Hirschel Kasper, Longtime 91ֱ�� Economics Professor, Dies at 89</h1> <article> <h1>Hirschel Kasper, Longtime 91ֱ�� Economics Professor, Dies at 89</h1> <p>eburnett — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:46:29 +0000</p> <span>Hirschel Kasper, Longtime 91ֱ�� Economics Professor, Dies at 89</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-04-09T13:46:29-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 13:46">Tue, 04/09/2024 - 13:46</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hirschel Kasper, an emeritus professor of economics who taught at 91ֱ�� for an incredible 54 years, died Thursday, April 4, at Kendal at 91ֱ��.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Kasper in 1963, the year he arrived in 91ֱ��. (photo courtesy of 91ֱ�� College Archives)</figcaption> </figure> <p>A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Kasper graduated from Boston University and earned an MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota. He taught at 91ֱ�� from 1963 to 2017 and wrote frequently on his specialties in labor economics, economic theory, and public policy. He is said to have taught more than 4,000 91ֱ�� students in his introductory course alone.</p> <p>“One of my earliest memories of Hirsch was when I was interviewing for my position at 91ֱ�� in 2010,” recalls <a href="/ron-cheung">Ron Cheung</a>, professor of economics and chair of the department. “His welcoming, open personality was immediately obvious and helped to put a nervous candidate at ease. Over the seven years that I overlapped with Hirsch on the faculty, I had noticed how supportive he was of his junior colleagues. In challenging moments, he always had a word of encouragement that was honed by years of experience.</p> <p>“Conversely, in happy moments—like an honors student presenting their thesis, or a colleague getting a publication accepted—he was always there to celebrate with a smile and a wry comment. He was a stabilizing force in our department, and it is hard to think of anyone else taking that role for us.”</p> <p>A gathering in memory of Kasper will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at 91ֱ��’s Westwood Cemetery. It will be followed at 11 by a celebration at Kendal.</p> <p>Learn more about the life and career of Kasper and share remembrances <a href="https://www.cowlingfuneralhomeoh.com/obituary/HirschelKasper-HirschelKasper">here</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">His remarkable teaching career spanned from 1963 to 2017 and numbered thousands of students.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-04-09T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2412">Obituaries</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/ron-cheung" hreflang="und">Ron Cheung</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Hirschel Kasper in 1996.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of 91ֱ�� College Archives</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Undergraduate Research Symposium Showcases Student Research Virtually</h1> <p>hhempste — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:34:54 +0000</p> <span>Undergraduate Research Symposium Showcases Student Research Virtually</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-24T15:34:54-04:00" title="Friday, April 24, 2020 - 15:34">Fri, 04/24/2020 - 15:34</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 91ֱ�� College Undergraduate Research Symposium will continue—in an online format—to showcase collaborative work between 91ֱ�� students and faculty. </p> <p>Typically held as a one-day, in-person event, the Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual conference that highlights 91ֱ�� students’ research, along with the academic and artistic work of each year's graduating class.</p> <p>This year’s online symposium spans six days. The new format makes all research broadly available through recorded video and poster presentations that may be viewed online by anyone. Research is accessible between April 27 and May 2 through the <a href="/undergraduate-research/symposia/virtual-presentations">Office of Undergraduate Research website</a> and can be viewed at any time. Authors, titles, abstracts, and Q&A information is also available on the page. </p> <p>Many student presenters will also hold live Q&A sessions on <a href="https://blackboard.oberlin.edu/">Blackboard</a>, which can be accessed by those in the 91ֱ�� community.</p> <p><a href="/leslie-kwakye">Leslie Kawakye</a>, associate professor of neuroscience and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, says that it is vital to provide students a platform to share their projects. “By presenting their research, students can engage in the final step of the research process: sharing their newly created knowledge with the world. It's important to honor and acknowledge their hard work, their dedication, and the new knowledge that they are producing.”</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Eder Aguilar will present research that analyzes experiences of Latinx students at 91ֱ��.<br> Photo credit: Courtesy of Eder Aguilar</figcaption> </figure> <p>For senior comparative American studies major Eder Aguilar, research with Professor of Comparative American Studies <a href="/gina-perez">Gina Pérez</a> on Lantinx students has taken place over two years. His presentation of “Am I Latinx Enough?” Latinx Ethnic Identity, Belonging, and Expression of Latinidad at 91ֱ�� College” analyzes experiences of Latinx students at 91ֱ�� “through a focus of their ethnic identity formation, their feelings of belonging, and their expression of their Latindad.” </p> <p>“This research has been two years in the making,” says Aguilar. “Though these circumstances have been incredibly strenuous, I am proud of the work I have done and I am incredibly grateful for the students who participated in my research.”</p> <p>Third-year economics major Sun Moon, whose research with Assistant Professor of Economics <a href="/martin-saavedra">Martin Saavedra</a> explores the impacts Japanese internment during World War II had on life spans, says the research experience has been valuable. </p> <p>“I didn’t realize how much I would learn from engaging in the research process. I’ve discovered so many different ways and methods to explore our research question. It was rewarding to apply the knowledge I gained in the classroom.