I have known Casimir throughout the last 15 years and have noticed in his person a man of profound moral standards based on Christianity, a worldview that has led him to develop a critical vision of today\u2019s society. His concerns over the future of the European Union and the fate of the Euro zone are intertwined with continuous reflections based on sacred scriptures and the Heavenly.<\/p>\n A native of Poland, Casimir\u2019s tenure at Hollins began in Spring Term 2000 as visa arrangements were stalled during late spring and summer of 1999, preventing Casimir, his wife, Ania, and children, Vojtech and Christopher, from joining our Hollins community until the beginning of the 1999-2000 academic year. Casimir, who completed his Ph.D. in economics with a concentration in finance from Fordham University, taught undergraduate courses in finance and applied macroeconomics. Among the multiple contributions he willed to Hollins, Casimir helped spearhead changes in our business major by introducing courses in international business and international finance\u2014areas he is most familiar with, given his research expertise. A year or two before the turn of the century, and the new millennium, Hollins introduced its business major. Gradually, Casimir\u2019s contributions led to a more robust business curriculum. Over the past 22 years, Casimir served, with aplomb and distinction, as department chair and was elected by his colleagues to serve as faculty representative on several standing committees.<\/p>\n A fan of European league soccer, Casimir has a long and distinctive scholarly trajectory. He is the author of seven book chapters and over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles in prestigious journals, including The Journal of Economic Issues<\/em> and East European Review<\/em>, among others. Casimir\u2019s research interests cover the economic transformation of east-central Europe, European economic integration, economic development of east-central Europe, and the economics and politics in the former Soviet Bloc. His scholarship is also patent in non-academic publications, including regular news article contributions in Dziennik Polski<\/em> and Idziemy<\/em>, two widely read Polish newspapers.<\/p>\n Students will miss Casimir\u2019s wit, unforgiving exams, and oral presentations based on final team projects!<\/p>\n In closing, I dedicate the following poem by Irish poet William Butler Yeats to Casimir, who enjoys nature and shares the firm belief that nature\u2019s cherished power fortifies body, mind, and soul. All best wishes, Casimir. \u201cThe Lake Isle of Innisfree<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/span> I will arise and go now, And I shall have some peace there, I will arise and go now, Professor of Finance and Economics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,131],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-11219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in_the_loop","category-retirees","tag-summer-2022"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11219"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11640,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219\/revisions\/11640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Casimir](\"https:\/\/www.糖心传媒.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Casimir-Dadak.jpg\")
\n\n\tI<\/span>would like to extend a heartfelt thanks and sincere best wishes to Casimir Dadak. May he enjoy a long and prosperous retirement after having spent the last 22 years of his life devoted to teaching, academic advising, and scholarly research at Hollins University. Our department and our university can only share the joy that this new chapter in his life brings to Casimir and his family.<\/p>\n
\nBy William Butler Yeats<\/p>\n
\nand go to Innisfree,
\nAnd a small cabin build there,
\nof clay and wattles made;
\nNine bean-rows will I have there,
\na hive for the honey-bee,
\nAnd live alone in the bee-loud glade.<\/p>\n
\nfor peace comes dropping slow,
\nDropping from the veils of the morning
\nto where the cricket sings;
\nThere midnight\u2019s all a glimmer,
\nand noon a purple glow,
\nAnd evening full of the linnet\u2019s wings.<\/p>\n
\nfor always night and day
\nI hear lake water lapping with low
\nsounds by the shore;
\nWhile I stand on the roadway,
\nor on the pavements grey,
\nI hear it in the deep heart\u2019s core.<\/p>\nPablo Hernandez, associate professor of economics<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"