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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to invite supply chain faculty and their students to participate in the 3<sup>rd</sup> annual WISE Future Leaders Symposium. WISE stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence. What started as a student organization at
the University of Arkansas has evolved into an international program that connects and motivates female supply chain students and faculty that inspire and encourage them. As companies and universities strive to see more diversity in their supply chains, WISE
is focused on increasing and retaining the number of women entering the supply chain workforce and developing male allies. WISE has 4 strategic pillars: making connections, personal and professional development, leadership skills, and industry knowledge. WISE
events seek to inspire and encourage the next generation of supply chain leaders. I hope that you are your students (regardless of gender) will participate in this year’s virtual event.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Registration link to share with students and faculty:
<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FUdrSnYvafuk3dhBk7&data=04%7C01%7CSThomas2%40walton.uark.edu%7C8b3bc366d35d43af438508d9698af9a2%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C637656867880508375%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ynbE2IwmJegu70iUICQ813DmB4LydtAYSKalmTWJ2Uw%3D&reserved=0">
https://forms.gle/UdrSnYvafuk3dhBk7</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a virtual event, there are no restrictions this year on the number of students or faculty who can attend from each university – the more the merrier. To avoid Zoom overload, we will be offering series of events for students to participate
in. The October 29<sup>th</sup> event is the main event, but students and faculty have the option to participate in others:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Friday, October 8<sup>th</sup> – Virtual Networking event from 2-4pm CST</u></b>: Students will have the opportunity to engage with WISE sponsors to learn about internship and
full-time opportunities. Students the elect to participate in this event will receive job postings about the opportunities for all involved companies. Currently, there are about 15 companies that should be participating. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Thursday, October 28<sup>th</sup> – “Virtual Social” from 6-8pm CST</u></b>: The purpose of this event is for the students only to connect and get to know each other in a fun,
relaxed environment. Attendance is optional, but will be fun! <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Friday, October 29<sup>th</sup> - Main Symposium event from 9am-1pm CST</u></b>: There will be some keynote speakers, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and more. If possible
and considered safe, I would recommend having a watch party at your university for those participating. I’ve reserved a large room here at the U of A for the students to get together, masked up and socially distanced to watch. I also plan to have pizza outside
for them after so they can discuss what they learned and were inspired by.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Early January 2022 – Winter Break Leadership Workshop Discussion</u></b>: Virtual event, time and date TBD: Small group discussion about the book
<i>Weekend Language: Presenting with More Stories and Less Powerpoint</i> by Craig and Yewman. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Registration link to share with students and interested faculty:
<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FUdrSnYvafuk3dhBk7&data=04%7C01%7CSThomas2%40walton.uark.edu%7C8b3bc366d35d43af438508d9698af9a2%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C637656867880508375%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ynbE2IwmJegu70iUICQ813DmB4LydtAYSKalmTWJ2Uw%3D&reserved=0">
https://forms.gle/UdrSnYvafuk3dhBk7</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions. Registration will be open until the week of the event, but early registrants will receive information about internship and full-time opportunities from our WISE sponsors and will be able to
participate in the October 8<sup>th</sup> Networking event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope you all have a happy and healthy semester! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Associate Professor of Practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Executive Director of Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence (WISE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Department of Supply Chain Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#212121">Sam M. Walton College of Business</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#212121">University of Arkansas</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#212121">479-575-3025</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:Sthomas2@walton.uark.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Sthomas2@walton.uark.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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