Construction Management

On Saturday, Jan. 24, several UALR students hammered and sawed on a playhouse at the Museum of Discovery, providing a glimpse into the world of construction.

The family of Benjamin Tyler Welsh, a May 2014 honor graduate of Construction Management at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has honored his memory with a scholarship.

Priscilla McChristian, interim director of the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, announced today that the Institute will fund six research projects aimed at reducing and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in Arkansas communities.

Eight students and two faculty members from the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering spent part of their spring break building a bridge in Baton Rouge, La.

Two UALR construction management majors recently received awards at a regional student competition, while a professor in the program was given a $3,500 research grant.

The famous pyramids and Alexandria Library will be among the topics discussed by Egypt native and UALR professor, Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, at the Museum of Discovery‘s latest Science After Dark installment.

More than 600 people turned out for the fourth annual SpectacUALR, which established a new record for giving. More than $200,000 was raised in support of Trojan student-athletes.

Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, assistant professor in the Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering department in the Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), has been selected to be a regional coordinator for the International Road Federation (IRF) Fellows Alumni Association.

UALR will welcome its first students this fall in two degree programs in the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering. New programs will include a bachelor of science degree in architectural and construction engineering and a master of science degree in construction management.

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) has approved a new name for an existing program in UALR’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) to better reflect the degree. The new name: Bachelor of Science in Civil and Construction Engineering.