Tuesday, February 12, 2013

19th Annual Business Forecast Luncheon

Every year Walton's Center for Business and Economic Research hosts a luncheon at which panelists discuss the current economy as well as forecast what they foresee happening over the next year at the local, national, and international levels. This year's event was held on Friday, February 8th and was attended by nearly 1,000 guests. Dean Eli Jones welcomed everyone and introduced the moderator, John Roberts, CEO of JB Hunt.


There were several Walton MBA students in attendance:




Videos of past events can be found at: http://cber.uark.edu/383.asp.
 

Walton's students have many opportunities to network with our corporate partners. On Thursday, the Supply Chain Management Research Center held a networking event. Here are some of our MBA students taking advantage of this opportunity.




Recruiting season is ramping up for GSB Admissions. On Thursday of this week I will be attending a Career Fair at Oklahoma State University. Next Thursday, February 21st, we are hosting an MBA Information Session in Rogers at the Arkansas World Trade Center at 5:30. I will post my full travel schedule in a few days.