Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Business and Economics Ron Brunk Leonard Geiser Maple Leaf: What would you say your department is about? Ron Rheinheimer: I'd say the goal is to put clear thinkers into the business world. The students here, for the most part, aren't Harvard quality and not many will land jobs with IBM or GM right out of school. So the profs expose the students to many different sides of business and encourage them to become clear thinkers. ML: What stands out as significant in 1986-87? RR: This year, more than any other, l've heard people say how easy my major is. I guess maybe it is easy, but it all depends how much you want out of it, how much you put into it. You can basically take any major here and make it as easy as you want. I guess a lot of seniors think of that though because you look back and say I've just paid 28 thousand dollars. Have I gotten anything but a piece of paper? Is it just for the bachelor's degree or have I ac- tually gained something? ML: Then graduate school is ahead in your plans? RR: Yes, most definitely. Maybe not in the immediate future, but down the road. Ron Rheinheimer is a senior business major with an economics minor. The 72 students filling Newcomer 17 for Todd Miller and Sherri Stjernholm spend Principles of Economics give testimony to their Thursday evening watching John the increased demand for the business Harmon demonstrate proper selling tech- department courses. niques in Sales class.

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v-ff '! af' if ?'i i is N wai t ' :Q ' 1, . ' . .I 1 A X, 1 , Q.. Randal Gunden John Harmon Maple Leaf: What is economics about at Goshen College? Randal Gunden: The economics major is a fairly traditional liberal arts, social science major. It's for the student who wants to think about things more abstractly or for the student who is considering gradu- ate school in business, economics or law. ML: Why teach at Goshen? RG: The students. Sure there are some who are complacent, but in general the stu- dents are polite, intelligent and bright. There is opportunity for one-to-one inter- action. You can help the poorest student and also write on a good paper, You should consider grad school in this subject. It's rewarding to watch students mature. ML: What would you hope students would remember from economics in 10 years? RG: I hope they look back and say they received a good preparation for what they encounter in the real world. I hope they would look back and say that even when it got technical in classes, there was humor involved. The reality is that the technical things you learn are probably the least im- portant things you take with you. You should learn how to learn and how to deal with the larger issues of life. That's what it's all about. Randal Gunden is associate pnjessor ay' economics. On practicum assignment, Mark Nyce counts the presidents for Farm Bureau Credit Union in Goshen. First-year professor Ron Brunk interprets the intricacies of Financial Management.