Continuing its tradition of giving, SKA and partners provided more than 700 sweatshirts to a local school. SKA is excited to announce its continued commitment to Hunter Elementary School. In 4th quarter, 2018, SKA partnered with Westover Church, Hoffman & Hoffman Inc., Triad Pawprints, Mr. Bruce Ashley, O.R. Colan & Associates, and WalMart to donate […]
SKA partners with Boy Scout Troop 107 for greenway clean up
SKA Consulting Engineers partnered with Boy Scout Troop 107 to clean up the Bicentennial Greenway from Leonard Recreation Center to West Market Street on Saturday, September 22. Fourteen Boy Scouts, one sibling and five adults enjoyed the trail, while also making it a little cleaner for others to enjoy along the way. SKA Information Systems/Facilities […]
Delivery for local school damaged by recent tornado
Aaron Bopp, PE, LEED AP BD+C, is shown here with donations for Erwin Montessori Elementary School (delivered to Alamance Elementary School, the school that Erwin is being relocated to for the remainder of the school year due to tornado damage). SKA challenges other architects and engineering firms in the Triad to either donate to the […]
Assisting Asheville Police with Back to School Shopping Program
SKA is assisting the Asheville Police Department with their upcoming “Back to School Cops and Kids” Program by sponsoring children. SKA is calling all Asheville engineers and architects to join in and sponsor a child (why not sign up for the Christmas shopping program, too?). Photo credit: Asheville Police Department Facebook page, picture of inquisitive […]
Helping out our neighbors after recent tornados
SKA is joining with others in the community to reach out to families and students impacted by the recent tornados. SKA challenges other architects and engineering firms in the Triad to either give to victims, help out damaged schools, or pull up their sleeves and volunteer in clean up. The Interactive Resource Center (IRC, a […]
SKA visits students at VT, lawyers at NC Law Conference, ends week judging Triad Parks Department Bridge Building Competition
SKA’s marketing department has been traveled quite a bit this past week. On Feb. 20th, Marketing Manager Morgan McEwen and Hilary Vickerman (of SKA’s Charlottesville office) attended the Virginia Tech Engineering Career Fair to talk to college students about SKA and current employment opportunities. Marketing and Business Development Director, Gary Corns, joined with Mike Parker, […]
Special SKA Elves Wrap Presents
SKA employees continued the tradition this year and gathered together to make the holidays sweeter for two families in the community. Special elves showed up to provide shopping strategies, wrapping skills and holiday cheer and were also blessed in the process.
SKA puts Third Greenway Clean Up in the Bag
On November 15th, SKA employees complete the third Greenway Clean Up for the year, and the 9th since the Earth Day Commitment in 2015. Employees enjoyed the cooler temps as they collected bags of trash and cleared the sidewalk of debris. The commitment to clean the greenway involves 2 miles of Greenway from West Market […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Celebration
On Friday, Oct. 27th, we celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness! This year in our efforts to support colleagues, family members, friends, and all who have had to fight the breast cancer battle, our very own engineer, Ania Reich, donated one of her amazing quilts, that’s truly a work of art like no other, for a raffle to […]
SKA leaps to new heights with Rugged Maniac
On Sept. 30, as part of SKA’s wellness initiatives, staff gathered for a Rugged Maniac race in Julian, NC. We challenged ourselves on 25 obstacles including mud pits, fence climbing and quad burner obstacles over 5 kilometers. The SKA team plans to participate again next year and will be ready! To join us, see ruggedmaniac.com.
SKA celebrates with Hunter Elementary at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Community leaders joined with Hunter students, faculty and guests to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Hunter Elementary’s new school. The project began January 2016 and completed June 2017. The new school which safely houses all students under the same roof, spans 88,635 sf and features spacious 21st century classrooms, media center, cafeteria and gymnasium. Students were […]
SKA Greenway clean up commitment continues
On Sept. 28th, SKA staff gathered together for another Bicentennial Greenway clean up. Fun was had by all despite the temperature. The group gathered 8 bags of debris and a car tire. SKA continues to sponsor two miles of the Greenway from West Market to Leonard Recreation Center as part of our Earth Day Commitment in […]
Homeless Care Packages “Homelessness is an experience — not a person.”
SKA employees gathered to pack homeless care packages and to learn about the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) in Greensboro. Scott Singleton, PE, shared about the IRC resources for the homeless such as showers, laundry services, and barbershop and encouraged staff to take a tour of this unique community resource. Brad Ehrhardt, past SKA president, shared […]
SKA Consulting Engineers continues to adopt section of Greensboro’s Bicentennial Greenway for Earth Day
Firm focuses on big impact strategies for the environment and communities firm-wide SKA Consulting Engineers is excited to again celebrate Earth Day with the firm’s commitment to adopting a two-mile stretch of the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department’s Greensboro’s Bicentennial Greenway. “Again, this year, SKA has chosen to give back to one of the communities […]
SKA Supports Ronald McDonald Houses
Ronald McDonald Houses ROCK! Today, SKA Consulting Engineer’s Greensboro office “sported” a shirt along with thousands of others to show we care about the families served annually by Ronald McDonald House. What is Sport-A-Shirt, Share-A-Night? Sport-A-Shirt, Share-A-Night is teamwork, volunteering, and telling our story. It’s wearing a t-shirt for one night to show that you […]