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Student Spotlight
Economics and Business
Students featured on our homepage Academic Year 2003-2004 (listed alphabetically)
Name: Jon Baker
Major: Economics and Business, French
Study Abroad: Clermont-Ferrand, France
SIP topic: Satire and Iron in the Polemic Writings of Blaise Pascal (French department)
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Campus Organizations: Frelon dance company member, Regularly attend monkapult workshops.
Plans after graduation/ career goals: Will return to Clermont to teach
english for one year after graduation. Plan to pursue an advanced
degree in economics or business the following year.
Advice: To underclassmen economics majors, If you're planning on
going to graduate school, be sure to investigate requirements as early
as possible. Many economics graduate schools
require through calculus three and linear algebra in addition to the
requirements of our department. If you liked your accounting
classes and want to do something with that later in life, make sure to
take the additional classes required for admission to graduate
accounting programs at western (not offered here) early in your senior
year or junior year spring quarter. Planning ahead for these
things before going on study abroad can be very beneficial.
Nick Carlin-Voigt
Major: Economics
Concentration:International Commerce
Minor:Psychology
Study Abroad:Oaxaca, Mexico and Madrid, Spain,
SIP topic:EXCEPTIONAL
SUCCESS OR FALSE DREAMS? AN EXPERIENTAL LEARNING PROJECT:AN OVERVIEW OF
THE LEADING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORPORTION IN THE WORLD AND THE
DYNAMICS OF THE IMG SPORTS ACADEMY.
Graduation year:2004
Hometown:Comstock
Campus activities: Soccer, Non Violent Student Organization, Amigos
Plans after graduation: I wish I knew (too many ideas blurring my vision)
Advice: Be true to yourself, Enjoy college before you wake up one day and realize it's almost over
Name: Will Dobbie
Major: Economics
Minor: Political Science
Concentration: International Commerce
Study Abroad: Nairobi, Kenya
SIP topic: Decentralization, Poverty, and the Environment in Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin: The Potential Role for Local Authorities in the Nyando River Basin
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Vicksburg, MI
Campus Organizations, sports: Cross Country, Track Club
Plans after graduation/ career goals: One year off, then
on to Grad School for a PhD in Economics, probably specializing in
International Development and Political Economy
Advice: Make the most of your time at K, take the classes you really want to take, not just the easiest ones that fulfills a requirement
Personal website: http://cc.kzoo.edu/~k00wd01/pfolio/index.html
Favorite links: nytimes.com, bbc.com
Name: Jeff Duncan
Major: Economics (Business)
Minor: Religion
SIP topic: I wrote a novella about my experience opening and operating the on-campus cafe, The Daily Grind.
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
Campus Organization: College Republicans
Plans after graduation: Taking a year to work at a law firm, then going to law school.
Advice: K, like
most situations in life, is what you make of it. You can coast through
if you want to. But if you put in a lot of effort and take things
seriously, the experience is a great deal more valuable and rewarding.
Favorite link: The Michigan Every-Three-Weekly
More advice: Drink coffee at The Daily Grind!
Bryan Gnyp
Graduating: June
2004
Major: Economics
and
Business
Minor: Political
Science
SIP topic: Living
Wage
Hometown: Shelby
Township, MI
Campus activities:
Football quarterback
Plans after graduation:
work in finance or sales, then earn MBA at top 10 program
Comments:
Kalamazoo
gives a broad view of business and economics-- not overspecialized--
giving students a better overall grasp.
Advice: Four years
goes
by quick. Take it in while you can.
Name:Carl Hinshaw
Majors: Economics & Business and Health Sciences
SIP topic:I did a clinical research SIP entitled "Cytokine Effects on sPLA2 activity in in vitro rat lung pericytes."
Graduation year:2004
Hometown:Rochester, MI
Campus Organizations, sports:Tennis and Golf teams for 3 years each.
Plans after graduation:I am attending Wayne State University School of Medicine in the Fall of 2004.
Comments: My
economics education will be valuable in making personal finance
decisions and in understanding the macroeconomic policies of our
leaders.
Name: Radhika Khiroya
Major: Economics with an emphasis in Business
Study Abroad: Organized my own abroad program where I had an internship
in an accounting firm in London, England
SIP topic: Economics of Education: A study of the relationship between
property tax, quality of school and urban sprawl
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Okemos, MI
Campus Organizations: Asian Student Organization, Habitat for Humanity, Woodward Volunteer
Plans after graduation: AmeriCorp City-Year program for
10 months, then either teach for america or graduate school for
education
advice : Make sure you plan yourself out so you are not overwhelmed with a heavy work load and to enjoy yourself
Name: Michelle Lester
Major: Economics and Business
Minor: Spanish
Study Abroad: Caceres
SIP topic: The Effects of Title IX on College Athletics
Graduation: June 2004
Hometown: Hastings, Nebraska
Campus Organizations: College Republicans
Plans after graduation/ career goals: Teaching, community service organizations
Advice Go on study abroad... It's one of the best opportunities this college provides for us. Also,
start looking for internships and jobs EARLY, especially if you want to stay in the Kalamazoo community.
