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Invited Lecture Series

The Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business sponsors and hosts an annual invited lecture series that brings prominent academicians and business practitioners to campus to speak on contemporary issues and topics in business. The invited speakers also visit various business classes, thereby providing students with significant opportunities for interaction. Since its launch in the fall of 2000, the Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business has sponsored and hosted the following invited lectures:

 Spring Semester 2000-01

Dr. Gary Stern
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Member, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

Topic:
Globalization, the U.S Economy, and Monetary Policy

Dr. Donald Stevens
Director, Institute for International Business
Center for International Business Education and Research
University of Colorado at Denver

Topic:
China, Hong Kong, and Globalization: Lessons for the United States

 Fall Semester 2001-02

Dr. Jack Suyderhoud
Professor of Business Economics and Former Associate Dean
College of Business Administration
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Topic:
Asian Economies: From Miracle to Madness to (Possible) Redemption

Dr. Manuel Serapio and Professor Chen Ji
Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Colorado at Denver

Topic:
The Internationalization of Business: Emerging Trends and Challenges

 Fall Semester 2002-03

Professor Christian Schneider
Director, Multinational Research Advisory Group
Senior Fellow
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania

Topic:
The European Union: Its Past, Present, and Future

 Spring Semester 2002-03

Professor Chen Ji
Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Colorado at Denver

Topic:
U.S.-China Relations: Current Trends and Challenges

 Spring Semester 2004-05

Mr. James Unruh
Former Chairman and CEO, Unisys Corporation
Founding Principal, Alerion Capital Group

Topic:
Character in Crisis: Ethical Behavior in Business

Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of North Dakota
2004-05 Larry Remele Memorial Fellow, North Dakota Humanities Council

Topic:
Is Money All There Is?: Other Aspects of Life in Adam Smith's Free Market

 Fall Semester 2006-07

Dr. Jack Suyderhoud
Professor of Business Economics and Former Associate Dean
Shidler College of Business
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Topic:
Vietnam: Southeast Asia's Next Economic Star?
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