INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DAY

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 12:30-2 P.M.

(Parking is available in the UA Parking Garage on Garland)

Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development

Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

The IT Executive Forum is sponsored by the Walton College's Information Technology Research Center (ITRC). The forum presents IT business leaders from ITRC member companies participating in a question and answer session with students. Representatives from major companies in Arkansas and the nearby region will participate in this panel, including Acxiom Corporation; ALLTEL Corporation; Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield; Arkansas Department of Information Systems; Arvest Bank Group Operations, Inc.; Beverly Enterprises Inc.; Data-Tronics Corp.; Dillard's Inc.; J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.; Southwestern Energy Company; Tyson Foods Inc.; and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Students, faculty, and staff from across the University of Arkansas as well as community members are invited to attend this annual event. Students who attend can participate in a drawing for prizes including a Palm PDA, Java text with CD-ROM and other surprises.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER FAIR

The Career Development Center, in conjunction with the Information Technology Research Center in the Walton College, is sponsoring an IT Career Fair from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, in the Arkansas Union Ballroom. All computer engineering, computer science, and information technology majors are invited to attend this career fair.

ITRC Companies attending:

Acxiom

ALLTEL

Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield

Data-Tronics Corp.

Dillard's

Arkansas Department of Information Systems

J.B. Hunt, Transport

Phillips Petroleum Company

Tyson Foods, Inc.

RHI Consulting

Wal-Mart

Other Companies:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Cargill Incorporated

Citgo Petroleum

Air Force ROTC

University of North Texas-Graduate School

University of Tulsa Graduate School

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Pam Schmidt, associate director for activities and services, Information Technology Research Center, Sam M. Walton College of Business, (479) 575-5653, pschmidt@walton.uark.edu

Dixie Kline, director of communications, Sam M. Walton College of Business, (479) 575-2539, dkline@walton.uark.edu