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The speakers at this year's Freshman Convocation welcome the freshman class of 2013 to Florida Atlantic University. They include the following:
Dr. John F. Pritchett, Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Edward E. Pratt, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Tiffany Weimar, Student Government President for 2009-10
Dr. Charles Brown, Sr. Vice President for Student Affairs
Caitlin A. Moore, 2009 Freshman Success Award Winner
Ngoc Trang Caroline Truong, 2009 Freshman Success Award Winner
The keynote address will be given by the 2009 Distinguished Teacher of the Year, Dr. Eric Chiang. Since 1969, the Distinguished Teacher of the Year has been awarded annually to one FAU faculty member on the basis of scholarship, research and publications, classroom teaching, academic counseling, and University and community service. The award winner is determined by students and is announced at the annual Honor's Convocation held on April 8, 2009.
Dr. Chiang's Education and Experience:
Ph.D. University of Florida, 2002
Eric Chiang began his career in Economics as an undergrad at UCLA. He entered the graduate program in Economics at the University of Florida in 1997, and was awarded the Ph.D. in 2002. His first university appointment was at New Mexico State University, where he was a visiting assistant professor in the MBA program and the Dept of Economics and International Business. In the summer of 2003, Eric accepted a position in the Economics Dept at Florida Atlantic University. Currently, he teaches courses in Microeconomics and International Trade at the undergraduate and Masters levels.
Teaching and Research:
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economics of Telecommunications
Applied Microeconomics
Intellectual Property Rights
International Technology Transfer
TEACHING FIELDS
Microeconomics
International Economics
Game Theory
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