Duke Economics Student Union
ABOUT:
The Economics Student Union (ESU) is an organization intended for all economics majors and potential majors. The Union is interested in getting as many students as possible involved and is always looking for new ideas and leadership. It was founded in the fall of 2001 by students who wished to provide a structure for economics students to:
-interact with faculty -share advice regarding classes and careers -bring speakers to the campus -organize discussions of policy issues, and -facilitate ways of presenting student views of the economics major to the Economics Department.
The Economics Students Union exists to fulfill three main objectives:
-Provide networking opportunities for Duke's economics students. We wish to encourage students to socialize with each other, to get to know their professors outside of the classroom, and to become acquainted with the graduate students in the department. The ESU accomplishes this through faculty-student socials, class socials, and informal activities.
-Provide a forum for students concerns. We hope to bridge the gap between the Economics Department and the economics students by acting as the voice of the economics students in order to enact changes in the students wish to see in the department. By acting as one voice, we believe that we can exert more influence over the department and get more accomplished.
-Supplement academic experience that students receive in the classroom by sponsoring and organizing lectures, debates, symposiums, and faculty-student lunches. We strive to provide the economics students with the events that they feel will enable them to make the most out of their experience here at Duke.
