Mr. Don Fishback will be giving a lecture on correlation and volatility in financial markets to the Finance Society on Feb. 21 (Tuesday) 6:15pm-7:15pm in room 311. Mr. Fishback is a 32-year veteran of the financial services industry, specializing in options. He was Director of Research for the nation’s largest options research firm before opening his own firm in 1993. Mr.
What do you get when you put together a new location, a new format and a timely theme for a business conference? You get a lot of excitement and “buzz” from potential attendees, presenters and sponsors. That’s definitely the feeling surrounding the seventh annual Supply Chain Forum hosted by the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics on Thursday, Feb. 23.
Mr. David Flanery, 1979 graduate of the Gatton College of Business and Economics (B.S. in Accounting) will be visiting FIN 300 (Corporation Finance) on Thursday, February 9. Additionally he will be meeting later that day (5:00-6:15) in room 265 with finance students. Mr. Flanery is currently a restaurant industry consultant and former CFO of Papa John's and Benihana.
The Kentucky Blood Center's Big Blue Slam, which is Kentucky's annual competition against Florida, will be coming to the Gatton College of Business and Economics on Monday, January 23rd and Tuesday, January 24th from 10am - 4pm in Gatton's Woodward Events Hall . With over 2300 students along with the faculty and staff, the Gatton College has the ability to make a huge impact on the lives of Kentucky patients with their blood donations.
The University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business & Economics is hosting their 2017 One Year MBA Open House event on Thursday, January 26th from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in Woodward Events Hall – Room 307. This event will focus on the full-time, accelerated One Year MBA program along with each of the dual degree program options in Engineering, Law, Pharmacy and Medicine.
The Department of Economics with Chris Bollinger, President-elect of the Kentucky Economics Association (KEA) and program organizer, hosted the Kentucky Economic Association annual meetings . Over 120 economists from all over the state attended and participated in the event, which consisted of 15 concurrent sessions. The KEA honored Eugenia Toma with the “Kentucky Distinguished Economists for 2016.” Her presentation, “Education in Kentucky: Progress and Challenges” highlighted both her research, and how a researchers at the University of Kentucky are working on
Aaron Yelowitz presented his work on Paid Sick Leave and Absenteeism (with Tom Ahn) at Hunter College on October 26, 2016.
The Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, part of the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, will host three Lunch and Learn sessions in the near future. All faculty, staff, students and community entrepreneurs are invited to attend. The sessions are free, but advanced registration is required due to limited seating. The first two sessions will be held at the Venture Studio inside the Gatton College building in room 124, while the location of the third session is still being determined.
In the first major lecture of the academic year, the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics welcomes 2016 Chellgren Lecturer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi to the college’s Kincaid Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. The theme of his speech is “The Role of Business in Bringing About Social Change.” The event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and advanced registration is required.
