Check out Nhiem's blog

He is updating cycleWood's status on the competition circuit as well as in the "real world." Nhiem is concentrating all of his efforts in getting this start-up up and running.

Walton has had several successful start-ups come from the small-business plan competitions. Here are a few and their websites:

cycleWood - cyclewood.com
Silicon Solar Solutions - siliconsolarsolutions.com
BiologicsMD - biologicsmd.com
Merchant View - mvretail.com
TiFiber - tifiber.com

I had a great week off last week. This week I have been catching up on email and working on the new MBA brochure. Next week I will focus on my annual report and getting files ready for Integrated MAcc committee review. These files will go to the Department either Friday, July 8 or Monday, July 11.

Yippee for vacation

It is late Friday afternoon and I am off next week. Can you tell I am excited? One would think that things slow down in a university office during the summer and one would be wrong. We have been very busy. This summer I am working on redoing our brochures. Four to be exact. The goal is to have them done by September 1. I am not alone; my Assistant Dean, Marion, is in this mess with me.

My other "must do" this summer is to finish the MMBA class. Orientation is August 11-14. By August 5, I need 15 more students. Files are pouring in and these must be processed and taken to committee.

You may wonder what my plans are for next week. I hate to disappoint, but I am staying home, for the most part. Next Wednesday, June 22, is my 20th wedding anniversary. We are planning a big to-do. Afterwards, my kids will visit friends and family in Oklahoma while mom and dad enjoy a little alone time. I'll head over to pick them up on the 25th.

I have one more meeting today before I can officially be "off." This is a little humorous, or not depending on how you look at it, but I am never very far away or disconnected; if I didn't keep caught up with my email, I'd go stark raving mad when I got back.

I'll try to do something entertaining so that I have a great story to recount. More when I return.

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth

I know it's been awhile. I had a family emergency last week and was out of the office. This time off wasn't planned and I have been playing catch up this week. It has been very busy.

We are hosting an MBA Open House this Friday, June 10th at 5:30 in 403 Willard J. Walker Hall. This is an ideal opportunity to learn more about our full and part-time MBA programs.

Applications are being accepted for the part-time MBA (MMBA) through July 31. A complete list of requirements can be found at http://gsb.uark.edu/admissions.asp. Orientation for this program is August 11-14 and it is mandatory.

Deadline for the full-time program is September 15. This program only starts in January and is three semesters long.