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January 2002
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NEWS
Flash Index released for December
The Flash Index of Economic Growth, released monthly by economist J. Fred Giertz, indicated that the Illinois economy ended on a "down note." The index fell to 97.8 in December from its 98.0 reading in November. When the index is below 100, the economy is in decline. According to Giertz, the recession is modest by historical standards.
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/02/0103flash.html

Your input requested
The Communications Office staff request your input on your favorite and most read features in InSight, the CCBA newsletter. The survey is short and takes only a few minutes to complete.
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2002/Jan.Survey.html

Facts at your fingertips
The Illinois Statistical Abstract offers the latest available state, county, and city-level data for Illinois. Data from the 2000 census are also included.
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2002/Jan.Abstract.html

Japanese MBA students create website
Second-year Japanese students in the Illinois MBA Program collaborated to create a website in Japanese that introduces the Illinois MBA program to prospective students from Japan. Read what prompted the creation of the site and how it was managed and implemented.
http://www.mba.uiuc.edu/news/20020104.php

CCBA Annual Report online
The 2001 Annual Report is online. Donors and friends of the college are honored in the report. (Donor lists are not included online.)
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/AnnualReport/2001AR/ARtext.htm

PEOPLE
Gentry honored by Midwest Finance Association
Jim Gentry, professor of finance and IBE Distinguished Professor of Finance, was honored in January with the first MFA Life-Time Achievement Award. The association also renamed their annual CFO Breakfast in Gentry's honor.
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2002/Jan.Gentry.html

Ferber receives award
Marianne Ferber, professor emeritus of economics, was honored by the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession at the Allied Social Science Association Convention in Atlanta recently. Professor Ferber was named a co-recipient of the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, which honors a person who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession. She shares the Shaw award with former Illinois colleague Francine Blau now at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Wansink again in the news
Brian Wansink, associate professor of business administration, was interviewed in early January by the Fox2 affiliate in St. Louis for a show to be aired during sweeps week in February 2002.
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2002/Jan.Wansink.html

CCBA represented in Olympic torch run
Being selected to carry the Olympic torch is an honor and CCBA was well represented!
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/News/2002/Jan.OlympicTorch.html

EVENTS
Dean to speak at Y seminar series
If you are in Champaign on March 26th, consider attending Dean Avijit Ghosh's presentation on the future of business education at the YMCA's Know Your University seminar series. The lecture begins at noon at 1001 South Wright Street.
http://www.universityymca.org/kyu/home.html

Cozad Lecture scheduled for early April
The fourth annual V. Dale Cozad Lecture in Entrepreneurship will feature CCBA alumnus Jeff Margolis, chairman, CEO, and president of The TriZetto Group. TriZetto offers a broad portfolio of healthcare IT products to more than 500 payers, providers, and benefits administrators. Scheduled for April 9 in room 141 Wohlers Hall, the Cozad lecture is open to the public.
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/alumni/Upcoming%20Events.htm

EMBA/MBA Alumni Review Weekend
MBA and EMBA graduates re invited to visit Champaign on February 9 for a luncheon with faculty speakers and a Big Screen TV Party featuring Illinois taking on Purdue. For more information, email emba@uiuc.edu or call 217-333-4510.

ONLINE RESOURCES
College of Commerce and Business Administration home page
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/

news and home page archive
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/publications/news.html

make a gift to the College of Commerce
http://www.cba.uiuc.edu/development/contribute.html

help the University of Illinois with the Big Ten GOLD Challenge!
http://www.bigtenchallenge.org/

University of Illinois home page
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University of Illinois Alumni Association
http://www.uiaa.org/

University of Illinois News Bureau
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/

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