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Dr. James Slaydon
Professor of Finance
Director, New Programs Initiatives


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Service to the Profession

Academic Conference: Discussant

  • 2013 – 2014: AABRI Conference. Gross Present Values and External Rate of Return
  • 2012: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 2011: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), Houston, Texas. Impact of Speculative Trading
  • 2011: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), Houston, Texas. Energy Economics
  • 2011: Southwestern Cengage Learning, Beaumont, Texas. Brigham
  • 2010: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Faculty Development Symposium
  • 2010: Southwestern Society of EconomistsSouthwestern Society of Economists. Financial Characteristics of Firms achieving highest accuracy in earnings predictability
  • 2010: Southwestern Society of Economists(SSE)/Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) 2004 Annual Meeting. A financial analysis of companies identified by value line as having the greatest levels of financial strength
  • 2008: Southwestern Finance Association
  • 2007: Redefining Investment Strategy Education
  • 2006: Southwestern Finance Association
Academic Conference: Moderator / Facilitator
  • 2011: Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE), Houston, Texas. Energy Economics
Academic Conference: Panelist
  • 2010: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Faculty Development Symposium
Reviewer - Book / Textbook
  • 2011: Southwestern Cengage Learning, Beaumont, Texas. Brigham
Other Professional Service Activities
  • 2007: Redefining Investment Strategy Education

Institutional Service

Department Assignments

Chair

  • 2018-2019: Department Personnel Committee
  • 2014-2015: FINC 5310 Online Development
  • 2012-2013 – 2013-2014: FINC 3320 Online Development

Faculty Advisor

  • 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Smith-Hutson Scholarship: Fall / Spring

Member

  • 2019-2020: Tenure Committee
  • 2015-2016: Personal Committee - John's Tenure
  • 2015-2016: Common Core - Review and Development
  • 2015-2016: Intermediate Finance - Review and Development
  • 2015-2016: Principles of Finance - Review and Development
  • 2015-2016: Finance Faculty Search Committee
  • 2012-2013: Economics Search Committee
  • 2012-2013 – 2016-2017: Mst Kusum and others
  • 2008-2009: Search Committee for Economics and Finance Position

Writing Student Recommendations

  • 2012-2013 - 2016-2017: Writing Student Recommendations

College Assignments

Faculty Advisor

  • 2018-2019 – 2019-2020: Graduation Commencement
  • 2015-2016: Graduation Commencement: spring/summer/fall
  • 2012-2013: FEI Academic Honors Ben Carpenter

Member

  • 2020-2021: College of Business Strategic Planning (task force - College Environment)
  • 2015-2016 – 2017-2018: Graduation Exit Exams
  • 2015-2016 – 2016-2017: Facilities, Technology, & Space Development Committee
  • 2015-2016 – 2018-2019: Undergraduate Curriculum Council
  • 2015-2016: Facilities, Technology, & Space Development Committee - Subcommittee on Space
  • 2015-2016: MIS Faculty Search Committee
  • 2015-2016: Graduation Exit Exams
  • 2012-2013 – 2014-2015: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Â鶹ÊÓƵ
  • 2012: Merit Award Committee
  • 2011-2012: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Other Institutional Service Activities

  • 2012: M.B.A. Open House

Chair

  • 2019-2020: Director of New Program Initiative - DBA
  • 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Azhar Uddin
  • 2014-2015 – 2015-2016: Mst Jannatel Kusum 

University Assignments

Chair

  • 2019-2020: Department of Economics & Finance
  • 2018-2019: Faculty Senate - President
  • 2018-2019: Salary Administration review
  • 2017-2018: Faculty Senate - Vice President
  • 2016-2017 – 2017-2018: Faculty Senate - Faculty Salary Equity task force 2010: Admissions Committee
  • 2014-2015 – 2017-2018: Azhar Uddin

Faculty Sponsor

  • 2012-2013 – 2014-2015: Live Action Role Playing
  • 2010 – 2011: Lamar Gamers
  • 2010: Cardinal Currency Traders

Member

  • 2019-2020: Ph.D. in Rural Leadership
  • 2018-2019: Search Committee for Associate Provost of Research
  • 2018-2019: QEP Steering
  • 2018-2019 – 2019-2020: Faculty Senate
  • 2018-2019: Faculty Promotion review
  • 2018-2019: Distance Education
  • 2018-2019: Campus Risk Reduction
  • 2018-2019: Budget Development
  • 2017-2018 – 2018-2019: Faculty Handbook Advisory
  • 2016-2017 – 2018-2019: Faculty Senate
  • 2016-2017 – 2018-2019: Faculty Senate - Executive Committee
  • 2015-2016: Undergraduate Curriculum Council
  • 2013-2014 – 2015-2016: Admission Appeals
  • 2012-2013 – 2013-2014: Graduate Council
  • 2010 – 2011: Graduate Council
  • 2010-2011: Graduate Council Subcommittee - Graduate Committee for thesis or dissertation
  • 2011-2012: University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  • 2011-2012: University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
  • 2011: Graduate Council
  • 2007-2008 – 2008-2009: Admissions Committee

Community Service

Other Community Service Activities

  • 2015 – 2016: Chaperone of Choir Trip Lumberton High School
  • 2007 – 2008: Christian Growth, Advise on Financing

Speech / Presentation at a Community Meeting

  • 2008: Dean's Corner, Radio show
  • 2008: Dean's Corner, TV show
  • 2008: National Association of Black Accountants