Upcoming Workshops
Monday
April 22 |
Bradley Ruffle (Ben-Gurion University)
"First-Mover Advantage
in Two-Sided Competitions: An Experimental Comparison of
Role-Assignment Rules"
(joint with Oscar Volij)
3:30 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
Economic
Theory
|
Tuesday
April 23 |
Aaron Gertz (Western)
"Structural Change and Climate
Policy in Developing Countries"
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
Room 4161 SSC |
Money/Macro |
Friday
April 26 |
Gervan Fearon (Ryerson
University)
"Being an Economist in University
Administration in Interesting Times"
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
Room 4161 SSC |
EPRI
Luncheon Seminar |
News and Announcements
Spring Departmental Meeting Minutes
The Minutes of the Spring Departmental Meeting held April 12, 2013,
are available on the
Economics Intranet. Your username and password are required to
access this information.
T. Merritt Brown Thesis Prize
Congratulations
are extended to Javier Cano Urbina, currently
Assistant Professor at Florida State University, who has been awarded
the T.Merritt Brown Thesis Prize for 2012. If you would like to send
along your congratulations, he can be reached at
jcanourbina@fsu.edu.
Summer Paper Prize
The
2012 Summer Paper Prize has been awarded to Peter Foltin.
This prize is awarded to the graduate student who, at the end of their
second year, produces the best research paper during the summer term.
Winners are chosen by the Graduate Awards Committee amongst those
nominated by their advisors. Congratulations Peter!
Graduate Teaching Awards
Tim
Conley was nominated by the graduate students as Graduate
Professor of the Year. He will be presented with a commemorative
plaque. Congratulations Tim!
Wenya Wang was selected as the 2012-2013 Graduate Teaching
Assistant (GTA) of the Year. She will be awarded a prize of $200 and
will receive a commemorative plaque. Congratulations Wenya!
Nick
Kahnert, Diego Salazar and Max
Tabord-Meehan were selected as Tutorial Leaders of the Year
by the first year class. Each will be awarded a prize of $100 and all
will receive commemorative plaques. Congratulations Nick, Diego and
Max!
Undergraduate Teaching Awards
Jim
MacGee was nominated by the undergraduate students as
Undergraduate Professor of the Year. He will be presented with a
commemorative plaque. Congratulations Jim!
University Students' Council - Teaching Honour Roll
Certificate
Congratulations
to Jim MacGee, David Rivers,
Youngki Shin and John Whalley on receiving a
USC Teaching Honour Roll Certificate for the 2011-2012 academic year.
This award is given to instructors who receive an accumulated average
of 6.3 or higher out of 7 on the first 14 questions of the Western
Senate-mandated course and teacher evaluations.
Spring Convocation - Volunteers Needed
Social Science convocation dates, involving Economics
graduates, are Tuesday, June 11 at 10:00 a.m. (School of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Faculty of Social Science BA
Honors, BSc Honors, Diplomas and Certificates) and Wednesday, June 12
at 3:00 p.m. (Faculty of Social Science 3yr and 4yr excluding Honors
and BMOS, Faculty of Science 3yr and 4yr excluding Honors).
Volunteers are required for the following positions:
- Hooders: members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, as well
as members of the graduating Faculty and may be full-time or
part-time faculty members
- Orators: may be full-time or part-time faculty members and
should have a clear, strong, confident speaking voice that will be
understood by members of the audience
- Assistant Marshalls: may be full-time or part-time faculty
members
- Ushers: may be faculty or staff or graduate students
Hooders, Assistant Marshals, and Orators must be available for
duties commencing at 8:45 a.m. or 1:45 p.m. on the day of their duty
in the Thames Hall gym. Ushers must be available at 8:00 a.m. or at
1:00 p.m. on the day of their duty in the front foyer of Alumni Hall.
June 11 @ 10 am – SGPS & Social Science Honors
6 hooders
3 orators
3 Assistant Marshals
16 ushers
June 12 @ 3 pm – Social Science General 3 & 4 year Programs
3 hooders
2 orators
1 Assistant Marshal
8 ushers
Please let Debra know your
preference.
Teaching Support Centre - Upcoming Events
The Spring Perspectives on Teaching Conference, sponsored by the
Teaching Support Centre, will take place on May 14, 2013, 9:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m., Room SSC 2050. Registration is free, but please register in
advance online and indicate the session(s) you plan to attend.
The Teaching Support Centre will offer an intensive three-day
Instructional Skills Workshop for Faculty (ISW), on May 7-9, 2013
in the Teaching Support Centre, Room 122, The D.B. Weldon Library.
Participants are required to attend the full three days. This program
is open to all full and part-time faculty. Enrollment is limited,
please register online.
