Greensboro College Dean Will Speak on Financial Independence Oct. 16
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Bill MacReynolds, dean of Greensboro College’s School of Business, will speak on financial independence during a business class from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in 106 Proctor Hall East on campus.
The event is free, and the public is invited. Free parking is available behind the college’s Admissions Welcome Center at West Market Street and College Place.
MacReynolds will be speaking to the college’s Leadership Fitness class. His presentation is based on a chapter of the book “Leadership Fitness” by longtime football coach and college-athletics administrator Homer Rice.
MacReynolds began his career as a postdoctoral fellow and acting assistant professor at Cornell University and then taught at Ohio State University before joining the Federal Trade Commission as an economist from 1977 to 1980.
His career also has included serving as director of economic forecasting for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as staff to the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and as senior economist for MITRE, a private nonprofit that manages research projects for numerous executive- and judicial-branch federal agencies.
He also has worked as a consultant, restaurant owner and real-estate investor.
He holds a B.S. in agricultural economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California.
He joined the full-time faculty in 2014 after having been a visiting faculty member since 2010.
For more information on upcoming speakers to the class, most sessions of which will be open to the public, contact MacReynolds at 336-272-7102, ext. 5289, or email bill.macreynolds@greensboro.edu.
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master’s degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.greensboro.edu.
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