2023 Newsletter Editions

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ACDS Index: June 2023

SLEEPLESS IN AMERICA Whatever happened to EZ zzzzzzzzzz? ARE YOU GETTING enough sleep? What a silly question‚ÄĒof course you‚Äôre not. That‚Äôs why sleep, or, more precisely, the lack of it, has become a major health concern in this country. Last year, the American Heart Association added ‚Äúhealthy sleep‚ÄĚ to its Life‚Äôs Essential 8 list, which

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WBL Internship Spotlight: May 2023

MEET CHRISTA HINDMAN Age: 24 Hometown: Jacksonville, AR Work-Based-Learning Internship: ACDS MY BACK STORY I’m from Jacksonville and I’ve lived there pretty much all of my life. I attended Pinewood Elementary School and was involved in some of the gifted and talented programs. That gave me a chance to explore unique places in Central Arkansas,

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The ACDS Adviser

9 TIPS FOR WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH RECRUITERS Think of them as the bridge between where you are and where you want to be Clint Hankinson, ACDS Director of Marketing IN AN EVER-CHANGING job market, working effectively with talent recruiters can make all the difference in landing your dream tech job. Recruiters often act as the

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The Director's Chair

The Director’s Chair: April 2023

WHAT WE USED to call Science Fiction is now part of our everyday life, which is why this month‚Äôs edition of the ACDS Newsletter is chock full of information about Artificial Intelligence‚ÄĒAI, for short. This technology is already impacting decisions about how we work, new efficiencies in discovering medicines, and what tasks we might be

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USDOL Recognizes Arkansas���s Leadership in Developing Successful Registered Apprenticeship Programs. Three people standing behind a podium that says "Department of Labor."

USDOL Recognizes Arkansas’s Leadership in Developing Successful Registered Apprenticeship Programs

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Arkansas‚Äôs leadership in expanding successful apprenticeship programs was recognized at the 2023 Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap Grantee Convening, March 14-16, in Washington, D.C. hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL). ACDS Executive Director Bill Yoder and Apprenticeship Director Lonnie Emard were invited to share Arkansas Center for Data

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ACDS Extra: March 2023

THE POWER OF STORY Some thoughts on newsletters at our four-year mark James Morgan, Editor, ACDS Newsletter EDITORS, BY DEFINITION, should remain in the background, but this month‚Äôs newsletter is a milestone. We published the first ACDS newsletter four years ago this month‚ÄĒ49 consecutive editions‚ÄĒand I wanted to acknowledge a few people and tell you

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