UW Economics Society Wishes You Good Luck!

It's that time again! On behalf of the Economics Society at the University of Waterloo, we want to wish you good luck on your exams!  Even though our hero, Keynes, thought education was a waste of time we paid good money for it!  @uWaterlooEcon will be tweeting encouraging quotes about hard work, perseverance, learning and personal growth to keep you going. There will also be a few interesting articles for your study break!

For those of you taking ECON 402 this term we feel your pain (aside: I myself couldn't handle the strain on my brain). For those taking ECON 311, we are sure you are regretting that choice.

If you aren't in Economics, that's OK. You will probably be coasting through your exams. Just kidding! In all seriousness, we are all screwed.

Have a fantastic break and see you in the Fall!

Larry Smith Interview by Forbes

Just out today folks! While reading through my RSS Feed look who showed up! One of our beloved professors from the Economics Department. The article is here via Forbes:Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career: The Interview

After you read that you might also want to check out the Prof Profile we did on him in the winter term! Prof Profile: Larry Smith

Just in case you missed it the first half a million times, the video is embedded below for your convenience.

Pints & Profs

For our last event of the term we are going to Molly Blooms... with the profs!

The purpose for this event will be similar to that of our Prof. Mixer last term which was a huge success. Again, it is going to be a great way for students to meet and get to know their professors outside of a classroom environment.

This event is going to be held July 6th at 5pm at Molly Blooms Pub in the University Plaza.

This is going to be a casual drop by sort of event and we will provide some delicious pub snacks, the beer is your responsibility. Hope to see you all there!

Twitter Feed

UW Economics Society presents our Twitter feed from this past week for all you interested economics students!  This isn't a complete list of the great links we shared but some of the best brought to you by yours truly.  For the complete up to date links you are going to get on twitter because where else will you always find interesting things to read while waiting for your next class or wasting time before starting your next paper?

I hope you guys had an awesome long weekend and hope to talk to you on twitter (@uWaterlooEcon).  Again, if you have any suggestions for content let me know!


#economics
Profiting from the Poor!  via @HarvardBiz
The Marriage Penalty  via @WSJ

#innovation
What can be learned from the watch industry?  via @IXchat
When "Creative Destruction" Destroys More than It Creates  via @HarvardBiz
Nirmalya Kumar: India's invisible innovation  via @tedtalks #TED
Innovation Battle – Engineering versus Marketing  via @IXchat

#education
Study on non-tenure-track economics Professors in the US  via @timeshighered
How Learning Analytics Can Be Used To Improve Education via @HuffPostEdu
Canada’s hunt for foreign students just got fiercer  via @globeandmail

#careers
Recent grads: 10 things to leave off your resume  via @USNewsEducation
How Extremely Successful People Turn Obstacles Into Assets via @Forbes