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Insurance Agency (Industry Accounting) – Internship and Beyond

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Insurance Agency (industry accounting) | Summer 2021 and beyond Internship (Little Rock)

An insurance agency is looking for a sharp accounting major (preferably with some accounting experience) to bring their accounting records together into one system. Your job would including training on their software (provided by the software vendor), developing processes to collect and input data (e.g., from payroll company and source documents), and training the agency’s employees to follow your processes after your internship is over. Possibility of full-time job offer after graduation.

To apply: Send your resume to Dr. Watson (swatson@uca.edu) with the subject “Insurance Agency”

Haley Gardner CPA

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Haley Gardner CPA (public accounting) | Fall-to-spring Part-time job (Conway)

Are you serious about a career in public accounting? This part-time job will start his fall to get you acquainted with software, processes, etc. so that you are ready for the busy season in the spring.

To Apply: send resumes to haley@hmgardnercpa.com.

Emergency Textbook Grant

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This semester, UCA is continuing its program to assist students facing extreme hardship or financial crisis with the purchase of their course textbooks.

To apply, students should go to uca.edu/go/TextbookGrant and complete the online application. The award period will be open from August 16th, 2021, until September 23, 2021, or funds are exhausted.

Eligible students will be:  [Read more…] about Emergency Textbook Grant

Inside Sales Representative | Bell & McCoy Lighting & Controls

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Bell & McCoy Lighting and Controls is searching for an Inside Sales Representative who can offer reliable support to the sales team. As Inside Sales Representative you will work directly with customers for all their lighting and controls requests. In this role you will be responsible for [Read more…] about Inside Sales Representative | Bell & McCoy Lighting & Controls

Clinic Operations Manager | UCA Interprofessional Teaching Center

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The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences is excited to open the Interprofessional Teaching Center in a few short weeks, and we are looking for an ITC Manager to help oversee the operations of the clinic. This is the perfect position for a new grad who is interested in management, marketing and communications, PR, or healthcare and healthcare administration.
If interested, visit: https://jobs.uca.edu/postings/8848

Tom J. Smith Memorial Scholarship Established for UCA College of Business Students

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The family of Tom J. Smith has established a memorial scholarship in his honor at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA), his alma mater, to support students pursuing undergraduate degrees in the College of Business. The inaugural award will be given to support a student for the fall 2021 semester.

Tom J. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UCA in 1971 through hard work and diligence, working multiple jobs to fund his education, and was the first in his family to earn a college degree. Higher education made a significant difference in his life, opening doors to many opportunities and eventually propelling him to the position of Administrator of Accounting for the State of Arkansas through the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). [Read more…] about Tom J. Smith Memorial Scholarship Established for UCA College of Business Students

UCA Beta Alpha Psi Joins Other State Chapters for Annual Conference

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UCA Beta Alpha Psi joined 3 other state chapters this week to attend a virtual conference together and make some valuable connections.

While students might usually attend the conference in person, pandemic restrictions pushed the conference to a virtual setting. Instead the Arkansas chapters gathered as a smaller group, so they wouldn’t miss out on the annual learning opportunity and important industry connections.

Many thanks to Dr. Connie McKnight, Dr. Stephanie Watson, and Professor Ashley Phillips for their hard work to give our students learning experiences like this.

UCA’s Theta Lambda chapter traveled to the event hosted in Northwest Arkansas for a full schedule of events:

THURSDAY
– Lunch with Landmark CPAs
– Virtual BAP Conference and snacks with Arkansas Society of CPAs
– Dinner with BKD, LLP
FRIDAY
– Breakfast with Bell and Company PA
– Community service (bookmarks and backpacks) with Frost PLLC/Facta and Walmart
– Lunch with EY
– Virtual BAP Conference and snacks with ASCPA

See more photos from the Arkansas BAP conference.

Insurance & Risk Management Instructor Cynthia Burleson Explains Pet Insurance in AICP Podcast

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Cynthia Burleson

Cynthia Burleson, UCA Instructor and Director for the Center for Insurance & Risk Management, joined host Katie Grunett and industry peer Bill Horan on an Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) podcast discussing pet insurance, one of the fastest growing segments of the insurance industry.

Pop Quiz: Which was the first beloved Hollywood canine to get pet insurance? If you guessed Lassie, you are correct!

Listeners may be surprised to learn that pet insurance is considered property and casualty insurance rather than health insurance. Listen to the podcast to learn why this insurance gets the property classification along with many more surprising facts to help you consider pet insurance for your own pets.

UCA Center for Insurance & Risk Management Director Cynthia Burleson Contributes Expert Answers for CarInsurance.com

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Cynthia L. Burleson

Cynthia Burleson, UCA Instructor and Director for the Center for Insurance & Risk Management, recently contributed her expertise for CarInsurance.com to answer the popular question, “Why is car insurance so expensive?” The article examines other auto insurance issues and references a study showing that the average auto insurance rate is up 22 percent from 2017. Author and industry expert Michelle Megna consulted with Burleson to explain why the trend of rising car insurance rates won’t end any time soon.

“There are two causes of upward trends in auto insurance rates: rising frequency and severity,” said Burleson. “It is my opinion that severity numbers may have dropped some during the pandemic but probably not significantly. However now severity numbers are increasing.”

Burleson goes on to explain both trends and how they impact the average citizen.

To see more of Burleson’s explanation, read the full article on CarInsurance.com.

COB Student Intern Earns AR BCBS Scholarship

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UCA College of Business student, Daisy Martinez Carranza, is this year’s $5,000 academic scholarship winner for the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) 2021 Summer Internship Program. Carranza served as a Group Marketing and Member Engagement intern, and over the course of ten weeks, she gained real-world experience by working closely with their managers and teams, attending department meetings, participating in special projects, and sharing her questions and ideas.

Crediting knowledge gained in classes and valuable experience during her internship, Carranza said, “this is as much a win for me as it is for my advisors and mentors here at UCA.”

To earn the award, Carranza not only did exceptional work during her internship but also presented a final project to top BCBS executives. She was chosen as a finalist and then the winner of the $5000 scholarship for her senior year at UCA. Please join us in congratulating Daisy Martinez Carranza on this significant achievement.