Events
Recent Events
Annual Jerry Johnson Lecture, May 8th, 2009
"A Closer Look at Residential Investment and GDP Fluctuations" by Laura Berlinghieri
2009 Guest Speaker and New Faculty Member (Fall 09)
UW-Eau Claire Student Research Day 2009
First Place Behavioral & Social Sciences Category III
William Hendricks (Economics), Amber Jamelske (Psychology), Ellie Lutz (Education), Beth Lutz (Education).
Faculty Collaborators: Lori Bica (Psychology) and Eric Jamelske (Economics)
"An Evaluation of the USDA Fruit & Vegetable Program in Eau Claire Schools"
Ellie Lutz & Beth Lutz..............................Amber Jamelske
Thomas Michels..........................Ryan Tessmer & David Hennick
Jared Koerten, Anne Werner & Bryan Reinhold (photo top left)
Isaac Borofka-Webb & Jared Farmer (photo top right)
Eric Amend & Thomas Michaels..............Dustin Moltz & Justin Roettger
Chris Thompson......................................Ben Ziemann & Alex Trow
Alex Brueggen......................................Amanda Funk
Ross Hewitt...................................Drew Bowlsby & Robyn Fennig
Economics Department Honors Week Student Debate
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Mike Babl, Chris Thompson, Nicholas Kuqali, and Paul Stroik debated "Real World Economics: Benefits and Opportunity Costs of the Bailout Package (TARP) and the Stimulus Package"
Students presented research at state capitol
Eleven UW-Eau Claire students presented seven research projects to legislators, state leaders and UW System alumni and supporters during "Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research" April 22, 2009 at the state capitol in Madison. Participating students, their faculty mentors and research topics were:
- Amanda Verriden, psychology (Dr. Kevin Klatt), "Assessing Preferences for Young Children Diagnosed with Autism."
- Touger Thao, philosophy and religious studies (Dr. Scott Lowe), "The Essential Aspects of Traditional and Christian Hmong Weddings in America."
- Sarah J. Peterson and Robyn Fennig, biology (Dr. Kristina Beuning), "The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2008 Carbon Inventory."
- Heather Nichols, nursing (Dr. Cheryl Lapp), "War and Its Aftermath: A Study of Nurses and Their Resilience in the Coming Home Process."
- Amber Jamelske, Beth Lutz and William Hendricks, economics (Dr. Eric Jamelske) and psychology (Dr. Lori Bica), "Impact of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Elementary School Students in Eau Claire, Wisconsin."
- Nicholas King and Amy Wichlacz, geography and anthropology (Dr. Doug Faulkner), "Planimetric Channel Change Along the Lower Chippewa River in West-Central Wisconsin, 1938-2008."
- Angela Nieman, music and theatre arts (Dr. Mitra Sadeghpour), "Mayhem with Mozart."
