CNU Business Students Win First Place in Virginia's
College Fed Challenge Competition
News Release - November 14, 2007
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(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - – Five Christopher Newport University BSBA Economic Majors in the Joseph W. Luter III School of Business have won first place in the College Fed Challenge, Richmond Office Competition. The College Fed Challenge is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and is an academic competition designed to encourage better understanding of the nation’s central bank, the forces influencing economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and the ways the economy affects individuals’ lives. Participating student teams gave 20-minute presentations on monetary policy, followed by ten minutes of questions and answers. The final four teams underwent a further round of competition involving intense, on-the-spot questioning about a hypothetical economic event posed by the judges. They were judged on content, teamwork, responses to questions, presentation and style.
Back Row L to R: Amber Kazlauskas, Jeff Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Cynthia Gasch
Front Row L to R: Mark Bock, Jeff Pfeiffer, Dr. Robert Winder (coach), Josh Smith
CNU students Mark Bock, Cynthia Gasch, Amber Kazlauskas, Jeffrey Pfeiffer and Josh Smith competed against students from many Virginia colleges and universities, including the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University and The University of Mary Washington College, and were coached by faculty advisor CNU professor Dr. Robert Winder. They will return to Richmond on Friday, November 16 to compete for the District (Regional) title.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Luter School of Business and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.