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Announcements for Friday, August 19, 2011

Announcements

  • Economics Graduate Student Association picnic tonight!

    A reminder that the Economics Graduate Student Association (EGSA) will hold it’s back to school picnic this year on Friday, August 19th from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Linden Shelter in Brookside Park.

  • Welcome to Visiting Assistant Professor Emily Cremers

    Welcome to Visiting Assistant Professor Emily Cremers, who is new to the Department of Economics! You can find her in room 367 Heady Hall, 4-0039, ecremers@iastate.edu

  • Time to update your directory information

    With the start of the new academic year, please take a moment to review your individual directory information located at http://www.info.iastate.edu/. Any changes can be made throughout the year via AccessPlus.

  • New office change for Juan Carlos Cordoba

    Juan Carlos Cordoba has moved offices. He is now located in 277, phone number the same (4-5438) and email the same.

  • Conference room scheduling

    Economics is switching from an internal conference room calendaring system to the campus exchange system using Microsoft Outlook. The initial motivation was to improve the speed of scheduling conference rooms, however campus integration is much better and you are also able to schedule meetings with anyone on campus using the exchange system.  If you need technical assistance, please contact Tan Nguyen (tdnguyen@iastate.edu, 80A Heady, 4-2719). Tan is working full-time this week and will change to half-time when classes resume on Monday.

    The current intranet system will no longer be available beginning tomorrow, Friday, August 19. If you have urgent Heady room scheduling needs, please contact one of the main office or CARD staff.

    Training sessions will be available in 360 Heady (lounge) on Monday, August 22, 3:00-4:00 pm, and Tuesday, August 23, 10:00-11:00 am.

  • Opportunity for non-native English-speaking faculty and staff

    Advanced Speaking and Pronunciation, ENGL 99S, MWF 12:10-1:00, Curtiss 208

    ENGL 99S will concentrate on pronunciation and speaking skills that are difficult for advanced learners of English. It will especially concentrate on the stress patterns of long words, the rhythm of spoken English, fluency, and using intonation effectively. Participants will practice the speaking skills needed to talk to others, discuss in classes, and make presentations. Finally, all students will practice vowel and consonant sounds that help in understanding normal English speech and being understood by other people.

    Because of support from the LAS Dean’s office, the class has 5 slots reserved for LAS faculty and staff who would find the course helpful. These faculty and staff are not required to pay for the course or to register as students, although they will be required to buy the course packet of materials necessary for the course. Because of the limited number of spaces, please have your faculty or staff members contact the course coordinator as soon as possible.

    For more information about the class, contact: Dr. John M. Levis, ESL course coordinator, 337 Ross Hall, 515-294-7524, jlevis@iastate.edu

News

  • PBS News Hour features Swenson on Obama visit and Midwest economy

    On the last day of his bus tour through the Midwest, President Obama's aides said he will outline a national jobs plan after Labor Day. Jeffrey Brown of PBS News Hour discussed the state of the economy in Midwestern states. Dave Swenson participated in this discussion, along with Dee DePass of Minneapolis' Star Tribune and Micheline Maynard of Changing Gears. Click on the image to left to view the news segment.

  • DM Register article on the consumer impact of "market madness" features Lence

    In an article entitled "Market madness: After roller-coaster week, what's next for consumers?" Sergio Lence offered his input on the economy after the debt ceiling increase. Click on the following link to read the article written by Des Moines Register reporter Adam Belz.http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011108140305

  • Straw poll results and the Iowa economy are discussed in recent Bloomberg interview with Orazem

    Peter Orazem discusses the Republican Iowa straw poll and the Iowa economy in a recent segment of Bloomberg. To view the clip click on the link left. 

  • Babcock named to initiative designed to transform food and ag policy

    Bruce Babcock of CARD has been named a member of the research committee of AGree, a new initiative to transform food and agricultural policy. AGree was created by eight foundations to meet pressing challenges in food and agriculture policy by working across the academic and political spectrum. Click on the following link to read more about the initiative and AGree: http://www.foodandagpolicy.org/news/story/pr/agree-announces-distinguished-research-committee

  • Weekly media connections for the Department of Economics

    Kira Zalan, a writer for U.S. News & World Report, called looking for an expert to comment on the Obama administration's report on "Jobs and Economic Security in Rural America." Bruce Babcock, CARD director and professor of economics, returned the call.

    William Edwards was interviewed by KWMT radio in Ft. Dodge about flexible cash rent leases.

    Chad Hart received several calls and requests for interviews concerning the latest USDA reports showing less corn and soybean production this year: Fran Howard, AgWeb.com; Dan Pillar, Des Moines Register; William Neuman, New York Times; Bethany Pint, Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman; Kathleen Masterson, Iowa Public Radio; Adriene Hill, "Marketplace," American Public Media.

    Matt Wilde with the Waterloo Courier talked to Hart about a recent USDA crops report and possible market impacts.

    Chad Hart also spoke with Kara Newman, a writer finishing up a book project about the history of agricultural commodities. She asked him about how trading of commodities affects what we eat and what we pay for food. The book, titled  The Secret Financial Life of Food, will be published by Columbia University Press.

    Peter Orazem was interviewed by Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace, Public Radio International, on leveraging jobs in rural areas. Click on the following link to listen to the interview: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/08/16/pm-leveraging-jobs-in-rural-areas/

    Dave Swenson was interviewd by John Dimsdale of Marketplace, Public Radio International,on the economic impact of the Iowa caucuses and the NH primary. The interview has not yet been aired.

    Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

  • Call for Papers for the GSTF Business Review (GBR Vol. 1 No.2)

    Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF), a leading provider of global research platforms for International conferences and Journals, is pleased to invite you to submit your research papers for review and publication in the GSTF Business Review (GBR Vol.1 No.2), ISSN: 2010-4804

    GBR (Vol.1 No.2) is a peer-reviewed journal that includes an international board of accomplished editors and researchers in their fields. There will be submissions on subjects such as The Strategic Audit: Aid to Strategic Decision Making, Ethical Issues and Social Responsibilities, Different Approaches and Models of Industry Analysis, Management Control Systems, Creative Accounting and Earnings Management, Forensic Accounting and Fraud, Gross National Product, Gross Domestic Product, Monetary policy, Fiscal policy, Income policy, Inflation, Market stability, among other latest breathtaking topics.

    If your paper has been published in any other platform, a new version of your paper for GBR (Vol.1 No.2) must reflect at least 25% difference in content from the one published in any conference proceeding or any other journal.

    Each published paper in the GBR (Vol.1 No.2) is subject to a publication fee of USD 300 for a maximum of 6 pages. A complimentary copy (print version) of the GBR (Vol.1 No.2) issue that carries your reviewed paper will be mailed to your mailing address. The GBR (Vol.1 No.2) will also be available in the GSTF Digital Library, a repository of proceedings and journals managed by GSTF.

    The Paper submission deadline for publications in the GBR is 31st August 2011.

    Authors must consult i) Guideline to Paper submission / Formatting and ii) Submitting your paper on the GBR (Vol.1 No.2) Journal Webpage – http://www.globalstf.org/business-review.php