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/oberlin/sets/72157714013515596/">In this gallery</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> , view some of the 2020 presenters working on research at 91ֱ�� (prior to the transition to remote classes) and at home.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-04-24T12:00:00Z">Fri, 04/24/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Hillary Hempstead</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Office of Undergraduate Research invites everyone to an online symposium between April 27 and May 2, featuring research from 91ֱ�� of Music students.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2410">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4861">Neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25311">Comparative American Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/leslie-kwakye" hreflang="und">Leslie Kwakye ’06</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gina-perez" hreflang="und">Gina Pérez</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/neuroscience" hreflang="und">Neuroscience</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/comparative-american-studies" hreflang="und">Comparative American Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Charlotte Babarinsa '20 uses electroencephalography (EEG) in a study to understand the neural mechanisms that lead to decreased crossmodal temporal acuity. Study authors Babarinsa, Zoey Keeley, Kathryn Hirabayashi, Samantha Papadakis, Zoii Barnes-Scott, and Russell Jaffe will present their research in the 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Mike Crupi</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Economics Team Wins First Place at Business Case Competition</h1> <p>hhempste — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:25:39 +0000</p> <span>Economics Team Wins First Place at Business Case Competition</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-03-02T14:25:39-05:00" title="Monday, March 2, 2020 - 14:25">Mon, 03/02/2020 - 14:25</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91ֱ�� team surpassed 15 other schools to secure the first place honor during the competition held on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Marietta College. Team members included Matthew Walton ’22, Yanjin Wu ’22, and Noemi Duker ’23. Beth Tallman served as the team coach. </p> <p>The team of three students was given approximately two months to prepare case studies to present for Peoples Bank senior management. The cases included scenarios related to human resources, finance, strategic planning, and marketing. Presentations were 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer session with a panel of judges.</p> <p>Tallman’s work with the students focused on organizing the team’s approach to the case, based on each student’s individual strengths. She also assigned preparatory readings if the students needed to build additional skills. The students returned to campus during winter term to begin working together. </p> <p>Tallman praised the team’s performance. “The students did a lot of intelligent research and were willing to learn what they needed to to get the job done. Peoples Bank encourages creativity, and 91ֱ�� students can be very creative.”</p> <p>The trio's marketing recommendation for the case included creating a series of personal finance videos targeting millennial customers who often prefer consuming information through video, as opposed to the written word. </p> <p>“The students created a prototype that was a real hit with the judges,” says Tallman. </p> <p>Watch the team’s <a href="https://youtu.be/_tPUd9s-2G0">video</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-video-camera"></span> about how to create a monthly budget. </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-03-02T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/02/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For the second year in a row, 91ֱ�� College was awarded first place in the Eighth Annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of Beth Tallman</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</h1> <p>hhempste — Tue, 14 May 2019 19:39:01 +0000</p> <span>2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-05-14T15:39:01-04:00" title="Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - 15:39">Tue, 05/14/2019 - 15:39</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul class="news-grid"> <li> <p>Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received Excellence in Teaching Awards for the 2017-2018 academic year. The recipients are Ron Cheung, professor of economics; Fredara Hadley, visiting assistant professor of ethnomusicology; Laurie McMillin, professor of rhetoric and composition; Gregory Ristow ’01, associate professor of conducting; Daniel Stinebring, Francis D. Federighi Professor of Physics; and Peter V. Swendsen ’99, associate professor of computer music and digital arts. The faculty members shared what this recognition means to them.</p> </li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Ron Cheung, Professor of Economics</strong></p> <p>Ron Cheung conducts research in local public finance and urban economics. He is particularly interested in how the growing trend of homeowners associations has affected municipal budgets, local governance, and property values. In other research, he has explored property tax limitations, local elections, land use regulation and housing markets. He has published in the <cite>Journal of Urban Economics</cite>, <cite>Regional Science & Urban Economics</cite>, and the <cite>National Tax Journal</cite>. He teaches classes in public economics and urban economics, principles of economics and intermediate microeconomics, and a seminar on housing.