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Dr. Jane Wayland, dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, is retiring after a 14-year tenure at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.聽 鈥淚 have appreciated all the opportunities that 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has given me. It鈥檚 been fun and I鈥檝e enjoyed it all,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e learned a great deal. I am very grateful to the institution. I really enjoyed engaging with the external business community. 鈥� In addition to being dean, Wayland also served as a professor, associate dean of graduate studies, and chair of the Department of Marketing and Advertising at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Wayland considers some of the greatest achievements during her 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock career to be the establishment of an advising center in the School of Business; creating the Career Catalyst co-curricular program to provide students with workplace skills; and the development of a Student Success Endowment to provide students with financial support for competitions, scholarships, and high-impact learning activities. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 do anything alone, and my leadership team has been an incredible help and source of inspiration during my career,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e built student services with the leadership team. The Career Catalyst Program is very student-centered and has helped so many of our students. We had Atrium visits, executives in residence, and many programs that exposed our students to business professionals.鈥� Wayland also worked to enhance placement activities for students through the addition of career fairs, internship markets, and company atrium visits. During her tenure, the School of Business鈥檚 annual golf tournament and alumni luncheon events were expanded. 鈥淚 really enjoyed all the events that brought the outside community into our college,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e hosted an event with Johnny Cupcakes, held the annual Carnival of Clubs, and had executives in residence. I鈥檝e really enjoyed working with the advisory council and getting to know the business community in Arkansas. I had a great leadership team in the former College of Business. We had fun, and we always put our students first. I want to thank my leadership team, staff, and faculty members at the college for helping me through so many years as dean.鈥� Before 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Wayland spent 16 years at Eastern Illinois University as a professor, associate chair, MBA program coordinator, and chair of the School of Business. In 1998, the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences honored her with the School of Business Distinguished Professor Award, which recognizes the professor that demonstrates distinguished teaching, research, and service. Wayland earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and an MBA at the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D. in Marketing at the University of North Texas in 1989.聽 In Arkansas, Wayland has been active in the community. She served on the boards for Economics Arkansas, the Women鈥檚 Foundation of Arkansas, Accelerate Arkansas, Sales Marketing Executive International Arkansas, and Rotary 99. She also served on the Delta Trust Women鈥檚 Advisory Committee. She served as president of SMEI Arkansas and is past president of the Arkansas Women鈥檚 Leadership Forum. In 2013, she was named a Women of Influence by Arkansas Business. 鈥淥ne of the boards that resonated the most with me has been Economics Arkansas because they believe in educating students in financial literacy,鈥� Wayland said. 鈥淚 just ended my term. I served Economics Arkansas for the longest, for over 10 years.鈥� Wayland and her husband Robert are moving to Virginia to enjoy their retirement. The couple has four sons, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She is also a crafter and is looking forward to having more time to make greeting cards, do needlepoint, and other creative projects. While the dean has much advice to offer from her decades in higher education, Wayland said the most important thing students can do to be successful is to embrace all the opportunities the university has to offer. 鈥淪tudents need to be involved,鈥� she said. 鈥淎ll the workshops, working with businesses on projects, meeting executives. They need to participate in all the learning opportunities they have inside and outside of the classroom. Don鈥檛 do the minimal. Engage in lifelong learning. You don鈥檛 stop learning when you leave school.鈥