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University of Arkansas Supply Chain Research Center Awards Doctoral Prize
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, October 15 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has awarded the 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award toMatthew Douglas, a student from the University of North Texas.

“This award, which includes $5,000, recognizes hard work and dedication. The purpose of the award is to encourage and reward individuals who are pursuing a doctoral degree in supply chain management,” said Jim Crowell, director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center.

Douglas is working on doctoral degree in marketing and logistics and has a minor in operations management.His dissertation, “Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety: An Application of Ethics Theory,” focuses on ethical decision-making theory and provides a foundation by which researchers can investigate the decision-making processes of truck drivers.

The evaluation process for the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award consists of 15 to 20 faculty reviewers from 12 different universities. The evaluation criteria include: contribution to supply chain management, likelihood of completing dissertation, theoretical basis for research, and appropriateness of research design. Past recipients include doctoral candidates from schools such as the University of Tennessee and Ohio State University.

Douglas receives a $5,000 monetary grant in two equal installments. The first installment is paid upon receipt of his final research proposal approved by his dissertation committee. The second installment will be made when Douglas’ completed, bound dissertation has been approved by his dissertation committee.

“Receiving this award represents the degree to which leading supply chain management academics felt Matt’s dissertation was going to contribute to supply chain management,” added Crowell.

The Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Walton College, established in 1996, is a direct link between the private sector and the University of Arkansas supply chain resources. It sponsors activities that promote both the academic and general body of knowledge encompassing supply chain management.

Current business board members of the center include ABF Freight System Inc., BNSF Logistics/BNSF Railway, BP Lubricants, USA, Campbell Soup Co., CHEP, Colgate-Palmolive, ConAgra Foods Inc., E&J Gallo Winery, Entergy Services Inc., FedEx Freight, GENCO, General Mills, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Jarden Consumer Solutions, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg Co., Kimberly-Clark, Knight Transportation, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Procter & Gamble, Clorox Co., Transplace, Tyson Foods Inc., Unilever, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Walgreens Co., and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.

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Contact:

Jim Crowell, director, Supply Chain Management Research Center
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-6107, jcrowell@walton.uark.edu

Dixie Kline, director of communications
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-2539, dkline@walton.uark.edu

Grant of $4 Million Funds Rehabilitation Training, Technical Assistance at Hot Springs-Based Center
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, October 15 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A new $4 million federal grant allows a rehabilitation technical assistance and training center based in the University of Arkansas to continue its support of professionals working with people with disabilities.

The Rehabilitation Services Administration awarded the grant of $832,000 per year for five years. The federal agency has funded the Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service in Hot Springs before, but it has changed the grant’s primary emphasis from continuing education to technical assistance, explained director Jeanne Miller.

“Through the organizational development model we use, we were already providing significant technical assistance so the restructured grant won’t have a large effect on us,” she said.

The new grant, which went into effect Oct. 1, will fund the center to assist state vocational rehabilitation agencies and their partners in improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Miller has directed the center since 1996. It is based in the university’s College of Education and Health Professions, which also offers academic degrees in rehabilitation counseling.

“The college is proud to support the center because of the benefit it provides both to professionals who work in the rehabilitation field and directly to people with disabilities,” said Reed Greenwood, dean of the college. “The center has been a leader in the five-state region it covers, evidenced by its development of a leadership program designed specifically for the Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services. That’s just one item on a long list of accomplishments by the dedicated staff to make sure everyone can make a contribution to society.”

The Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service focuses primarily on professionals who provide services to people with disabilities. However, Miller said, a program called Arkansas People First affords center personnel direct contact with people with disabilities and is also a top priority.

“Our federal grant is like the anchor store at the mall,” she said. “But we also have other funding sources including a state level grant through the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. It supports Arkansas People First, a grass roots self-advocacy organization that provides support for people with disabilities. It helps people learn to advocate for their needs.

“Arkansas People First allows us to stay in touch with the end-users, the people who benefit the most from our services,” she continued.

Miller earned a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., a liberal arts university for the deaf and hard of hearing where she immersed herself in deaf culture and American Sign Language. She served as both a counselor and administrator of independent living programs in deafness during a previous tenure with Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.

The Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service provides customized training and consulting for organizations ranging from large state agencies to small not-for-profits. It serves the five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Its acronym, CURRENTS, represents the energy and forward momentum brought to “powering your potential.” Miller leads a staff of about 15 people.

“Our mission is to help individuals recognize and develop their potential and to help organizations foster the type of culture and environment where individuals can make their unique contributions,” according to the CURRENTS Web site at http://www.rcep6.org/.

The center offers:

Leadership development through its Community Leadership Institute for Change Knowledge and other programs developed specifically for clients.
Training that includes the Bridgeworks Learning Series, which are interactive teleclasses covering topics of interest to vocational rehabilitation counselors and licensed professional counselors.
Group process facilitation that includes long-range planning and strategic needs analysis.
Web site development.
Survey design and data analysis.
The center also offers online courses for certified rehabilitation counselor continuing education credit through the Institute on Rehabilitation Issues and leadership curriculum for which graduate credit through the University of Arkansas may be earned.

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Contact:

Jeanne Miller, director, Center for the Utilization of Rehabilitation Resources for Education, Networking, Training and Service
College of Education and Health Professions
501-623-7700, jmiller@uacurrents.org

Heidi Stambuck, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138, stambuck@uark.edu

University of Arkansas Hosts Engineering Expo Job Fair
-- Posted by tfisher on Friday, October 10 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – While the national and global economies are slumping, the Engineering Expo job fair attracted over 120 potential engineering employers and hundreds of students who are interested in pursuing internships, co-op experiences and post-graduation employment.

“We are pleased with the turnout by recruiters from some of the best engineering employers,” said Andy Matthews, associate director for employer relations. “This event offers our students a great way to learn about employment opportunities and allows them to practice their networking skills.”

Recruiter booths were filled to capacity for this event, which is hosted twice each year by the College of Engineering and the Career Development Center. In an effort to maximize space utilization and attendance, the event was held over a period of four days in September and October.

Recruiters represented companies such as Acxiom Corp., Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., Dow Chemical Co., Hewlett Packard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia-Pacific and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Two of the days consisted of students meeting with recruiters at booths that were set up throughout Bell Engineering Center. During these days, students could approach recruiters from any organization. Students who found a potential match were able to arrange official interviews, which were held on the following day at the Bud Walton Arena Skyboxes. Due to the success of the networking days, all skyboxes were utilized for student interviews on Sept. 18 and Oct. 3.

This event will be held again during the spring semester.

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Contact:

Andy Matthews, associate director for employer relations
College of Engineering
479-575-6265, matthews@uark.edu

Leslie Lannutti, director of communications
College of Engineering
479-595-9867, llannutt@uark.edu

University of Arkansas Graduate Students in German Literature Lecture at MSSU
-- Posted by tfisher on Thursday, October 2 2008

Kelly Schlinder and Alexander Ganz, German literature master's degree candidates in the department of foreign languages, presented lectures for the "German Semester" at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo. Sept. 9. MSSU's "German Semester" comprises close to 60 lectures and events dealing with German language, culture and history. Presenters from across the United States were invited to participate, among them Schlinder and Ganz. Schlinder presented on her experience teaching English as an IIE Fulbright Program teaching assistant in a former East German city, and Ganz presented on German-American pop-cultural exchange through the TV programs "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy."

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