we would want them to see every day.鈥�
This gift is part of the Centennial Campaign, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 fundraising campaign to raise $250 million before the university鈥檚 100-year anniversary.
鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock will celebrate its centennial year in 2027,鈥� said Dr. Lawrence Whitman, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. 鈥淲e are currently working to raise a quarter of a billion dollars in support of student scholarships, student support, program excellence, and the living and learning environment. This gift for the renovation of this classroom is a perfect example of donor dollars making an impact on the students鈥� learning environment.鈥