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6-64-1102. Creation.
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6-64-1102. Creation.
(a) There is hereby created within the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a College of Information Science and Systems Engineering designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in § 6-64-1101.
(b) Cooperative efforts are anticipated with other two-year and four-year postsecondary state institutions. These efforts may include, but not be limited to, the creation of distance learning centers and semi-smart classrooms and the establishment of a formal bridge consisting of such elements as joint degree programs and jointly appointed faculties.
(c) The institutions shall enter into continued dialogue with the private sector to seek input as to the type of training that will be most beneficial to industry and, therefore, make the graduates most marketable.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-64-1102
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6-64-1102. Creation.
(a) There is hereby created within the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a College of Information Science and Systems Engineering designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in § 6-64-1101.
(b) Cooperative efforts are anticipated with other two-year and four-year postsecondary state institutions. These efforts may include, but not be limited to, the creation of distance learning centers and semi-smart classrooms and the establishment of a formal bridge consisting of such elements as joint degree programs and jointly appointed faculties.
(c) The institutions shall enter into continued dialogue with the private sector to seek input as to the type of training that will be most beneficial to industry and, therefore, make the graduates most marketable.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-64-1101. Legislative findings.
(a) It has been determined that there is a significant shortfall in postsecondary education for persons seeking to become highly skilled in the use of information technology, which affects our entire economy. In fact, American employment in these fields has tripled in the last decade. Without action to meet the broad-based demand for a skilled and highly educated work force by industries involved in manufacturing, services, transportation, health care, education, government, and information systems, severe consequences could accrue to Arkansas' competitiveness and economic growth. By providing our citizens with the opportunity to acquire a high level of education in this discipline, job creation will result as firms locate and expand in Arkansas. These industries will form an important component in Arkansas' economy in the next century. To accomplish this goal, we must establish a new college of information science and systems engineering and form a partnership between the university, public schools, and the private sector so that the public schools may be best prepared to give the training necessary to students prior to entering college and so that the colleges are prepared to build on that training to provide the potential employees for companies which are currently located in this state or which we are attempting to attract to this state.
(b) The enhancement of educational opportunities in Arkansas in the field of information technologies and the development of a public and private partnership between the universities and the knowledge-based businesses will help assure that our graduates and their families will have the best opportunity to remain in this state in productive and rewarding careers. Furthermore, the program envisione
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-64-1101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-64-1101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.