Caroline Sage
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EDUCATION
Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 2018
Majors: Economics & Marketing Summa Cum Laude
Minor: Nonprofit Studies
Honors Thesis: An Exploration of the Effects of Business Models on Developing Countries
• University of Arkansas Honors College Fellow
• Governor’s Distinguished Scholar
• Walton Honors Program
• Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
• Mortar Board National Honor Society
• Order of Omega Honor Society
• Presidential Service Award 2017 & 2018 GPA: 4.00
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Southern Bancorp Little Rock, AR
Lead Intern Summer 2017
Intern Summer 2016
• Worked full-time in corporate office of a Community Development Financial Institution focused on providing financial services to
underserved communities in the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta
• Performed and presented feasibility study to advise executives on implementing Small Business Administration loan program
• Developed and implemented surveys to improve loan structure and contributed key components to Community Development
Financial Institution recertification process
• Rotated through departments of human resources, grant writing, marketing, and nonprofit division and presented a research
project to executives on the topic of reaching the unbanked and underbanked through mobile technology
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visited 26 countries
University of Sussex, Brighton, England Exchange Program Spring 2017
• Studied business and international development at one of the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom
University of Arkansas Mozambique Global International Development Program Summer 2016
• Study abroad program in Nampula, Mozambique, focused on rural community development
• Led behavioral economics and marketing projects to improve community with poultry production
University of Arkansas Belize Global International Development Program Summer 2015
• Study abroad program in Dangriga, Belize, focused on community development
• Led microlending program to grant loans to beginning businesses and taught business education classes to community
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Leadership Walton, Sam M. Walton College of Business Fall 2014 – Spring 2018
• One of only 200 students in a leadership and career development program
University of Arkansas Honors College
• Ambassador Fall 2014 – Spring 2018
• Fellowship Mentor Spring 2016 – Spring 2018
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Academic Tutoring Chair Spring 2016 – Spring 2018
• Enabled academic success of over 400 members through implementation of tutoring programs
Director of Member Finances Fall 2014 – Fall 2015
• Managed revenue collection of over $1,000,000 per year from over 400 members
Panhellenic Major Greek Award Spring 2015
• Only recipient from a class of 140 selected for superior academic excellence and character
Walton Honors Business Engagement Council
• Communications Committee Spring 2016 – Spring 2018
University of Arkansas Global Greeks
• Mentor to international students Fall 2015 – Spring 2018
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
University of Arkansas Volunteer Action Center Fayetteville, AR
• VAC Board: Literacy Program Chair Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
o Led an academic enrichment program with the mission to create personal and intellectual growth for both college-aged
and elementary students through meaningful relationships, stimulating curriculum, and an alternative learning experience
o Managed and facilitated team of 10 board members who monitored progress of nearly 200 students at 6 schools
• VAC Board: Literacy Program Curriculum Coordinator Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
o Developed engaging and hands-on curriculum for alternative learning program
• Reading Mentor Spring 2015 – Spring 2017
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, TN
• Contributed to fundraising of over $580,000 Fall 2014 – Spring 2018
Our House Shelter Little Rock, AR
• Meal Server 2010-2016
