economics & business
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Economics and Business professor publishes textbook
Todd Knoop, professor of economics and business at Cornell College, has written a textbook titled “Global Finance in Emerging Market Economies.” The book covers the characteristics of financial systems in emerging markets and their differences from those in developed countries.
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Professor featured on History Channel
Santhi Hejeebu, associate professor of business and economics, was featured in a History Channel program titled “Mankind: The Story of All of Us.” Hejeebu will appear in episodes six and eight and will address specific moments in economic history.
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Economics and Business at Cornell College
The Cornell College department of economics and business combines two distinct yet related disciplines within the same major, and uses the liberal arts as a way to facilitate the understanding of both.
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Nobel Prize winner on campus Nov. 7
Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker will speak at Cornell College on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in Kimmel Theatre. His talk is titled “The Worldwide Boom in Higher Education and Why the United States is Falling Behind.”
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Prestel explores theatre management along with acting roles
Kayla Prestel enjoyed plenty of roles in the spotlight at Cornell. But her degree in theatrical entrepreneurship also gave her many experiences behind the scenes of theatre management.
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Uruguayan internship leads to corporate leadership program
Diego Verdugo was one of only three students chosen for Principal Financial Group’s prestigious Leadership Development Program in 2012. A two-month internship with Southern Cone Group in Uruguay helped his application.
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Target Corp. fellowship leads to business analyst position
Chase Nowak secured a job as a business analyst at Target Corp. headquarters in Minneapolis prior to his senior year, thanks to a summer-long Cornell Fellowship with the firm. Nowak also earned multiple all-conference honors at Cornell as a distance runner in cross country and track.
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Journalist speaking about economic crisis on May 8
The Berry Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy is bringing Robert Samuelson, a columnist and author, to talk about the European economic crisit.
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Korslund co-authors report on values-based banking
David Korslund ’76, a senior advisor at the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, has co-authored a report for the alliance that shows banks that make decisions based on values are outperforming traditional banks.
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Berry Center Lunch and Learn: Careers in Finance
The Berry Center is hosting an informal discussion with Logan Rott ’07, who has worked as a finance operations analyst at J.P. Morgan and is now pursuing an M.B.A. from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester.
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Berry Center Lunch and Learn: Careers in Actuarial Science
The Berry Center invites you to take part in an informal discussion with Department of Economics Professor Chris Conrad, a former actuary with AEGON.
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Berry Center Lunch and Learn: Careers in the State Government Sector
The Berry Center invites you to take part in an informal discussion with Jeff Curran ’09 and Katie Gieszler ’10 on Feb 24th to discuss career options for economics and business students in the state government sector.
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Author speaking about healthcare system Feb. 6
Noted report T.R. Reid, who has written books, made documentary films and recorded commentaries for National Public Radio, was on campus in February to talk about the U.S. healthcare system. In his talk, he examined ways the U.S. can offer better healthcare and insurance coverage.
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MBA program Lunch and Learn
Please join us Dec. 5th for a Lunch and Learn with Jodi Schafer, director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid with the Tippie School of Management at The University of Iowa.
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Author speaking as part of One Book events
Cornell College’s annual “One Book, One Campus, One Community” program is expanding to include a panel on food policy, a screening of the movie “King Corn” and a visit from an alum involved in urban farming.
Economics and Business professor publishes textbook 
Professor featured on History Channel 
Nobel Prize winner on campus Nov. 7 
Prestel explores theatre management along with acting roles 
Uruguayan internship leads to corporate leadership program 
Target Corp. fellowship leads to business analyst position