Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Economics Position, Fall 2016



The Department of Economics and Business invites applications for a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor for one year position beginning fall 2016. The position can be extended for one more year but subject to budget approval. We are looking for candidates with teaching experience in principles of economics and applied courses that would be of interest to both our economics and business majors. Prior teaching experience is highly desirable. Normal teaching load is two courses each quarter, with three quarters/year.  PhD preferred; advanced ABDs considered.  Candidates must demonstrate a genuine desire to teach and participate fully in a liberal arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. 

Review of applications will begin now with applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled.   A cover letter, curriculum vita, statement of teaching philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and three letters of recommendation to Professor Ahmed Hussen, Chair, Department of Economics, Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo, MI  49006, should be submitted to Amy Leu (Amy.Lue@kzoo.edu)   For more information visit http://www.kzoo.edu/.  Kalamazoo College encourages candidates who will contribute to the cultural diversity of the College to apply and to identify themselves if they wish.  An equal opportunity employer.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Preview of 2016-2017 classes

Here's a preview of our planned schedule for next year.  We will probably make some changes, so no guarantees, but this reflects our current plans.



101 Principles Fall, Winter, Spring
150 Accounting Fall, Spring
160 Statistics Fall, Winter
205 Management Winter
215 Managerial Accounting Winter
220 Marketing Fall, Spring
225 Development Spring
235 Environmental Fall
245 Money & Banking Winter
250 Int’l Marketing Fall
265 Urban Winter
275 Industrial Organization Spring
280 Law & Economics Winter
305 Micro Fall, Winter, Spring
306 Macro Fall, Winter, Spring
340 Ad & Promotion Spring
350 Corporate Finance Fall
355 Investments Spring
360 Econometrics Spring
415 Public Fall
405 Int’l Trade Winter
480 Financial Statement Analysis Winter
485 Strategic Marketing Management Winter
490 Selected Topics (2 sections) Spring
 



Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tentative schedule for 2013-14


Our department's revised course offerings for next year are listed below.  These could change again but they are the best current estimate of next year's schedule. [Updated April 24]

Fall 2013
101    Principles of Economics
150    Principles of Accounting
160    Business Statistics
220    Principles of Marketing
235    Environmental and Resource Econ
2xx    Global Consumer Marketing
306    Intermediate Macroeconomics
350    Corporate Finance
415    Public Finance

Winter 2014
101     Principles of Economics
155     Mathematical Economics
160    Business Statistics
205    Principles of Management
215    Managerial Accounting
245    Money and Banking
280    Law and Economics
2xx     Macro Policy Topics   
305    Intermediate Microeconomics
370     Negotiation and Persuasion
405     International Trade
480    Financial Statement Analysis
4xx    Strategic Marketing Management

Spring 2014
101        Principles of Economics
150        Principles of Accounting
225        Economic Development and Growth
220        Principles of Marketing
240        Economics for Global Travelers (Sophomore Seminar)
280        Industrial Organization and Public Policy
305        Intermediate Microeconomics
306        Intermediate Macroeconomics
340        Advertising and Promotion
355        Investments
360        Econometrics
365        Multinational Finance
490        Corp. Enviro. Sustainability
490        Financial Crisis

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Graduate School discussion

Scott Loveridge will present the essentials of graduate school this Friday (October 19) at 2:40 in Dewing 103. Scott is a professor in MSU's department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and director of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. He graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1980.  Many recent K alums have benefited from his advice.

Topics for his session include:
Broad trends in grad education
Why grad school?
How to find a program
Academic vs. professional advanced degrees
Basics of standardized tests for grad school in the social sciences
How admissions committees look at standardized test scores (not as straightforward as you might think)
Pros and cons of “taking a break” from your education
Funding sources
Finding an advisor & advisor relationships
Application best practices & common mistakes
How to structure a visit to programs of interest
Best practices after you are admitted

More information on Scott Loveridge, see his MSU webpage.

He and other alums plan to participate in the CCPD's PDI Networking Reception later that afternoon.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Value of a college education

About a hundred years ago, a professor of moral philosophy at Oxford, John Alexander Smith, got to the nub of the matter.  "Gentlemen," he said to the incoming class (the students were all men in those days), "Nothing that you will learn in the course of your studies will be of the slightest possible use to you in after life-- save only this-- that if you work hard and intelligently you should be able to detect when a man is talking rot, and that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education."  Americans tend to prefer a two-syllable synonym, bullshit, for the one-syllable Anglicism rot-- and so we might say that the most important thing one can acquire in college is a well-functioning bullshit meter.
Andrew Delbanco
College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be
2012

page 29

Monday, October 8, 2012

Winter Schedule 2013


Our updated plans for Winter:

101 Principles of Economics
150 Principles of Accounting
160 Business Statistics
205 Principles of Management
215 Managerial Accounting
295 Topics: Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Time of Crisis
295 Topics: International Trade
305 Intermediate Microeconomics
3XX Advertising and Promotion
355 Investments
490 Senior Seminar: Innovation

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Economics Faculty Position

The Department of Economics and Business at Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Economics, with preferred areas of research and teaching in macroeconomics and monetary economics or a closely related field. Specific teaching contributions will include principles of economics; intermediate macroeconomic theory; money & banking and financial services or other related topics, such as monetary economics, financial economics or investments; as well as contributions to departmental offerings in mathematical and quantitative methods. Moreover, the candidate should exhibit flexibility and capacity for shaping courses around her/his areas of specialization that would serve the College's Shared Passages Seminar program (i.e., first year, sophomore, or senior seminars).