</p> <p>“Teaching at 91ֱ�� is a particularly rewarding experience because I feel students are as invested in learning as I am in teaching. This means that I constantly have to think about how to make my lectures more relevant, applied, and engaging. It’s a challenge to myself that I look forward to with every class that I teach.”</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <hr></li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Fredara Hadley, Visiting Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology</strong></p> <p>Fredara M. Hadley is an alumna of Florida A&M University and Clark-Atlanta University and holds advanced degrees in African American studies and ethnomusicology. Her research centers on understanding the functionality of black popular music in everyday life and surveying the diverse musical practices that coexist in African American communities. Hadley has presented at numerous scholarly conferences throughout the United States and in Brazil, Canada, and Ghana. She has appeared in several television documentaries and NPR programs. At 91ֱ��, Hadley teaches Introduction to African American Music; Black Music in the Hour of Chaos; the Anthropology of Entrepreneurship; and Pop Music and U.S. Urban Identities. In fall 2019, she will coteach a StudiOC cluster centered on 91ֱ�� alumna Shirley Graham DuBois ’34.</p> <p>“This award is a wonderful and humbling surprise! It's a joy to teach at 91ֱ��, and I often say that it’s the toughest teaching job because 91ֱ�� students are so curious that they will push the conversation deeper. And to me, that’s a good thing. I love that my students are willing to go with me on these journeys of discovery, and I’m delighted that 91ֱ�� honored my commitment to teaching in such a way.”</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> </div> <hr></li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Laurie McMillin, Professor of Rhetoric and Composition</strong></p> <p>Laurie Hovell McMillin is a professor of rhetoric and composition and director of the Writing Program. Because her own writing and research cuts across genres and disciplines, McMillin enjoys helping students to negotiate the demands of a liberal arts curriculum. Her teaching interests include writing pedagogy, language diversity, and travel writing, and her research focuses on travel writing, nonfiction prose, South Asian culture and religion, and Tibetan studies. Her publications include <cite>English in Tibet, Tibet in English: Self-Presentation in the Tibetan Diaspora</cite> (Palgrave Press), <cite>Buried Indians: Digging Up the Past in a Midwestern Town</cite> (University of Wisconsin), and the forthcoming volume, <cite>Spaces and Places in Western India: Formations and Delineations</cite> (Routledge), edited with Bina Sengar. She also edits the online journal <cite>AWAY: Experiments in Travel and Telling</cite>.</p> <p>“I'm really honored to receive this award. At 91ֱ��, I focus on the teaching of writing: I work with students at all levels, teach Writing Associates who work with other students, and also support faculty in the teaching of writing. I find connecting with people over writing really meaningful, whether the writer is a middle schooler in a summer workshop or a senior professor developing a new syllabus. The teaching of writing is my passion, so I'm pleased to have this work recognized by others.”</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <hr></li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Gregory Ristow ’01, Associate Professor of Conducting</strong></p> <p>Gregory Ristow directs the 91ֱ�� College Choir and Musical Union and teaches courses in vocal chamber music and conducting. He has conducted with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Houston’s Foundation for Modern Music, the Voices chamber choir in Rochester, N.Y., as artistic director of Encore Vocal Arts in Indianapolis, and as assistant conductor of the Gregory Kunde Chorale in Rochester. He has sung with the Houston Chamber Choir and Houston’s Mercury Baroque. Ristow earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting at the Eastman School of Music, where he taught undergraduate and graduate conducting and was assistant conductor of the Eastman Chorale and the Eastman-Rochester Chorus. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at 91ֱ��’s Conservatory of Music, master’s degrees in conducting and music theory pedagogy at the Eastman School of Music, a Dalcroze certificate at the Juilliard School, and a Dalcroze license at the Longy School of Music.</p> <p>“Of all the places I’ve taught in my career, 91ֱ�� has by far the most challenging and engaging students. They make me constantly re-examine how and what I’m doing in classes and rehearsals. They rise to a challenge, be it intellectual or artistic, and remind me that the limits of what we teach need not be predefined. It’s an honor to teach here, to be recognized in this way, and to have the chance to dream about what future I will have learned from these wonderful students about teaching.”</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <hr></li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Daniel Stinebring, Francis D. Federighi Professor of Physics</strong></p> <p>Dan Stinebring earned a bachelor’s at Williams College and a PhD at Cornell University. He has been a faculty member at 91ֱ�� for almost 30 years. Funded by grants from the National Science Foundation since 1993, he has involved 91ֱ�� students in his research, which has focused on using pulsars to explore interstellar space and detect gravitational waves. As part of this research, he and students have traveled to the Netherlands, South Africa, India, China, Australia, and many places in North America. Prior to coming to 91ֱ��, Stinebring taught for five years in the physics department at Princeton University.</p> <p>“Of all the satisfying teaching I’ve done in the last 29 years at 91ֱ��, my favorite memory is standing out under the stars with Intro Astronomy students as we, together, marveled at the beauty and immensity of the cosmos. I also had the privilege of sharing with both the intro and advanced students how astronomers and physicists have decoded some of the universe’s puzzles through light of all wavelengths and, now, gravitational waves!”