Category: Events
Career Seminar
Paul Heyne Seminar!
Class seminar for Spring 2013 registration!
As you all are aware, registration period for Spring Quarter is approaching and as usual the Economics Department is offering a wide array of courses. Now, one could certainly ask how do you choose which class to register? What exactly is taught in Econ 400 or 401? Should I take ECON 482 before 483?
Come and listen to what the EUB members, many of whom have taken nearly every ECON courses at UW, have to say about their favorite ECON courses!
See you guys in CHL 015 5:30pm on February 12th!
EUB Social
The Paul Heyne Lecture – Featuring: Rachel Heath!
Wednesday Nov 28 @ 5:30-7:00 pm in Thompson 125
Professor Heath will be presenting on labor markets in large manufacturing firms in developing countries, using the garment industry in Bangladesh as a case study. She’ll talk about two aspects in particular: how hiring takes place through social networks, and how the expansion of garment sector jobs has increased girls education levels.
Liberty Mutual Information Session – Actuary Position
Wednesday Nov 7 @ 4:30-5:30 pm in Thompson 135
Liberty Mutual is hiring Entry Level Actuaries and Interns at many of our offices across the United States, including the Seattle office. If you are ready to launch your career with a Fortune 100 organization and are interested in learning more about the actuarial field, please attend our information session.
During this session we will discuss who we are and what we do at Liberty Mutual, an introduction to the role of an actuary, an overview of Liberty Mutual’s Actuarial Development Program and a Question & Answer session. Pizza will be provided!
Class Seminar
Thursday Nov 1 @ 4:30-5:20pm in Savery 138
As you all are aware, registration period for Winter Quarter is approaching and as usual the Economics Department is offering a wide array of courses. Now, one could certainly ask how do you choose which class to register? What exactly is taught in Econ 400 or 401? Should I take ECON 482 before 483?
Come and listen to what the EUB members who (cumulatively) have taken nearly every ECON courses at UW, have to say about their favorite ECON courses!
Math Review Seminar!
Greetings from the Economics Undergraduate Board.
The EUB is hosting a “Math Review Seminar” on Thursday, April 5th at 5:30pm at Paccar hall 293.
Topics include:
Algebra
Calculus
Lagrange Multiplier
Linear Programming
If you need to refresh your math skills needed for 300-400 level economics courses, come join us!
Paul Heyne Seminar!
Guess what? Speaker for this quarter’s Paul Heyne Seminar is Professor Charles Nelson! A short bio. of Professor Nelson: he held various positions including Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, Director of the Institute for Economic Research, and served on the board of trustees of Columbia Mutual Funds. He is an author of numerous articles and books on macroeconomics, finance, and econometrics. He will address the trend and cycles of U.S economy and how far U.S economy is “underwater.”
The event is held in Allen Auditorium on March 1st (Thursday) from 6:00 to 7:30pm.
You really don’t want to miss this opportunity! Also, delicious pizza will be provided! Yum~
FYI: The presentation is geared towards undergraduate students of all majors, which means it will be less technical than any other published papers you’ve come across.