University of Delaware and ISCTE-IUL Bloomberg and Trading Program 2025 

Announcements

(June 25) Here is the shuttle signup schedule for Thursday June 26.

(June 24) Reminder: We will pick you up at the end of today's tourism in Philly at 7pm at the National Constitution Center Bus Parking lot at the corner of 3rd and Market Streets. Here is a walking map to show where it is . 

(June 24) To confirm, we will be able to go the the BlueRocks game on Wednesday. We will leave on a bus from the Trading Lab at the end of the workday on Wednesday. You cannot bring backpacks, etc. into the stadium. 

(June 24) Here is the shuttle schedule for Wednesday June 25.

(June 23, 1:40PM) Remember we are going to Philly tomorrow. We will leave from the Trading Center at about 1030 by private bus, after doing some work there first. We have a lunch speaker at the Pyramid Club with the CFA Society. It is near City Hall in Center City (1735 Market Street). You should be dressed (at least close to) business casual. Bring some light clothes for later, if you want, it will be very hot!

Then, after about 2pm,  you will be free for walking tourism. I expect you will go to the historic center of Philly, by the Constitution Center. 

We will pick you up at 7pm at the National Constitution Center Bus Parking lot at the corner of 3rd and Market Streets. This is a 32 minute walk, according to Google. There is lots of shopping and tourism on the way. Here is a walking map of the shortest route. 

(Jun 23, 1:40PM) Here is the shuttle signup for Tuesday June 24.

(June 23, 12:23AM) Hi everyone. Hope you are home safe from your travels! I am sorry I missed posting the new shuttle signup until now. Here it is. Please sign up if you see this and want a shuttle. Please tell others so they could do it first thing in the morning if they want. I will need to figure out how many shuttles we need by 730-ish, so it would be great if you could help me fix-up. Thanks!!

(June 19) Here is the shuttle signup list for June 20 Friday. You can wait until tonight to sign up if you are not sure. If no one signs up, then I will cancel the shuttles in the morning and we will walk. The weather forecast says "sunny."

(June 19) There are no shuttle signups for today. If no one signs up by 7:30AM, I will cancel the shuttles. I think we are ALL walking to school.

(June 19) Today is Juneteenth, an important holiday in the US to commemorate the end of slavery.

(June 19) Tonight we will leave directly from Purnell Hall to go to the baseball game. Dinner at the game. You cannot bring backpacks into the stadium. We have a secure office at Purnell where you can leave things overnight. You cannot pick them up after the game, only tomorrow morning, as we will return directly to the hotel.

(June 18) Here is the shutte signup list for the morning of June 19 Thursday. Please sign up if you want a ride. Walking is fine also--be in the Lab by 9AM.

(June 17) Welcome to the Program and to the US! When there are announcements, I will put them here. Newest at the top and in red. Please check often!

(June 17) Here is the signup list for shuttle buses to campus for Wednesday morning June 18. You need to sign up for either the 7:50AM bus, the 8:10AM bus, or the 8:30AM bus. If you sign up for the late bus one day, the deal is that you must sign up for the early bus the next day. One your honor.

(June 17) Please sign up for a team-oriented AI service that we will use later in the program. It is CollabChat AI. On Friday, we will hear from one of the company's founders. Please sign up now, don't wait. Please know the user name you give will appear in their users list. So use first name and last initial if you want to remain more private. 

If you haven't signed up for Stonki AI, we'd like you to do that also if you are comfortable. We will hear from one of the founders and use it in an exercise. Remeber from the talk in Dr. Terry's class that Stonki runs on a Discord server, so if you are not comfortable with Discord then you don't have to.

(June 2) One of you asked if you need to bring your computer to Delaware. I replied:

I think bringing your PC is a personal choice. There are pros and cons. You will not need it for your work during the business day---we will be in a room where everyone has a desktop PC and where each 2-people share a Bloomberg account. 

