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| 9/26/2008 2:16:14 PM |
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| Contact
Charles Zinkowski
IBM Global Media Relations
631-294-6201 cell
charlesz@us.ibm.com
IBM ENTERPRISE COMPUTING PROFESSOR OF THE MONTH
DR. DAVID E. DOUGLAS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
ARMONK, NY, September 26, 2008 – IBM today announced that Dr. David E. Douglas of the University of Arkansas has been named the IBM Enterprise Computing Professor of the Month. The IBM Enterprise Computing Professor of the Month honor recognizes one college/university professor across the globe, who in collaborating with IBM, has demonstrated a long term commitment to teaching students mainframe and large enterprise computing skills.
Dr. Douglas is the Professor of the Information Systems Department at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. The department received its first mainframe system, an IBM S/390 in 2000 through the IBM Academic Initiative for System z program and is a ''''hub school'''' where colleges and universities across the United States utilize the power of the mainframe to teach and educate their own students.
Currently, more than 11 schools world-wide work with Dr. Douglas and the Information Systems Department at the University with zSeries course work that includes programming, databases, transaction processing as well as Linux on the z. In addition, more than 60 external universities world-wide access the z900 at the UA for the Business utilizing the SAP Business Intelligence suite
Dr. Douglas teaches two courses specifically targeted for students to acquire mainframe knowledge and skills. The first is an introduction to enterprise servers and the second is an introduction to enterprise transaction systems. The first course includes Linux and also provides access to learning SAP running on a mainframe.
''''The mainframe is a lifeblood technology platform – its where banks, retail outlets, large corporations have put their most critical information for the past 40 years, and will continue to do so,'''' said Dr. Douglas. ''''With technology comes the consistent need to have skilled professionals run, manage and update the technology and that''''s what we are teaching here at the University of Arkansas – working with our students on teaching them essential mainframe and large computing skills, so when they graduate with a diploma in one hand, they will have a job offer waiting for them in the other hand.''''
Since 2004, more than 100 students have graduated from Dr. Douglas'''' mainframe and large enterprise computing courses and gone on to careers at companies such as DataTronics and Dillards.
''''Although the mainframe has been around for more than 40 years, it is continuously reinventing itself with new applications and offerings, improved performance, and reduced energy consumption, said Dr. Douglas. ''''And as it reinvents itself, CIO''''s are looking for graduates who are experienced on the technology and can support it to its next incarnation.''''
The IBM Academic Initiative for System z provides colleges and universities with educational resources to enhance the enterprise systems skilled resource base and helps students develop practical skills that enable them to find good jobs quickly upon graduation. Since 2003, more than 400 schools and over 50,000 students globally have taken part in mainframe inspired courses.
For information on the IBM Enterprise Systems Professor of the Month, visit the IBM Academic Initiative for System z program at http//www.ibm.com/university/systemz
For more information on the IBM System z mainframe, please visit http//www.ibm.com/mainframe/
To connect with professors, clients and students who work with the mainframe as the future of the data center, please visit the System z''s Facebook page htt//www.facebook.com keyword systemz mainframe
To read the latest industry blog on the world of the mainframe, visit http//www.mainframe.typepa |
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| 6/4/2007 10:26:37 AM |
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| IT WOULD BE NICE TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESSES ALONG WITH THE OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE. GEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| We have had a number of requests for this. Unfortunately spammers pick up email addresses so listed and use them to originate massive mailing. We are working on ways to secure and display at the same time.
David Hyatt
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| 1/6/2007 8:26:49 AM |
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| The Contact Us page doesn't indicate that the message was sent - it just goes back to blank fields. Is there any way to put ''message sent'' on the page? I realize that then a ''Back'' link/button would have to be added but it really leaves the user to wonder if their message went as it is now. |
| This has been fixed
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| 1/4/2007 10:50:31 AM |
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| Awesome website! Amazing design. Absolutely first rate. Very professional, just like the WCOB itself. Superb job, guys. |
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| 11/5/2006 4:47:19 PM |
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| I'm trying to create a schedule that encompasses classes, work, sleep, and entertainment, but in order to do that, I need a way of finding out what times the classes at this college are offered. Could you consider doing this? |
| The quickest way to view all classes scheduled by the Walton College of Business for a particular semester is to go to the web site of the Office of the Registrar, Schedule of Classes http://www.uark.edu/registrar/classes/soc.html.
Under “Alternate Schedule of Classes” click on the semester you wish to review.
Select your Career Graduate or Undergraduate, then in the College field, select WCOB, and click on Search. This will display all WCOB classes within your career level which are open for registration. If you already have a work schedule established, and know, for instance, that you need classes which meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you can restrict your search to those days by clicking the box for each of the days you prefer.
If you have further questions, please contact your Dean’s Office: Office of Undergraduate Programs, WCOB 328, 575-4622, or Graduate School of Business, WCOB 475, 575-2851.
