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 14, 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/
The 74th annual All-Star Game will be held on July
15 at U.S. Cellular Field. Last year's game ended
in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. This year, Major League
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has linked the outcome
of the All-Star Game to the World Series. The league
that wins the game 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 on the impact of the
commissioner's decision on the players, teams and
the fans. He can also discuss professional baseball
blunders and whether this decision would make his
list.
Online bettors looking to wager on the All-Star
Game may lose more than money. "In Illinois
and many other states such wagers are against the
law. But online gamblers can also leave themselves
open to identity fraud and credit card theft by unscrupulous
sites," says Dean
Harold J. Krent. He is available to talk about
the dangers of online gambling.
A team of IIT students is in 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 is meeting 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 Operation Kosovo
and its current activities.
"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 of 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.
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.
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 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.
"While most investors are worried about the
stock market's three-year decline, other investors
are making money even as stock prices fall,"
says Professor Keith Black of IIT's Center for Law and Financial
Markets. Investments in hedge funds now total about
$560 billion, up 75 percent from 1999. Professor Black
can discuss why investors are attracted to hedge funds
in this market environment, strategies hedge funds
use to make money in up and down markets, and how
the growth in hedge fund investments affects the stock
and bond markets.
Cook County residents with domestic relations disputes,
including legal separation, divorce, child support,
child custody, visitation and guardianships, may qualify
for representation through Chicago-Kent's Family Law
Clinic. Clients will pay on a sliding scale fee basis,
depending on their financial circumstances. Students
will work under the supervision of Professor Ira
Feldman. He is available for 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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