UALR administrators, faculty, and students thanked Arkansas voters last week for the resounding approval for the ballot initiative for the Higher Education Bond Issue that was passed overwhelmingly on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Dr. Mary Good, dean of the Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering, was particularly grateful for the support the CyberCollege’s Advisory Council gave to the bond issue that will authorize up to $250 million in bonds so that Arkansas public universities and two-year colleges will be able to finance facility and technology improvements.

“This is a major economic development victory for our state,” Good said in a message to council members. “It is also a victory for the UALR Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering. We now can move forward on our critically-needed new classroom and research building project. With the $6 million from the bonds, additional private donations and potential funding from the state legislature, we are well on our way to making the new building a reality.”

The bond issue will allocate just under $10 million to UALR.