Business View Magazine | October 2020

230 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 faith and spiritual development are important to our students’ journeys in higher education, and we provide that. We require our students to take a religious studies course, not as a means of conforming people, but just to offer them another perspective and see if it’s something that resonates with them, personally. We accept people where they are, and we want to provide opportunities for our students to explore who they are, too.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Oakley Collier Architects www.oakleycollier.com Oakley Collier Architects (OCA), with offices in Raleigh and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was established in 1988, by its partners and principals, Timothy Oakley and Ann Collier. A design-focused firm, OCA has expertise and experience in all aspects of architectural design, from site evaluation and feasibility studies, through design and construction documents OCA is a growing, vibrant, award-winning firm dedicated to helping communities thrive. Its team members work with county governments, city councils, college boards, non-profit committees, and neighborhood groups to develop successful design solutions. The architects at Oakley Collier strive to create designs that are set apart from the ordinary - buildings of lasting value that contribute to the neighborhood and the community. In the process, it incorporates the very latest engineering and construction methods in order to minimize construction surprises and keep projects on budget. The firm services clients throughout North Carolina and Virginia in the following sectors: education, civic & municipal, healthcare, science & technology, restaurants & retail, recreation, ecclesiastical, master planning, manufacturing, residential, and renovation. Oakley Collier Architects is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and is proud to have U.S. Green Building Council LEED accredited professionals on staff.