A Word From the Director
As they say, time flies when you're having fun. My first year at the helm of The Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise was one of brisk activity and personal growth.
The summer of '23 started with preparations for the upcoming academic year. We kicked off our programming in September for the Langenberg Speaker Series with Judge Douglas Ginsburg of the D.C. Court of Appeals. Then we convened the institute's Advisory Council in October. November brought the Progress 64 West Champions in Action event where I represented the Institute. The fall season also brought a Business Ethics panel to campus. Dr. Black delivered a Mad City Money breakout session for the Duree Center's Immersive Entrepreneurship event for over 100 high schoolers. Dr. Steineger, Dr. Walton, and myself began preparing our PPE League team for the spring competition. The three of us also hosted the first Linden Agora.
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Our spring '24 was equally brisk. I presented the Hammond Institute to a local Rotary Club and to the Spark entrepreneurship organization. The Institute also co-hosted, with Progress 64 West, another State of Missouri legislative update. Economics professor Larry Reed afforded us the great pleasure of not only speaking at the Langenberg event, but also addressing several Lindenwood classes. The Business Ethics event had engaging panelists from the world of law, state government, and sports. Dr. Black continued his pace in the Economics Education Center by offering programming to many local high school students. Finally, our PPE League team acquitted themselves brilliantly during the spring competition.
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Planning is already underway for the fall. Stay tuned!
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