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Our last excursion for the semester was a five-day field trip to New York City (March 10 – 15, 2024). The group attended four presentations, two scheduled on Monday and two on Wednesday, with Tuesday...

Our first field trip for the semester was to Peoria, IL on Friday, February 16. Students enjoyed a narrated tour of the Caterpillar Tech Center and spending time at the Visitor's Center.

Christopher Fettes (MSPE 2019) is now working as an Economist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC. He works in the Office of Economics and Analytics division.

After completing her MSPE Program in December 2017, Gloria went on to earn a Ph.D. degree in Economic Sciences, Financial Administration Concentration, at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala...

The fall 2023 field trip took us to Chicago to visit the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). CMAP is a regional planning agency responsible for developing both short-run and long-run...

Christopher Gregory (MSPE 2022) is now working as an Economist for the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, International Economics Directorate, Direction Investment Division,...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one our MSPE family, Sri Adiningsih. Sri’s epitaphic can be found at...

Maria Rocha Godinho Barros (MSPE 2023) after graduating, Maria returned to work at the Central Bank of Brazil in Brasilia. She is now working as a central bank analyst in the...

Chenyu “Steven” Zhang (MSPE 2022) landed a job as a private equity analyst at China Merchants Capital Management in Beijing, China. This is one of the largest private equity firms...

The first field trip of the spring 2023 semester was to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis on Friday, February 24, 2023. St. Louis is one of 12 Federal...

The second field trip of Fall 2022 was to Springfield, IL on Friday, October 21. The students started the day with a presentation at the Office of Management...

The first field trip of the 2022-2023 academic year took us to Chicago to visit Deloitte on September 23. Deloitte provides audit, tax consulting,...

Spring 2023 ***Registration is required for all events; MSPE students check Illinois email for notifications*** Federal...

Spring 2022 TIAA Presentation (seminar) Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Beginning at 1:00 pm, Zoom Speakers: Catina Strong, Sr. Relationship...

Spring 2021 Marty Perry, University of Illinois (seminar) Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8 - 9 pm (U.S....

Spring 2020 Exelon (field trip) March 3 - 5 2020 Chicago, IL https://www.exeloncorp.com/ New York City, NY (spring break field...

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The second field trip for the semester was to visit Bayer in St. Louis on October 25th. Bayer acquired Monsanto Company in 2018. Bayer is a life science company...

Our first field trip for the semester was to visit the headquarters of Cummins in Indianapolis on September 20th. Cummins is one of the largest producers of...

The spring semester concluded with the biannual spring break field trip to Washington, DC (March 17 – 22). Students attended four presentations: (1) ...

The first field trip of the semester was to Deloitte on February 15. Deloitte provides audit, tax consulting, enterprise risk, and financial...

Our second field trip for the semester was to visit Wells Fargo Advisors, a brokerage firm and subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, located in St. Louis, Missouri.

Our visit to the CBOE on September 21 was an interesting look into the past as well as the present of options markets.

The semester concluded with the much-anticipated trip to New York City (March 18 - 23). Students attended presentations by the United Nations, Council on Foreign Relations, Moody’s, and TIAA.

The second field trip of the semester was to ADM in Decatur, Illinois on March 2.

José Cantero Sienra (MSPE '00), Economist, has been appointed as a Full Member of the Board of the Central Bank of Paraguay on July 28, 2017, for a period of five years.

Mzwanele Mfunwa (MSPE '93), is currently employed as Chief of the Sub-Regional Initiatives Unit in the Southern Africa Office (Lusaka, Zambia) of the United Nations Economic...

Danara Tileubergen (MSPE '15), is currently working as a senior researcher at the Economic Research Institute in Kazakhstan.

Jose Sanchez Segura (MSPE '05), after completing the MSPE Program, Jose was awarded a degree in public polices at Escuela de Gobierno in Guatemala. He has been working for the...

Zakhele Lukhele (MSPE '90), was awarded a post graduate diploma in advanced banking law from the University of Johannesburg in 2006. Zakhele is a managing director (CEO) at the...

Aziz Hatipagaoglu (MSPE '05), was awarded a Ph.D. in economics from Gazi University in 2014. Aziz is the founder and general manager of the HG Group Education and Consultancy LLC in...

Hakan Dalcik (MSPE '07), is currently employed as the Head of the TIR Department at the Ministry of Customs and Trade in Turkey.

Students traveled to Peoria in February to visit Caterpillar. The day began with a presentation describing the roles and responsibilities of the bussiness economic...

The last trip for the fall semester was to Springfield, Illinois. The students started the day with three presentations at the Office of Management and Budget.

The second field trip of the semester was to the U.S. headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, located in St. Louis, Missouri. AB inBev is a Belgian...

The visit began with a presentation by Rick Mattoon, a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department, who talked about the 2017 economic outlook for the U.S. Ms. Cindy...

We concluded the academic year with a spring break trip to Washington, DC (March 19 – 24). Students attended presentations by the World Bank, Federal Trade Commission, International Monetary Fund,...

For the first fall trip, students traveled to Moline, IL to visit the world headquarters of John Deere. Established in 1837, John Deere manufacturers...

Our third visit was to the International Monetary Fund. The presenter highlighted the IMF history, organizational structure, missions, and its...

Our second visit was to the Federal Trade Commission. Our visit began with a presentation about history, structure and activities of the FTC as an agency...

Our first visit was to the World Bank. The presentation began with an overview of World Bank history, organizational structure, and missions. The speaker...

Our final visit was to the Inter-American Development Bank. The event started with an overview of the IDB group followed...

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...

On October 21, the MSPE students visited the world headquarters of Monsanto, a sustainable agriculture company located in St. Louis, Missouri...

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...

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...

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,...

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...