ECON DAY was put on yesterday (Wednesday 3/14) by the UNR Econ Club and Department of Economics. This event was sponsored by One Nevada Credit Union and hosted by Reed High School. It had great attendance, with about 150 high school students, mostly seniors.
UNR professors Mark Pingle and Jeanne Wendel presented 30 minutes sessions on the Economic Way of Thinking and the Economics of Driving. Guest professor Pat Rishe presented a 30 minutes session on the Economics of Sports. This provided those in high school with some sense of what economics is about.
UNR Sophomore and Econ Club member Ziad Rashdan spoke about his experiences as a UNR undergrad, his experience as an economics major, and his plans for the future. Grad students Grace Morris, Nate Wiseman, and Dimitri Papadovasalaki talked about their plans as they are pursuing graduate degrees. This provided the high school students with ideas about career paths associated with economics.
Finally, paid for by One Nevada Credit Union, Pub N Sub provided an awesome spread of pizza, wings, and sandwiches for a mixer at end of the event, where the high schoolers could hang out and talk with the econ professors and UNR econ students to get their questions answered.
All in all, a very good event!
Thank you to the UNR teachers, students, and our sponsors for their willingness to give of themselves to benefit the lives of young people. And of course, a big thank you to Reed High School for welcoming us to come chat, and to the students for their willingness to listen and learn.
- Ariel Castro, University of Nevada, Reno Economics Club
- Ariel Castro, University of Nevada, Reno Economics Club
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