Harvey Lacey, social entrepreneur and inventor, taught local women in Haiti how to construct houses using local materials. He’ll provide a public lecture and demonstration of Ubuntu-Blox at the school’s College of Business on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 1:40 to 2:30 p.m. – Click here to read more…
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BIT Club Meeting – 9/1913
The Business & Information Technology (BIT) Club is having its Fall Welcome Meeting and Kick-Off on Thursday, September 19th. The event, which will be held in the College of Business Auditorium (Rooms 107/208) during X-period (1:40 – 2:30 p.m.),is open to all majors on campus. Mr. Adam Pettit, District Sales Manager for the Delta District (AR, LA, MS, AL, Memphis) of SHI, will be the featured speaker. SHI is a $4 billion+ global provider of information technology products and services. Adam is a recent MIS graduate of our College of Business and we are delighted to welcome him back to campus. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.
Kaleigh Davis to speak at the International Trade Association Meeting
The International Trade Association will host Kaleigh Davis at 3 pm (today) Monday the 16th in COB 100.
Kaleigh Davis, is an alumni of UCA’s College of Business and UCA’s Honors College. While attending UCA, she served as president of the International Trade Association, an ambassador for International Programs, a group leader for StuMo as well as additional campus organizations. Ms. Davis graduated from the School of Law at the U of A, Fayetteville. Currently, she is a prosecutor for Pulaski County. Kaliegh will discuss her international experiences including trips to India, Central and South America and Tanzania.
Economics Student Speaks at United We Stand Festival
Brittney Logan is a senior Economics major and one of the “Koch Student Scholars” engaged in research under EFIRM’s new program that provides a stipend for a few students to engage in economic research with faculty members. She has been invited to speak about youth activism by Christina Tobin. For more information, visit this link.
Study: Digital Divide Narrowing Between Generations
Researchers at the University of Central Arkansas have completed a study showing that the digital divide between younger and older generations is beginning to narrow.
The study reveals some surprising truths about seniors. They have more money available for technological expenses, are already a significant online presence, and they use technology and the internet in comparable ways to younger generations.
To read more of the article, click here.
Authors: Mark E. McMurtrey, Ronald E. McGaughey, James P. Downey and Steven M. Zeltmann
To read the research, click here.
Former Governor Mike Huckabee Guest Speaker
Centennial Bank hosted a fund raising event honoring Johnny Allison and his entrepreneurial success. Former Governor Mike Huckabee was the featured speaker for the event and we had between 25 and 30 students in attendance and a packed house in McCastlain Hall.
The event raised $252,000 that will all go into the John W. Allison Entrepreneur Endowed Professorship Fund. Centennial Bank covered 100% of the expenses for the event and 100% of the revenue raised ($252k) will go into this newly created endowment. Half of the money came from selling tables and the other half was a matching gift from the Allison family.
For more information read this article in The Log Cabin Democrat
UCA’s Beta Alpha Psi Chapter takes a first place during conference
The University of Central Arkansas’ chapter of Beta Alpha Psi — the honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals — earned a first-place award recently at the organization’s 2013 Southwest Regional Conference in Dallas.
UCA students Amber Brewer, Kaci Burrow and Kristen Flynn were awarded first place in the Best Practices competition in the category of Innovation in Developing Soft Skills, according to a news release. The three made a presentation based on a program the UCA chapter of Beta Alpha Psi developed to improve communication skills of its members. Six other schools competed in this category.
For more of the story, click here to read the Log Cabin Democrat article.
If you missed it…
Professor Tammy Rogers was interviewed on KLRT Monday, February 4, 2013 on the topic of credit report errors. To see her interview, click http://www.fox16.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=3964543&navCatId=19792.
What are the Alternatives to the Federal Reserve Bank?
Professor George Selgin is a Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia. His research covers a broad range of topics including monetary theory, monetary history, macroeconomic policy, and the history of monetary thought.
He has written or edited seven books including The Theory of Free Banking and Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821. He has over 60 academic articles.
His writings appear in The Christian Science Monitor, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other popular outlets. Professor Selgin holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University.
When and Where?
Thursday, February 28
College of Business, Room 107
1:40 – 2:30 (x-period)
Trucking Industry Defense Association Awards $5,000 Grant to UCA
Joe Pappalardo, TIDA’s General Counsel, and Dr. David Voss
The Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) has selected UCA as one of four recipients of its fifth annual Endowment Fund Grants in the amount of $5,000. The grant will help fund scholarships and research for the university’s Center for Logistics Education, Advancement, and Research (CLEAR), a program designed to prepare students for careers in the transportation industry.
The grant was presented to Dr. Douglas Voss, director of the CLEAR program for the University of Central Arkansas, at a ceremony on Sept. 20.
“On behalf of the University of Central Arkansas’ transportation and logistics students and faculty, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to TIDA for choosing our University and CLEAR as a beneficiary of its annual endowment program,” said Voss.