The New Mexico State University campus community as well as the general public is invited to a panel forum titled “The Financial Crisis: What It Means to You” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Guthrie Hall Room 100 at NMSU. The goal of the event is to provide answers to questions about the current state of the troubled U.S. financial sector and how those conditions directly affect people on a daily basis.

“This is a situation that impacts every aspect of our lives,” said NMSU President Waded Cruzado. “As a land-grant institution, we have an obligation to be responsive to our communities’ educational needs and to provide opportunities to help our constituents gain a better understanding about topics of interest. I invite the community to join us for this important discussion.”

“We have experts in these areas here at NMSU who study these conditions every day,” said Garrey Carruthers, dean of the NMSU College of Business and vice president for economic development. “We want to make these outstanding faculty members available to those with questions. I am confident they will provide important insight and frank discussion.”

NMSU College of Business professors Chris Erickson, Ken Martin and Jim Peach will discuss the current state of the financial sector and economic conditions locally and nationally as well as the effect those conditions are having on the stock market. Robert Scaling, NMSU’s director of treasury services will speak to the current state of retirement annuities.

An overview from each of the speakers will be kept short in order to maximize the time available for audience interaction. The NMSU community and general public are encouraged to arrive with questions.

Justin Bannister
Sept. 18, 2008

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