School of Economics

School of Economics Annual Report
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

The School experienced growth this past year on nearly all margins. Economics majors and UG credit hours were up; and there was substantial growth in MS enrollments and credit hours. The School participated in the International Plan, Honors Program, and PURA. And 33% of UG majors in their senior year had a GPA at 3.5 or above. At both the UG and MS level, the School continues to have solid placements in academic (i.e. graduate school) and non-academic positions. The major programmatic development was submission of the School’s Ph.D. degree proposal. Approved by GT, the proposal is now at the BOR. And the School continues to develop collaborations with foreign universities. Research productivity is strong with faculty actively engaged in internal and external grants, peer reviewed publications and papers under review, research presentations, and Ph.D. committee work. The School hired three new faculty this year, increasing the number of permanent faculty to 17.