Events & Activities
Undergraduate Calendar:
2007-2008 Academic Year
Graduation Reception
Friday, May 16, 4:00-6:00 p.m. The Morris Inn
The reception is largely informal and features hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages. During the reception there will be a brief awards ceremony at which the economics majors who have earned awards will be recognized. These include the winners of the three specific economics awards:
(i) The Weber Award given to the graduating economics major with the highest academic average;
(ii)The Lawrence J. Lewis Award given to the graduating economics major who has best distinguished himself/herself in community service; and
(iii) The John Sheehan Award given to the graduating economics major who writes the best senior honors essay.
The winners of College and University awards will also be recognized.
A Career in Public Policy and Politics
Thursday, March 27th
6:30-7:30 pm
Montgomery Auditorium, LaFortune
Presented by Katie Beirne, ND '98
Marshall Scholar, Investment Banking Analyst
Former Deputy Staff Director, Joint Economic Committee
Currently Legislative Director, Senator Charles Schumer
Sponsored by:
Department of Economics and Policy Studies
Hesburgh Program in Public Service
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
The Career Center
A Panel Discussion of Implications of Immigration for South Bend
Wednesday, March 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m. 136 DeBartolo Hall
A panel discussion titled “Implications of Immigration for South Bend,” featuring local religious, legal and educational leaders and healthcare service providers, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday (March 26) in 136 DeBartolo Hall at the University of Notre Dame.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Departments of Economics and Policy Studies and Economics and Econometrics and Poverty Studies interdisciplinary minor, in conjunction with last year’s Notre Dame Forum on immigration.
Panelists include Rev. Chris Cox, C.S.C., associate pastor of St. Adalbert Parish; Leonora Battani, manager of Memorial Hospital’s Hispanic Initiative; Lee A. O’Connor, directing attorney of the Immigrants’ Rights Center at Indiana Legal Services and vice chair of the Indiana chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association; Bill Barna, bilingual education coordinator for the South Bend Community School Corporation; and Jamie Grebowski, a senior economics major at Notre Dame.
Held in October, “Immigration: A Notre Dame Forum,” featured U.S. Sen. Melquiades Rafael “Mel” Martinez, R-Fla., Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona, and Mayor Louis J. Barletta of Hazleton, Pa.
Healthcare in America, William Evans
February 13, 5:00-6:15 p.m. CoMo Lounge
Speaker: William Evans, Dept. of Economics and Econometrics
Wed, Feb 13, 5:00pm – 6:15pm
Coleman Morse Lounge
Heard a lot about health care plans from the candidates but not really sure what the facts are behind the buzz words? All current presidential candidates list health care reform as a top priority. Healthcare in America is designed to provide some background from the perspective of a top economist on the issue. Professor William Evans will help us to understand the buzz behind the words, background behind the issue, and provide an economist’s assessment of health care in America. Against this backdrop, Evans will then summarize the issues that a successful health care reform package must address, outline key proposed reforms, and discuss likely economic consequences of reform packages. Come, hear, and offer your own prescription for healthcare.
Race and Inequality in Urban America, William Julius Wilson
January 27, 7 p.m. 101 DeBartolo Hall
William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard, will speak on “Race and Inequality in Urban America” at 7 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 27) in Room 101 DeBartolo Hall.
Wilson, a sociologist and author of the book, “There Goes the Neighborhood,” will address some 250 Notre Dame students who spent part of their winter break on an Urban Plunge studying the causes of urban poverty while living with the urban poor. His lecture will particularly concern the proposals made by the 2008 presidential candidates to combat poverty in America.
Wilson is one of only 19 University Professors, the highest professional distinction for Harvard faculty. After earning a doctoral degree from Washinton State University in 1966, he taught sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Chicago before joining the Harvard faculty in 1996. He has received 42 honorary degrees and was selected by Time magazine in 1996 as one of America’s 25 most influential people.
Wilson’s lecture is a component of the 25th anniversary celebration of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns. Since 1983, more than 17,000 students have participated in the center’s service-learning courses, and more than 6,000 of these students have participated in the Urban Plunge program. The center also provides community-based research and service opportunities for Notre Dame students and in recent years has been ranked among the top 25 service-learning and community-based research programs in the nation.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is cosponsored by the Poverty Studies interdisciplinary minor and the Department of Economics and Policy Studies.
Econ Club Elections
December 3
College Fed Challenge
November 5
Econ Majors Night
November 5
Econ Majors Night
November 5
The Carbon Footprint of the Modern Corporation: A European Perspective
November 1
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Global Employers Career Night
September 17
Investment Banking Boot Camp
September 14
Wall Street Forum
September 13
Career Night
September 12