Upcoming Events for Prospective Students
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Exploring Business Horizons: Engaging Lectures for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students
Our expert faculty is enthusiastic about delivering lectures to elementary, middle, and high school students on a diverse range of subjects, aiming to not only share new insights but also inspire young minds towards careers in the business world. Please explore the menu below to discover topics currently available.
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1. Careers in Accounting
Presented by: Stasia StraleyIn this presentation, a panel of accounting professionals will talk to students about their day-to-day positions and why they selected accounting as a career.
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2. Correlation vs Causation
Presented by: Hannah HennighausenAn introduction to separating correlation from causation applied to everyday observations
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6. Find the Fraud!
Presented by: Stasia StraleyIn this hands-on activity, students review documents to find fraud in a local company.
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7. Food Economics
Presented by: Mike JonesAn introduction to how economists think about and study food systems - how we grow, gather, sell, and choose what we eat
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9. Guess Who is Coming to Dinner? Irrational Exubarance, Panics, Manias, and Uncle Sam
Presented by: Gökhan KarahanThis presentation discusses the Great Recession and whether there are any signs that a new trouble may be brewing in the horizon. It combines accounting, finance, and irrationally rational behavior to bring light to some of the major economic meltdowns in our history.
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10. Homoeconomicus and the Dictator Game
Presented by: Lance HoweStudents participate in a dictator game. We discuss why dictator game results are inconsistent with assumptions about purely rational, self-interested behavior in Economics.
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11. Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology: What is it and what can it do for me?
Presented by: Kori CallisonCan be a general overview of the field of I/O Psychology, how it relates to other fields of psychology (like social psychology), and what people can do with an I/O psych degree. Or, I can cover any I/O psych topic in more depth (e.g., leadership, motivation, workplace health/wellness, work-life balance, selection/hiring, groups/teams, diversity, etc.).
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12. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Presented by: Darren ProkopMaking the world's most invisible industry visible to those who wish to run a business effiecienty and to those who wonder how stuff really gets moved across the world. Closer to home, you'll learn why Alaska is the most unique logistics laboratory in the country.
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13. Markets and Experiments in Economics
Presented by: Lance HoweStudents participate in a market game and we discuss markets and economic experiments at UAA.
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15. Real Estate Investing and Careers
Presented by: Terry FieldsDiscusses a simple cash flow pro forma to see the basics of investing in income-producing real estate (rental properties). Discusses real estate career areas like brokerage, leasing, management, and finance. Discusses the WPM+RE Program and its benefits -- including the Real Estate Management + Investment workshop for high school students.
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16. Tragedy of the Commons
Presented by: Lance HoweStudents participate in a social dilemma game. We discuss social dilemmas - like the public goods game and the common pool resource game - and explain how economic incentives influence cooperation.
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17. Why Nations Fail
Presented by: Lance HoweDiscuss work in Economic Development related to why there are such large growth differences between countries. Based on work by Economist Darren Acemoglu and Political Scientist James Robinson.
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18. Let's Negotiate!
Presented by: Julie Ann WrigleyPresent/discuss the basics of negotiation; students participate in a role-play and then debrief the results (if time allows).
Contact Us
If you have any questions or would like more information about how we can collaborate with you in the classroom, please contact Andrea Jones at ajjones5@alaska.edu or call (907) 786-4101.