CSFE is excited to welcome Dr. Siri Terjersen on September 10th, 2018, as she presents “Social Entrepreneurship Without Borders.” The event, which is free and open to the public, is the first installment of the Fall 2018 Free Enterprise Speaker Series held at Western Carolina University.
Motivated as much by a need to increase revenues as by desire to do good, politicians often claim that ‘sin taxes’ will fund projects that promote public health and curb unhealthy behavior. This panel will feature a discussion of topics from Adam Hoffer and Todd Nesbit’s book, For Your Own Good: Taxes, Paternalism, and Fiscal […]
On Tuesday, October 22 at 5 pm, Ken Langone, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and co-founder of Home Depot, will join Dr. Edward Lopez of the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise for a Fireside Chat.
On October 25, 2018, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise is excited to present our second installment of the 2018-19 Free Enterprise Speaker Series, Your Vote: Democracy in Decline. Presented by Professor Loren Lomasky, who considers himself a Churchillian democrat, this event will explore the undersides of voting and troubling developments in democratic […]
The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise is excited to present our third installment of the 2018-19 Free Enterprise Speaker Series, Bus Stop Jobs: A Film-screening and Discussion about Poverty and Economic Mobility in North Carolina On November 12, 2018 at 5 pm. The public event, which will take place in the A.K. Hinds […]
Western Carolina University’s Free Enterprise Speaker Series and Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda will host Mr. Jeff Percival of Percival Enterprises on Wednesday, February 6, at 5 p.m. in Forsyth Building Room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Jeff Percival has spent the last 33 years building, molding and […]
Our second annual K12 teacher training workshop, this day-long professional development seminar is geared towards middle and high school social studies, and economics, and CTE teachers in North Carolina. The cost of the workshop is free and substitute teacher reimbursement is available. For more information, and to register, please visit teachfinancenc.org
On April 3, 2019, the Center for the Study of Free Enterprise at Western Carolina University will host Dr. Steve Ha from Western Carolina University and Dr. Samuel Myers from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as part of the Free Enterprise Speaker Series. “Race Inequality: A discussion with Samuel Myers and Steve Ha on Race Neutrality” […]