Rachel Hettich, Victoria Duncan, and Cody Brandt presented at the Issues in Political Economy’s 20th annual conference. Hettich studied the impact of gasoline prices on obesity rates across the U.S.; teen pregnancy rates across Minnesota counties was the topic of Duncan’s paper; and Brandt studied the economic impact of NCAA sanctions on a university’s teams.
The Honors Program Committee would like to invite the campus community to attend two open forums next week for the Director of the Honors Program. The first open forum will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 10:30 a.m. in CMU 101 for Oscar Flores. Dr. Flores has served as the Interim Director of the Honors Program since the summer […]
Oscar Flores, Economics, served as president of the Missouri Valley Economics Association. As president, he organized the 49th Annual Meeting of the MVEA held October 25-27 in Memphis, Tenn. There were over 180 papers presented and an attendance of over 200 professional economists from most states in the nation.
Oscar Flores, Economics, has been named the president of the Missouri Valley Economics Association. The MVEA was established in 1963 and boasts members from all 50 states and many countries. As president, he will be in charge of organizing the 49th annual meetings to be held next October in Memphis, Tenn. Over 200 papers are expected to be presented.
Dean Gorsline is pleased to announce the appointment of Oscar Flores as the Director of the Honors program. He will serve in this role for one year, after which a campus-wide search will be conducted. Flores will bring many new ideas to the honors program and will work on implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Graduation and Retention […]