Advice about how to study economics from the United Kingdom. Hattip to Professor Greenlaw.
http://studyingeconomics.ac.uk/
A Lifeline for Economics Students
UMW Fed Challenge Team Sets Up Blog
The UMW Fed Challenge team has established a blog. You can follow their progress at http://fedchallenge09.umwblogs.org
New Book by Department Faculty Member
Professor Robert S Rycroft’s new book, The Economics of Inequality, Discrimination, Poverty, and Mobility, has just been published by M.E. Sharpe Inc..
Exley Wins Darden Award! Humphrey Wins Outstanding Young Faculty Award! Departmental Honors! Scholarships! Other Awards!
At the 2009 Commencement ceremony, one graduating economics major and one faculty member received especially meritorious awards.
Christine Linman Exley of Norfolk, Va., received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Award, which is presented annually to the student with the highest grade-point average (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate program. She finished with a 3.99 GPA. Christine was the first economics major to win this award in forever.
Shawn Humphrey, assistant professor of economics, received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, which is presented annually to an exceptional member of the faculty who has served the institution for at least two years, but no more than five years.
See UMW News.
Other awards presented graduation weekend include:
Christine Linman Exley of Norfolk, Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics, Departmental Honors in Economics and Departmental Honors in Mathematics;
Stephanie Ann Rzepka of Erie, Pa., Adam Smith Award for Graduate Study in Economics, Henry W. Hewetton Economics Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;
Erin Nicole Beddingfield of Roanoke, Margaret Elizabeth Graybeal of Oakton, Katherine A. MacEwen of Heidelberg, Germany, Sierra Stoney of Clifton and Melanie Rose Walter of Ewing, N.J., Departmental Honors in Economics;
Congratulations all!
Assessment Survey Spring 2009
Click here to take the Economics Department Assessment Survey for Spring, 2009.
Economics Department Happy Hour
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!
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, but graduates can begin RSVPing to Professor Robert Rycroft at rrycroft@umw.edu.
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.