The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce recently joined with Bad Boy Mowers to celebrate their first annual Industrial Signing Day in collaboration with the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB).
“The event was held to recognize and acknowledge the collaboration between and dedication of Bad Boy Mowers and UACCB to educate and equip students to enter a technical career upon graduation successfully,” the chamber said in a release.
“This is such an exciting opportunity to strengthen our industrial pipeline, and I know it takes a lot of strong leadership to make projects like this successful,” said BACC CEO Crystal Johnson. “We thank our partners in education at UACCB, a dedicated and strong work ethic from our amazing students, and a willing and always supportive industry partner with Bad Boy Mowers.”
The collaboration came about from discussions between UACCB and Bad Boy Mowers on improving the college’s industrial technology program, specifically the welding program. Located in Batesville, Bad Boy Mowers is sold through a nationwide dealer network.
“We discussed some specific things that we could do inside the classroom, inside the laboratory, but we also discussed getting students exposed to that industrial environment,” said Zach Harber, Dean of Workforce Education at UACCB.
The exposure would help students become comfortable asking “the right questions, to the right people, and get the right answers to make a decision on what they’re going to do with their careers,” said Harber.
Image provided by Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce
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