See the full position description at https://www.kzoo.edu/economics/search/

Thursday, March 8, 2012

SIP meeting

We will have a meeting for Juniors considering a SIP in Economics or Business, 2nd week Thursday during common time.

Thursday April 5th
11:30 am
Dewing 311


We will discuss SIP options and requirements. Internships for experiential SIPs will need to be registered with the CCPD this Spring. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about the SIP and we will have our 2012-3 SIP manual available.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tentative schedule 2012-3

For students looking beyond Spring quarter, I've listed the department's current plans for next year. These are tentative and subject to change. Please note that neither National Income & Business Cycles nor Theory of the Firm will be offered. All majors should plan to take Econ 305 & 306 (Intermediate Micro and Macro), which do have a math prerequisite.

Fall 2012
101 Principles of economics
150 Principles of Accounting
160 Business Statistics
220 Principles of Marketing
235 Environmental and Resource Econ
280 Law and Economics
306 Intermediate Macroeconomics
350 Corporate Finance
plus 2 electives TBA


Winter 2013

101 principles of economics
160 Business Statistics
205 Principles of Management
245 Money and Banking
215 Managerial Accounting
305 Intermediate Microeconomics
306 Intermediate Macroeconomics
355 Investments
415 Public Finance
490 Senior Seminar in Business
plus 2 electives TBA


Spring 2013

101 principles of economics
150 Principles of Accounting
2xx Economics for Global Travelers
280 Industrial Organization & Public Policy
305 Intermediate Microeconomics
360 Econometrics
480 Financial Statement Analysis
490 Corp. Enviro. Sustainability
490 Financial Crisis & Eurozone
plus 2 electives TBA

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Follow us on Facebook

You can follow the Kalamazoo College Department of Economics and Business on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/KzooEcon

Monday, February 6, 2012

Meeting for Students

The Department will hold a meeting for all students interested in Economics and Business Tuesday February 7 at 11:30 am in Dewing 305. Please come if you can.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Economics Faculty 1-year position

The Department of Economics invites applications for a one-year, full-time sabbatical replacement beginning Fall 2012. We are looking for candidates with teaching experience in principles, plus some field of specialization, and especially interested in candidates who can teach macroeconomics and/or international economics. Candidates are expected to have high and proven aptitude and strong interest in teaching and are willing to participate fully in a liberal arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. The normal teaching load is two courses each quarter, with three quarters per year. Ph.D. is preferred, but advanced ABDs considered. Candidates must mail a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), plus three letters of recommendation to Professor Ahmed Hussen, Chair, Department of Economics and Business, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, 49006. . Applications must be received by March 1, 2012 to receive full consideration. Kalamazoo College is committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. The college strongly encourages candidates who would further contribute to this end. For more information about Kalamazoo College, see our website at www.kzoo.edu.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Business Faculty position

Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Business, with preferred areas of research and teaching in marketing and/or management. Curricular contributions will include both principles and upper-level courses in marketing, management, and preferably a course in business research methods. Moreover the candidate should exhibit flexibility and capacity for shaping introductory through advanced courses around the candidate's areas of specialization, including courses that would serve the College's Shared Passages (first year, sophomore, and senior) Seminar program.


See the full position description at https://www.kzoo.edu/business/search/

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Facebook page

Our department is now on Facebook. If you search Facebook for "Kalamazoo College Economics and Business" then "like" the page, you can follow us there.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Meeting for students

On Thursday May 26, 11:30-12:30, in Dewing 305, there will be a meeting for students interested in Economics and Business. We will discuss plans for next year, answer questions, and eat pizza.

Juniors (rising Seniors) will be able to get their SIP forms signed.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Last chance for 2011-12 SIPs

On Wednesday May 11 at 5 pm in Dewing 310, there will be a make-up meeting for anyone who missed the Economics & Business SIP meeting last week. Students who miss the meetings will not be permitted to write a SIP in Economics or Business.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

SIP meeting

There will be a SIP meeting for anyone interested in doing a SIP in the Department of Economics and Business this Thursday, April 28, at 11:30 AM in Dewing 305

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Homecoming week



Welcome back K College graduates!

Thanks to everyone who is contributing to this week's Professional Development Institute. This program, which started in our department as the "Business Bootcamp," is growing every year.

The alumni office has organized a lot of campus events and, of course, sports.

Say hi if you're on campus!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Welcome

Welcome (& welcome back) to Kalamazoo College

We're excited to begin a new academic year. Congratulations go to Tim Moffit as our new department chair. (And thanks go to Patrik Hultberg for his service as chair.) Yang Li will be on leave this Fall working on research projects in China. We're pleased that Mike Ricco is returning to continue his popular marketing classes and to offer new courses in management.

I hope everyone had a great summer!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Senior Picnic

Seniors,
Today is the Senior Picnic at Professor Hultberg's house, starting at 4:30