Where to begin. Our very own Dr. Carol Reeves is featured in Fortune: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1109/gallery.most_powerful_women_entrepreneurs.fortune/9.html. She is the amazing advisor for Walton GSB small business plan teams. Be sure to check out this article.
There is also an elevator pitch competition coming up on October 27. This is what the flier says:
THIS IS A GREAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.
WHAT IS AN ELEVATOR PITCH?
AN "ELEVATOR PITCH" IS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED MESSAGE DESIGNED TO EXPLAIN A BUSINESS TO A POTENTIAL INVESTOR. THE CATCH — IT MUST BE GIVEN IN THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO RIDE UP AN ELEVATOR.
200+ ATTENDEES WERE AT THE LAST EVENT!
WHERE: BUCK NEKKID BBQ
3825 NORTH SHILOH DRIVE
FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703
WHEN: OCTOBER 27, 2011 AT 6 PM
R.S.V.P. ATTEND, SPONSOR, OR COMPETE
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We also had another MBA admissions committee meeting this week. Official letters will go out tomorrow. Prior to the meeting, we had 21 in our class that will begin in January. We will make 15-17 more offers based on this meeting. The number is not set in stone because we are still waiting on an item or two from a couple of students in order to finalize the decision.
WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLASS THAT WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY 2012. This is due to the processing involved and the time remaining until Orientation (January 9-13).
Domestic applications will continue to be accepted through November as space is available. Our goal is 40 students. Email gsb@walton.uark.edu with questions.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
I'm back - for now
This has been a very busy week for the Walton Graduate School of Business. While I was out running around in three different states, my colleagues have been hosting a group of visiting Panamanians. Our visitors have had a fun-filled, jam-packed schedule that included: the Arkansas World Trade Center, Pinnacle Mall, Walmart Distribution Center, a visit to Sam Walton's first store in Bentonville, a networking event, lunch with current Walton MBA students, a trip to Eureka Springs, a visit to Procter and Gamble, and a trip to our RFID lab, just to name a few of the items on their agenda.
My week included a trip to Missouri State University in Springfield on Tuesday, Tulsa University on Wednesday, and then Oklahoma State University on Thursday. I met many wonderful new prospective students. It is important that our students come from many different institutions and have a variety of academic majors. This adds to the experience of everyone in the program.
Monday is our MBA admissions committee meeting. We currently have about 20 students in the class and we are hoping for a class of 40. We'll continue to accept applications through November as space is available. I'll post the results of the meeting on Tuesday and on Monday afternoon, I will email the students the committee's decisions.
Tomorrow the Razorbacks face a daunting challenge. We are going up against #3 Alabama (AP Poll). Last year this game was played in Fayetteville. Alabama was then #1 and we were #10. It was the first time 2 top 10 teams had played in Fayetteville since the 60's or 70's. It was insane. We led through the entire game and then lost it in the 4th quarter. It was tough. This year proves to be another tough one for the Hogs. We are ranked #14. On the USA Today poll, we are #2 and #12, respectively. This year the game is in Alabama. Come on Hogs.
It doesn't get any easier for the Hogs. That's part of being in the SEC. The rest of our schedule includes Texas A&M, Auburn, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Tennessee, and LSU. There are 5 SEC teams in the top 15. So, we need all the cheering we can get. All together now, GO HOGS!
My week included a trip to Missouri State University in Springfield on Tuesday, Tulsa University on Wednesday, and then Oklahoma State University on Thursday. I met many wonderful new prospective students. It is important that our students come from many different institutions and have a variety of academic majors. This adds to the experience of everyone in the program.
Monday is our MBA admissions committee meeting. We currently have about 20 students in the class and we are hoping for a class of 40. We'll continue to accept applications through November as space is available. I'll post the results of the meeting on Tuesday and on Monday afternoon, I will email the students the committee's decisions.
Tomorrow the Razorbacks face a daunting challenge. We are going up against #3 Alabama (AP Poll). Last year this game was played in Fayetteville. Alabama was then #1 and we were #10. It was the first time 2 top 10 teams had played in Fayetteville since the 60's or 70's. It was insane. We led through the entire game and then lost it in the 4th quarter. It was tough. This year proves to be another tough one for the Hogs. We are ranked #14. On the USA Today poll, we are #2 and #12, respectively. This year the game is in Alabama. Come on Hogs.
