Programming for the Economics Society covers a wide range of enriching activities. These are outlined below.
Speakers: We invite one speaker per month to share how economics relates to the "real world," in addition to providing a human side to the discipline. The schedule of speakers we invited over the past school year are listed below. Locations and times are provided on this web site as they become available.
- September 23, 1999--Professor Tom Smith, '92, an alumnus of the department; "The Occupational Mobility of Artists: Evidence from
the 1970 Census." The subtitle of Tom's talk is titled, "I used to be an Artist, but now I have a real job."
Presser 258, 7:00 pmOctober 13, 1999--featured some of our former Economics majors: Brad Comincioli, '95, an investment analyst at State Farm and Jaynanne Calaway, '99, in graduate school at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; "Life for an Econ Major at IWU and After."
Main Lounge, 7:00 pmNovember 17, 1999--Dr. David Vance, the Chief Economist for Caterpillar, Inc; discussing the current state of the world economy.
Shirk Center Classroom, 7:00 pmDecember 2, 1999--A panel discussion about graduate school sponsored by the Economics Society, the Accounting Society, the Risk Management & Finance Society, and the American Marketing Assocation. There were speakers from each of these areas. The Economic's Department own Dr. Carolyn Stumph was one of the speakers.
CNS C102, 7:00 pmJanuary, 2000--No Speaker.
February 23, 2000--Rob Fazzini, '62, President of Busey Bank and spokesperson for the American Banking Association in Bloomington, and Bob Aaron, IWU's Director of University Communications; an interview style discussion of current issues in banking.
CNS 102, 7:00 pmFebrurary 24, 2000 --Dr. Jin and Dr. Seeborg; giving us a lunchtime presentation on Chinese migration's effect on labor markets.
CLA 305, 12:00 pmMarch 22, 2000--Bryan Cassidy, our Woodrow Wilson visiting lecturer, talked about changes in the telecommunications industry in the European Community.
CNS C101, 7:00 pmMarch 23, 2000--Barb Kube will speak with us about her background in economics and how it has helped her in her career as an attorney.
Location TBA, 12:00 pmMarch 28, 2000--President Minor Myers will be presenting on the currency and inflation exhibit in the library. Professor Carolyn Stumph will be speaking on hyperinflation and seniorage.
Sheean Library, 1st floor, 2:40 pmApril 5, 2000--Professor Keith Ihlanfeldt, '72, from Georgia State University will deliver a presentation titled, "Causes and Consequences of Neighborhood Racial Segregation" after the Omicron Delta Epsilon economic honors society initiation. A reception will follow in the CNS atrium.
CNS 102, 7:00 pm
Major Trip: We believe it to be extremely beneficial to seek speakers and visit establishments outside the local area, especially in the major surrounding cities. Ideally, two of these kinds of trips are planned each year, but we often opt to take one and make it worthwhile. This year Friday, April 7: The Accounting Society, AMA, Econ Society, and Risk Mgt & Finance Society have joined forces to provide the trip!
Here is our loosely scheduled itinerary:
TBA--Leave Bloomington
TBA--Ernst & Young -- speaking engagement at their facility**
Lunch-- Downtown St. Louis
1:30 pm--Anheuser Busch -- tour
3:30 pm--Galleria -- shopping and dinner
6:00 pm--Depart from the Galleria
7:10 pm--St. Louis Cardinals BASEBALL!!!
Will return to Bloomington after the game ends
** The appointment with Ernst & Young is still being worked out. If we can not work something out with them, we will visit A.G. Edwards who is also located in St. Louis.
Local Trips: We also believe in taking advantage of local opportunities. We usually plan three local trips per year. We are always brainstorming for different types of trips. If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact us!
Social Events: We plan two social events, one at the end of each semester. These are merely activities to take our minds off school and to promote cooperative spirit among students and faculty. It has been tradition at the end of the year for students (all invited!) to take on the faculty in a friendly game of volleyball.