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| 10/28/2006 12:07:32 AM |
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| Since no web site or any medium can fully anticipate all of the questions and concerns of an audience, it might be helpful if there was a single ''Point Of Contact,'' that could act as a central switchboard, to direct users to the appropriate sub-POCs. i.e., A prospective student has a list of questions about the Graduate Business School and for whatever reason he or she does not find his or her answers on the website. This potential customer could call the school and try to navigate his or her way to one or more people who could try to answer the questions. I propose that a person would call the above metioned Central POC. They tell that CPOC the general situation. The CPOC then directs him or her to one individual the sub POC at the Graduate Business School who can then answer the individual's questions, or find the answers and get back to that person. This user -friendly system avoids the lack of information inherent in monologue formats, passing the buck, or runaround, and simply getting lost in the shuffle. The personnel most likely already exist. A sytematic way of accessing these knowledgeable people would greatly enhance the school's ability to effectively communicate with students and the public. If my monologue doesn't make sense, please e-mail me and I will try to be more clear. If such a system of Point Of Contacts already exist, please give me the number. I actually have some questions. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. - |
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Sam M. Walton College of Business – Schedule of Classes
The quickest way to view all classes scheduled by the Walton College of Business for a particular semester is to go to the web site of the Office of the Registrar, Schedule of Classes http://www.uark.edu/registrar/classes/soc.html.
Under “Alternate Schedule of Classes” click on the semester you wish to review.
Select your Career Graduate or Undergraduate, then in the College field, select WCOB, and click on Search. This will display all WCOB classes within your career level which are open for registration. If you already have a work schedule established, and know, for instance, that you need classes which meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you can restrict your search to those days by clicking the box for each of the days you prefer.
If you have further questions, please contact your Dean’s Office: Office of Undergraduate Programs, WCOB 328, 575-4622, or Graduate School of Business, WCOB 475, 575-2851.
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| 8/31/2006 9:36:42 AM |
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| Excellent web site. More information for recruiters and companies wanting to recruit at your school would be very helpful. Online information, fees, contacts, applicaitons, and deadlines would really be nice. I'm really interested in the e-Recruiting, but there is no link for companies wanting to participate, just for students. Hope this helps. Thanks, Dane |
| Thank you for your suggestions regarding the Walton College Career Center "Employer" web pages.
We are currently in the process of altering the employers' web interface to recruit on-campus and get involved with students. This change will be reflected when RecruitWaltonGrads.com is unveiled later this fall semester. Online forms, like those you suggested, will definitely be included. Once RecruitWaltonGrads.com is online, I'll send it to you. Perhaps at that time, you'll be so kind as to review the site and give us further suggestions.
Will you be the FDIC representative at the Job Market Career Fair September 21? If so, I'll stop by to say 'hello' in person.
Since you are recruiting accounting majors, do you have any interest in attending our upcoming accounting career fair, Meet the Firms? This event is also held on September 21, 2006 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. If you are interested in attending, our local Beta Alpha Psi chapter manages employer registration. You can contact Adam Argo at aargo@uark.edu to register or to receive additional information.
Thank you for your comments/suggestions. If I can be of assistance to you, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Heather
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Heather Sprandel
Director, Career Development Center
117 Business Building
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
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| 8/24/2006 1:47:36 PM |
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| You need to open up the basic accounting courses so that any student from any college may take them without having a prerequisite of taking other business courses first. This is not rocket science, but it is important, and it is very useful to any one in any field even if one is not getting a business degree. |
| Sometimes the different terminologies across colleges can be confusing. For most colleges, the lowest numbered courses in a Department will be the "basic" courses in that area. The business school system works differently. Basic accounting is covered in the Walton College curriculum through a series of undergraduate core courses at the 1000 and 2000 level. These courses have a prefix of WCOB not ACCT. If you are interested in taking one course that will help with basic accounting, the best course to take is Business Foundations WCOB 1023. The prerequisites for WCOB 1023 are COMM 1313 and WCOB 1120 if a nonbusiness student has had equivalent courses, they can be substituted.
Bill Curington
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| 4/9/2006 12:40:59 AM |
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| Sending mail can also have an option of opening the default mail client outlook, As people are comfortable in using there own mail client. |
| Thanks, we have found that method to not be secure and poses risk. Spammers can use that opportunity to source Walton College email accounts send mail from that account - and lots of it. That causes others to block mail from our servers.
David Hyatt |
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| 12/15/2005 9:37:33 AM |
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| - Fix the elevator
- Allow students ot get into labs without use of ID's 24/7. |
| The elevator, although it seems to be down often, does not exhibit a pattern of repair sufficient to warrant major maintenance or replacement from the perspective of University Facilities. We have enquired about this on a number of occasions.
We require ID access to our labs after hours to help ensure that workstations are available to Walton College students. In addition, requiring ID access prevents unauthorized entry and helps to prevent theft of machines purchased with student fees.
