INFORMATION FOR GUEST
SPEAKERS
The Undergraduate Economics
Club at UIC is a student organization
that seeks to provide a meaningful
extracurricular activity for students
interested in economics. About 20-30
undergraduate students regularly attend
the weekly meetings. Most Club members
are economics majors; some have majors
in other business or social science
disciplines.
The students have a strong interest in presentations
that address substantive issues related
to economics and business, as well
as those that describe the activities
of private firms and government agencies
in the Chicago area. In addition,
they value learning about various
career paths available to economics
graduates, internships and entry-level
positions, as well as specific examples
of job opportunities. Information
regarding advanced education (e.g.,
MBA programs, Law School) is also
of interest to many students.
The Club meets every other Wednesday during the Fall
and Spring semesters.The meetings
take place in room 2150 University
Hall, from 2:00 until 2:50 pm, or
from 3:00 - 3:50pm (the times vary
across semesters). The presentations
are always very informal; students
often ask questions and make comments
along the way. Professor Akarca and
/ or Professor Lehrer, the faculty
advisors to the club, typically attend
the meetings. The President of the
Club, a student elected by the members,
chairs the meetings.
As to equipment, we can always get a projector
for transparencies (please let us
know if you will need a projector
in advance). In preparing the flyers
announcing our bi-weekly events, it helps
us to have your position within the
firm/ agency and, if appropriate,
a title for your presentation.
University Hall is the tallest building on campus;
it is located at 601 S. Morgan Street,
in the corner of Morgan and Harrison.
Please come to room 2150 on the 21st
floor using the elevators on the South
side of the building.
The most convenient parking for our guest speakers
is Lot 9 (Harrison and Morgan), but
this lot is sometimes full. Lot 7
(on Harrison, between Morgan and Racine),
and Lot 4 (Halsted and Taylor) are
other possibilities. If you drive
to campus, please give your parking
ticket to the Club President, and
he / she will validate it for you. For
driving instructions, as well as information
regarding trains and buses, please
check the following link:
http://www.uic.edu/index.html/maps_directions.shtml