</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <hr></li> <li> <div class="grid-container"> <div> <p><strong>Peter V. Swendsen ’99 Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts</strong></p> <p>Peter Swendsen is interested in creating a sense of place for performers and listeners, often by using field recordings and real-world processes in music that combine acoustic instruments with electronics. His recent CD, <cite>Allusions to Seasons and Weather</cite>, features several such pieces, many of which were developed with 91ֱ�� students and alumni. In 2016, he premiered <cite>What Noises Remain</cite>, an evening-length work cocreated with percussionist Jennifer Torrence ’09 based on Shakespeare’s <cite>The Tempest</cite>. In 2017, he and Jay Ashby composed the score for <cite>The Foreigner’s Home</cite>, a documentary about novelist Toni Morrison by 91ֱ�� colleagues Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree. He has created more than 40 scores for dance, including recent collaborations with David Shimotakahara at GroundWorks Dance Theater in Cleveland and Amy Miller at Gibney Dance in New York City.</p> <p>“The award gives me yet another reason to think of and thank the amazing teachers I’ve had in my own life—starting with my parents, going way back to my first music teachers, Jim Willow and Joyce Schwinn, the excellent teachers I had at 91ֱ��, such as the long-time TIMARA professor Gary Lee Nelson, and my many graduate school mentors, including Maggi Payne and Judith Shatin. Whatever kind of teacher I am today is thanks to them and thanks to my students and colleagues at 91ֱ��, especially those in the TIMARA department, who inspire me daily, even hourly. I honestly still feel much more like a student than a teacher, but I’m humbled and grateful to receive this award alongside five incredible peers.”</p> <hr> <p>The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes faculty in the college and conservatory who have demonstrated sustained and distinctive excellence in their teaching at 91ֱ��. An award is given in each division of the college (arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences and mathematics). The College Faculty Council solicits nominations, which are then reviewed by a faculty committee. The conservatory dean recommends six to seven conservatory faculty to the Conservatory Faculty Council, and together they review and narrow the list of recommendations to three recipients.</p> </div> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> </li> </ul> <style type="text/css">.grid-container figcaption { color: inherit; position: static; left: 0; bottom: 0; background: none; padding: 0; } ul.news-grid { list-style-type: none; padding: 0; } .grid-container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 150px; grid-column-gap: 25px; } @media only screen and (max-width: 768px) { .grid-container { grid-template-columns: 100%; grid-row-gap: 20px; } .grid-container img { object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 0; width: 250px; height: 250px; } } .vertical_line { border-left: 4px solid #A6CE39; padding-left: 10px; } </style> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-05-14T12:00:00Z">Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2414">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2576">Excellence in Teaching Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=28856">Musicology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25451">Writing and Communication</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25411">Physics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/ron-cheung" hreflang="und">Ron Cheung</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/laurie-mcmillin" hreflang="und">Laurie Hovell McMillin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gregory-ristow" hreflang="und">Gregory Ristow ’01</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/musicology" hreflang="und">Musicology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/writing-and-communication" hreflang="und">Communication Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/conducting-and-ensembles" hreflang="und">Conducting and Ensembles</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/physics-and-astronomy" hreflang="und">Physics and Astronomy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Recipients of the 2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching Award stand with President Carmen Twillie Ambar in her house during a reception and dinner in their honor. From left: President Ambar, Ron Cheung, Fredara Hadley, Daniel Stinebring, Gregory Ristow, Laurie McMillin, Peter V. Swendsen, Acting Dean of the Conservatory William Quillen, Acting Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences David Kamitsuka.<br> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Dale Preston ’83</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Economics Team Wins First Place at Business Case Competition</h1> <p>hhempste — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:00:32 +0000</p> <span>Economics Team Wins First Place at Business Case Competition</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-27T14:00:32-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 14:00">Wed, 02/27/2019 - 14:00</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91ֱ�� College was awarded first place in the Seventh Annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Marietta College.</p> <p>The 91ֱ�� team bested 13 other schools to garner the first place honor. Team members included economics majors Kieran Minor ’19, Amanda Shen ’21, and Luoying Sheng ’20. The team’s faculty advisor was Associate Professor of Economics <a href="/node/5546">Viplav Saini</a>.</p> <p>Participating teams consisted of two to three undergraduate students and one faculty advisor. They each were given three months to prepare case studies to present for Peoples Bank senior management, and the case covered multiple functional areas including human resources, finance, strategic planning and marketing. Presentations were 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer session with a panel of judges.