http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news/ News and Events of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. en-us Copyright 2006 Sam M. Walton College of Business 7/26/2012 9:23:12 PM 360 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news/ http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/images/download/UAWaltonLogoH1T.gif 144 56 Walton College of Business http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=905 Six University of Arkansas graduates have begun their three-year term on the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors under the leadership of new president John C. Reap B.S.B.A.'70 of Dallas. 7/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=904 John C. Reap, B.S.B.A.'70 of Dallas brings 40 years of business expertise to the Arkansas Alumni Association as the incoming president of the board of directors. 7/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=903 Traditional checkout clerks will soon be a thing of the past for retailer J.C. Penney. CEO Ron Johnson announced at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference recently that the company planned to eliminate cash checkouts in its stores by the end of 2013. 7/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=902 Arvest Bank tagged Dr. Eli Jones, newly appointed dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and holder of the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair in Business, has joined the board of directors for Arvest Bank in Fayetteville. 7/24/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=901 Dean Eli Jones of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has named three faculty members to leadership positions in the college on an interim basis. 7/24/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=900 While consumers may look forward to mobile coupons and touch-less payment, researchers at the University of Arkansas are examining these new technologies to address the potential for theft and fraud. 7/17/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=899 Golfers have pledged an event-record $39,000 to spend the afternoon of July 20 competing with each other while enduring the heat of mid-July in support of students at the Sam M. Walton College of Business and the University of Arkansas women's golf program. 7/13/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=898 Business analysts, project managers and others can sharpen their skills in data collection, access and interpretation through a business analytics certificate course offered by the Information Technology Research Institute. 7/11/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=897 A one-week program introducing minority students in grades 10-12 to the cutting-edge field of information technology will be held July 8-13. 7/10/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=896 Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, will present her regular Quarterly Business Analysis as a luncheon event for the first time next month. 7/9/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=895 The Applied Sustainability Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is conducting four energy workshops for state legislators and legislative candidates in July. 7/2/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=894 Northern Arkansas isn't just the home of the world's largest retailer. It's the home of an array of cutting-edge retail and tech companies that got their start in part because Walmart is here. 6/27/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=893 Eli Jones, new dean of the University of Arkansas' Sam M. Walton College of Business, is a rare example of a bridge between the world of business and the world of academia. 6/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=892 The accounting profession, much like other professions, is preparing for a wave of departures as the baby boom generation moves to retire. 6/11/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=891 A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas shows that American consumers ignore the amount sodium they eat, even though excessive sodium intake contributes to cardiovascular disease. 6/6/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=890 The economic impact of natural gas production in the Fayetteville Shale has exceeded projections made in 2008, despite sharply lower gas prices and indications of lower expenditures in the area in 2012 than in 2011. 6/5/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=889 The Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education is looking for volunteers from age 5 to 8 to try out the beta version of an iPad app developed by Neale S. Godfrey, author and expert on family and children's finances. 6/4/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=888 A new study by supply-chain researchers at the University of Arkansas shows that the relationship between major retailers such as Walmart and Target and their suppliers is collaborative in nature, rather than adversarial, and that suppliers that actively participate in innovative supply-chain processes with these major customers actually wield considerable leverage and perform better financially. 5/30/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=887 David Noudaranouvong, an honors finance major, recently graduated cum laude from the UA. Here he shares his honors thesis work, studying the economic effect of the Oklahoma Thunder on Oklahoma City. 5/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=886 The facility at 1637 Fred Hanna Drive in Fayetteville will be the third location for the research center since it was founded in 2005 as part of the Information Technology Research Institute. This is the first building to be entirely dedicated to the center. 5/21/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=885 A combined $1 million gift from Walmart and the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation will fund the renovation and expansion of the current Sam M. Walton College of Business display, honoring Walmart's founder, Sam Walton. 5/21/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=884 This spring some 2012 University of Arkansas graduates will receive more than a diploma. 5/14/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=883 A team of M.B.A. graduates from the Sam M. Walton College of Business was awarded a 2012 Edison Award for creating a more eco-friendly plastic grocery bag. 5/9/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=882 The department of information systems at the Sam M. Walton College of Business is offering a $300 first prize for the best video introducing its program to prospective students. Deadline for submission of a video has been extended to May 29. 5/9/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=881 The Sam M. Walton College of Business has recognized outstanding achievements by faculty, staff and teams with its annual college awards. 5/1/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=880 Economist Kathy Deck pens an editorial/analysis piece in the latest issue of Talk Business Quarterly that examines the need for Arkansas to develop more jobs in the ''professional and business'' sector. 5/1/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=879 A one-week program introducing minority students in grades 10-12 to the cutting-edge field of information technology will be held in July 8-13 at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. 4/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=878 Graduate students in the Innovation and Creativity course at the Sam M. Walton College of Business are tackling the question of how to provide quality, low cost online education and they are doing it from the students' point of view. 4/25/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=877 Each year, the Arkansas Alumni Association and the University of Arkansas proudly recognize the exemplary achievements of faculty through the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Awards and the Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award. 4/23/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=876 Four students from the Sam M. Walton College of Business won first place at the fourth annual Intermodal Association of North America Logistics & Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Case Competition in Jacksonville, Fla. 4/20/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=875 The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas held its 19th annual awards banquet on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Fayetteville Town Center. 