Feb. 15, 2006 :: No. 133
| What: |
Southland high school students will learn the fundamentals
of finance and investment through stock market simulations
offered by Cal State Fullerton. |
| Who: |
Center for Economic Education, under the direction
of Chiara Gratton-Lavoie. |
| When: |
The next session begins Monday, Feb. 27. |
| Background: |
The 10-week program, offered by the center since
1993, calls for students to work in teams, researching,
investing and managing a $100,000 portfolio. "As
participants develop their portfolio strategies, they
gain knowledge of how financial markets work. They
learn a great deal about the stock market and the economy," said
director Gratton-Lavoie, who teaches economics.
Fall
2005 winners: Carter Greenbaum of Tarbut
V. Torah, Irvine; Alex
Elkins, Eric Avalos and Truong Do of Katella High School, Anaheim; and Channing
Grillo, Amanda Trojan, Kevin Tripp and Donne Geer of Los Alamitos High School,
Los Alamitos.
The
Center for Economic Education is part of Cal State
Fullerton's College of Business and Economics.
Its purpose is to provide technical education services
to improve the level of economic understanding in grades
K-12, institutions of higher education and the surrounding
community. In addition to the stock market simulation,
the center offers consultations and workshops. |
| Contact: |
To participate or support the program, call 657-278-2248. |
| Media Contacts: |
Chiara Gratton-Lavoie at 657-278-2292 or cgratton@fullerton.edu
Pamela
McLaren of Public Affairs at 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu |
