2020 Newsletter Editions

THE NEWPORT INITIATIVE new model for workforce innovation G.B. CazesPresident,The Emory Group I HAVE A passion for helping communities grow around technology and innovation, especially those communities outside the major population centers. This passion is rooted in a desire to provide people and organizations the opportunity to not only survive, but to thrive through tech. […]

JAN P. SPRINGER, Ph.D, Director, Emerging Analytics Center, UA Little Rock THE GEORGE W. DONAGHEY Emerging Analytics Center at UA Little Rock, usually just called the EAC, is a research center focusing on virtual and augmented reality, immersive visualization and interactive technology, as well as cybersecurity research. While it’s the kind of place where you’re

Albert Baker, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Department of Computer Science U.A. Little Rock THESE ARE FRAUGHT times for school communities, communities being the operative word. The immediate question is how to keep everyone safe when classes start again, but there are also long-range questions in the air. We sat down with Dr. Al Baker, interim chair

A NUMBER OF you might not remember September 11, 2001. Tragically, a large number of people lost their lives that day, and the resulting security measures required to mitigate the risk of another such incident impacted parts of all our lives permanently. But as hard as 9/11 was to accept, it brought some positive changes

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE A HOMESCHOOLED KID?It was great then, and it’s even better now Damon Neiser,Regional Vice President of Partnerships,MIND Research Institute THANKS TO THE pandemic, the fastest growing trends in education are homeschooling, virtual schooling, and micro-schooling, the term for small neighborhood schools that typically enroll fewer than 10 children. And yet,

Director of Learning First Orion WITH THE DEMAND for tech talent going through the roof, IT Apprenticeships in Arkansas have taken off over the past couple of years. One of the earliest adopters of the concept was First Orion, the Little Rock-based mobile services provider whose CEO, Charles Morgan, is also Chairman of the Board

REBOOT The coming clash of technology and human nature Karl Schubert, Ph.D. Professor of Practice and Associate Director, Data Science Program, College of Engineering, and the Sam M. Walton College of Business, and J. William Fulbright College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Arkansas I STARTED WORKING from home back in 1974. I was still in college and

‚ÄúI am proud of Ryan for completing the apprenticeship and am grateful for the partnership with ACDS which presented us with strong candidates like Ryan.“ —Chelsay Hollon, Supervisor, SOC, Simmons Bank Meet Ryan Salery Age: 31 Hometown: Port St. Lucie, FL Apprenticeship: Simmons Bank MY BACK STORY I was born in West Palm Beach, Florida,

I HAVE ALWAYS been a sports fan.  Growing up, I followed baseball, football, basketball, and, later, golf.  Two of the greats were still coaching when I was young‚ÄĒCasey Stengel was manager of the New York Yankees, and Vince Lombardi was head coach of the Green Bay Packers.  In business as in life, we sometimes reach