The Economics Department will have its annual Happy Hour this *Thursday, April 16th*. The event will start at 5:00 at Fortune’s then move to Capital Ale House. All students, faculty and alumni are welcome!
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Economics Club Picnic
The Economics Club Picnic will take place on Thursday, April 23. Time and location TBA. Check this space for more details.
Save The Date – Pre-graduation Reception for Economics Majors
A reception for graduating economics majors will be held on Friday, May 8 from 3:30 – 5:30 (right after graduation practice) at EconHouse. All graduates and all the family and friends who have come to town to see them graduate are cordially invited. The faculty will be present. A formal invitation will be sent later, [...]
Sarah Ball and Tristan Diaz Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Economics majors Sarah Ball ’10 and Tristan Diaz ’09 were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious academic honor society. They join Margaret Graybeal ’09 and Julie Milam ’09, who were elected last year. The UMW chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is Kappa of Virginia.
Online Course Offering – Summer 2009
Money and Banking Analysis of financial instruments and markets, and monetary policy. Prerequisites: Econ 201 and Econ 202 Textbook: The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 8th edition by Frederic S. Mishkin (purchased online or through the UMW bookstore). Also, you must purchase access to the Aplia website ($35, paid to Aplia.) Note: When [...]
Independent Research Course in Economics offered Fall 2009
Participate in the “College Fed Challenge” Speaking Competition and receive Speaking Intensive credit. Prerequisites; Econ 201 and 202 Fed Challenge is an annual speaking competition sponsored by the United States Federal Reserve System. Teams of students research and present their recommendation for monetary policy. The presentations are judged by Federal Reserve economists, in mid November. [...]
Economics Alumni Career Forum – Thursday, March 26 @ 7 PM
This Spring’s Economics Alumni Career Forum will be held on Thursday, March 26 starting at 7 pm at EconHouse. Recent graduates will talk about succeeding in life as an economics major. Committed to appear are Derek Simpkins (American Red Cross), Katie Teller (U.S. Department of Energy), Catherine Stewart (U.S. Office of Management and Budget), and [...]
Economics Course Syllabi
The syllabi of department faculty will be available from the Department web page (www.umw.edu/economics). Follow About the Department/Economics Course Syllabi. Go directly to it via this link.
Fall Economics Course Schedule
View the Economics Course schedule for Fall 2009 here.
Open House at Econ House!
An Open House will be held at Econ House on Thursday, February 19 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. Tour the house, talk to your professors and fellow students, play some games, and have a little food and drink.