Departmental Chair Opening for Fall 2010
The Department of Economics and International Business invites applications for the position of Department Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. It is expected that the position will begin in August 2010. Applicants for the position must have demonstrated success in teaching at the university level, in published scholarship, in administrative ability and in academic leadership. The field of specialization within economics is open. The review of applications will begin immediately, but will remain active until the position is filled.
Sam Houston State University is one of the fastest growing universities in Texas with an enrollment of approximately 17,000 students. The College of Business Administration, with 3,200 students, is AACSB accredited and has several nationally recognized programs. The Department of Economics and International Business works jointly with the Gibson D. Lewis Center for Business and Economic Development, and fosters an environment dedicated to excellence in research, instruction and service. The faculty consist of 24 members (11 tenured, 9 tenure track and 4 adjunct).
The Conference on Regional Trade Agreements, Migration, and Remittances at the College of Business Administration on April 12-13, 2008
The Department of Economics and International Business, in collaboration with the Gibson D Lewis Center for Business Research and Economic Development (CBED) at the College of Business Administration, Sam Houston State University, is organizing the Conference on Regional Trade Agreements, Migration, and Remittances with Special Focus on CAFTA and Latin America to be held on April 12-13, 2008. The conference highlights include the keynote speech by Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas, currently the Executive Director of Fedesarrollo, an independent policy-oriented research center in Bogotá, Colombia, who was the Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of Transportation in Colombia in the 1990s, and was named one the Leaders of the New Millennium by CNN/Time Magazine in 1999; invited lectures by Dr. Pia Orrenius of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dr. Susan Pozo of Western Michigan University, and Dr. Kamal Saggi of Southern Methodist University, who have extensive research and policy experience; and a panel discussion by the Consul Generals of Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. In addition, researchers from around the U.S. and from several foreign countries will present their papers at the conference. For details, visit the conference webpage: http://www.shsu.edu/~eco_hkn/SHSUConference2008.htm or contact Dr. Hiranya K Nath at eco_hkn@shsu.edu or at 936-294-4760.
Professor Freeman
is in the news
Professor
Don Freeman's research findings on effecctiveness
of blood alcohol content (BAC) standard
in reducing drunk driving fatalities have
drawn media attention. He published his
article "Drunk Driving Legislation
and Traffic Fatalities" in the July
issue of Contemporary Economic Policy.
This work has been discussed in local news
media and recently he has appeared in Channel
3 television news. Fore more read the news
story at Today@SAM. You can watch Freeman's interview on Channel
3.
Change
of Guard: Professor Freeman takes over as
the Department Chair in Fall 2007
Professor
Bill Green is handing over the chair's position
at the Department of Economics and International
Business to Professor Don Freeman in Fall
2007 after serving as the chair for 22 years.
Professor Green has made significant contributions
to the growth of the department over the
period of his tenure as the department chair.
He will continue to teach his classes. Professor
Freeman, who joined the department in 1998,
will face the challenge of managing a large,
and growing department with 20 faculty members
in an environment in which the University
is taking steps in new directions. Thank
you, Professor Green, for your excellent
service! Congratulations and good luck,
Professor Freeman!
Economics
and International Business major appointed
to the Board of Regents
Economics
and International Business major Magdalena
Manzano has been appointed by Gov. Rick
Perry to the Texas State University System's
Board of Regents. She has earned the distinction
of being the second student ever to be appointed
to the Board of Regents. She will serve
a one-year term, until Feb. 1, 2008. For
more, read the news item at Today@Sam
Dr.
John Miller at U.S. Army War College (posted
on 09-07-06)
Dr.
John Miller, assistant professor of business
analysis, presented his research on the
ongoing insurgency in Iraq at the "Proteus
Futures Academic Workshop" held August 22-24
at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. He was a part of a team of
researchers affiliated with the Institute
for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG).
For details, read the news item at Today@Sam
Dr. Mark Frank is awarded Texas
Excellence Fund reserach grant (posted on
06-02-05)
Dr. Mark W. Frank, assistant professor
of economics, has been awarded 2005 Texas
Excellence Fund research grant for his research
proposal 'Media Substitution in Liquor Advertising'.
The Texas Excellence Fund is administered
by the Office of the Comptroller of the
State of Texas in order to promote increased
research capacity and develop institutional
excellence. He is the only recipient of
this grant at the College of Business Administration.
Dr. Frank's proposed research will be an
empirical analysis on the substitutability
of the alternative advertising media used
by liquor firms. This analysis is deemed
to have important policy implications for
ban on liquor advertising.
Dr.
Ed Blackburne on Racial Profiling
".....economist Edward Blackburne
of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,
said the new HPD figures look generally
valid and go into more detail than those
in the statewide study.... Blackburne called
a high rate of consensual searches a "red
flag," since it may indicate that police
are making stops without probable cause
to think an offense was committed." |
