Lisa Gardner, professor of statistics, and Toby White, assistant professor of finance and actuarial science, earned first place in the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) writing competition for their essay, “Managing Investment, Underwriting, and Production Risks from Drought-Related Agricultural Exposures.”
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2014-03-202014-03-20by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of Business
Currency Wars: Panel to discuss implications of economic growth on global currency
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University will present “Currency Wars? The Dollar, the Euro, and the Yuan,” a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, 2875 University Ave.
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Drake alumna receives Golden Apple Award from Channel 13
Stacie Mitchell-Gweah, a triple degree alumna of Drake University and teacher at Callanan Middle School in Des Moines, was honored with the Golden Apple Award from Channel 13 News.
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Drake students take third place in regional CFA Institute Research Challenge
Five College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) students had the opportunity to represent Drake at the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge in Des Moines.
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Kavilash Chawla to discuss Social Entrepreneurship and the Arab Spring
Kavilash Chawla, global practitioner-in-residence for Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration, will deliver a lecture, “Social Entrepreneurship and the Arab Spring” on Tuesday, March 4 at 12 p.m. at the Downtown Des Moines Library, 1000 Grand Ave.
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Drake joins forces with Creighton and Nike for marketing competition
Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration is joining forces with Creighton University’s Heider College of Business for the first annual Murphy Cup—a marketing student case competition.
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2014-01-232014-01-23by Jeremy SieversIn Faculty and Staff AccomplishmentsZimpleman College of Business
Drake professor Tom Swartwood on NBC’s TODAY Show
Tom Swartwood, assistant professor of practice in entrepreneurship at Drake University was featured on NBC’s TODAY Show as part of the “healthy, wealthy and wise” series.
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Drake partners with Bloomberg and CFA Society of Iowa to present finance forum
On Friday, Nov. 8, Drake University will host the Fall Finance Forum in collaboration with Bloomberg and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of Iowa. This event will feature leaders in Islamic finance as well as Bloomberg knowledge experts. The daylong forum is free and open to the public and will be held in the...
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Drake to host panel discussion on Islamic finance
On Nov. 7, Drake will host a panel discussion on Islamic finance featuring four experts, including Noripah Kamso, advisor of the Group Islamic Banking Division for Commerce Merchant International Bankers (CMIB). This event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Sussman Theater at Drake University from 7–8 p.m. Kasmo...
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Benard Wabukala to present “Business Opportunities in Emerging Africa”
On Oct. 30, Benard Wabukala, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Drake University, will present “Business Opportunities in Emerging Africa.” This event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Sussman Theater of the Olmsted Center. The lecture is part of the Fall 2013 Speaker and Film Series co-sponsored by...