Grant – College of Business /business UCA Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1 BTÌìÌÃInsurance Program Awarded Grant from Spencer Educational Foundation /business/2025/02/17/spencer-2025/ /business/2025/02/17/spencer-2025/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:54:08 +0000 /business/?p=11168 The University of Central Arkansas Insurance and Risk Management program has been awarded a grant from the , supporting a key Experiential Learning opportunity for students.

The funds were given to support the 2025 Risk Manager on Campus. For this event, a Risk Management and Insurance Professional is brought to the BTÌìÌÃCollege of Business for class visits, campus-wide lectures, panel discussions, meetings with student organizations such as Gamma Iota Sigma, and meals with faculty and other IRM community professionals. This is a valuable opportunity to allow students to network and learn from the visiting Risk Manager.

Since 1997, has offered this rewarding educational experience for students and a chance to give back to the profession. Spencer’s Risk Manager on Campus program offers grants to universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to host a practicing Risk Manager on its campus for a 1–3-day residency.

The Spencer Foundation has supported the Risk Manager on Campus program for years, most recently bringing Robin Roeder in 2024,  in 2023, and Lance Ewing in 2022.

]]> /business/2025/02/17/spencer-2025/feed/ 0 Student Fulbright Grant Opportunities /business/2021/11/07/student-fulbright/ /business/2021/11/07/student-fulbright/#respond Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:41:34 +0000 /business/?p=5082 Outstanding juniors and seniors interested in going abroad after graduation to do research, to begin a graduate program, or to teach English are encouraged to attend an informational meeting about Student Fulbright grant opportunities on Tuesday, November 9, at X period in the Farris Residence Hall Presentation Room. (Look for the single glass door facing the HPER Center.) To be eligible, students must be American citizens. The application season for anyone wishing to go abroad in the 2023-24 academic year will open next March.  Completed applications will be due in September 2022, which will allow time for campus interviews before final submission in mid-October. The application process can be somewhat involved, which is why interested students must get an early start.

Juniors and seniors thinking of applying should be sure to visit   and to attend this informational meeting. At that time, the types of awards available and the various steps required to apply will be reviewed.

These are prestigious awards, and the competition for them is tough. But BTÌìÌÃstudents CAN WIN! Just ask Casey Gambill, Morgan Poole Evatt, Kathy Hill, Brittany Edwardes, Madison Sewell, Danny Baxter, Chloe Moorehead-Spellman, Alex Battaglia, or Sophia Ordaz–all BTÌìÌÃalums, and all Student Fulbright winners!

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