It doesn't get any easier for the Hogs. That's part of being in the SEC. The rest of our schedule includes Texas A&M, Auburn, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Tennessee, and LSU. There are 5 SEC teams in the top 15. So, we need all the cheering we can get. All together now, GO HOGS!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Fall Travel Schedule
It is that time of year again. I will be hitting the road, shaking the trees for graduate students. My schedule looks like this:
September 15 - UofA Engineering Expo
September 20 - Missouri State University Business Career Fair
September 21 - Tulsa University Business Career Fair
September 22 - Oklahoma State University Career Fair
October 5 - Missouri Southern State University Career Fair
October 6 - UofA Career Fair
October 19 - University of the Ozarks Career Fair
October 20 - UAFS Career Fair
October 26 - Arkansas Tech University Career Fair
November 2 - University of Central Arkansas Career Fair
November 3 - Hendrix Career Fair
The application deadline for the next MBA class is September 15. The admissions committee is meeting on September 26th. Applications are accepted after this date on a space available basis. Early decision deadline and to apply for funding for the class that will begin in January 2013 is April 1, 2012. Email gsb@walton.uark.edu with questions.
September 15 - UofA Engineering Expo
September 20 - Missouri State University Business Career Fair
September 21 - Tulsa University Business Career Fair
September 22 - Oklahoma State University Career Fair
October 5 - Missouri Southern State University Career Fair
October 6 - UofA Career Fair
October 19 - University of the Ozarks Career Fair
October 20 - UAFS Career Fair
October 26 - Arkansas Tech University Career Fair
November 2 - University of Central Arkansas Career Fair
November 3 - Hendrix Career Fair
The application deadline for the next MBA class is September 15. The admissions committee is meeting on September 26th. Applications are accepted after this date on a space available basis. Early decision deadline and to apply for funding for the class that will begin in January 2013 is April 1, 2012. Email gsb@walton.uark.edu with questions.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Block Party
The Annual Walton College Block Party was this last Wednesday. We do this each fall to welcome our students back to campus. There was pizza, hot dogs, watermelon, cookies, Shake's frozen custard, and lots of Coke. Here are a few pics of our MBA students. As you can see, it's a good time.
Monday, August 22, 2011
And another year begins
Today is the first day of class here at the University of Arkansas. The UofA is expecting another record-breaking freshman class. Last year's University population was about 21,500. This year's expected enrollment is over 23,000. Official numbers are not released until after the 11th day of class. I am anxious to see them.
The GSB did survive another round of Orientations. You may think admissions can now take a break. Well, that would be an incorrect assumption. Final deadline for MBA is September 15. We need to wrap this class up and believe it or not, applications are already coming in for 2012. PhD deadline is January 15. If you are applying to a Walton PhD program, I recommend applying by December 1. This facilitates the process for the Departments and the GSB.
Whereas application numbers started out slowly for the Walton MMBA (part-time MBA), we ended up with record breaking numbers. I do not have any final numbers yet for this fall. I will work on these next week. Preliminary counts for the MMBA show that we received over 130 applications (compared with 109 and 110 for the last two years). This class did end up with 68 new students as a result.
On the home front, I now have a child in high school. This doesn't seem possible. My daughter, Zoey, started 9th grade this year. She is running cross country right now. This will be her first year doing this sport and we are hopful that she will have a little success at her meets. She is also doing karate and just tested for her yellow belt two weeks ago. She was very glad to get rid of that white belt.
Jack is in second grade this year and so far so good. My kids started school last Monday. This will be his first year of tackle football and he is very excited.
The Razorbacks will kick off their football schedule with a home game against Missouri State on Saturday, September 3. I love football.
The summer was pretty busy for the GSB. We'll need to ramp it up because now that school's started, we'll get even busier. I start traveling next month, too. I guess that's why I love admissions, never a dull moment.
The GSB did survive another round of Orientations. You may think admissions can now take a break. Well, that would be an incorrect assumption. Final deadline for MBA is September 15. We need to wrap this class up and believe it or not, applications are already coming in for 2012. PhD deadline is January 15. If you are applying to a Walton PhD program, I recommend applying by December 1. This facilitates the process for the Departments and the GSB.
Whereas application numbers started out slowly for the Walton MMBA (part-time MBA), we ended up with record breaking numbers. I do not have any final numbers yet for this fall. I will work on these next week. Preliminary counts for the MMBA show that we received over 130 applications (compared with 109 and 110 for the last two years). This class did end up with 68 new students as a result.
On the home front, I now have a child in high school. This doesn't seem possible. My daughter, Zoey, started 9th grade this year. She is running cross country right now. This will be her first year doing this sport and we are hopful that she will have a little success at her meets. She is also doing karate and just tested for her yellow belt two weeks ago. She was very glad to get rid of that white belt.
Jack is in second grade this year and so far so good. My kids started school last Monday. This will be his first year of tackle football and he is very excited.
The Razorbacks will kick off their football schedule with a home game against Missouri State on Saturday, September 3. I love football.
