- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/department-of-economics-and-finance/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:06:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock receives $62,000 donation to create scholarship for real estate majors /news-archive/2019/11/14/scholarship-real-estate-majors/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:06:55 +0000 /news/?p=75716 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock receives $62,000 donation to create scholarship for real estate majors]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $62,000 donation from the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation to create an endowed scholarship fund for real estate students. Board members of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation and members of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission as well as 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professors, staff, and real estate students cheered during the signing of the documents acknowledging the donation.听听听 鈥淲e are charged with educating the public and practitioners about real estate, and we felt there was no better way to do that than to support an institution that is changing the future of our market,鈥 said Stuart Mackey, president of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation. 鈥淲e are just excited to invest in the education of students in Arkansas.鈥 The Arkansas Real Estate Foundation Endowed Scholarship will be awarded annually to a junior or senior real estate student who is an Arkansas resident and has a GPA of 2.75 or higher. The scholarship can be used for tuition, books, fees, or room and board. “The Arkansas Real Estate Foundation鈥檚 investment in the lives of our students and our College of Business will impact central Arkansas鈥檚 real estate industry for generations to come,鈥 said Christian O鈥橬eal, vice chancellor for university advancement. 鈥淎s one of just three endowed scholarships supporting our real estate program, this gift will continue to grow in perpetuity, allowing us to support multiple students each year with the critical funds needed to continue their education. We are grateful for both The Arkansas Real Estate Foundation鈥檚 support of our students and their trust in 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.”听听听 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 College of Business began its real estate program in the 1970s, but the college began revising the program in 2016 with advice from the local real estate community.听 鈥淭here is not a single person who hasn鈥檛 been affected by real estate at some point in their life, so this program really has something for everybody, said Dr. Mark Funk, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance. 鈥淭he real estate market is changing constantly, and we felt there was an opportunity to better serve the real estate industry in central Arkansas. Our students were seeking more opportunities in the real estate community to prepare for their careers.鈥听 Elizabeth Small, former president and CEO of PDC Companies and PDC Construction, was hired as an instructor for the real estate program.听 鈥淩eal estate is my passion,鈥 Small said. 鈥淚 was in the real estate business for 32 years and decided it was time to make a change and do what I wanted to do since I was 4 years old, which was to teach. When I started two years ago, the list of real estate majors was short, but it has grown incredibly.鈥听 Since joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Small said the real estate program has placed an emphasis on building partnerships with the real estate community to provide opportunities for students to participate in real-world experiences before they graduate.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little College of Business students, faculty and staff participate in a Real Estate Scholarship Signing Ceremony with members of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation Board to establish a scholarship benefiting the Department of Economics and Finance. Photo by Ben Krain.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little College of Business students, faculty, and staff participate in a scholarship signing ceremony with members of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation Board to establish a scholarship benefiting real estate students in the Department of Economics and Finance. Photo by Ben Krain.

Members of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation and other members of the local real estate community serve on a 13-member advisory board, as guest speakers in classes, and mentors to students as well as consult on curriculum development and provide internships opportunities.听 鈥淲e really appreciate the efforts of the Arkansas Real Estate Foundation,鈥 Small said. 鈥淪tuart Mackey has been a great proponent for these scholarships, and the students are already asking how to apply. This is a signature day for the College of Business real estate program.鈥听 The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock real estate program prepares students for careers in real estate investment and management, real estate law, real estate title and research, property management, appraising, and bank lending.]]> Vibhakar appointed to Arkansas District Export Council /news-archive/2018/03/05/vibhakar-arkansas-district-export-council/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:10:40 +0000 /news/?p=69633 ... Vibhakar appointed to Arkansas District Export Council]]> Dr. Ashvin Vibhakar, Joe T. Ford Chair of Finance at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is among 15 new members of the Arkansas District Export Council appointed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The is a private, non-profit organization, whose members are appointed for four-year terms by the Secretary of Commerce. The council brings together experienced international business people who provide support, advice, and assistance to Arkansas companies interested in entering into or expanding into international markets. 鈥淭he Arkansas District Export Council engage a group of individuals who are familiar with exporting and doing business in other countries,鈥 Vibhakar said. 鈥淭he goal is for state businesses, especially small businesses, to become familiar with how to expand their businesses globally as well as teach them about the resources that exist in the state, especially at the Arkansas U.S. Export Assistance Center.鈥 Vibhakar is looking forward to the opportunity to help small businesses expand to the international market. 鈥I think Arkansas has a lot of potential, particularly when you think about small businesses,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 have always believed that the more education people have, the less intimidated they would be about doing international business. From my perspective, education and learning about the culture of different parts of the world plays a great role in business.鈥 Vibhakar holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from M.S. University in Baroda, India, and a Master of Business Administration from Central Missouri State University as well as a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Arkansas. He came to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 1981 as an assistant professor of finance. After 27 years at the university, Vibhakar left his position as the director of the Institute for Economic Advancement to pursue a career at Charter Financial Analyst Institute in Hong Kong. As managing director of the Asia Pacific region and later a global assignment, Vibhakar conducted business in 54 countries. He returned to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock as the Joe T. Ford Chair of Finance in the College of Business in 2015. Vibhakar is the chair of the Little Rock Sister Cities Commission. He also served on the Governor鈥檚 Economic Advisory Council and the Arkansas Promise steering committee to provide access of resources to young people to succeed. He served on the CFA Institute Board of Governors, was a member of the board of directors of Arvest Bank, currently serves on Arvest Group audit committee, and is past president of the Association of University Bureaus of Economic Research.]]>