Name: Lairen MeShaun Marshall
Major: Business/Economics
SIP topic: Racial Profiling in the United States
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Campus Organizations: Cheerleading, Resident Assistant, and Black Student Organization
Plans after graduation: After graduation my goal is to successful in whatever I choose to do
Advice: Advice I would offer would be to break the K bubble as much as possible
Personal website cc.kzoo.edu/~k00lm01/index.html
Name: Kelly Martin
Major: Economics and Business
Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain
SIP topic: Private Management of Public Schools By Outsourcing Non-Instructional Services
Graduation year: June 2004
Hometown: Saginaw, Michigan
Campus Organizations: Student Activities Committee (SAC), Economics and Business Club, and Investments Club
Plans after graduation/ career goals:
To delve into corporate America and find my passion in the business
world and later possibly pursue a graduate degree.
Name: Annika Rigole
Major: Economics and Mathematics
Study Abroad: Erlangen, Germany (11-months)
SIP topic: The German Experience in America: Immigration, Language Maintenance, and the Influence of the World Wars.
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Campus Organizations: Career Advisor at the Center for Career Development
Plans after graduation:
I hope to spend a year serving with AmeriCorps and then go on to a
graduate program in international relations or international economics.
Advice: Make
the most of all the great opportunities at K - take interesting
classes, get some field experience, go abroad, challenge yourself
whenever possible, and love to learn.
Personal website: http://cc.kzoo.edu/~k00ar01/pfolio/home.html
Favorite link: www.idealist.org
Name: Alana Shaw
Major: Economics/Business
Minor: Environmental Studies concentration, Business
concentration
Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain (3 months)
SIP topic: Valuing a Unique and Irreplaceable Ecosystem: A Study of California's Salton Sea
Graduation year: 2004
Campus Organizations, sports: Economics and Business Club, Operations coordinator for Investment club, Women's golf team, Career Advisor
Plans after graduation: After graduation I will be the Human Resources Recruiter for Stryker Instruments in Kalamazoo.
Comments and advice: Four years at Kalamazoo College went by so fast! Make the most of the time you have with all of the great people here.
Name:
Faisal
Shurdom
Major: Economics
and
Business/emphasis in business management
concentration:
Environmental Studies
SIP topic:
Black Gold of the Middle
East. A study of the oil situation in
the Middle East and the relation to US GDP/foreign policy in the area.
Graduation year:
2004
Hometown:
Amman, Jordan.
Plans
after
graduation:
Initial work in the United States followed by
continuation of
studies
for a MBA. Would like to find a U.S
company that has offices abroad (specifically the Middle East) and
possibly
continue work with them in that region.
Advice:
Kalamazoo College is a wonderful place to receive an
education. By making it to class and
making all the
deadlines, you will be fine. Never feel
shy to ask a professor for help and always know their office doors are
open to
you. Start your SIP early and when it
comes to papers, always assume something could go wrong with your
computer so
when you save your work, save a copy to the floppy drive.
Favorite links:
www.jordantimes.com
www.alrai.com
www.cnn.com
Name: Maggie Still
Majors: Economics,Spanish
concentration: Business
Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain: Bersoza Program
SIP topic: The Role of Women in the Tragedies of Garcia Lorca
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Petoskey, MI
Advice: Take
classes that interest you so that you'll be into what you're
studying. Don't be afraid to speak up in class and express your
questions and concerns. You are paying a lot of money for your
education so you should get as much out of it as you can.
Name: Victor Stover
Major: Economics with a field of emphasis in Business
Minor: History
Study Abroad: Madrid, Spain, Short-term
SIP topic: The Impact of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Ann Arbor
Campus Organizations, sports: President, Economics and Business Club. Captain, Swimming and Diving Team
Plans after graduation/ career goals: I am thinking about pursuing a career in urban planning.
Favorite links: swiminfo.com, d3swimming.com, espn.com, cnn.com, k-swimming.org
Name: Dia N.
Vinyard
Major: Economics
Minor:
International Commerce
Study
Abroad: Wollongong, Australia
SIP
topic: Environmental Racism
Graduation
year: 2004
Hometown:
Detroit, MI
Campus
Organizations: Black Student Organization
Plans after graduation: Possibly
law school
Advice: Do everything that you want
. . . and please study
abroad!
favorite link: quoteland.com
Name: Scott Whitbeck
Major: Economics and business (field of emphasis in business)
Minor: Psychology
Study Abroad: Madrid in spring 2002
SIP topic: The effect of China on US Manufacturing
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Northville, MI
Campus Organizations: Swimming
Plans after graduatios:
Still undecided. May attend graduate school or find a job.
I'm interested in finding something that combines business and sports
together.
Advice:
Being an econ major is making 'the right choice'. Not only are
there hardly any 8:30am classes but also no labs. There are also
lots of career options.
Other advice: this may seem unrelated, but if you ever stain your head
while dying your hair, mayonnaise is the answer (and i might add, the
ONLY way to go)
Favorite links: http://www.k-swimming.org,
http://www.d3swimming.com
Name: G. Oliver Young
Majors: Economics/English
: Business Emphasis
Study Abroad: London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England
SIP topic:
Economic Geography: Theory, Integration and the EU. A Close
Examination of the European Union, 1991-2001, and an Estimation of the
Gains and Losses for the 2004 Union Expansion.
Graduation year: 2004
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
Campus Organization: Sailing Team
Plans after graduation: Working for Ernst and Young's Global Investigations and Dispute Advisory Group
Advice: Read as much as possible. History, especially economic history, is amazing stuff, try not to miss out.
These are just a few of our students. Check back next month for more.
Created and maintained by Chuck Stull
Department of
Economics and Business
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