David Hyatt
Assistant Dean
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| 12/11/2005 6:35:19 PM |
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| ART 2833 Video Production/Editing
ART 2844 3D Logo Animation F, S.
ART 2854 Interactive CD Authoring F, S.
ART 2903 Web Animation F, S.
Is there any reason we dont have these at our school?
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| Dear Allen,
It seems that your question is most appropriately addressed to the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences which houses faculty members with the expertise required to teach these courses.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Economics
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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| 11/11/2005 8:26:10 AM |
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| Allow students to get into labs without the use of ID's. |
| We require ID access to our labs after hours to help ensure that workstations are available to Walton College students. In addition, requiring ID access prevents unauthorized entry and helps to prevent theft of machines purchased with student fees.
David Hyatt
Assistant Dean
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| 10/26/2005 7:23:42 AM |
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| In looking up a faculy member, I was not able to find an email address. I needed the address to use on a communication to a group of people. In addtion to a pop email message to the person, you should also show the email address so that it can be copied and used external to your system.
Hugh Watson
University of Georgia |
| We cannot post email addresses in this fashion for security reasons. E-mail spam lists can pick the addresses up when posted in this way.
David Hyatt |
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| 10/11/2005 10:18:11 AM |
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| There needs to be some sort of bricks or stones to walk on over the grass from the back of Walton to the street heading around the North side of the Reynolds Center. Hundreds fo people walk over that spot going to and from the parking deck and WCOB. We are tearing up the grass there and a few stepping bricks forming a path would solve the problem. |
| We have installed a fence blocking that path.
David Hyatt |
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| 9/28/2005 11:52:19 AM |
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| Both computer labs down staris are closed to students. Tuesday 8 a.m.. Students need somehwere to be able to have computer and printer access! |
| We apologize for inconvenience for a two week section we have to offer FBC in the labs this results in a downtime of 6 hours each week during whcih there are no labs available for general student use. We work to schedule these with as little impact to students as possible.
David Hyatt |
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| 9/19/2005 2:21:21 PM |
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| Co-op credit should be available to students who are working on business core. I would like to receive credit for my bank job. |
| The rules on co-op credit were set after consultation with employers. Students are required to have finished the pre-business core, have junior standing, and the specified GPA to insure that employers get well prepared students. The job must also be related to your major to receive credit. Not all jobs qualify. For more information, I suggest you consult with the Co-op Coordinator in the Walton College Career Development Center.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Economics
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
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| 8/30/2005 3:10:17 PM |
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| why did you change the internet browser in lab 112 to mozilla firefox ? it is extremely slow and annoying. Please put the internet explorer back. Thanks |
| Denise, Internet Explorer actually wasn't removed, but the icon was a bit hidden. We have since put an IE icon on the desktop and one on the Start Menu, so it should be easier to find from now on. We apologize for the confusion. There were also some campus IT infrastructure issues that were affecting speed.
Sandy Kizer, Director of Technology and Scott Gardner, Lab Manager |
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| 8/4/2005 6:03:32 PM |
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| I have been unable to find a contact for the PhD in Finance program. This makes it rather difficult when trying to obtain information regarding your program. If you could in the future possibly provide a email link to the individual who handles inquiries about this program, it would make obtaining further information much easier.
Also I used your online the page associated with the link “send us an email” service to try to obtain information, but I have been unsuccessful in receiving any such information, I don't know whether this is do to technical difficulties or because there is no person available to respond. But perhaps U of Ark may consider setting up an automatic reply letting the sender know that the message has been successfully received.
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| The Finance department PhD Coordinator is Dr. Pu Liu.
thanks, David Hyatt |
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| 6/25/2005 11:43:52 PM |
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| Please update the ROI calculator on the graduate school of business webpage. The site currently indicates: 'we are using the aggregate average starting salary for 2001 MBA graduates from the Walton College with 3+ years work experience'. This information is outdated because we are currently in 2005 and I know that salary surveys are conducted yearly with each new student class as well as with graduating classes. This would be helpful for current and future students to have a better knowledge of their potential based on more recent information especially in today's economy as opposed to the immediate post 9/11 economy. Thanks! |
| We are evaluating the Graduate School of Business Web page this summer and this is one of the items slated for improvement.
David Hyatt |
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| 6/4/2005 3:20:08 AM |
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| I've been a student here for about a year and a half and I think it would be beneficial for you guys to have the 'smelly entrance' de-smellified. By that I mean the air lock at the back of the WCOB 2nd floor where you can get in 'after hours' via card access. I am always olfactorarly offended when walking through it. Granted, I only walk through it a couple times a week, but it's just gross. How does this look to visitors of the college? |
| Beau
Thanks for your suggestion. I believe that you are the first person to mention this to me so I am not certain of the magnitude of the issue. That said I will ask the Facilities staff to take a look.
