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The Great Recession: Updates From an Expert

What:  Dinner Seminar for Middle and Secondary Teachers
Topic: The Great Recession: From an Expert
When: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Where: Arkansas World Trade Center
Time:  4:30 – 7:30
Registration: $20

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and chat with a senior vice president and senior policy advisor from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis!  He will share his thoughts on the great recession and give you an opportunity to ask questions.  . . . And you will have a very nice dinner at the Arkansas World Trade Center!  What a great way to earn professional development credits! 

To register: Click here or contact Amy Moore – 479.575.2855 or amoore@walton.uark.edu .

 

Walton College graduates get jobs

• 70% of job seeking graduates were employed at graduation.
• $46,665 is the average salary for an undergraduate business major; 8% increase from the 2006 - 2007 average salary.

Click here for more: http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/career/outcomes.asp

 

What Teachers Have to Say!

"I've always believed that life is a life-long learning experience. After 24 years of teaching behind me, I once again find this true. Leaning about incorporating Economics into my teaching field has been a wonderful stretching experience. I can't wait to share with my co-teachers and others in my school." - Discover the Magic: Economics in Children's Literature Workshop

Economic Dimensions of Arkansas History

This curriculum was developed by the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.

New High School Economics Course

The frameworks are now available for the new economics course that will be required for high school graduation in the state of Arkansas beginning in 2010.  Follow the link to Economics, amended June 2009.