CBE Cultural Potluck: A Delicious Event

1. CBE Cultural Potluck: A Delicious Event Diversity in Finance Curricula & Department 2011.4.20 Rhee Moon-Whoan “Stephen” 이 문환

2. Finance is Money Management →For what, how much, From where, How to manage, how to allocate, etc • Diversity in Finance is important Diversity → greater opportunity & flexibility to do all thesebetter→ more $$$$$!

3. Diversity is also a MUST, not a choice • As Society & World become more integrated, no one can remain as a "pure" person even in the finance world • Money is integrated in our Society and from all around the world. • LIBOR for home financing! • Diverse people in the finance industry. • Korean American staff at BOA Ellicott City Branch • Purely domestic(?) firm?

4. Fascinating diverse world of Finance • SUKUK (Islamic bonds) ~ Shari'ahcompliant • Microcredit (microloans to the very poor for entrepreneurship) ~ Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Muhammad Yunus • Domestic Emerging Markets (investing in minority businesses) ~ Nathan Chapman serving his time

5. Monies from different countries • They come in different sizes and different colors! • “Green” is not necessarily the choice. Typically, Larger sizes for larger denominations. • Euro, US dollars ($2 bill printed in F=6 Atlanta), Canadian dollars, British pounds, Chinese RMB, Japanese yen, Disney dollars, Korean won, US Savings Bond, euro TC,

6. Diversity in the Department of Financeon the World Map NY France Korea PA WI China MD India Hong Kong Map source: Google Map

7. Fun things to do in class before the class starts? • Youtube for 5 minutes – Why? • Yusuf Islam Morning has broken • Vicky Leandros L'amor Est Bleu • Eres tú Eurovisión – Mocedades • and more