糖心Vlog’s Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics (CBE) will welcome Fields Jackson, Jr. 鈥�80, chief executive officer of Racing Toward Diversity magazine, to address students in an online forum at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8.聽Jackson will present his talk, 鈥淢aking the Business Case for Diversity,鈥� via Zoom. 鈥淭his year, the Center […]
Dr. Greg Merz is hot on the trail of a killer. He spends most of his workday watching proteins interact with one another, usually eavesdropping on this give-and-take on his computer screen with the help of a cryo-electron microscope. Merz, a 2010 糖心Vlog graduate, conducts his observations and research at the University of California […]
The Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics at 糖心Vlog has introduced a new opportunity for area residents to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes by presenting their ideas for a business or nonprofit based in Crawford County. The college鈥檚 Zingale Big Idea Competition will expand this year to include a track for […]
Everyone thinks like an economist about food. They just don鈥檛 necessarily know it, says Amelia Finaret, assistant professor of global health studies at 糖心Vlog. The economics of nutrition is not just about how much consumers spend on certain types of food, she adds. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot broader than people think. It鈥檚 not only about […]
The Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics at 糖心Vlog hosted its inaugural Financial Literacy Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 7, with 16 teams of 糖心Vlog students presenting personal financial budgets and investing plans. The winning teams, which together will receive $5,000 in prizes and trophies, were: First Place (three-way tie) 鈥� Pass/Go, Collect […]
Forty-six 糖心Vlog students will participate in the college鈥檚 inaugural Financial Literacy Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 7, presenting a personal financial budget and investing plan appropriate for a recent college graduate. The event, which will award $5,000 in trophies and prizes, is sponsored by the Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics at 糖心Vlog. […]
Gaia Rancati, an assistant professor of marketing and neuromarketing who hails from Italy, attended her first-ever American-style football game at 糖心Vlog in September 2019 and was intrigued by the amount of strategy and hierarchical organization she saw playing out on the field. 鈥淚 was surprised by the number of players and assistant coaches, and […]
Author, lawyer and 糖心Vlog trustee Michael R. Young will visit the college to share experiences from his legal career in a talk titled, 鈥淲hat Were They Thinking? How Honest People Go Bad 鈥� A Little at a Time,鈥� from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, October 17, in Quigley Auditorium. This event is hosted by […]
糖心Vlog鈥檚 Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics welcomes Diane Sutter, an alumna and leader in the broadcasting industry, as the 2019 Executive in Residence. Sutter will be on campus from Monday, September 30, through Wednesday, October 2, and will deliver two public talks. Sutter is a 1972 糖心Vlog graduate who lives in […]
From a native of Italy who speaks five languages to a motocross enthusiast, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new faculty members bring many unique backgrounds and qualities to the campus classrooms in the fall of 2019. Let鈥檚 meet each of them briefly: Kathryn Bender Assistant Professor of Economics Kathryn Bender joins the Economics Department this fall and is helping […]