(a) There is hereby created within the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a College of Information Science and Systems Engineering designed to accomplish the purposes set forth in § 6-64-1101.
(b) Cooperative efforts are anticipated with other two-year and four-year postsecondary state institutions. These efforts may include, but not be limited to, the creation of distance learning centers and semi-smart classrooms and the establishment of a formal bridge consisting of such elements as joint degree programs and jointly appointed faculties.
(c) The institutions shall enter into continued dialogue with the private sector to seek input as to the type of training that will be most beneficial to industry and, therefore, make the graduates most marketable.