Rik W. Hafer, Director:
3136 Alumni Hall
618-650-2747
Mary Anne Pettit, Associate Director
2140 Alumni Hall
618-650-2583
The Office of Economic Education and Business Research serves several purposes. As a resource for improving the understanding and teaching of economics, the Office is a leader in the development of courses and materials for use by teachers in the grades K-12. We have conducted a number of workshops and seminars on economic education that improve the delivery and content of economics courses for K-12 classes. The Office also assists local schools with developing and maintaining economic education programs. The Office’s educational activities also go beyond primary and secondary grades. We sponsor workshops and seminars aimed at college and university faculty: past issues include improving the use of classroom technologies. Affiliated with the Illinois Council on Economic Education and with the National Council on Economic Education, the Office provides the latest developments in teaching economics and developing economic education programs.
Another focus of the Office is to provide up-to-date information and analysis of business and economic trends. Through our links, visitors to the Office website are able to locate data on financial markets, national and international economic developments. If you can’t find it, just contact us. The Office also conducts and reports on research in the areas of business and economics. Available from our website are links to research conducted by faculty in the School of Business at SIUE in addition to other universities. We also provide current commentary on issues that are of special importance to the business community. The topics covered range from issues in business management to international finance.
If you would like more information about the Office, our activities, and what we can offer, please contact us at (618) 650-2747
3136 Alumni Hall
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1102
Phone: 618-650-2747
Fax: 618-650-3407