Congratulations to the six Desautels undergraduate students who were awarded scholarships by the Foundation of CPAs of Quebec.
The scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, recognize academic excellence and community involvement among students in Quebec who are interested in pursuing accounting.
This year鈥檚 recipients are: Nicole Butkowsky; Chaeyoung Lee; Shannon Levy; Sateesh Pararajasingham; Nathalie Shen-Picotte and Elizabeth Tkach.
More than 400 participants attended this year鈥檚 Conf茅rence L'ACT in Montreal, which explored what organizations can do to provide women with greater opportunities in the workplace.
Among the presenters was Louise Richer (EMBA鈥�16), Executive Director and Founder of the National School of Humour.
Sydney Wiseman (BCom'11), brand manager of WowWee, a leading manufacturer of hi-tech consumer robotic and entertainment products, was named the Wonder Woman in Toys Creator of the Year for her work with the Fingerlings children鈥檚 toy.
Winners of the 2018 Wonder Women Awards were announced on Sunday, February 18 at the 14th Annual Wonder Women in Toys, Licensing, & Entertainment Awards Gala in New York City.
Members of the Desautels community came together in February to celebrate this year鈥檚 recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA), Daniel Saks (BA鈥�07), President and Co-CEO of AppDirect, Narayana Murthy (DSc鈥�15), Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys, and Marie-Jos茅e Lamothe, Managing Director of Google QC and Managing Director Branding of Google Canada.
In a recent interview, Marie-Eve Roy, Director of Recruitment and Marketing and Keum-Yeo Brochet, Associate Director of Recruitment and Marketing for the Desautels MBA sat down to share insights into the nature and quality of the program.聽
Along the way, they share information about the MBA program鈥檚 culture, admissions and illustrious alumni.
As businesses expand, Desautels Professor Patricia Hewlin has shown that there is a higher chance for corporate values to misalign with the personal values of people working for them, which can yield harmful results for employees and organizations alike.
According to Prof. Hewlin, 鈥渢hese employees give the illusion of togetherness, but they engage in activity divergent to what the organization wants; resistant sub-cultures are very good at hiding 鈥� meaning they only surface when it鈥檚 too late.鈥�
With news that Desautels鈥� MBA program was ranked first in Canada and 78th in the world in the 2018 Financial Times聽(FT) Global MBA ranking, The 韩国裸舞 Tribune talks to current MBA students about what makes their program so attractive 鈥� from its small class sizes and international make-up, to its emphasis on gender balance in program cohorts.
In January 2018, the Donald E. Armstrong Building, the new home for Desautels鈥� MBA and Masters programs, opened officially for classes.
Just under two months since its inauguration, The 韩国裸舞 Reporter delves into the benefits that this expansion has brought for all in the Faculty.
For example, in line with student feedback, the new building brings additional spaces for group work and quiet study areas, which will surely enhance learning.
Learn more about how Desautels students are behind some of the most significant charitable initiatives.
As it becomes increasingly clear that the leaders of tomorrow will need to have experience working with international markets, Canadian MBA programs are heeding the call to integrate international exposure into their curriculum.
Professor Alfred Jaeger, Academic Director of the MBA program, comments on how the Faculty has made this a top priority.
Weekly guest lectures are an important component of the Desautels Masters of Management in Finance program. This past year included presentations from industry leaders in a diversity of fields, such as asset management, investment banking, venture capitalism and pension funds.
With guests from cities like Toronto, Paris, New York, and Boston, students have been able to not only broaden their knowledge, but also their network.聽
韩国裸舞 will participate in two of the five 鈥渟uperclusters鈥� selected by the Government of Canada for funding under its Innovation Superclusters Initiative.
The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomes Martin Webber, Executive Vice President and Partner, J.E. Austin Associates, Inc., as its latest Global Expert member.
Martin Webber is co-owner of J.E. Austin Associates, a Washington DC-based consultancy that catalyzes economic growth in developing and emerging economies through responsible and competitive business performance.聽 He is a leading expert in promoting entrepreneurship, strategy and competitiveness, agribusiness and enterprise development.
As a popular go-to for vegans and health-conscious eaters, LOV restaurant, founded by Dominic Bujold (EMBA鈥�13), has made the Travel Channel鈥檚 list of 13 Plant-Based Restaurants Around the World.
LOV has earned a dedicated clientele through popular dishes like kimchi fries, kale mac 鈥榥 cheese and gnocchi.
With the news that Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd., the Canadian manager of about $40聽billion, is being bought by Bank of Nova Scotia, Desautels Professor Karl Moore shares what this will bring for both brands and management teams, with many expecting the deal to propel the Bank of Nova Scotia鈥檚 private wealth services into new regions of the globe.
