Thank you for your participation in the HCSFE elections on Thursday and Friday. All the necessary paperwork has been completed and submitted to the USG. We really appreciate the time many of you took to stop by the office and vote.
Best Regards,
Ken Lord
Friday, September 29, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
HCSFE Elections
In addition to the Friday hours elections and budget input, and because of numerous people informing me of schedule conflicts, HCSFE (The undergrad part) will be effectively holding a two day election on both this Thursday (2:00pm-6:30pm), and this Friday (2:30pm-5:00pm). We need at least a quorum of active members (16) to vote... the process is fairly quick since the three electable positions are uncontested.
We are aware of the encoding problems with some of the videos on the website, including those in the ECO721 section... we are working diligently to re-encode the videos so they work properly, but the process is time consuming (for a 140 minute class, the total time to convert from tape to a raw file, then from a raw file to a properly encoded file is 280 minutes). In our budget request (which only gets to go through the process if we have enough people vote), we have requested a DV camera to streamline the process. I cannot impress upon you enough how important it is to vote on Thursday or friday.... the appropriate voting forms will be available in 1538 HW both days, regardless of time (until 5:00 friday, when they get submitted). It is only with your support that we can utilize the money you already pay in fees so that we can provide you with resources to help you achieve your academic goals.
Best Regards,
Ken Lord
We are aware of the encoding problems with some of the videos on the website, including those in the ECO721 section... we are working diligently to re-encode the videos so they work properly, but the process is time consuming (for a 140 minute class, the total time to convert from tape to a raw file, then from a raw file to a properly encoded file is 280 minutes). In our budget request (which only gets to go through the process if we have enough people vote), we have requested a DV camera to streamline the process. I cannot impress upon you enough how important it is to vote on Thursday or friday.... the appropriate voting forms will be available in 1538 HW both days, regardless of time (until 5:00 friday, when they get submitted). It is only with your support that we can utilize the money you already pay in fees so that we can provide you with resources to help you achieve your academic goals.
Best Regards,
Ken Lord
Monday, September 25, 2006
Hunter now has WRDS access (and this is a big deal for you finance people)
Hi guys,
Prof. Filer has informed me that Hunter now has access to the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), an on-line portal that gives you access to data from the NYSE, CRSP, Thomson Financial, and many others.
This is the kind of access that firms pay dearly for, so I strongly suggest to students that are seeking to do a finance-centered thesis to either see your thesis advisor or Prof. Filer on how to establish an account.
Prof. Filer has informed me that Hunter now has access to the Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), an on-line portal that gives you access to data from the NYSE, CRSP, Thomson Financial, and many others.
This is the kind of access that firms pay dearly for, so I strongly suggest to students that are seeking to do a finance-centered thesis to either see your thesis advisor or Prof. Filer on how to establish an account.
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