4/20/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=874 Edgewalkers: People & Organizations that Take Risks, Build Bridges & Break New Ground 4/19/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=873 Business plan teams from the University of Arkansas College of Engineering and the Sam M. Walton College of Business swept the top three spots in the graduate competition at the 2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup for Arkansas. The awards were announced April 11 at an awards luncheon in Little Rock. 4/19/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=872 The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is accepting nominations for the 2013 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. The submission deadline is June 1, 2012 4/18/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=871 Provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs Sharon Gaber may be the busiest woman on campus. 4/18/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=870 The Center for Business and Economic Research is partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Chambers of Commerce to host a Quarterly Business Analysis breakfast on Friday, May 4. 4/11/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=869 A third graduate student team from the University of Arkansas has taken the top prize in a 2012 business plan contest that carries an automatic berth for the Venture Labs Investment Competition. 4/10/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=868 The University of Arkansas stands out for its ability to combine academic education in technology with ''real-life'' enterprise database and application experiences. 4/9/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=867 Dustin Dingenthal, a senior marketing major in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, won the Northwestern Mutual Sales Competition at the 34th annual International Collegiate American Marketing Association Conference, held during March in New Orleans. 4/5/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=866 The vacancy rate of multifamily housing in Northwest Arkansas continues to move in the right direction. That analysis comes from the latest edition of the Arvest Skyline Report, which today released fourth-quarter data on multifamily and commercial real estate for the local market. 4/4/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=865 Karen Boston, assistant dean for undergraduate programs for the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been elected chairman of the board for the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. 4/2/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=864 The global engagement office of the Sam M. Walton College of Business will host several interest meetings to explore the idea of creating an International Business Club as an official registered student organization at University of Arkansas. 3/29/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=863 David Douglas, University Professor of information systems in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, was presented with the Sam Bruno Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award at the 2012 Federation of Business Disciplines conference. 3/28/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=862 Business schools are encouraging undergraduates to pursue internships in China. 3/26/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=861 Logistics Researchers Keep Shelves Stocked at Stores Everywhere 3/26/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=860 Sarah Gardial, vice provost of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the first woman dean of the University of Iowa's Henry B. Tippie College of Business, effective July 1. 3/13/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=859 The Master of Business Administration program and the part-time M.B.A. program once again are among the top graduate business programs in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. 3/13/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=858 University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck received Tuesday Mar. 6 a clear order from Gov. Mike Beebe. 3/7/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=857 The University of Arkansas today announced that Eli Jones, the current dean of Louisiana State University's E.J. Ourso College of Business, will become the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, effective July 1. 3/1/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=856 University of Arkansas Provost Sharon L. Gaber on Thursday announced an administrative realignment that will result in a greater campus emphasis on distance, online and continuing education programs and related services. 2/29/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=855 Three University of Arkansas juniors — Grant Hodges of Ozark, Mo., Mike Norton of Prairie Grove and Matt Seubert of Bella Vista — have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. 2/29/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=854 David Hyatt, a clinical assistant professor of supply chain management at the University of Arkansas, earned the E. Grosvenor Plowman Award for best paper at the 2011 Supply Chain Management Educator's Conference in Philadelphia. 2/21/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=853 The Sam M. Walton College of Business has received an Award of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its annual alumni event, ''Walton College Bon Appetit: Come Eat, Greet & Compete!'' 2/21/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=852 Viswanath Venkatesh, distinguished professor and holder of the George and Boyce Billingsley Chair in Information Systems at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, accepted an appointment as senior editor at MIS Quarterly, beginning in January 2012. 2/16/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=850 Faculty members in the newly created department of supply chain management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business are already ranked among the most published in supply chain management and logistics journals. 2/13/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=849 Students in Free Enterprise, better known as SIFE, will conduct a day camp known as Willy Walton's Chocolate Factory for elementary students from around the Northwest Arkansas area. The day camp will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Business Building on the University of Arkansas campus. 2/10/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=848 The Sam M. Walton College of Business and the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas are jointly offering a new certificate program to train managers from different types of organizations to better work together. 2/9/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=847 Students in the Sam M. Walton College of Business are encouraged to learn more about international trade through the FITT International Business Professional Certification, brought to you by the Arkansas World Trade Center in conjunction with the Forum for International Trade Training and the Walton College. 2/8/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=846 The ALPFA Institute – a joint venture between the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and ALPFA, the largest organization for Latino business professionals and students – will help make the road to college a little bit smoother for 78 Latino scholars this February. 2/7/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=845 Another startup company nurtured and tested in the entrepreneurial program at the University of Arkansas' Sam M. Walton College of Business is proving in the marketplace and in business competitions that it is ready to take flight. 2/6/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=844 A team of University of Arkansas students took the top prize at Canada's premier graduate student business plan competition by creating a business plan for a company that improves retention and success rates of adults preparing for the General Education Development test. 2/6/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=843 The Information Technology Research Institute and the Center for Management and Executive Education are offering a business analytics certificate course for those interested in improving their skills in data collection, access and interpretation. 2/3/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=842 The University of Arkansas Teaching Academy welcomed six new members into its ranks in December. 1/30/2012 http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/news.asp?article=841 Companies embarking on supply chain sustainability programs don't have to go it alone, says David Hyatt of the University of Arkansas. In fact, they'll go farther faster by partnering with other businesses and outside agencies. 1/27/2012