SouthArk received $835k workforce grant

SouthArk receives Department of Labor grant

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded South Arkansas Community College with a three-year, $835,499 Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities grant.

Project activities will focus on meeting regional industry needs for workers with hands-on experience to fill open positions. SouthArk will recruit and train participants for welding and advanced manufacturing positions. Participants can enroll in for-credit certificate programs in industrial engineering technology, such as industrial maintenance, electrical and instrumentation, or chemical process technology, or a non-credit welding program, still under development, that provides basic knowledge and skills for entry-level positions as a welder’s helper.

All programs will be held on SouthArk’s East Campus, in the state-of-the-art Charles Hays Advanced Manufacturing Training Center.

Together with industry partners, new work-based learning opportunities will be developed that enable participants to earn a living while continuing to build their skills. The focus of recruitment for this program will be those who are new to the workforce; dislocated workers, perhaps returning to work after a pandemic-forced hiatus or closure; incumbent workers, seeking to improve their career and earning opportunities; and veterans.

For more information, contact career and technical education dean Ray Winiecki at (870) 864-7110.

Thompson accepts scholarship

EL DORADO—Airiona Thompson of Warren, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted an Alpha Xi Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall.

The scholarship is funded through the SouthArk Foundation.

Summer honor lists released

EL DORADO—South Arkansas Community College has released its President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List for the summer 2022 terms.

To be eligible for the President’s Honor Roll, a student must have at least a 3.75 grade-point average for the summer terms, and be classified as full-time. The students are:

From Alexander, Dakota Ray Weger.

From Banks, Cassidy L. Hollingsworth.

From Camden, William Michael Curry, Chantry Alease Ross.

From Crossett, Cedrix D. Hampton.

From El Dorado, Leah Keeuna Armstrong, Jacoby D. Foster, Gracie Lynn Ragan, Juana Melody Sierra, Lindi Nicole Sutton, Sydney Laine Wallingsford.

From Hermitage, Madison N. Mashburn.

From Junction City, Shakari Manquece Cook.

From Magnolia, Donny Ray Taylor.

From Bernice, Louisiana, Jessica Ramsey.

From Choudrant, Louisiana, Terry Denise Frazier.

From Farmerville, Louisiana, Morgan Johnson.

From Jonesboro, Louisiana, Megan Amanda Moffett.

From Minden, Louisiana, Triveya Shanell Hawkins.

From Ruston, Louisiana, Amanda Island.

From Sikes, Louisiana, Heather White Zimmerman.

From Spearsville, Louisiana, Kelly Nichole Charles.

From West Monroe, Louisiana, Erika Elizabeth Connor.

 

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have a grade-point average of between 3.0 and 3.75 for the summer terms, and be classified as full-time. The students are:

From Camden, Austin G. Ferrell, Austin Reed Mullins, Justin Tyler Thibault.

From Crossett, Whittney Brooke Ferrell, Leslie Ethan Joseph Handy, Niesha Shaunte Lewis, Pavia Chanequa Miller.

From El Dorado, Isabella Rhiannon Armstrong, Asia Armani Brown, Stephanie Yonell Famous, Michelle Galbraith, Casey D. Langford, Adriane LeAsia Mae Lowe, India Kandeli Norful, Julianne M. Spencer, Marcus Lamar Terrall.

From Emerson, Addison Grace McNiel.

From Gurdon, Shannon Christine Michelli.

From Hamburg, Billie Claire Sanderlin.

From Hampton, Tracy Hanson, Christel Michelle Heath, Whitney Leigh Howard, Kaitlyn W. Starr.

From Heber Springs, Maddison Nichole Graham.

From Huttig, Meagan Breann King.

From Magnolia, Cadeidre Denise Carrington, Kaci Cottrell, Holly N. Hulet, Zac David Joslin.

From McNeil, Brianna Tooks.

From Monticello, Ashley Michelle Marshall, John Ratliff, Veronica Regina Spencer, Keyaira D. Williams.

From Norphlet, Leslie Amanda Dees.

From Prescott, Alicia Christine Harper.

From Smackover, William Daniel Wood.

From Warren, Ambrosia Tasha'e Bradley, Jayden D'Lilah-Ann Miller, Tatyana Nakia Newton, Donna Rogers, Denisha Tyshae Stallings, Airiona Vanee’ Thompson, James Derrick Waldrup.

From Bastrop, Louisiana, Sandra Renee Ogden.

From Bernice, Louisiana, Sabrina Hope Henry, Michael Charles Lonon.

From Farmerville, Louisiana, Bailee Rebecca Hurst, Ashley Marie Rodgers, Ashley Morris Salard, Brianna Christelle Tillman.

From Homer, Louisiana, Felisa Daniels Frazier, Tameshia Renee Williams.

From Mangham, Louisiana, Brooke V. Graham.

From Minden, Louisiana, Alisha Monique Jones, Richard Lee McKissack, Onekia Ha'zel Mixon, Kiaechelan Raneisha Robinson.

From Monroe, Louisiana, Tammy Lafaye James, Patricia A. Ward.

From Oak Grove, Louisiana, Brittany Colquette.

From Ruston, Louisiana, Sylvia Davidson, Shonta Lanay Hartwell, Candace Simone McLaughlin, Lashondra Burks Minnifield, Jasmine Ross, Logan Smith.

From Shreveport, Louisiana, Ebony Leshand Young.

From Spearsville, Louisiana, Micah David Hughes.

From Sterlington, Louisiana, Sarah Renee Staats.

From Transylvania, Louisiana, Melissa Robertson.

College Changes Name

The South Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees, at a regularly-scheduled meeting last night, voted to approve the college’s plan to change its name to South Arkansas College.

While students and the general public will not notice any immediate differences, college president Dr. Bentley Wallace said, the change is an important one, intended to be forward-looking.

“Because of the vital role that the college plays in workforce and education, our reach continues to expand with employers and university partners locally, regionally and nationally,” Wallace said. “This move adapts the college’s name to better reflect our current mission, role, and scope as a comprehensive two-year college, and future strategic initiatives.”

The president said that SouthArk expects to enhance the student experience through new and expanded programs, a robust athletic department, and continued collaboration with area and regional employers, as well as other entities.

The target date for officially completing the name change to South Arkansas College is June 2023.

Zimmerman accepts scholarship

Heather Zimmerman of Sikes, Louisiana, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Receiving Education Achievement Close to Home Scholarship to attend the school this fall.

The scholarship is funded through the SouthArk Foundation.

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