Micheal Woods, assistant director of housing for community development, talks to students during the College of Business Classrooms to Careers day.
MAGNOLIA — The College of Business at Southern Arkansas University recently sponsored its annual “Classroom to Careers” day. The event is designed to provide students an opportunity to interact with recent graduates who are now full-time members of the workforce.
The “Classroom to Careers Conference” began in 1978 under Southern Arkansas University President Dr. David Rankin who was then dean of the College of Business. The program has morphed over the years in an effort to meet the needs of current students, and according to Dr. Lisa Toms, current dean of the College of Business, it will remain a part of the College’s to give students a chance to hear from former students who have gone on to have successful careers in their fields.
On November 10, 14 guest speakers helped make Classroom to Careers a success. The speakers included: Paul Considine, retired employee of Amfuel and former director for the SAU Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center; Ryan Lenihan, Murphy USA; Sam Ogle, Murphy Oil, Inc; Crystal (Easterling) Bohannan, administrator of the Surgery Center at Jefferson Regional Medical Center; Michael Woods, SAU assistant director of housing for community development and Fincher Hall director; Paula Kinard, Arkansas Department of Legislative Audit; Kelli (Waller) Sawyer, Ben E. Keith Foods; Jonathan Baird, Mustard Seed Financial Advisors; Jessica Haynes, Haynes Holding Company; Bryan Smith, CMC Steel; Brian Ettehad, Frazier Frost; Evelyn Wade, Farmers Bank and Trust; Faith Stewart, Farmers Bank and Trust; Kristina Treadway, Discover Financial Services; and Gary Hickson, SAU assistant director of Information Technology Services.
For more information on “Classroom to Careers” or the College of Business, contact Dr. Lisa Toms at 235-4300.
