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September 3, 2004
FACULTY MEETING
Please mark your calendars for upcoming faculty meetings Fall Semester 2004. All meetings will be held at 1:00 pm , Room 75 Agriculture Hall. S. Hanson
Wednesday., Sept. 8 official faculty meeting
Friday, Sept. 17
Friday, Oct. 1, 15 and 29
Friday, Nov. 12
Friday, Dec. 3 and 17
DEPT. SEMINAR
Sept. 16 - Wally Thurman , Professor, North Carolina State University. "Crowding Out Open Space: Federal Land Programs and Their Effects on Land Trust Activity."
All seminars are from 3:30 to 5:00 in Room 75 Ag. Hall.
NEW FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Reardon, T. and J.F.M. Swinnen. 2004. "Agrifood Sector Liberalization and the Rise of Supermarkets in Former State-Controlled Economies: A Comparative Overview," Development Policy Review, Vol. 22, No. 5, September: 515-23.
Dries, L., T. Reardon, and J. Swinnen. 2004. "The Rapid Rise of Supermarkets in Central and Eastern Europe: Implications for the Agrifood Sector and Rural Development," Development Policy Review, Vol. 22, No. 5, September: 525-56.
Hu, D., T. Reardon, S. Rozelle, P. Timmer, H. Wang. 2004. "The Emergence of Supermarkets with Chinese Characteristics: Challenges and Opportunities for China's Agricultural Development," Development Policy Review, Vol. 22, No. 4, September: 557-86.
FAREWELL CELEBRATION
Farewell Celebration for Gary Taylor! on Sept. 15, 2004 at 4 pm to 6 pm. in Trippers Sports Bar, 354 Frandor Ave. in Frandor Shopping Center between Saginaw and Michigan Avenues. No host gathering. If you would like to contribute toward a gift certificate, please send contributions to Leslie Barner in Suite 66, Ag. Hall Annex or if Leslie is not available, to Sue Monroe at the front desk in Suite 66. For more info, contact Leslie Barner at 517-432-8683 or barnerle@msu.edu.
BENEFIT CONCERT
Friday, Sept. 10 - Benefit Concert for the MSU BioDome Project. Venue Erickson Kiva on the MSU campus, doors open at 7pm. Linda Abar (opening) 7.30pm; The Free Radicals/Unusual Suspects start at 8.30. Erickson Kiva is on Farm Lane just south of the Red Cedar River. $15/$10 students. We want to support this important cause! The Student Greenhouse Project is working to build a tropical valley in E. Lansing for the public's use. The Biodome will be 120 feet across with waterfalls, a pond, stream, cliffs, canyon, performance area, and an overlook from above the 13-foot waterfall. It is intended to be a community center, open free of charge, available for students activities and public events. You can take the Biodome tour at http//greenhouse2001.msu.edu/thedome/tour.html
Grants Initiative
The MSU Land Policy Program (LPP) made 46 grant awards in July totaling $680,000 to researchers and outreach faculty at MSU, Wayne State Univ., and the Univ. of Michigan for projects that contribute to the protection of land resources, encouragement of smart growth, and revitalization of urban centers. Land Policy Program grants reward innovative research and effective outreach proposals that support the development & implementation of smart growth across the state. A panel selected 46 projects for funding from 80 proposals in eight categories: Rapid Response, Outreach and Capacity Building, Program Planning, Program Implementation, Research & Outreach Equipment, Graduate Research Scholars, Undergraduate Research Scholars, and Special Projects. Submission deadlines for 2005-06 grants will be set in Fall 2004.
Grants ranged from $2,000 to $150,000 for one- to three-year projects in 2004-05 that include measuring the success of brownfield redevelopment programs; creating and measuring success in cool cities; assessing the effectiveness of state property tax abatements; training entrepreneurs to support reopening the Chene Ferry Community Market in Detroit; assessing demographic trends and infrastructure costs on urban sprawl; and modeling the effects of aspen forest management practices on wildlife and habitat. For more info., on LPP grant awards and ongoing projects, go to LPP web site: http://www.landpolicy.msu.edu/funding/index.html .
MSU'S SESQUICENTENNIAL
Michigan State University's Sesquicentennial is a special time in our university's history. It is a time of both reflection and renewal. As we prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary of our founding, we invite all members of MSU's international, national, state, and local communities to take part in the celebration. Throughout 2005 there will be special events commemorating our 150th anniversary. Academic convocations, Founders' Day events, music and culture, athletic events, Homecoming, and a Sesquicentennial parade are among some of the types of events that will be offered in 2005. We believe that there is truly something for everyone in this special celebratory year. I encourage you to be a part of this ongoing celebration of Michigan State University's history and future of advancing knowledge and transforming lives.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The University of North Carolina's Eighth Annual Tax Symposium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, April 1 & 2, 2005. The symposium is designed to bring together leading tax scholars from economics, accounting, finance, law, political science, and related fields, sponsored by the KPMG Foundation. The goal is to bring together scholars from different areas who share a common interest in current tax research.
Papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group's discussion. The symposium will include no more than six papers. Travel and lodging expenses for presenters will be reimbursed up to $500.
Please submit an electronic version of the paper no later than January 14, 2005 to: Professor Ed Maydew; Email: Edward_Maydew@unc.edu; Postal: Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 3490, McColl Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490.
Paper selection will be finalized by February 4, 2005.
BRESLIN CENTER
For information, go to: http://www.breslincenter.com
PAVILION EVENTS
For information, go to: http://www.msu.edu/~pavilion/
WHARTON CENTER
For info, go to https://www.whartoncenter.com
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE is seeking for two tenured or tenure track positions; international and development economics and seek excellent teachers with established research programs. Junior candidates must have successfully completed their final Ph.D. defense by June 30, 2005. These positions offer competitive compensation packages and teaching responsibilities that will enable the incumbents to maintain high impact research programs. CMC is a selective residential liberal arts college that specializes in Economics and Government and is located about 35 miles east of Los Angeles. The Department has 20 faculty members http://academic.mckenna.edu/econ/ ) and approximately 400 undergraduate majors. Junior candidates will be interviewed at the January 2005 AEA/ASSA meetings in Philadelphia. To assure full consideration, please submit cover letter, C.V., course evaluations, three reference letters and copies of at least two publications and/or working papers by Dec. 1, 2004. Contact: Chair, Economics Search Committee, Dept. of Economics, Claremont McKenna College, 500 E. Ninth St., Claremont, CA 91711-6400
INFORMA ECONOMICS (formerly Sparks Companies), (http//www.informaecon.com/) is seeking for a market analyst, tropical products, at the company's headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee; Responsible for daily monitoring of several commodities markets, including cocoa, frozen concentrated orange juice, sweeteners, and tropical and vegetable oils; responsibilities include: gathering price & relative supply and demand data, forecasting commodity prices, developing market & risk mgt strategies for clients.
Required: a Masters Degree in ag. econ. or econ.; experience related to agri. markets and price analysis related to futures and options; superior written & oral communications skills; excellent MS Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
For consideration, qualified, highly-motivated and analytically-minded candidates are invited to send or e-mail a cover letter, resume, references, and sample of research/written skills to Rob Westmoreland, Executive Vice President. E-mail: Rob.Westmoreland@informaecon.com
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Extension seeks:
POS ID #1422 - Extension Specialist, State & Local Government; Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI; Extension and Dept of Agri. Econ.; full-time Extension position. Available: Dec. 1, 2004. Deadline: Oct. 8, 2004.
POS ID #1421 - Extension 4-H Youth Agent, Washtenaw County; in Ann Arbor, MI. Available: Oct. 1, 2004. Deadline: Sept. 10, 2004.
POS ID #1419 - Extension Educator (Lake & Mason Counties); Baldwin, MI; Full-time; Annually Renewable and Dependent on Continued Funding. Available: Oct. 1, 2004. Deadline: Sept. 26, 2004.
POS ID #1412 - Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent Swine AoE, Southwest/West Central, MI; located in Cassopolis, MI. Appointment is on an annual renewable basis with continued appointment contingent upon renewed funding through 5/31/2007. Available: Aug. 1, 2004. Deadline: Sept. 24, 2004.
Apply for above at web site: http//www.msue.msu.edu/jobs
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA , Dept of Applied Economics, is seeking for a Assistant Professor, Food Marketing and Industrial Organization; tenure-track, 9-month, 100% time, research and teaching appointment; . Required: Ph.D. in ag. econ., applied econ., business admin., econ., marketing or a closely related field; Rigorous training in economics specialization in industrial organization, marketing, or a related area; experience in applied econometrics, demonstrated effectiveness in teaching; Demonstrated oral and written communication skills; and experience working with industry. Available Starting Date: April 1, 2005 or no later than August 29, 2005. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2004. For more info, go to: GOTOBUTTON BM_5_ http://www.apec.umn.edu/index
Further details available for 30 days by contacting Pat Neumann.
All announcements should be sent to Pat Neumann, Editor, in room 219 Ag. Hall or e-mail: neumannp@msu.edu NO LATER than 12:00 noon on Thursday; after 12, they will be in the next BI-WEEKLY edition.