Our final visit was to the Inter-American Development Bank. The event started with an overview of the IDB group followed by a presentation about Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) activities in support of...
MSPE Field Trips
The final fall trip was to the Illinois Farm Bureau in Bloomington on November 4. The IFB is an association of farmers, which was formed 100 years ago to further farmer interests. Presentation topics included eminent domain, the IFB as a private sector membership...
On October 21, the MSPE students visited the world headquarters of Monsanto, a sustainable agriculture company located in St. Louis, Missouri. Monsanto products include agricultural and vegetable seeds. The day included a tour of one of...
The first fall field trip was to the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) on September 16. CBOE is the world’s largest options exchange and the leader in product innovation, options education, and trading volume. Mr. Kevin Davitt, Sr. Instructor for the Options...
The highlight of the academic year was the spring break field trip to New York City (March 20 – 25). Students attended presentations by the United Nations, Council on Foreign Relations, Standard & Poor’s, and TIAA-CREF. As in the past, students were also given time to explore the city.
The second spring field trip was to visit Archer Daniels Midland in Decatur, Illinois. The visit began with a bus tour of the ADM facilities. Mr. Parry Dixon, senior economist, then gave a brief overview of ADM where students learned that since 1900, ADM’s net...
Our first field trip was to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The visit began with a presentation by Rick Mattoon, a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department, who talked about the functions of the Fed and the 2016...