You might want your PC to do things at night. We will not require it, but it could be more convenient. On the other hand, it has weight and could get lost or broken. I would bring my computer, but then I really like computers!

(May 27) We have recently purchased your traveller backup health insurance. We have sent the info to ISCTE management. I think you will be hearing from them soon for your insurance information. Please let me know at UDISCTEProgram@gmail. com if you do not hear about yours.

(May 27) Remember, if you have any questions, the email address is UDISCTEProgram@gmail. com. No hyphens. The website is ud-iscte-program.com. With hyphens. Life if complicated...

(May 24) We have now posted the detailed schedule of the day-to-day and hour by hour activities. Click on the link above that says "Program Overview and Schedule." It is tentative---there may be some changes, but I don't expect many changes.

(May 11) For everything about Professor Campbell's Zoom sessions in the spring, see the Canvas site for that course. From now on, this webpage will be all about the summer in-person program from here on. Also, this site will soon be locked to allow users from only the ISCTE addresses I have for you. If you have any trouble with that, send email to UDISCTEProgram@gmail.com. That is your go-to administrative address.

(May 10) You'll want to go to New York or Washington on the weekend. I just saw the Flix Bus arrive at the Newark, Delaware train station. That's one way. Also check out Amtrak train and Greyhoud Bus. Not all go from Newark Delaware---some go from Wilmington Delaware. You will need an Uber. Prices can be pretty cheap if you book early, or crazy expensive if you book last minute. (Added lateer: Amtrak has sales sometimes, which are usually poorly advertised. Watch the deals section of their website. There is a "Night Owl" sale running, for example, that has cheaper tickets on the Northeast Regional Line---Boston-NYC-Philly-Wilmington-DC---running at late hours.)

(May 5) For Professor Campbell's sessions, we have purchase a Harvard Case for you--of which he is the author. Please use this link to register and get your copy of the case:  https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/1290535. He will tell you more about how to use this when you are in the Zoom session with him.

(May 5) Professor Terry Campell will begin his Zoom sessions on Banking and Governance on Wednesday. These sessions will take place every Wednesday at 6pm Lisbon time, for 3 hours. The Zoom info is:  Meeting Room 990 1384 4480, Invite Link https://udel.zoom.us/j/99013844480

(2 May) Here is a copy of an email I just sent to the email addresses of all students who I believe are coming to the US in June.

(2 May) I believe you have already been informed by ISCTE administration about a Zoom meeting to introduce/preview our upcoming Program. It will take place on Monday May 5 at 18h00 Lisbon time (1pm US time). It should last 1 hour. We are planning to use the same Zoom address that you were given for the originally-shceduled meeting before the power outage. It is https://udel.zoom.us/j/94007489137 (Meeting ID 940 0748 9137). 

If there is any difficulty with Zoom address in the moment, look immediately to this webpage for more info. (It is a University of Delaware Zoom client address that you have not accessed before, for a meeting that was originally set up for last week. You have had lots of electronic disruptions lately, including Zoom being down. Everything should be ok, but good to be prepared.)

(25 April) Watch this page! Check here frequently for program announcements. Especially when the program is running, you will find new developments, changes, and key new information here, in the Announcements. Check frequently! This is a key communications portal for our program! Check it every week in April and May,  check it every couple days in June before the program, and check it all the time during the program!

(25 April) Video Newark.  Here is a video I recorded in May 2024 to give you a sense for what Newark Delaware looks like. This is about Main Street and the north edge of UD's campus, places you will be a lot.  If you like these, you can leave comments on the video (its a YouTube channel). That will encourage me to make more---and I may be able to repond to the comments also if YouTube allows.

(25 April) We have history. News article about the 2024 Program (last year) 

(25 April) Your hotel and what's in it.  Here is a video 360-degree tour of our hotel, including a view of the rooms we will be using. We have the 2-queen-bed rooms with a pull-out sofa-bed.  See the Program Overview (link above) for more on the hotel, and see the Key Contacts (link above) for address info.