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08/30/2010
UC Economics Center/Winton Woods Partnership Teaches Financial Literacy

Forest Park – Beginning this school year, over 100 students at Winton Woods High School will earn credit for their Financial Management class at both Winton Woods and the University of Cincinnati through a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two schools. This agreement was facilitated by the University’s Economics Center.

FEI
08/02/2010
Congratulations to our board member Mr. Wm T. (Bill) Robinson III as he takes over as president-elect of the American Bar Association beginning in 2011.

Mr. Robinson has been a board member and supporter of the Center for over 4 years and we value his commitment to our mission.

To read the full story from Cincinnati Magazine, visit "Local Lawyer Leads ABA".

The story is also attached below.

Board of Trustees
07/28/2010
Economic Report Reveals Proposed Public Regional Water District Prevents 14-percent Water Rate Increase

Economic Report Reveals Proposed Public Regional Water District Prevents 14-percent Water Rate Increase
Creates $33 million annual economic impact

Cincinnati, OH – The University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center for Education and Research has completed an economic analysis outlining potential benefits to the City of Cincinnati, its citizens and regional ratepayers if Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) is transitioned to a public regional water district.

Research
07/08/2010
Economic Impact of 2012 World Choir Games Announced

$73.5 million to Cincinnati USA

Research
06/17/2010
Update on StEP's program since the $103,000 Impact 100 Grant

The Economics Center for Education & Research’s goal for the Impact 100 grant was to expand the StEP program to five new schools over a three year period resulting in reaching approximately 1000 additional students. Since the grant was awarded in September 2009, the StEP program (empowers students to make wise choices and celebrate the consequences of those choices) will be introduced to the five schools in the 2010–2011 school year.

StEP
06/14/2010
David M. Szymanski Named New Dean of UC's College of Business

ECER
06/10/2010
High School Students Earn College Credit While Learning About Cincinnati's Economy

Cincinnati, OH – Thirty high school juniors from 18 local schools will begin a 3-week summer economics program where they will learn about the Cincinnati’s economy offered by the University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center. Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders (June 14th – July 2nd) aims to educate a cadre of young students, with a purpose to interest and excite them about economics and the Cincinnati community. These students were selected from a large pool of applicants.

TL2
04/26/2010
High School Students Compete in Business Competition for a Chance at Nationals

Cincinnati, OH – On Friday, April 30, 2010, the University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center will host Ohio's 6th annual Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) competition. The competition will be held at the University of Cincinnati in the College of Business (Linder Hall Room 109). Students from two local high schools will present business plans from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. to a panel of judges from the local business community.

SAGE
04/22/2010
Economics Center's StEP Director, Dr. Val Krugh is Nominated for Strive's LEARN Award

StEP
04/07/2010
Opportunity for Economic Educators: Apply today for a Study Tour on Economic Education to the Republic of South Africa

The UC Economics Center is excited to bring this opportunity to the educators they serve. If you are involved in economics education, grades 5-12, you may be interested in this study tour program.

The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is now accepting applications for a Study Tour on Economic Education to the Republic of South Africa. The Study Tour is an activity conducted by CEE with funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange Program (CEEP). CEEP is carried out in coordination with the U.S. Department of State

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