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March 6, 2008

Dr. Emanuel Fiadzo, first HACE Ph.D. graduate, will deliver the annual Darl Snyder lecture, sponsored by the African Studies Institute.
Emmanuel Fiadzo is a 1998 graduate of the University of Georgia (Ph.D in Housing and Consumer Economics). His dissertation looked at how to estimate determinants of housing quality using standardized core welfare indicators, with a focus on the Ghanaian housing market. He was 2004-5 senior research fellow at the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard.

Washington, DC Study Tour: Summer 2008

Consumer and Housing Policy in Action: Exploring Policies and Programs in Washington, DC 
Decisions made in Washington, DC affect our lives in Athens, Georgia everyday. The purpose of this program is to provide an in-depth study of consumer and housing programs and policies at the Federal level. The emphasis will be on current issues. Students will meet and interact with a variety of private and governmental officials in Washington, DC.

CFP® Review Course

CFP® Review Course will be offered for the July, 2008 exam.  Contact Dr. Lance Plamer at 706.542.4916 or lpalmer@fcs.uga.edu for more information.

Spring 2008

Bi-weekly Seminars
All seminars will be on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30, in room 202 Dawson Hall (South Campus).  Room 202 is the undergraduate computer lab. 

When Topic Presenter
January 17 Wealth Creation: Does Self-Esteem Matter? Dr. Swarn Chatterjee
February 7 Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: Inspecting the Mechanism Dr. Angela Fertig
February 21 An Analysis of the Meat Demand of the U.S. Hispanic Population Francisco Diaz
March 6 Clear Thinking, Sound Judgement, and Established Leadership: Helen W. Atwater Melissa Wilmarth
March 20 Residential satisfaction of military personnel living in privatized and non-privatized housing Katie Robinson
April 3 Illicit drug use and employment Ania Dudziak
April 10 The Persistence of Spatial Mismatch: The Determinants of Moving Decision among Low-Income Households Dr. Bulent Anil
April 17 or 24 The Role of Smokeless Tobacco in Smoking Cessation--Note time change 4:30-5:30 pm Jason Miller

All seminars are open to the public. For more information please contact Dr. Yoko Mimura at ymimura@fcs.uga.edu or 706.542.4758.

University of Georgia does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™ and  marks.  CFP® certification is granted solely by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to individuals who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met ethics, experience and examination requirements.
 
 

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