Thanks, David Hyatt
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| 5/24/2005 11:10:11 AM |
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| Every class I've taken tries to teach me how to create a resume'. Not all of us want to work for someone else. Very few classes teach us how to start and maintain our own good business. Why is that? If 75% of millionaires own their own business, wouldn't it make more sense to teach us how to work for ourselves than to be in the 25% that work for others? |
| Dear Taylor,
It is not our intent to have too much duplication of material, so if I knew which courses I could look into it. However, I don't agree with the premise of your e-mail.
First, unless you can start your business without borrowing money from anyone, you will need to know how to write a good resume. Any angel investor, venture capitalist, or bank worth their salt is going to want to know something about the person running the business in which they are investing. The quality of the management team is often a determining factor in such decisions.
Second, I would argue that the education you receive -- where we try to teach you how to learn the rest of your life -- is very valuable for someone running their own business as well as someone who does not. We do have specialized courses that cover topics unique to starting and running your own business. However, remember that most of those millionaires -- even Sam Walton -- started out working for someone else.
Thanks again for your input. And if you will let me know which courses repeated resume preparation, I will look into that.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Economics
Sam M. Walton College of Business
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| 5/23/2005 4:14:39 PM |
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| put the summer class bulletin and class schedule online. |
| The summer courses are online at http://isis.uark.edu.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Economics
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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| 4/4/2005 11:06:28 AM |
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| I just thought it might be good if the cards could be programmed to unlock rooms at night in order to study in them. Sometimes, I study in them until the early morning hours. I prefer that to going to the Union or Library because it is so quiet and I feel like I get so much more done. However, if I don't get here before 10:30PM, I just go back and study in my apartment. Maybe it's not a good idea I just thought that after-hours access to the classrooms would be convenient. It's just a suggestion, though. Please let me know the consensus. Thank you. |
| Thanks for the suggestion. The rooms controlled by cards are reserved for student teams to check out through the undergraduate programs office. Other classrooms are generally locked down after cleaning so that there are no surprises for the first class the next morning.
David Hyatt |
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| 4/1/2005 9:45:56 AM |
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| It would be nice if you offered some of the prerequisists for the majors during the summer. So we dont have to just take six hours and we could graduate on time. |
| The teaching resources of the College are much more restricted in the summer than during the Fall and Spring semesters. As a result, departments must estimate which courses will be needed by the greatest number of students. I am going to pass your suggestion on the Walton College department chairs so they will be aware of your suggestion.
I assure you that we are interested in students making timely progress toward completing their degree.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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| 3/31/2005 9:56:42 AM |
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| We need to have a better way to discuss problems with professors. There is no way that I have found to do this. |
| I would like to explore the problem and potential solutions with you but I need more information. I would be happy to meet with you to discuss the issue more fully. If you would like to meet, just call my assistant, Jami Coker 575-7105 and she will arrange an appointment.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs |
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| 3/9/2005 10:30:56 AM |
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| Take those gateway computers out of the labs and buy something else. I suggest Dell or Compaq. Thank you. |
| We are moving towards all Dell computers.
David Hyatt |
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| 2/10/2005 2:55:04 PM |
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| It would be nice if there was a study area with tables. I have class on the second floor and often have to wait between classes. There is nowhere to sit and do homework if you are not using a comuter. It is too hard to do homework on benches. |
| We have a student reading room just for this purpose, Room 335
David Hyatt
Assistant Dean
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| 1/21/2005 4:54:04 PM |
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| I believe we need an upgrade on our vending machines I believe the vending machines should be able to be linked to our credit cards or even our student I.Ds . The y say the business college is full of technology but, to me this is one technology invention thats been out for four years is one that would be real convienent at our University |
| Thanks for your suggestion we will pass this information on to UA purchasing that negotiates the contact with the vendors that provide the machines. I would not at this time be optimistc about a change!
David Hyatt, Assistant Dean |
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| 12/17/2004 8:14:03 AM |
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| Need more rooms for group meetings. |
| Thanks for the input. We are working on this need, but will not be able to do anything in the near future because of lack of space.
David Hyatt |
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| 12/14/2004 5:32:31 PM |
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| Please update the course descriptions for the Walton College. Some of the courses say that they are only offered for a particular semester but it has changed since then. I'd like to know exactly what courses are offered what semester so I can plan around those. Thanks.
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| We have asked the department chairs to review their listings. Thanks for your input.
David Hyatt |
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| 12/5/2004 6:51:41 PM |
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| We need to have access to powerpoint in the lab 242. How are we supposed to print our class notes? |
| Denise, this question comes up frequently. The software in the ISYS 242 lab has been limited over the years to only those applications specifically used for ISYS course homework assignments BUT NOT including the Microsoft office suite. The intent is to limit the amount of time students spend in 242 on tasks other then their ISYS homework. There are not nearly enough computers for the number of ISYS students and this is one way to keep students NOT doing ISYS homework out of the 242 lab. So, for now, all students must print their classnotes in Powerpoint in one of the General Access labs 250 or 112, or if graduate student, lab 438.
