The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  June 30, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Tuesday
July 6
Jon Rosborough (University of Western Ontario)
"Essays on Social Externalities and Participatory Goods"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory
Departmental Thesis Defense
Wednesday
July 7
Philippe Belley (University of Western Ontario)
"Human Capital Investments of Workers and the Schooling Decision of Young Adults"
4:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Applied Economics/
Econometrics
Departmental Thesis Defense


News and Announcements

Canada Day Holiday Canadian Flag

The Department of Economics will be closed Thursday, July 1, 2010 to celebrate Canada Day.

Promotion and Tenure Review - Notice of Solicitation

The Promotion and Tenure Committee will conduct a review of promotion to rank of Associate Professor and Granting of Tenure for Professor Ben Lester. Anyone wishing to make a written submission can do so until the Promotion file closes on Friday, September 17, 2010.

Copies of the vitae and publications for Professor Ben Lester will be available shortly in the Resource Centre to all faculty members and may be borrowed from Jennifer Hope or Jane McAndrew.

Teaching Support Centre - New Faculty Orientation: Teaching at Western

The Teaching Support Centre is offering a day of orientation activities for new faculty members (full-time and part-time) on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Room 258, The D.B. Weldon Library. Please register in advance.


Research Notices

*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications, internal and external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically submitting your applications.

**The newly enhanced Research On-line Administration (ROLA II) is now available and must be filled out by all grant applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.

Funding Announcements