An exploration of community partnerships in economics and business education

Posted by on September 26, 2011

Higher Education and Community Development: An exploration of community partnerships in economics and business education

RESCHEDULED FOR Friday, November 18, 10:30 AM-2:00 PM

Come learn about different ways that Business faculty and departments are engaging their students in important learning opportunities in the community.  From micro-entrepreneurship to financial education and volunteer income tax programs, faculty will be able to learn from peers and connect to nonprofits in the Philadelphia area who want to work with your students.

Plenary Panel: “Making the Case: Community Engagement as an Essential Part of a Business Education” — 10:45-11:45 AM

* MarySheila McDonald, Esq., Associate Dean, La Salle University School of Business
* T.L. Hill, Associate Professor in Strategic Management, Fox School of Business, Temple University
* Don Kelly, Director, Community Economic Development, Urban Affairs Coalition and Adjunct Faculty, Urban Studies, Eastern University

Concurrent Workshops — 12:45-2:00 PM

* Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: The Accounting Perspective: with Steven Balsam, Professor & Merves Senior Research Fellow, Accounting, Temple University; Dennis Raible, Instructor, Accounting, Saint Joseph’s University; C. Andrew Lafond, Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems, The College of New Jersey; Ariel Finegold, VITA Student Co-Coordinator, Swarthmore College; and Pat Healy, Internal Revenue Service
* Community-Based Research: Savings Bond Take-up at VITA Sites with Ellen Magenheim, Professor of Economics, and Yancy Liao, VITA Student Co-Coordinator, Swarthmore College
* Making a Student-Produced Video: Home Foreclosures in Philadelphia with David Freeman, Associate Professor of Justice; Deirdre Garrity-Benjamin, GIS Program Coordinator; and students Helene Iavecchia and Mark Beerly, Community College of Philadelphia
* Small Business Development: Stories and Strategies from West Philadelphia and North Philadelphia with Eustace Kangaju, Director, Small Business Development Center, Temple University and Greg Heller, Managing Director, Economic Growth & Community Revitalization, Enterprise CDC

Location: Temple University Student Activities Center, 13th & Montgomery Avenues, Room 220

There is no cost to attend and lunch will be included.  This event is made possible by Learn and Serve America.

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