Sincerely,
Sandy Kizer |
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| 11/18/2004 2:20:20 PM |
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| The 1st screen on blackboard should have the login screen with the name and password. The 1st screen on blackboard serves no purpose but causes an extra click. A club red should be put here because the WCBA has so many students. |
| This initial screen is required by the Blackboard system and by Blackboard Inc. to initialize internal processes. The system will not function properly if this initial screen is not used.
David Hyatt, Assistant Dean |
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| 11/18/2004 2:17:58 PM |
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| The snack machines are not full enough with healthy snacks. We need healthier snacks! |
| Coke is adding a few more "healthier" snacks, and in addition will be adding a frozen food machine.
David Hyatt |
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| 11/15/2004 11:40:48 AM |
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| The registration system is the worst system I've ever encountered. As a transfer student, registration was a complete nightmare. I would suggest using the old system of ''HOG CALL'' instead of this terrible system of going to advisors who have no idea what's going on. I am convinced staying with this new system will cause irrate students to withdraw from the college. Please, take consideration in making it easier on students to schedule for classes. |
| Kristina,
Thank you for your comments. Hogcall was the registration system for SAFARI, our old information system. As I am sure you are aware, the university now has a new information system, ISIS. Part of the reason this system was chosen is because of its convenient online registration process. However, as I'm sure you can imagine, implementing a system this large takes some time, and one of the functions that is not yet working to capacity is the ability of ISIS to check pre-requisites. Since the business curriculum is very pre-requisite centered, we have internalized business course registration so that students would not encounter errors when attempting to register.
The business course registration system is entirely automated and should require no more effort or time than registration for non-business courses. Of course, it is much more work for our staff, so we are hoping that ISIS will soon be able to correctly enroll students into their business classes.
Nancy Bunch
Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
479-575-6308
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| 11/15/2004 11:32:13 AM |
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| go back to Hog Call |
| The decision to discontinue HOGCALL was made at the University level, not by the Walton College. The software supporting HOGCALL was discontinued so the University had no choice but to change to a new registration system -- and the ISIS system was the choice. We know there are bumps in the road for students, and if it is any consolation, for us faculty and staff as well! Please bear with us as the University works out the kinks in this system.
David Hyatt
Assistant Dean
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| 11/4/2004 12:37:51 PM |
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| I think that there should be a crosswalk directly in front of the west entrance of the building on Ozark. I try to look both ways, but have been nearly run over on more than one occasion. Thanks. |
| Facilities has determined that more crosswalks would be more confusing for that street.
David Hyatt |
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| 11/1/2004 8:03:59 AM |
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| I would like couches for the reading room. And also some flat screen T.V.'s. |
| Based on our previous analysis student usage there is not enough room for couches, and students have told us that they desire a quiet space in this room with little distraction. We have a TV set up in the Canteen on the second floor.
David Hyatt
Assistant Dean |
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| 10/8/2004 10:18:12 AM |
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| We have got to have more snack machines! The choices that we have now are terrible. More snacks! More vending machines! I have requested a phone call several times about this. Please let me know. Thanks. |
| We have worked with COKE and reviewed their limited choices. They do plan to put in a few more low-fat and low-carb packaged foods. However, these types of snacks tend to not be healthy in general. I reccomend that you purchase more healthy snacks off-campus and bring them with you. |
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| 10/8/2004 10:16:25 AM |
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| The snack machines don't offer a wide enough variety for people who are on low carb diets. I think that is discrimination against fat people. I am fat, and I want low carb snacks in the WCOB vending machines! |
| We have an ongoing dialog with the vending company about snack choices. We'll pass the comments along and see what we can get done.
A lot of new low-carb choices are beginning to come on the market. Finding choices that are generally acceptable to patrons has been a challenge.
Thanks for sharing the feedback.
David Martinson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs |
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| 9/7/2004 4:59:53 PM |
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| It would be very convenient to post closed classes for the semester and keep them updated on the WCOB website instead of students having to drive up to the school or go to the bulletin board outside of the advising center to see which classes are full. |
| This is a refinement in the registration process that we have planned to implement for the next registration period this Fall.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs |
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| 9/7/2004 4:57:13 PM |
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| I just emailed the Management Department asking them to update their advising worksheet. The 3 classes I chose to take for my major concentration classes for Small business and entreprenuership major...none of these classes exist and that makes me very frustrated. The classes are MGMT 3633 Applied managerial Problem Solving, MGMT 4943 Organizational Staffing, and MGMT 4533 Labor Legislation. Why are they even listed on the new core curriculum if they don't even exist!?? I would like to know if they are ever going to be offered because those three classes were the ones that I had outlined on my advising worksheet and it's such a bad thing that those exact three are not even offered. Someone please offer them!
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Tina Choi |
| The Management Department indicated that one of the courses, Organizational Staffing, is offered every Spring semester and will be offered in Spring 2005. Changes in departmental faculty resources have prevented the other two courses from being offered. The courses were not eliminated because it was not known if this situation was permanent. The department is currently revising the management major and, in the future, course listings will more closely represent department resource capabilities.
