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Following their first visit to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus, recruiters from Tyson Foods Inc. hired three College of Business students studying management information systems. , with headquarters in Springdale, Ark., is one of the world’s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef, and pork, the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 and a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. 糖心Vlog传媒LR senior Francesca Salcido of Cabot will join Tyson following graduation this month. Seniors Amy Jo Hall of Louisville, Ky., and Nia Gregory of Collierville, Tenn., have secured positions with the company following their graduation in May 2014. To have a major company from northwest Arkansas hire students in advance of graduation dates is fortunate, according to Dr. Jane Wayland, Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of the College of Business. These three students, however, are among the 15 members of the COB Power Team that developed 700 Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 apps in six weeks this past summer, she said. The students demonstrated high productivity, creativity, and understanding of the business marketplace, which earned $6,500 for the new department of business information systems and a top place for the 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business among other campuses nationally, according to Wayland. Tyson is also creating a customized summer 2014 internship for a fourth member of the Power Team, junior Alec Crow. 鈥淲e are so proud of our students. These job offers are due to their accomplishments in and out of the classroom,鈥� Wayland said. Wayland first visited Tyson on behalf of COB students with Vernard Henley, director of recruitment and outreach for the George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. Shannon Gwinn, director of COB Student Services, followed up on the contacts established after that visit. She said hosting Tyson at 糖心Vlog传媒LR provided an outstanding opportunity, not only for the students, but also for the company representatives who were looking to fill positions in their northwest Arkansas headquarters. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited because in the future there will be additional opportunities open up across many disciplines 鈥� accounting, finance, and other majors,鈥� Gwinn said. Tyson鈥檚 Vice President for Information Systems and Manufacturing Lyle Nicholson said the company was intrigued by the working relationship between the IT disciplines at the College of Business and College of聽Engineering and Information Technology. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a benefit for us. We need both,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 was amazed, quite honestly.鈥� Nicholson recruits specifically for corporate headquarters in northwest Arkansas, looking for cultural and ethnic diversity as well as intellectual strengths among the region鈥檚 students. He observed that while Tyson is a big company, it operates in small teams and new hires are 鈥榖uddied up鈥� or paired with experienced personnel聽from the beginning. Tyson typically promotes from within, giving young employees many opportunities for advancement according to聽Nicholson. He added that people come to Tyson and stay a long time. Many have family in the area. Hall, who will analyze big data for Tyson as a program/business analyst, said she was hopeful after making it to the second round of interviews with the company. 鈥淭his is absolutely thrilling! I鈥檝e never had the luxury to plan this far ahead,鈥� she said. The 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International and recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top undergraduate schools of business.