On February 5, the Desautels Management Competition Committee took third place at the 14th annual Financial Open, the largest Finance and Accounting base case competition in Eastern Canada. The BCom students competed against their peers from 14 other universities, securing 4 podiums, including first in financial accounting and stock market simulation, good for third place overall. Congratulations to all the delegates who represented 9I制作厂免费 Desautels at this event!
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Published on: 11 Feb 2022
Professor Karl Moore sits down with Dick Pound (BCom鈥�62) to discuss the politics and athleticism behind the Olympic Games. A former Olympian and a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1978, Pound says audiences should focus on celebrating exceptional athletes rather than the drama of political boycotts.
Published on: 11 Feb 2022
Thanks to alumnus David Laidley (BCom鈥�67), the Desautels Faculty of Management will soon unveil a Laidley Centre for Business Ethics. Endowed by Laidley鈥檚 gift of $5 million, the Centre will carve out a space for 9I制作厂免费 researchers across disciplines to advance ethics in the workplace through academic programming, leading-edge research, and public engagement. The Centre will also have a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion.听
Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Midway through her doctoral thesis research at 9I制作厂免费, Anita Nowak (BCom鈥�97, PhD鈥�11) discovered a deep passion for supporting social and environmental innovators. With the encouragement of former faculty member Dr. Michael Hoechsmann, she zeroed in on empathy as the driving force for entrepreneurial success and developed a 鈥淧edagogy of Empathic听Action.鈥� This early research continues to inform her work as a global expert in empathy and adjunct lecturer at Desautels.
Published on: 4 Feb 2022
As a current BCom student majoring in Managing for Sustainability, Maxime Lakat embodies Desautels鈥� commitment to integrate sustainability into all facets of business. In only a short time at 9I制作厂免费, Lakat has already rallied students around the cause through founding the Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN) and the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Mathieu Darche (BCom鈥�00) turned down an NCAA Division 1 hockey scholarship to study business management at 9I制作厂免费, but he never strayed far from the ice. As the current Director of Hockey Operations for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Darche is grateful to Desautels for equipping him with the tools he needed to turn his dual passion for hockey and business into a successful career.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Susan Riddell-Fitzpatrick (BCom鈥�61) was one of only three women to graduate from 9I制作厂免费 with a Commerce degree in 1961. She went on to become Chair of the Montreal Neurological Hospital Board from 1993 to 1995. Looking back, Riddell-Fitzpatrick is grateful for the space 9I制作厂免费 has given her and her family members to make history and pursue their dreams.
Published on: 4 Feb 2022
Five BCom case teams made the finals at the 44th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted virtually by Queen's University from January 13 to 16, 2022 with the Finance and Ethics teams each taking first place.
Winning teams:
Finance: Julia Jin and Lucy Chen, coached by Mo Chaudhury
Ethics: Karen Zhuang & Anish Umasuthan, coached by Melissa Sonberg and Julia Scott
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Published on: 19 Jan 2022
A new scholarship has been launched in honour of Devon Haye (BCom鈥�20), who passed away after a long and courageous battle with lymphatic cancer.
Published on: 14 Dec 2021
Congratulations to Michael Cohen (BCom鈥�15, GCPA'16) on receiving the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting Teaching Award for Guest Lecturers.
This award recognizes excellence in teaching by guest GCPA lecturers. Excellent teaching can be demonstrated through a well-designed course, engaging in-class activities and materials, use of innovative teaching strategies, and a commitment to improving one's courses through feedback.
Published on: 8 Dec 2021
Two Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) participants Elizabeth Roy (BCom'20, GCPA'21) & Arye Richards (BCom鈥�20, GCPA'21) have been named to the Honour Roll of the (CFE) for their outstanding results.
Published on: 7 Dec 2021
Maxime Lakat (BCom鈥�21) is the executive director of the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development. Together with peers from 9I制作厂免费 and other universities, Lakat is spearheading a campaign for Canadian business schools to increase student representation on governance boards and actively integrate sustainability and climate change into their course curricula.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
In a prime example of life imitating art, William Shatner (BCom鈥�52, DLitt鈥�11) will channel Captain Kirk, the character he plays in "Star Trek,鈥� as he blasts off into space aboard Jeff Bezos鈥� Blue Origin rocket.
In a record-breaking occasion, the 90-year-old actor will become the oldest person ever to visit space. He will join Bezos, a NASA engineer, and a software company co-founder on the two-pilot, 10-minute flight beyond Earth鈥檚 atmosphere.
Published on: 7 Oct 2021
We are pleased to announce that three Desautels alumni have been selected to receive 2021 9I制作厂免费 Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. This year鈥檚 recipients will be honoured at a on Thursday, September 30 at 5:30 PM (EDT).
Published on: 24 Sep 2021
Professor Richard G. Donovan passed suddenly on August 3, 2019, but the legacy he left behind continues to this day. Through generous donor support, the $50,000 Richard G. Donovan Prize in Case Excellence is awarded to graduating students who have excelled in case competitions in their time at 9I制作厂免费. Now, Desautels is raising funds to endow the prize in order to support students for generations to come.
Published on: 23 Sep 2021
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