March 2024 Undergraduate Newsletter


Economics Undergraduate Newsletter                                                              March 2024    _____________________________________________________________________________

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Departmental News.

Upcoming Grads! Ceremony info and Registration form

Please follow this link to the “Registration Form.” It is imperative that you make sure your graduation information is correct before the graduation ceremony. This link also has info on the ceremony itself!

LinkedIn Group @ KU Econ Undergrads!

The Econ Department has a LinkedIn Group for undergraduates! The group can help you stay current and connect with other economics students.

Upcoming Events

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Description automatically generatedAnnual Alumni Panel | Thursday, March 28th, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Kansas Union in the English Room

Please save the date for our Annual Alumni Panel! This year, we are having 8 career-experienced alumni join us to share their life experiences with their Economics degree post-grad! With Jobs at Berclay’s on Walstreet to an Economics Sanctions and Export Control officer at KPMG, it will surely be interesting!

Econ Club Future Timeline

In the coming months, the Econ Club has planned the following events: 

  • Schedule Building event (March 21st) – learn about our experiences with specific classes & faculty.
  • Economic Impact Analysis event (April 5th) – learn about the Economic Impact Analysis using IMPLAN.
  • Trip to the KC Federal Reserve (April 18th)- Visit the Money Museum and talk to one of the research team members! If interested, please fill out the form.

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Description automatically generatedEcon Café | Wednesdays 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Snow Hall Rm 353

Join us for coffee and make connections for our weekly event.

The Student Section

Apply to be on the TEDx KU executive team!

Any current student can apply to be part of the executive team (undergrad, grad, doctoral, etc.).. 

Please see the link below that closes Wednesday, March 20th to apply https://forms.gle/aiDrDQC7vbnigktG9 . In-person interviews to follow. If you have any questions, please feel free to email tedxku@gmail.com or nakuzin@ku.edu.

Nominate your advisor

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We want to hear from you!

The Department values your feedback, and we want to do/be better for you, our students! Please consider feedback to the Newsletter Feedback Form.

Questions or comments? Please get in touch with Savannah Bowden at sbowden@ku.edu. For any administrative purposes, please contact Professor Dietrich Earnhart at earnhart@ku.edu.