Bill Curington
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs |
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| 8/4/2004 11:59:27 AM |
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| It would be really nice if there was a link to ISIS on our WCOB web page.
thanks
molly |
| A link to the ISIS system has been placed under University Links in our main menu at the top of our web site. |
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| 4/30/2004 4:53:29 PM |
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| We need 24-hour unlimited access to the color printers in 112 and 250 without having to depend on often-absent lab ops to release the print jobs. Thank you. |
| Donnie Blagg from Computing Services and I are currently exploring options for implementing another print control system to be used on the UA campus for all GACL's. At this time, our cost per color page is just too high to allow completely uncontrolled access. We have tried this in the past and the abuse in the evening hours was very high. I apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced in the labs.
Sandy Kizer, Director of Technology |
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| I recently have transferred here from Texas Christian and have been so impressed with the leaps and bounds this college has made in the past years. As a new Hog and Walton College "Kid" I have found myself feeling large amounts of pride. This University is going somewhere special and I want to help it achieve that. Although, with the growth that this college is making I find things are missing that would make this college so much better! Some of them might be unrealistic I do not know all there is to know in running a university and I am also aware that I have been attending a private university. So budgets and possibilities are different. But if it is unrealistic I would love to know why, so I can learn something. So here are my suggestions! :-
1. Why aren't there Wall Streets available for everyone? I know that Wall Street makes this available to other universities. The University pays for it by charging each student taking a business class around 13 dollars a semester extra and each morning there are Wall Street bins with free newspapers every morning. As business students we should be reading it, but it is way to expensive for us to afford on our own. Our professors put it down as suggested reading material, I know people do not read it. Professors should be requiring it to be read, but they can't do it, because the college is not providing it. Lets raise the bar of what students at Walton College are aware of.
2. The business school could make so much money if they put in a sandwich shop, through Chartwell inside the new graduate building or even as an addition somewhere in the business school. As business students we are blessed to have such a nice learning environment, why should we have to rush all the way to the Union for proper non-cafeteria food. It really brings students together and gives them somewhere to reside between classes and read the Wall Street Journal. -
It makes no since to me why they have not made something like Club Red into a mini Union eating area. With a Chartwells version of subway, or maybe a pizza place, with vending and grocery snack also included. Just a mini version of some of the things offered in the Union. I know the business school has the pull to initiate something like that if they could understand how successful and important it would be to its students.
3. Blackboard is a wonderful tool. But I feel the Business school spreads itself out with TDRIVE, Blackboard, and handouts. Why isn't the school getting behind one and giving longtime professors training on how to feel more comfortable with blackboard. I find myself guessing and strung out, constantly checking the drive then having to open blackboard, then gathering what was given to me in class. Maybe that is a silly suggestion, but I just think there has to be a more efficient way. Thank you for your time. I am really enjoying my 1st year at the U of A.
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| Darcia
I have a response now I believe to your great suggestions. Sorry for the delay.
1. We should have two or three WSJ in the student reading room each day.
2. In the design for the new Walker Hall, we have incorporated a cyber cafe that will open onto a plaza east of the business building. Your words were useful for us in developing the cafe proposal for this project. The bad news is that you probably won't see the benefit unless you stay for graduate school! since construction will not begin until next year.
3. We have developed an increased effort this past semester and this fall to move faculty more to Blackboard, and are seeing more and more usage of that and less and less of the T-drive. It is our hope that the use of the T drive will be minimal in the future.
Thanks for your input, David Hyatt, Assistant Dean
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| Better computers and better connections by the Reading Room. |
| We have a number of internet connections in the reading room and also wireless access throughout the building.
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| Leave a smartboard room open for people to study with Power Point. |
| Three classrooms are available to check out - see the folks in Undergraduate programs.
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| 11/25/2003 8:04:07 AM |
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| There always seems to be a surplus of students trying to use classrooms on Sunday afternoons and evenings but all of the rooms are locked. Is there anyway classrooms could be opened for students to use for studying on Sundays? |
| Rooms can be check out but we do not leave all classrooms open for saftey reasons. David Hyatt |
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| 7/24/2003 2:20:29 PM |
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| When sending out e-mails to teaching faculty about teaching related matters, please be sure to include PhD students. A number of PhD students teach but are not always included on the distribution list of these e-mails. The PhD students must depend on a faculty member to remember to forward the message to them, not the most efficient system.
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| Thanks for the suggestion we have implemented this for the fall semester.
Assistant Dean Hyatt |
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| 3/2/2003 7:15:45 PM |
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| It would be helpful if you had full contact information mailing address for each faculty member. I've visited faculty pages, dept pages and Walton mail page and I can't find info |
| WE prevent this because doing so allows spammers to pick up these addresses and use them as an originating email address.
David Hyatt |
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| 2/18/2003 4:52:43 PM |
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| Change machine please in canteen. Dollars don't work. |
| Coke is looing into placing a change machine in the lounge.
