The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  June 17, 2011 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Tuesay
June 21
Peter Streufert (University of Western Ontario)
"Kreps-Wilson Consistency Implied Additive Separability"
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC
Economic Theory


News and Announcements

Fan Shutdown - Postponed until Thursday, June 23rd

Fan 102 will be down on Monday, June 20, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. There will be no air circulation in these rooms.

Teaching Support Centre - New Faculty Orientation: Teaching at Western

The Teaching Support Centre will offer a day of orientation activities for new faculty members (full-time and part-time) on Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Room 258, The D.B. Weldon Library. Please register in advance.

3M Teaching Fellowships - Call for Nominations

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada established the 3M Teaching Fellowships to reward exceptional contributions to teaching and learning at Canadian universities. Nominating a deserving Faculty/Department member is strongly encouraged. A letter of support from the Provost must accompany nomination documentation. The deadline for receipt of nominations to the Office of the Vice-Provost (Academic Programs and Students) is August 17, 2011. The deadline for receipt of nominations to STLHE is August 31, 2011.

2011 Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings - First Call for Papers

The 2011 Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings will be held October 14-16, 2011 at the University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE. "Lessons from the Crisis, Recovery and After" is the theme of this year's conference. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 30, 2011.


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