On the road to success: Joseph Eggburn
At just 22, Joseph Eggburn, of Sheridan, has already worked on important construction projects familiar to residents of central Arkansas – the Outlets of Little Rock off I-30 and the recently completed on-ramp from Cantrell Road to I-430 in west Little Rock.
Graduating student finds passion for construction management at UA Little Rock
After spending 14 years working in retail, Heather Hightower saw her move to Arkansas to be closer to her wife’s family as an opportunity to go back to school and start a new career.
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.
UA Little Rock construction management program gets added accreditation
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock construction management baccalaureate program has received accreditation from the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) of ABET.
UA Little Rock unveils new early entry programs for graduate degrees
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is continuing its promise of making college more affordable and accessible with four early entry programs that offer an affordable fast track to earning a master’s degree.
EIT students design tornado shelters for UA Little Rock
Arkansas lies in a region susceptible to the country’s highest tornado wind speeds — up to 250 miles per hour, according to FEMA. Twelve students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering faced a unique problem for their senior design project. “We were presented with … EIT students design tornado shelters for UA Little Rock
UA Little Rock construction management program recognized as top educational program
When Michael Tramel considered the need for a college degree program in construction management during the early 1990s, he knew he would be facing an uphill battle.
UALR student wins award for research into environmentally friendly concrete mixture
A civil engineer who traveled from India to study at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is researching a way to lower the cost of concrete and to save the environment from the harmful effects of quarry dust and fly ash.
UALR students take 2nd place in Dallas competition
University of Arkansas at Little Rock students took second place in the Associated Schools of Construction Student Competition held Feb. 13-15 in Dallas.
UALR degree programs available at Texarkana campus
Texarkana, Ark. — This fall, Texarkana-area residents can start earning a University of Arkansas at Little Rock bachelor’s degree at a campus close to home.