</p> <p>While many teams came from schools with traditional business major programs, the 91ֱ�� economics team wasn’t hampered, says senior environmental studies and economics major Kieran Minor.</p> <p>“Considering we had very little background in a lot of these areas, and we were competing against business students from top programs in the region, it goes to show how sometimes ingenuity, creativity, and persistence can be more important than experience. The process itself was rewarding; the win makes it even sweeter.”<br> <br> First-time faculty advisor Saini praised the team’s work on the case. “Even though no one on the team was a business major, the students managed to come up with creative and compelling solutions based on rigorous research and intuitive thinking,” says Saini.</p> <p>“This flair for thinking analytically, even in areas that are outside one's comfort zone, is a distinctly 91ֱ�� quality.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-27T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Hillary Hempstead</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2410">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2355">Student Organizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25351">Environmental Studies and Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/environmental-studies" hreflang="und">Environmental Studies and Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">91ֱ�� College was awarded first place in the Seventh Annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of Viplav Saini</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Gatherings of Scholars</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:21:16 +0000</p> <span>Gatherings of Scholars</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:21:16-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:21">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:21</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Department of Economics and the Allen Memorial Art Museum are hosting symposia this week that have atracted presenters and participants from 91ֱ�� and from across the country.</p> <h2>Religion, Ritual, and Performance in the Renaissance</h2> <p>The museum’s scholarly symposium, Religion, Ritual, and Performance in the Renaissance, takes place Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26, and includes lectures, musical performances, and a public reception. Alumnus <a href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/laurence-kanter-appointed-chief-curator-yale-university-art-gallery" target="_blank">Laurence Kanter</a> ’76, chief curator and Lionel Goldfrank III Curator of European Art at the Yale University Art Gallery, will give the keynote address, “On Connoisseurship.” Presenters include <a href="http://www.wlu.edu/x23509.xml">George Bent</a> ’85, Sidney Gause Childress Professor in the Arts at Washington & Lee University; <a href="https://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/people/faculty/hood.htm" target="_blank">William Hood</a>, Mildred C. Jay Professor of Art Emeritus; 91ֱ�� faculty members from the art, English, history and musicology departments; and 91ֱ�� students selected via a competitive process.</p> <p>All <a href="http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/renaissancesymposium.html">events</a> take place in the museum’s King Sculpture Court and are free and open to the public. The symposium is held in conjunction with the AMAM’s yearlong focus on the theme of “Religion, Ritual, and Performance.” Multiple exhibitions relating to the theme from cultures around the world have been on view at the museum since August 2012 and will continue until summer 2013. <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/home/news-media/press/detail.dot?id=5254164">Read more about the symposium</a>.</p> <h2>Learning and Labor Economics</h2> <p> </p> <figure> <p></p> <figcaption class="credit">Image by John Seyfried</figcaption> <figcaption class="caption"><em>Hirschel Kasper</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><br> On Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, the country’s top labor economists, including several generations of alumni, will come together for Learning and Labor Economics, a conference marking three milestones — the 100th anniversary of the economics major at 91ֱ��, the 70th anniversary of the graduation of Albert Rees ’43, one of the college’s foremost alumni and donors; and the 50th year of Professor Hirschel Kasper’s teaching at 91ֱ��.</p> <figure> <figcaption class="caption"><em>Albert Rees ’43</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><br> The conference features a keynote address by Alan B. Kreuger, chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers and a member of the Cabinet. Presenters include <a href="http://economics.mit.edu/faculty/angrist">Joshua Angrist</a> ’82, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT; <a href="http://www.irs.princeton.edu/people/orley-c-ashenfelter">Orly Ashenfelter</a>, professor of economics and director of the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University; and <a href="https://clas.ucdenver.edu/economics/daniel-rees" target="_blank">Daniel Rees</a> ’86, professor of economics at the University of Colorado, Denver.</p> <p>All panels and talks are free and open to the public. Friday’s events take place in the Science Center’s Craig Lecture Hall, and Saturday’s events take place in the A.J. Lewis Center’s Hallock Auditorium.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2013-04-23T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Communications</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2567">Conference-Symposium</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25341">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Italian, Creto-Venetian School. Virgin and Child, ca. 1500. Tempera on softwood panel.<br> <br> AMAM, Gift of Robert Lehman, 1944.34</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>