Lockesburg Arkansas

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UA Cossatot Receives Grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact name: Sarah Chesshir
Phone: 870-584-1338
Email: schesshir@cccua.edu

UA Cossatot has received a $3,500 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund to support its Industrial Maintenance program.

Sarah Chesshir, Division Chair of Professional and Technical Programs, stated the funds would be used to host a recruiting event to showcase UA Cossatot’s Lockesburg Industrial Maintenance Institute (LIMI) and to recruit students into the robust program. The event will be held in 2024, and the public will be invited to attend. UA Cossatot will have advisors, faculty, and staff in attendance to help answer questions, provide tours, and enroll future students. Attendees will receive a free t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing for door prizes. They will also have a chance to win a $250 scholarship. More details will be provided closer to the date.

Housed in Lockesburg, AR, the Industrial Maintenance program provides students with the skills needed to perform general maintenance duties required in an industrial setting with increased employment opportunities. Students will earn stackable credentials. Certificates of Proficiency in Mechanical Devices, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Industrial Motor Controls, Programmable Controls, and Welding will lead to Technical Certificates in Industrial Technology and Industrial Electricity. All hours will apply toward the Associate of Applied Science in General Technology degree.

“We recognize that there is a very high demand for workers with these skillsets, so we are excited to use this grant to help supply the workforce with skilled laborers.,” Chesshir said.

In both rural and urban settings, the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund supports hundreds of important organizations and programs in the communities where they operate with funding, time, expertise, and resources. Weyerhaeuser made its first charitable donation in 1903 and has provided more than $260 million in grants through its formal giving program, which was established in 1948.

More information on the Weyerhaeuser grant application process is available online at www.WY.com

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UA Cossatot honors two local WWII veterans during basketball games in Lockesburg

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Sterling Daniel and Sam Phillips were honored recently by UA Cossatot at Veteran’s Night basketball games. State Representative DeAnn Vaught and UA Cossatot Chancellor Steve Cole are pictured with Daniel and Phillips at midcourt between games and presented special proclamations from the Arkansas Legislature, thanking them for their service to America.

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UA Cossatot Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Old Lockesburg Middle School

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UA Cossatot hosted an open house on Thursday, September 15, to showcase Phase I completion of the old Lockesburg Middle School restoration project. Visitors toured the Blue Darter Museum, the Community Room, and six classrooms. Dr. Steve Cole, Chancellor of UA Cossatot, was on hand to answer questions about the project and the future plans for the updated facility. New to Lockesburg will be a nursing medical simulation lab and plenty of new classroom space to offer new training and programs.

The Lockesburg restoration project was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. Phase 2 of the project is scheduled to begin the week of September 19 and will include the south side of the old middle school facility. According to Dr. Cole, when Phase 2 is completed, UA Cossatot plans to ask the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program to name the entire 9.8-acre Lockesburg campus as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, with the renovated buildings designated as contributing buildings.

Members of the public who wish to donate money or artifacts to the Blue Darter Museum or the campus beautification effort may contact UA Cossatot Director of Development Dustin Roberts at droberts@cccua.edu or call (870) 584-1172. In addition, bricks, classrooms, and the exterior building are available for naming as part of the Blue Darter Heritage Campaign.

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Lockesburg Middle School Restoration Project Open House September 15th

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Work is wrapping up on the latest phase of the restoration project at the old Lockesburg Middle School. UA Cossatot will host an open house at the location on Thursday, September 15th from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM. The public is invited to the event to tour the remodeled facility, which will house a Lockesburg School Museum as well as classrooms for UA Cossatot.

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UA Cossatot Receives $311,800 ANCRC Grant

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UA Cossatot recently received a $311,800 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to finish restoring the remainder of the old Lockesburg Middle School.

UA Cossatot obtained the Lockesburg High School, Middle School, and Gymnasium in 2013.

After completing the renovations to the old middle school with this new grant, UA Cossatot will be making an application to have the entire Lockesburg Campus listed as a Historic District.

UA Cossatot Chancellor Dr. Steve Cole said, “Since obtaining the old Lockesburg High School campus in 2013, we have approached and received over $1,000,000 from the ANCRC to invest in restoring the Lockesburg campus. With this latest grant, we will be able to complete all of the final restorations to the old Middle School and the original high school steps. Once this is complete, we will apply for the Lockesburg campus to become a Historic District. Because of the ANCRC, we have been able to leverage other dollars to help build two major programs dedicated to the Lockesburg campus. Our college will always be looking at additional grant opportunities to help invest in Southwest Arkansas.”

In addition to the completion of renovations on the Lockesburg Campus, UA Cossatot Foundation currently has naming opportunities for the old middle school through the Blue Darter Heritage Campaign. Classrooms, the Museum Room, the building exterior, and brick pavers are available for naming. Proceeds from the Blue Darter Heritage Campaign will help fund the Blue Darter Museum, the Blue Darter Community Room, classroom technology in middle school, the Gymnasium, furnishings for the middle school, athletic support, and

scholarships. Twenty percent of all monies raised through this campaign will go toward funding the Blue Darter Heritage Scholarship, only available to students residing in the 71846 zip code.

For more information on the ANCRC grant, contact Dr. Steve Cole at 870-584-1173 or scole@cccua.edu. For more information on the Blue Darter Heritage Campaign, Contact Dustin Roberts at 870-584-1172 or droberts@cccua.edu