Published on October 23, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Sean Flynt  

Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s Brock School of Business will present a special forum on the current economic and financial crisis Monday, Oct. 27 from 4-5 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall. A panel of experts will discuss current economic events, including the upcoming presidential election.

The panel will include:

Dr. Lowell Broom, Professor of Accounting and Chair, Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems

Dr. Randolph Horn, Associate Professor of Political Science

Dr. Stefan Norrbin, Professor of Economics & Beeson Professor of Business, and Chair, Department of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis

Dr. Beck Taylor, Professor of Economics & Dean, Brock School of Business

Prof. John Venable, Assistant Professor of Business and Faculty Advisor, Bulldog Investment Fund

Dr. Melissa Woodley, Assistant Professor of Finance

Randy Pittman, Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s Vice President for University Relations, will moderate the forum.

The event is free-of-charge and open to the public.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.