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Jack Kramer, professor of Business Administration and Economics and chair of the CABE department at HC, will speak Friday at this semester's Invited Faculty Lecture.
The honor of giving the lecture is given to one faculty member each semester, and Kramer succeeds Dr. Doug Kinnear who presented in the fall. Dr. Kinnear also teaches in the economics department, and Kramer says that it's very unusual that two presenters are chosen from the same department in the same year.
"It's a great honor," Kramer said. "I think as a faculty member this is one of the greatest honors you can receive, being selected by peers and by colleagues. It's very humbling."
Initially, faculty members vote on potential presenters and narrow the search down to five top candidates. From there, students vote for their top two choices.
In his presentation, "Money Makes the World go Round, or is it Square?", Kramer plans to discuss money and time management, as well as how to deal with stress.
"It's an interest in personal money management, in stress management, and time management, and there are places where all of these converge," Kramer said.
As part of his message to students, Kramer will emphasize the importance of taking small steps to prepare for a successful financial future.
"If you do the small, right things, it blossoms into some really good things later on. If you do the wrong things, it will boost you the other direction," he said.
According to Kramer, financial security, time management, and stress overlap in many places. However, if students can anticipate trouble and plan ahead, it is possible to achieve stability in finances and time.
"First you have to make a decision on things like financial security: how important is it to you?" Kramer said. "It may change, and it will over a lifetime if there are significant others and children. Over time, a few of the right things will put you in a totally different position - a much more positive position."
When it comes to Friday's lecture, Kramer hopes to give students advice on how to take those positive steps. Kramer says that students can look forward to a practical, hands-on presentation on Friday.
"I hope to have a lot of fun and really enjoy it. I hope everyone walks out of there feeling like they learned something and they had a good time," Kramer said.
In and out of the classroom, Kramer helps students maintain a passion for learning while still having a good time.
"All of us are continually re-learning. We get older, but we have to keep making the same decisions all of our lives," he said.
