Harness 21st-century tools to help communities lift themselves.
Volunteers work with development banks, nongovernmental organizations, and municipalities to strengthen infrastructure and encourage economic opportunities in communities. They frequently teach in classroom settings and work with entrepreneurs and business owners to develop and market their products. Some Volunteers also teach basic computer skills and help communities take advantage of technologies such as e-commerce, distance learning, and more.
If vou choose Community Economic Dev., take three courses from one of the following areas:
Business: The business faculty recommend the following:
Business majors
- MGMT 3023 Organizational Theory and Behavior
- MGMT 3083 Leadership and Ethics
- MGMT 4023 Entrepreneurship
- MGMT 4043 International Business OR
- MGMT 4313 International Studies and Field Experience
- MKTG 3033 Principles of Marketing
- MKTG 3413 Social Media for Business
Non-Business majors and Business minors
- ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting
- ACCT 2103 Principles of Accounting II
- FIN 2003 Personal Finance
- ECON 2201 Microeconomics
- ECON 2203 Macroeconomics
- MGMT 3023 Organizational Theory and Behavior
- MGMT 4023 Entrepreneurship
- MKGT 3033 Principles of Marketing
Com Design (ART) and Multimedia and Integrated Marketing: The faculty recommend the following:
- ART 2003 Introduction to Communication Design
- ART 2123 Graphic Software Applications Same as MCOM 2123
- ART 2133 Basic Digital Photography Same as MCOM 2133
- ART 3333 Advanced Communication Design Prerequisite: ART 2003
- ART 3353 Multimedia and Web Design I. Prerequisites: ART 1043, ART 2003, and ART 2123
- ART 3363 Advanced Digital Photography Prerequisites: ART 2133/MCOM 2133
- ART 4053 Package Design Prerequisites: ART 2003
- ART 4353 Multimedia and Web Design II Prerequisite: ART 3353
- MM 3103 Principles of Public Relations
And build 50 hours of related field experience through activities including the following examples:
- Completing an internship
- Working with businesses, organizations, or cooperatives in accounting, finance, microfinance, management, project management, budgeting, or marketing
- Class project or honor projects approved and supervised by the professor are also appropriate
- Opportunities include volunteering in the VITA program for accounting majors
- Starting and running your own business or other entrepreneurial activity
- Competing in the Governor’s Cup business plan competition
- Training others in computer literacy, maintenance, and repair
- Website design or online marketing
- Projects in the IS 3413 Social Media for Business where students work with businesses
- Founding or leading a community- or school-based organization
- Leadership positions in PBL, ENACTUS, or the Business Student Advisory Board would be qualifying activities
- Volunteering or interning with the University Communications and Marketing Dept.
- Volunteering with the ENACTUS business service-oriented organization
- Volunteering or interning with the SAU Store on the Square
- Volunteering with Central Arkansas Development Council in general programming
- Volunteering with CADC tax preparation program
- Volunteering or interning with Southern Christian Mission Homeless Shelter
- Volunteering or interning with the local radio stations – KZHE or KVMA
