Here’s a Few UIC Liautaud Classes You Can Still Register Into Before Classes Start
Are you an incoming MBA student to the Liautaud Graduate School of Business who is still working on putting the final touches on your Fall ’15 schedule? First off, quit procrastinating, that kind of behavior will catch up with you in business school! Any way, lucky for you, Jasmin Aßmann from the University of Illinois Chicago Liautaud Loop blog put together a list of two-credit courses available next semester. MBA students may include up to three of these courses in their elective options.
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Economic Science Institute Hosts 2015 IFREE Summer Scholars
The Economic Science Institute (ESI) hosted eight undergraduate and graduate students to participate as IFREE Summer Scholars, according to a press release. The ESI is part of Chapman University, home of the Argyros School of Business. The program, which lasted for five weeks, was sponsored by the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) and the Thomas W. Smith Foundation. The selected students gained firsthand experience to explore and advance their knowledge and understanding of economics research, history, and philosophy. Continue reading…
Loyola Marymount Organizes Financial Literacy Boot Camp
Loyola Marymount University’s Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship organized a Financial Literacy Boot Camp that ran from June 15 to June 18, according to a press release from the school. The program was created as part of the Save It Forward Initiative, a new program being led and funded by Paul Orfalea, Kinko’s founder and part-time faculty member at Loyola Marymount. The program recruited 13 local high school students to participate in the rigorous four-day session to learn the fundamentals of setting financial goals, saving, budgeting, investing, college’s benefits, buying a car, the stock market, and communicating in a professional environment. Continue reading…
