Fall 2017: 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 2017 economic outlook for the U.S. Ms. Cindy...
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Spring 2017: Washington DC

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,...
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Spring 2017: John Deere

For the first fall trip, students traveled to Moline, IL to visit the world headquarters of John Deere. Established in 1837, John Deere manufacturers...
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Spring 2017: International Monetary Fund

Our third visit was to the International Monetary Fund. The presenter highlighted the IMF history, organizational structure, missions, and its...
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Spring 2017: Federal Trade Commission

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...
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Spring 2017: World Bank

Our first visit was to the World Bank. The presentation began with an overview of World Bank history, organizational structure, and missions. The speaker...
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Fall 2016: Illinois Farm Bureau

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...
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Fall 2016: Monsanto

On October 21, the MSPE students visited the world headquarters of Monsanto, a sustainable agriculture company located in St. Louis,...
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Fall 2016: Chicago Board of Trade

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...
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