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Volume 13 Number 4 Career and Business Opportunities


January 2019


Bryant & Stratton College Launching eSports Program


Hampton and Virginia Beach Campuses to Start Competitive Program in Fall 2019


7036 Chesapeake Blvd. Norfolk, Virginia 23513


YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CHOIR/ ASSOCIATE MUSICIAN


We are seeking an individual to provide music for worship services on the 2nd Sunday of each month, church school as requested and in the absence of the Minister of Music. Incumbent must demonstrate an excellent proficiency in playing piano and digital keyboard; must have notation reading skills and play “by ear.” If interested, please contact the church office at (757) 857-0197 for an application.


BY BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE College


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the


Hampton, VA – Bryant & Stratton announced


PHOTO COURTESY OF XAVIER CARÉ / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS “We are excited to be the first


athletics


department is launching a competitive eSports program at the Hampton and Virginia Beach campuses starting in fall 2019.


Bryant & Stratton will be the sixth


college in Virginia to offer eSports as part of the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACE), which serves as the governing body to more than 100 colleges and universities, setting


standards for eligibility and conduct for collegiate eSports.


The college plans to offer co-ed


eSports teams that will hold full-size rosters. To compliment the program, the Hampton Campus plans to create a 500-square foot eSports Lab where the team will practice and compete. The lab will


feature 15 high-end


gaming computers, gaming bays, and consoles. The gaming center will be open to all students and staff during designated hours.


Bryant & Stratton will make


eSports an official varsity sport by joining NACE and will offer scholarships to new and current students starting


in 2019. Currently


NACE member colleges support more than 1,500 student athletes and offer more than $9 million in eSports scholarship and aid.


games played online against other NACE colleges across


eSports are multiplayer the


country


in nine games such as League of Legends, Counter Strike, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Paladins, Rocket League and Smite.


PROJECT: Ferrell Parkway, PWCN-19-0080, CIP 2-054


DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The City of Virginia Beach is soliciting Statements of Interest and Qualifications from interested firms to provide design services for the Ferrell Parkway Project. This project will include, but may not be limited to, the construction of an additional lane along westbound Ferrell Parkway from Indian Lakes Boulevard to Indian River Road, construction of an additional left turn lane on Indian Lakes Boulevard to result in triple left turn lanes onto Ferrell Parkway, and construction of new traffic signals. The project will also include pedestrian accommodations at Indian Lakes Boulevard and Indian Lakes Shopping Center intersections. The scope of services will include, but not be limited to, roadway alignment and design elements, traffic data and analysis, traffic signalization, signs and signal plans, aesthetic design elements, environmental permitting, surveying, storm water management, public utility and other utility coordination, street lighting, geotechnical borings and analysis, public involvement, landscaping, development of construction contract documents, acquisition services and construction phase services. For complete information regarding The Request for Proposal, please visit: http://www.vbgov.com/pwrfps.


QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The successful firm must have specialized experience in roadway and traffic signal design, aesthetics, stormwater management and utility design. The successful firm must have a demonstrated knowledge of applicable FHWA, VDOT, and City of Virginia Beach Specifications, Standards, and design guides. The successful firm must also have demonstrated experience in design of a roadway that carefully considers the aesthetics and traffic management of the existing roadway corridor.


SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria requires: (1) Professional qualifications of staff assigned [15%]; (2) Specialized experience in the type of work required [20%]; (3) Familiarity with project and conceptual approach proposed to address those requirements [20%]; (4) Quality of past performance on similar projects [10%]; (5) Experience and qualifications of any sub-consultants [10%]; (6) Evidence of cost control effectiveness [5%]; (7) Current volume of work that could affect ability to complete the work on time [5%]; (8) Accessibility of the project team to the project site [5%]; (9) Capability to provide aesthetic design features in keeping with the City and community goals for a quality outcome [5%]; and (10) Demonstrated ability for a high degree of public participation and related coordination for input and resolution of project issues [5%]. The percentage listed in parenthesis is the weight that each selection criteria will have in the evaluation of the proposals.


PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: Offerors are advised that Section 2.2-4342 of the Code of Virginia, i.e., the Virginia Public Procurement Act, shall govern public inspection of all records submitted by the Offeror. Specifically, if Offeror seeks to protect any proprietary data or materials, pursuant to Section 2.2-4342, Offeror shall (i) invoke the protections of this section prior to or upon submission of the data or other materials, (ii) identify the data or other materials to be protected, and (iii) state the reasons why protection is needed. Furthermore, the Offeror shall submit proprietary information under separate cover, and the City reserves the right to submit such information to the City attorney for concurrence of the Offeror’s claim that it is in fact proprietary. References may be made within the body of the proposal to proprietary information; however, all information contained within the body of the proposal not labeled proprietary or otherwise not meeting all three of the requirements of Section 2.2- 4342 shall be public information in accordance with State statutes.


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college on the Peninsula to offer eSports as part of NACE,” eSports Head Coach James Claiborne said. “Competitive


gaming has had


incredible growth around the world and now many colleges, both large and small, are embracing eSports. We anticipate the addition of eSports to more of our campuses in the next few years.”


Bryant & Stratton working with 7 Cities


has been Gaming


League, Virginia’s first and only eSports league, and one of just a few eSports consultants in the state. The group’s mission is to help grow the Hampton Roads eSports program to a national standard and connect young gaming enthusiasts to college and local businesses through eSports. The group aspires for Hampton Roads to be an eSports destination for tourism, college students, and millennial career seekers in the gaming industry.


“Through eSports, students learn


team building and problem-solving tactics, in addition to attention to detail and


experience the


which are essential skills for success in


classroom


working virtually, and


the workforce,” Claiborne said. “This program mirrors the college’s Career LifePrep® experience to help prepare students for every step in their personal, academic, and career journey.”


The addition of eSports brings


the Bryant & Stratton Virginia athletic department to a combined eight NJCAA and NACE scholarship-offer- ing sports.


ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES REQUIRED eventually


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