For more information,
please contact:
Gwen Osborne,
director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT,
LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- July 7, 2003--Chicago-Kent
College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business
and the Center for Law and Financial Markets have
experts available to discuss current issues. To reach
any of our experts, call Gwen
Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312)
906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories
are available on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/
Four IIT students will leave July 8 for Kosovo.
The students are part of an interdisciplinary team
that is working with Kosovars to help build a stable,
sustainable democracy and market economy. Led by Professor
Henry H. Perritt,
Jr., the IIT team will meet with key leaders
to explore establishing a law firm in Kosovo, providing
a model for a business advocacy clinic, assisting
international investors and providing a clinical education
opportunity for Kosovar law students. In 1999, IIT
students established Operation Kosovo, a project to
assist Kosovar refugees. Professor Perritt is available
for interviews about the Operation Kosovo.
Neither Frank Thomas nor Sammy Sosa will be in the
lineup when Chicago hosts the 74th annual All-Star
Game on July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field. This year,
as top players from the American and National leagues
compete, more than bragging rights are at stake. The
outcome of the game will have an impact on post-season
play when, for the first time, the winning league
will have home field advantage in the 2003 World Series.
Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L.
Ham is the author of The
100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time. Professor
Ham is available for interviews about professional
baseball blunders that made his list.
U.S. Supreme Court wrap-up. Professor Sheldon
Nahmod is available for interviews about key
decisions and themes of the High Court's 2002-2003
term.
Thirteen American soldiers arrived in Liberia on
Monday to evaluate humanitarian needs. Meanwhile,
Liberian president Charles Taylor has announced he
will leave the country and seek refuge in Nigeria.
The Bush administration had cited Taylor's ouster
as one of the factors in its impending decision on
whether to send American peacekeeping troops to Liberia.
Taylor, who has led the country since 1997, was indicted
last month on 17 counts of war crimes by the Special
Court in Sierra Leone. Human rights expert Bartram
S. Brown is co-director of Chicago-Kent's
program in international and comparative law. Professor
Brown served on human rights delegations for the United
Nations and Amnesty International. He has served as
a law clerk at the International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia, and participated in the
1998 Rome Diplomatic Conference on the Establishment
of an International Criminal Court. Professor Brown
is available for interviews.
Policymakers at the Federal Reserve Bank last month
cut key interest rates to their lowest levels
in 45 years. What will the Fed do next? IIT's Stuart
Graduate School of Business professor Robert
Laurent is a former economist with the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago. He is available for interviews.
Auction fraud accounted for more than half of all
Internet-related complaints received last year
by the FTC. The most prevalent complaints involve
identity theft, misrepresented merchandise or undelivered
goods. Honors scholars of Chicago-Kent College of
Law have collaborated with the City of Chicago Department
of Consumer Services and AT&T to create "You
Don't Know Auctions!", an interactive Internet
game to educate the public about online auctions and
the dangers of auction fraud. The Web address for
the game is www.youdontknowauctions.com.
Dean Harold J.
Krent, who served as faculty supervisor for
the project, is available for interviews about auction
fraud and about the project.
"Wind turbines have the potential to create
clean and reliable sources of energy," says
Professor
George P. Nassos, director of the Center
for Sustainable Enterprise at Stuart Graduate School
of Business. He is overseeing a team IIT students
from a variety of disciplines -- business, engineering,
architecture, and computer science -- who are examining
business, logistical and environmental issues related
to the installation of a small wind turbine at the
Field Museum in Chicago. The turbine will produce
approximately 4 to 5 kilowatts of energy per hour
for the museum's power plant, about one percent of
its electricity needs. The official unveiling of the
wind turbine will take place this summer. Professor
Nassos is available for interviews about the project.
What makes a trader successful? Professor David Norman, director of the market technology
program at IIT's Center for Law and Financial Markets,
is collecting data on trader activity to learn how
decisions are made. "The Trader DNA"project
uses behavioral finance theories and techniques to
reveal the electronic traders' psychological profile
in order to determine what makes them successful.
Norman says "This is the first time anyone has
tried to quantify what makes a trader on electronic
markets successful." Professor Norman is the
author of Professional Electronic
Trading and Trading at the Speed of Light.
He is available to talk about the "Trader DNA"
project.
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Taxpayers who have
disputes with the IRS may qualify for assistance through
Chicago-Kent's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Those who
meet certain income criteria may receive free assistance
with their tax disputes, including collection matters,
audits, appeals and litigation before the Internal
Revenue Service, United States Tax Court, and United
States District Court. Students work under the supervision
of Professor Jonathan
Decatorsmith, who is available for media interviews
about the program.
Downtown Campus Events:
July 30: "Strategic Positioning for Small Businesses:
Writing Business & Marketing Plans" is
the topic of a presentation by Paul
Prabhaker, associate dean and professor of
marketing, Stuart Graduate School of Business. The
seminar is organized by ¡Exito!,
a Spanish language newspaper published by the Chicago
Tribune, and co-sponsored by the Stuart School.
The program will be held at the West Side Technical
Institute, 2800 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. For
more information, please contact Rafael Alvarado at
(312) 906-6573 or alvarado@stuart.iit.edu
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