1. September 2, 2010

2. Bill Barnett Walter Block John Levendis Dan D’Amico

3.  “In the course of social events there prevails a regularity of phenomena to which man must adjust his actions if he wishes to succeed.[Economics is the study of human action]… Action means the employment of means for the attainment of ends (Mises, 1949. pp.2-13).”

5. Data taken from www.studentsreview.com.www.studentsreview.com

6. Source: Nieswiadomy, Michael, "LSAT Scores of Economics Majors," Journal of Economic Education (Fall 1998): 377-379.

7. Who was an econ major when they were in college? Who hires Economics majors? How does our department fair?

8. Since 2004, at least 12 Loyola economics majors have been accepted into economics graduate programs. 8 in a top 50 program. 5 on full scholarship with additional funding in their first year. 3 have since completed their PhDs, 4 their master’s degrees. OUR FACULTY…

10.  “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.” --John Maynard Keynes

11.  Diversify and strategize your course schedule.  Take advantage of learning opportunities beyond the classroom.  Get involved.  READ!!!

12.  The Economics Club Lecture Series  The Economics Club Blog The Economics Club Blog  The Economics Club facebook group The Economics Club facebook group

14. Programming Meeting: Miller 114, Tomorrow, Friday 10am Contact: mfcuadra@loyno.edu