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Sharing Ideas With Top Economists
Lander business major Juan Manrique, center, is flanked by Lander assistant professor of economics Dr. Alan Green, left, and Dr. Glenn Hubbard during a break in the National Economics Insider Symposium in Washington, D.C. Hubbard is professor of finance and economics in Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, and served as chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003.
Lander student Juan Manrique rubbed elbows with some of the nation’s top economic experts at the Pearson National Economics Insider Symposium in Washington, D.C., in mid-June. Manrique and 11 students from other schools submitted papers explaining how they would improve an aspect of the economy. Manrique did not win the title of Future Economic Insider but came away with another prize in the form of his meetings with fellow students, listening to their presentations and sharing ideas with Pearson Economic Insiders. The nine-member group includes Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke and Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics. In his paper, Manrique suggested a new global trade system in which rich countries would further open their markets to help farmers in middle-income and poor countries develop crops for export. Manrique, who is from Bogota, Colombia, is a senior majoring in business with an economics and finance emphasis. He also plays on the Lander men’s tennis team.
Lander Honors Top Staff at Awards Breakfast
Lander University President Dr. Daniel Ball, center, congratulates staff excellence award winners Joyce Shelton, left, and Ray Manley.
In the spring, Lander President Dr. Daniel Ball announced the recipients of the university’s tenth annual staff excellence awards. Joyce Shelton, administrative assistant to the dean of Lander’s College of Business and Public Affairs, and Ray Manley, Lander’s University Police chief, were recognized for showing outstanding dedication to their work and for exemplifying the family spirit at Lander. Their selection for the award was based on nominations by fellow colleagues. Shelton has been with Lander for 21 years, serving three deans and countless faculty. One nominator described her by saying, “If she were the Chief of Staff at the White House, there would be a lot less rancor and much more civility in politics, and a lot more would be accomplished while spending a lot less.” Chief Manley has 22 years of service as a state employee. According to one nominator, Manley “is always ready to assist, whether it is to unlock a room for a student who lost their keys, or to react to a potentially dangerous situation.”
Lander Hosts Film Festival and Student Competition
Student film competition winners James Neff, left, and Greg Thomas, right, pose with film festival judge and guest speaker Craig Titley.
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In March, Lander hosted its first film festival and student short film competition. The competition challenged high school and college entrants to submit a completed film between three and five minutes long. The young filmmakers only had a week to complete their films and they were required to use a prop and a line provided by competition coordinators to ensure that films were not part of a previous project. More than ten students submitted films, but in the end, the three filmmakers at the top of the list were: Greg Thomas of Greenwood, first place for Imagine a Cave; James Neff of Boiling Springs, second place for Diary of a Boot; and Russell Salter of Greenwood, third place for The Last Generation. The winning films were screened as part of the First Lander Film Festival, which also featured silent film screenings, a showing of S. Lander – His Life and Legacy and a screenwriting workshop conducted by Craig Titley, screenwriter for films such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Cheaper by the Dozen. Titley was also a judge for the film competition and a featured speaker.