News

Below you'll find a recent archive of news items related to the Department of Finance at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

Vivian Reese Hill Named Assistant Director of MS Finance Program

Hill will assist in the marketing and recruitment of students for the lucrative one-year, full-time graduate program.

January 19, 2024 | By Lori McLemore

Beta Alpha Psi Hosts Meet the Employers

Students in accounting, finance and information systems were invited by Beta Alpha Psi to the Meet the Employers career fair on Sept. 7.

October 10, 2023 | By Lori McLemore

Walton College and American Bankers Association Advance Future of Banking

Banking leaders met at Walton College at 2nd & Main in downtown Little Rock to discuss challenging issues facing the banking industry in Arkansas.

September 7, 2023 | By Faith Raun

Three Department Chairs Announced for Walton College

Jonathan Shipman, Shaila Miranda and Alexey Malakhov are Walton College’s department chairs for the accounting, information systems and finance departments.

August 25, 2023 | By Lori McLemore

Portfolio Management Students take three first place awards!

Walton Takes Three First Place Awards in Investment Competition

Walton College Portfolio Management Class students won three first-place awards at the Global Asset Management Education Forum in New York!

April 20, 2023 | By Lori McLemore

Walton finance students (l-r) Nolan Marrs, Jack McConnell, Kane Vasquez and David Markovich participated in a real estate pitch competition and virtual internship.

Walton College Students Land Real Estate Internships

Finance students Nolan Marrs, Jack McConnell, Kane Vasquez and David Markovich participated in a real estate pitch competition and internship.

April 19, 2023 | By Lori McLemore

Faculty Spotlight: Tomas Jandik

Tomas’ research has centered around social networks and how they play a part in the world of finance, showing that one’s social connections can help close business contracts and negotiations.

January 23, 2023 | By Grant Schol

The class, pictured above, took top honors in the 2022 CMT Association Investment Challenge, an international investment competition.

Financial Analysis Class Takes Top Honors in Investment Competition

The Technical Analysis and Trading finance honors colloquium class received high honors in the 2022 CMT Association, Inc. Investment Challenge.

December 8, 2022 | By Lori McLemore

Beta Alpha Psi: An Organization that Counts

In October, the chapter organized and facilitated a food drive to benefit those in need in Northwest Arkansas.

November 15, 2022 | By Lori McLemore

Faculty Spotlight: Cash Acrey

Acrey is the director of the Master of Science in Finance program, which has a social impact focus. He is also the director for the Arkansas Impact Investing initiative, which promotes investing with a purpose.

November 2, 2022 | By Grant Schol

UA group focuses on impact investing

The finance department of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas recently launched an initiative that’s expected to accelerate impact investing in Arkansas.

January 26, 2022

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Jackson and Engskov Donate Barron’s Subscriptions to Walton College

December 16, 2021

Family Bond and Shared University Experience Inspire New Scholarship

The Sherry Wood and Wood Kaufman Endowed Scholarship will specifically assist freshmen finance majors, thanks to their $500,000 gift.

November 4, 2021

Impact Investors Look to Do Well While Doing Good

The UA working group is an initiative of the Finance Department in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

September 27, 2021

Panel Discussion: Impact Investing as a Catalyst for Growth: Building the Ecosystem in Arkansas

Exploring the power of impact investing within local communities — how impact investing can stir economic growth and provide access to capital for diverse entrepreneurs.

September 17, 2021