Economic Recovery
A Faculty Forum
Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Iowa State Faculty will share their expertise on topics related to national economic recovery. Participants include Peter Orazem, University Professor in Economics, who has researched and written on labor economics and unemployment; David Peters, assistant professor of sociology, who has studied U.S. poverty rates and recently published "The Typology of American Poverty"; and David Frankel, associate professor of economics, who has written about adaptive expectations and stock market crashes. GianCarlo Moschini, chair of Economics and the Pioneer Chair in Science and Technology Policy, will moderate the discussion. Part of the Faculty Forum Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.