Pulaski Tech plans to sell LR campus
The former Pulaski Technical College-West campus in Little Rock will soon move to market.
The campus at 8901 Kanis Road was appraised at $2.7 million, said the college's executive vice president and provost, Michael DeLong. The sale does not have to go through a bidding process and will be advertised, he said.
"We're probably looking at two months before we have the building sold," he said.
The college's board decided to close that campus last year because of low enrollment. The college worked with Little Rock School District's Parkview High School to offer general education courses. But not enough students enrolled at the classes at the high school, college President Margaret Ellibee said.
The college will continue advertising this spring and offer the general education courses there for fall 2016, college officials said.
Committee to pick new board leaders
Pulaski Technical College's board chairman on Monday appointed a nominating committee that will recommend new leaders later this year.
Chairman Ronald Dedman of Little Rock chose fellow trustees James Herzfeld, Kent Walker and Emily Jordan Cox for the nominating committee. Dedman's term expires in July, and the group will select a new board chairman, vice chairman and secretary.
"I don't want this board to be caught without leadership," Dedman said.
Events will herald building's opening
Pulaski Technical College will host several events next week for its grand opening of the Center for Humanities and Arts building.
The building at 3000 W. Scenic Drive in North Little Rock opened to students last week when the spring semester started. Construction was completed on time with the help of a $1.5 million grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation. The foundation's grant, the largest private donation in the school's history, was used to furnish and equip the building.
A list of events can be found at www.pulaskitech.edu/CHARTS. Most events are free and open to the public.
The grand opening is 2 p.m. Feb. 2, featuring speakers, performances and snacks. The next day, the center is hosting the Windgate Gallery opening reception with sculptures and paintings from Robyn Horn and Sandra Sell, along with a reception.
On Feb. 4, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon will host a discussion at 6 p.m. Blackmon wrote Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. He is also the executive producer of the weekly public affairs program American Forum on PBS.
The weeklong celebration ends Feb. 5 with a concert by Grammy Award-winning singer Mavis Staples. A ticket is required for the concert, which begins at 8 p.m.
Metro on 01/26/2016