Finance Faculty Member Testifies before Congress
Jeff Brown, assistant professor of finance, gave expert testimony to a Congressional subcommittee in mid-June. The committee on aging was looking at the impact of Social Security reform on low-income workers.
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Program Focuses on Minority Enrollment
The second annual Making the Right Moves conference, designed to increase the college enrollment of under-represented minority students, is taking place at the College of Business this Friday. Read more

Proposed Business Building Expected to be Green
Green as in environmentally friendly, that is. And it is all part of a new campus initiative with the acronym BLUE, for “building a lasting university environment.” Read more

Search for Next President Takes Next Step
University of Illinois President James Stukel steps down next year. The presidential search website gives information about the process and offers a white paper on the challenges and opportunities for the next president. Read more

June 28-30: ILlinois CIBER presents
Prism of Globalization
This three-day summer symposium will present contrasting and contending conceptual maps of the emerging and expanding world society composed of diverse and divided populations split by culture, religion, national and ethnic identities, tribal loyalties, and class, race, and gender differences. Read more

July 6-10: Illinois CIBER presents
World Economies, International Trade, and Globalization
This five-day intensive institute on globalization is targeted to teachers at the high-school and upper middle-school level. Read more

July 8: MSTax Info Session in Chicago
Informational sessions are a great way to learn more about the MS Tax program, a signature degree from the College of Business. Sessions are from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Illini Center, 4th Floor, 200 S. Wacker in Chicago. RSVP at 312-575-0909 or MSTax@uiuc.edu.

July 29: '94-'04 Graduates Invited to Alumni Event in Chicago
Graduates from 1994-2004 are invited to a networking reception at Duff & Phelps, LLP, 42nd floor, 311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.. To RSVP, please email Deanna Dale or call 217-333-6434.

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• Make a gift to the College of Business
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• Illinois MBA Program
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• Help the University of Illinois with the Big Ten GOLD Challenge!
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• Business Alumni and External Affairs and
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• University of Illinois home page
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• University of Illinois Alumni Association
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• University of Illinois News Bureau
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