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| 2/10/2003 10:33:29 AM |
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| A great idea for WCBA is more computer labs. Students use the labs on a very consistent basis, especially when teachers have materials on a certain drive that can only be accessed @ the WCBA. There are programs that a lot of students don't have on their own computers that they need for a class. Every day there is a line for a computer and an even longer line for a print job. #1 thing needed most - PRINTERS! Students have to print off syllabus, course materials and notes every class session and usually only one of the two printers work. Please get more printers!! |
| Andrea, Thank you for your suggestion.
We are adding 8 additional email stations a little later this semester. One group of 4 will be located just outside room 112 and the other group of 4 computers will be close to the ISYS offices on 2nd floor the part of the building closest to Kimpel. This should relieve a bit of the between-class traffic in the labs.
On another note, all data is accessible via the internet. Nothing is just located in the labs. The T: drive, as it's been affectionately referred to for 7+ years is found by linking to http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/lab/default.htm Or go to http://waltoncollege.uark.edu and then Students then Course Materials. This means that from ANY computer, ANYWHERE, you can access information posted by WCOB faculty.
Soon there will be 4 additional computers and another printer in the back row of lab 250 designated for PRINTING ONLY. This should help students needing just a quick print job between classes.
We try to keep both printers functioning 100%, but they have many breakable parts it seems. We are evaluating new printer's currently in lab 250 and hopefully that decision will be made soon. The printers in lab 112 will be upgraded later this summer.
Sandy Kizer
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Walton College of Business
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| 12/5/2002 11:55:07 AM |
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| The BA is great, but the advisory system here just doesn't fit the BA image. Advisors give different rules and regulations as to schedules of classes. I dont feel like I have been guided in the right direction! |
| We have completely revised the structure of the advising system in hopes of providing better service, begining fall 2004. |
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| 10/15/2002 1:12:08 PM |
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| I think escalators should be put in where the stairs are and a free coke machine should be put in the honor's study area |
| Thanks for your input. Assistant Dean Hyatt |
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| 10/10/2002 9:06:36 AM |
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| Please fix the zip drives in the computer labs. We were unable to format or save to our zip disk. |
| Please contact the lab operator on duty in the lab for immediate assistance with any and all hardware issues in the WCOB labs. If an operator can't be found, feel free to call 5-6156 or come to room 106 for assistance. Sandy Kizer |
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| 10/6/2002 10:51:28 PM |
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| Being in the Managerial MBA program I rely heavily upon Blackboard to get to my assignments, view lectures and turn in homework. Tonight I have been trying for the past hour to access Blackboard and have not been able to gain access. This is not the first time this has happened either. Last Thursday I tried for 45 minutes. This is more time than I can spare to "play around". I have homework that MUST be turned in tonight. I cannot easily run up to the U of A to use the computer labs. I need to be able to have access to Blackboard at ALL times. I would appreciate an immediate response to let me know what is being done to correct this situation.
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| The Technology Center has a system in place to alert the network administrator when a server goes down. However twice so far this semester the Blackboard server has "gone down" from the users point of view, but not so that our detection program could detect it. We have technicians working on it. So, if the server is down, PLEASE feel free to contact the Technology Center at 575-6156 and report it. Someone will get back with you. Technology Director Sandy Kizer |
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| During the day, lab access on the entire 2nd floor is often restricted. Class normally takes over 24-7 throughout the day. Just a suggestion...maybe a time schedule of availability for general use should be posted outside 247 and the time frames throughout the month when 250 will be closed should also be posted very visibly so students will have some warning that they may have to go downstairs and wait in line because of the overflow of the 2nd floor labs. |
| Each Monday an updated calendar of lab closings is posted on the Lab 250 door. Room 247 is a classroom only and shouldn't be used as a computer lab. Technology Director Sandy Kizer |
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| 10/2/2002 1:43:42 PM |
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| Students need to do required work on the computer lab systems during the weekend as well as during the week. It would help if the labs were open on the weekend. |
| The Walton College of Business labs are available to business students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via card access. The WCOB labs are open to all students on the weekend beginning Sundays at noon. Please refer to the website http://www.uark.edu/compserv/labs_resource/complabs/index.html#2002 for an up-to-date lab schedule. Historically, lab usage has been very low on Friday evenings and Saturdays.
Technology Director Sandy Kizer |
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| 9/12/2002 11:47:49 PM |
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| I think that the business college should have email addresses set up that are username@walton.uark.edu for the students. I know the teachers already have them but it would be nice to have as a student. The Engeneering College has already implimented this with there students. Thank you for you time. |
| This is part of our long-term technology support plan. However, there are some problems with implementation because the university insists on the use of the "uark" address as the official address of all students and employees. This issue will remain on our priority list. Assistant Dean Hyatt |
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| 7/30/2002 2:43:09 PM |
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| WHY DON'T WE HAVE A COFFEE MACHINE IN THIS BUILDING? |
| Coke has the contract for vending machines on campus, and they refuse to place coffee machines because they cost more to maintain.