The summer was pretty busy for the GSB. We'll need to ramp it up because now that school's started, we'll get even busier. I start traveling next month, too. I guess that's why I love admissions, never a dull moment.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tis the Season
For Orientation, that is. Today was the beginning of eight days of Orientation. We began this stretch with MMBA, which will go today through Sunday. Monday will be MIS and Professional MIS, Tuesday and Wednesday will be MAcc, and Thursday is PhD.
The MMBA program is kicking off with 68 students this year. This is a little larger than usual. We did see an increase in applications for this program (unofficial count is 136 compared to 109 from last year). Average GMAT is 568, average GPA is 3.29, average age is 30 and average work experience is 7 years.
This group has degress from BYU, Texas Tech, UNC-Chapel Hill, George Washington, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, Arizona State, Case Western, as well as UofA and many others. They represent companies such as Walmart, JB Hunt, Tyson, Smucker, Kraft, Hershey, Nestle, ABF Freight, General Mills, Bayer, SC Johnson, Dr Pepper Snapple, Sam's Club, and many more.
During this four day Orientation, they will take their first two-hour class, An Introduction to the Value Chain. Their first class will be August 27. This program is completed in two years by taking one class each month. You can see this year's schedule at http://gsb.uark.edu/mmba.asp.
Early decision deadline is April 1 and our application requirements are at http://gsb.uark.edu/admissions.asp.
The MMBA program is kicking off with 68 students this year. This is a little larger than usual. We did see an increase in applications for this program (unofficial count is 136 compared to 109 from last year). Average GMAT is 568, average GPA is 3.29, average age is 30 and average work experience is 7 years.
This group has degress from BYU, Texas Tech, UNC-Chapel Hill, George Washington, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan State, Arizona State, Case Western, as well as UofA and many others. They represent companies such as Walmart, JB Hunt, Tyson, Smucker, Kraft, Hershey, Nestle, ABF Freight, General Mills, Bayer, SC Johnson, Dr Pepper Snapple, Sam's Club, and many more.
During this four day Orientation, they will take their first two-hour class, An Introduction to the Value Chain. Their first class will be August 27. This program is completed in two years by taking one class each month. You can see this year's schedule at http://gsb.uark.edu/mmba.asp.
Early decision deadline is April 1 and our application requirements are at http://gsb.uark.edu/admissions.asp.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Admissions Update
The Walton Graduate School of Business has implemented a new program for University of Arkansas students - the Integrated Master of Accountancy (IMAcc). Accounting students who want to join the Master of Accountancy (MAcc)can now apply a year early. Criteria are: 90 hours, 3.0 GPA, and specific accounting prerequisites. If these are met and they complete the application process, students can be admitted into the IMAcc prior to their senior year. They will finish their senior year and will go directly into their MAcc. This locks their seat a year early and for those who receive an out-of-stat tuition waiver, they get to keep this award which is a significant savings.
The deadline for this new program was July 1. It looks like we'll have approximately 20 new IMAcc students this first year. I am very pleased with this result. This means we already have 20 students in the MAcc for fall 2012. This leaves 30 seats available. Everyone else will apply for the MAcc for fall 2012 by March 1. This program does usually receive about 100 applications. This number will be down since 20 students have already applied and been accepted. It also means the other 75 or so will be competing for 30 seats. Very exciting.
In other news, we are wrapping up the MMBA program. I sent another round of files to the committee today. I am hoping for results early next week. I anticipate one more round at the end of the month and then I have a few stragglers who will finish the first week of August. Orientation is August 11-14 and is mandatory. We can't accept applications past August 5. My goal is to have 50-55 and I do anticipate meeting this number.
Projected enrollments for fall are as follows:
MAcc - 40
IMAcc - 20
MAEcon - 2
MIS - 12
Professional MIS - 10
Certificate students - 10
MMBA - 55
The deadline for this new program was July 1. It looks like we'll have approximately 20 new IMAcc students this first year. I am very pleased with this result. This means we already have 20 students in the MAcc for fall 2012. This leaves 30 seats available. Everyone else will apply for the MAcc for fall 2012 by March 1. This program does usually receive about 100 applications. This number will be down since 20 students have already applied and been accepted. It also means the other 75 or so will be competing for 30 seats. Very exciting.
In other news, we are wrapping up the MMBA program. I sent another round of files to the committee today. I am hoping for results early next week. I anticipate one more round at the end of the month and then I have a few stragglers who will finish the first week of August. Orientation is August 11-14 and is mandatory. We can't accept applications past August 5. My goal is to have 50-55 and I do anticipate meeting this number.
Projected enrollments for fall are as follows:
MAcc - 40
IMAcc - 20
MAEcon - 2
MIS - 12
Professional MIS - 10
Certificate students - 10
MMBA - 55
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