Faculty and students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will have the chance to learn from experienced business executives during the third annual College of Business Executives in Residence Day on Thursday, Sept. 22. 

“The Executives in Residence program provides an opportunity for students to envision their own career by hearing about the success of others,” said Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business Jane Wayland. “It is a perfect forum for students and professionals to meet and discuss the business environment and how to be successful after graduation.”

The participating executives include:

•      Gordon Silaski, division president, Centennial Bank
•      Paula Kinnard, assistant legislative auditor, Arkansas Legislative Audit
•      Ron Mathieu, executive director, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
•      Lewis Langston, chief information officer, Windstream Communications, Inc.

The event will feature a faculty meet and greet with the executives from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. on the third floor balcony of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development on 28th Street.

All students are invited to attend a college-wide career panel from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the atrium. Lunch will be provided.

Each of these executives will also visit with students in two classes that match their career expertise. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with business leaders in the community.

A new component of the Executives in Residence Day will be the addition of four young UALR business alumni, who will join the executives in the classroom to give students a comparison of how to start and advance their careers.

The participating young alumni include:

•      Rebecca McEachern, senior tax accountant, JPMS Cox
•      Shawn McGee, senior principal security analyst, Oracle
•      Barrett Kerth, analyst, Circumference Group
•      Katy Alderman, human resources specialist, Simmons First National Bank