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| 4/9/2002 8:19:01 AM |
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| I would appreciate the complementary Wall Street Journals that we had access to last year. Every morning after my 9:30 class there would be a stack of newspaper that is beneficial to all students business or not. I have noticed that at aproximately 6:00 a.m. after pulling all-night study sessions, there are about 20 WSJ's with teachers names fixed to the top of the paper. This Journal is relatively expensive for an annual subscription for a student. If you can afford to purchase the papers for the teachers and raise tuition another 7%, I would surely think that complimentary papers doesn't seem to much to ask. Please reply. |
| Thanks, Nick. We have ordered an additional paper and that is placed in the reading room 335, along with the one already placed there. We do not have any control over the complimentary copies that the WSJ brings by from time to time.
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| 3/19/2002 9:34:41 AM |
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| The information board in this lobby and the kiosks are probably wastes of money. Few students gain value from them. The money could be better spent elsewhere. Just a suggestion. |
| Thanks for your input. We have observed the units in use by students, but will monitor usage in the future. Assistant Dean Hyatt |
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| For the benefit of those of us who live off campus i have a couple of suggestions:
1 the canteen 2nd floor needs to be stocked with napkins or papertowels. A sink would also be nice because we find ourselves having to clean up after others. My biggest concern about the canteen is NO one cleans the microwave. I suggest that maintenance put this on their nightly routine. We as students, do not have the cleaning supplies for this.
2 More and bigger lockers that we can rent per year or per semester. We need enough room to store meals, books, and jackets. When we come only 2-3 days per week we tend to have loads of books and some of us bring meals. Alll of this is hard to take from class to class.We can't alsways take the time to go back out to our vehicles which are parked in off campus or commuter parking.
Thanks for this opportunity to express! |
| Thanks for your suggestions. We will consider the improvements to the Canteen, and will investigate larger lockers. However, we do not anticipate leasing locker space long term since that would lead to ineffieint use of the lockers - and we do not have much available space in the college for the lockers.
Assistant Dean David Hyatt |
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| I think the Business College should donate a few million dollars that they have laying around to the Fulbright College. This makes sense because future doctors, we will take care of all you businessmen. |
| Thank you Andrew for your suggestion! However, we do not seem to have millions laying around as you suggest. We expend almost all of our available funds each year in support of our programs here. For instance, last year the Walton College committed over $500,000 to student scholarships and support. The Walton Endowment is restricted in perpetuity, and only earnings of approximately 5% are available to be expended.
I suggest that when you are a successful doctor, or whatever profession you choose, that you might look back with fondness on your education in Fulbright, and create an endowment for student or faculty support there. As you suggest, unrestricted giving, rather than state support, is the key to providing quality experiences for students.
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| Hooks in the classrooms would be great, coats, bags etc get in the way. |
| We have looked at the issue, and believe that hooks can be placed in the rear of the 65-seat classrooms. In the smaller rooms, the hooks would interfere with traffic flow.
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| 2/6/2002 3:34:48 PM |
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| There should be a class that is dedicated to financial ratios pertaining to a company's budget ablance sheet and other financial statement. This class should describe what the ratios mean, how they are figured, and where the information can be found to form them. I'm a senior and a class such as this would be of great interest and help in preparing me for worldly experience. |
| Several accounting classes cover analysis of financial statements, including ratio analysis. For example, finding financial statement information and performing basic ratio analysis is first introduced in ACCT 2013 and ACCT 2023. If you are looking for more depth of coverage try ACCT 3723, Financial Reporting and Analysis. In addition, several of our finance classes can help you hone your ratio analysis skills.
Dr. Karen Pincus
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| 11/19/2001 3:12:53 PM |
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| Don't forget the Alumni!! It would be nice to receive a newsletter once or twice a semester updating us on happenings at this great school!! |
| We are always delighted to hear from Walton College alumni. You may have missed it, but we send out an annual alumni magazine each fall called Business Perspective. This publication highlights all of the good things that have been happening in the Walton College over the past year. It also has a section for "Class Notes," which includes updates on many of our alumni.
If you could send me your mailing address, we will make sure that you are on the list to receive the magazine. And if you would like to include something about your current work, we will include it in the "Class Notes."
Meanwhile, check out: waltoncollege.uark.edu on the web for the latest news about the Walton College.
Thanks again for your interest.
Dixie T. Kline
Director of Communications
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| 11/14/2001 11:41:48 AM |
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| I would like to make the suggestion of placing ATM machines here in Walton College building. Possibly placing them along side the vending machines on the second floor. The only accessible ATMs are in the Student Union, but that is a little too far when you are in the BA.
Thank you. |
| An ATM costs a bank $30,000 to install. They can not recover those costs by placing an ATM in an "isolated" location such as an academic college. Assistant Dean Hyatt |
