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Big Changes Coming in 2025: Innovation Hub Joins the North Little Rock Public Library System
NLR Public Library to Manage Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – AUGUST 23, 2024 –The NLR Public Library System (NLRPLS) is set to take over the management and operations of the Hub, marking a pivotal moment for the community and expanding access to the Hub’s innovative programs. Errin Stanger, former director of the Hub, stated, “This partnership ensures ongoing programmatic impact and strengthens our outreach efforts.” Crystal Gates, Executive Director of NLRPLS, remarked, “By merging the resources and expertise of our library system with the Hub’s innovative spirit, we will create a hub of learning, creativity, and collaboration unlike any other.” Click here to read the full story.
The Hub Recognized for its Innovative Summer Camps
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – June 13, 2024 –Andrew Moreau of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette writes, “Innovation Hub’s summer camp begins in North Little Rock, focuses on teaching kids to code.” Andrew goes on to write, “Computer-coding training is a break from the norm of swimming and other outdoor activities that have dominated camp agendas for decades. Innovation Hub, as part of a week of summer camp, focused on Click here to read the full story.
Make48 Nationals - 4 Episodes streaming on Roku!
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – June 5, 2024 – We are thrilled to announce that Season 7 of Make48 Nationals (recorded in part here at the Innovation Hub) is set to premiere on Roku’s This Old House Makers Channel (channel 458) on June 5th! In this 4-episode release, you will witness an incredible display of innovation, creativity, and teamwork as competitors from across the nation come together to solve a real-world challenge: innovation within tiny homes. Click here to watch the teaser.
Encounter Between the Sun and Moon May Have Been Brief, but the Partnerships Forged Continue to Shine
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – MAY 8, 2024 – In June 2024, Errin Stanger and Elizabeth Whitley, Sr. Officer of Education, will travel to the Simons Foundation headquarters in New York City for a “reclipse” event. This event will serve as a platform to discuss future opportunities to engage communities through science and math initiatives, ensuring the lasting impact of the stellar partnerships formed in these past two years. Click here to read the full story.
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub to provide free solar glasses and offer solar eclipse activities on April 8, 2024
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – MARCH 21, 2024 – The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is excited to announce that it will be offering a full day of eclipse-inspired activities leading up to and following the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. Free solar eclipse viewing glasses will be distributed to participants beginning at 9 a.m. Click here to read the full press release.
Argenta to Inspire STEM/STEAM Engagement with Innovative Solar Walk
November 28, 2023 — North Little Rock celebrates the inauguration of a solar walk surrounding the Innovation Hub and looks forward to illuminating the path toward becoming a beacon of STEAM education in the region. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub to Host Make48 Season 7 Nationals
October 3, 2023 — Eight teams from all across the country are getting ready to face each other at the Make48’s season 7 national championship. The competition is set to happen at the Innovation Hub’s headquarters located in North Little Rock, Arkansas over the course of three days starting on Friday, November 10, 2023, and ending on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Click here to read the full press release.
How to Raise Tech-Smart and Tech-Safe Kids by the Innovation Hub Staff
July 31, 2023 —The Innovation Hub director, Errin Stanger, senior education officer, Elizabeth Whitley, and communications manager, Claret Alcalá Collins, answered questions and shared their knowledge to help parents navigate the digital age and raise tech-smart kids. Click here to read the full article.
The Innovation Hub Selected as Part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Program
July 20, 2023 — The Innovation Hub and Microsoft to work together to ensure regional growth of the Hub’s workforce development program, Skills to Launch, and its Information Technology training track. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub Secures Third Consecutive Grant to Support Workforce Development Efforts
June 29, 2023 — The PPG Foundation grants funding to continue Innovation Hub’s workforce development efforts through its Skills to Launch Program. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub Awarded $99,789 to Provide Educational Experiences Around the 2024 Solar Eclipse
June 27, 2023 — The Simons Foundation has provided funding to the Innovation Hub to educate the youth community in Arkansas about the science behind the total solar eclipse set to happen on April 8, 2024. Click here to read the full press release.
STEAM Summer Camps Planned for Monticello
June 16, 2023 — Zoe Eagan, Innovation Hub’s Education Officer, to teach STEAM skills-building workshops in partnership with the Alex Foundation at the Hollywood Plantation at Tillar, property of the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Click here to read the full article.
2023 Summer Camps at St. Joseph Center of Arkansas
June 14, 2023 — The Innovation Hub 2023 Summer Camps were highlighted in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette’s Newspaper. Click here to view the page.
Hands-On Camp Experience
May 12, 2023 — The Innovation Hub and St. Joseph Center of Arkansas are joining forces to offer the most fun summer camps for children between the ages of 8 and 14 years old. Click here to watch the full interview.
Update to March 28 Announcement: Innovation Hub Internal Remodel Shifting to Phased Schedule
May 2, 2023 —Winrock will upgrade the Hub’s property through a phased construction schedule to include new office space to accommodate both Winrock headquarters and Hub staff while enhancing program offerings and member services. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub Announces 2023 Innovation Challenge Winners
April 28, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub to award prizes to the winning teams of their statewide virtual innovation competition. Click here to read the full press release.
The Hub to Undergo Internal Remodeling Beginning June 2023 and will Reopen in November 2023
March 28, 2023 —Winrock International will upgrade the Innovation Hub’s property to include new office space to accommodate both Winrock and Hub staff while enhancing program offerings and member services. Click here to read the full press release.
Make 48 Arkansas Winners Headed to Nationals
March 17, 2023 — Pulaski Academy is headed to Make48 nationals in Kansas City after winning a competition based on the Trail of Tears memorial in North Little Rock. Click here to read the full article.
Arkansas Students Heading to National Competition
March 13, 2023 — The students will have 48 hours to create a prototype from scratch as they compete to win $10,000. Click here to read the full article.
Innovation Hub Highlight — NLR Proud Magazine 2023 Spring Issue
March 7, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has been highlighted on page 17 of the North Little Rock Proud Magazine 2023 Spring Issue. Click here to read the full article.
Pulaski Academy to Represent Arkansas at Make48’s National Competition
March 7, 2023 — A team from Pulaski Academy High School in Little Rock will head to Kansas City in March 2023 to represent the State of Arkansas at a 48-hour maker competition. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub to Host Its First Statewide Innovation Challenge
January 13, 2023 — The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will challenge students across the State of Arkansas to become problem solvers and inventors through their first-ever statewide innovation competition in the spring of 2023. Click here to read the full press release.
The Innovation Hub: A Wonderland of Inspiration
December 30, 2022 — Nichole Niemann visits The Innovation Hub in North Little Rock to check out Arkansas’ first makerspace for woodworking, pottery, painting, and everything in between. Click here to watch the full interview.
Power Women: Errin Stanger, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
December 13, 2022 — Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Director, Errin Stanger, has been named one of the 2022 Arkansas Power Women by the Arkansas Money & Politics Magazine. Click here to read the full interview.
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub at Winrock International hosts invention competition
October 10, 2022 — State enters contest for the first time through the Innovation Hub. Click here to read the full article.
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is a branch of the North Little Rock Public Library System.
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