Economics

Eluned Jones Department Head
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Department Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 138
605-688-4141
e-mail: eluned.jones@sdstate.edu
jason.zimmerman@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/econ/

Faculty
Professor Jones, Head; Professors, Cumber, Diersen, Fausti, Janssen, Klein, Langelett, O’Brien, Pflueger, Santos, Van der Sluis, Warmann, Zimmerman; Professors Emeriti Allen, Dobbs, Greenbaum, Kim, Lamberton, Lundeen, Murra, Peterson, Shane, Taylor, Thompson; Associate Professors Adamson, Davis, Gustafson, Qasmi, Taylor; Assistant Professors Chang, Miller, Wang; Instructors, Heller, Koch, Kuhl, Meyer, Swain,Wipf; Field Specialists Davis, Gessner.

Department Overview
The Department of Economics plays a vital role in the life of the university and the state through its comment to quality teaching, research, and outreach. The department resides administratively in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, but also maintains close ties to the College of Arts and Sciences, through which several of its degrees are conferred*. Departmental coursework includes Accounting, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, and Management. The curriculum provides students with experience in agribusiness, agricultural finance, banking, business finance, business management, entrepreneurship, farm and ranch management, marketing, sales, and related fields. Faculty members are strongly dedicated to preparing students for successful careers.

Department Objectives
The Department of Economics’ teaching objectives are to:

• Present the economic principles necessary for understanding the complexities of the global economy;
• Educate students to apply economic concepts and techniques for decision-making in agricultural business, agricultural and resource economics, economics, business, and entrepreneurship; and,
• Provide a foundation for graduate work in economics, agricultural and resource economics, business administration, management, finance, law, entrepreneurial studies and other related areas of study. 

Programs

Facilities and Services
The department is housed on the first floor of historic Scobey Hall. Faculty and staff engage the community through one-on-one interaction, presentations, media contacts, and publications. A majority of the agricultural outreach work is shared through SDSU Extension and iGrow.org, with programming on land economics, farm and ranch management, commodity marketing, agricultural finance and entrepreneurship.

Student Engagement Opportunities
The department provides opportunity for students in and out of the classroom. The department supports an active Economics Club along with other student organizations. Students may also earn college credit while acquiring hands-on experience through an internship for their academic program.