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Announcing the 2017 SEI Impact Internship Cohort

webfull — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:38:43 +0000

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) is pleased to announce the Social Economy Initiative’s Impact Internship cohort for the 2017 year. Now heading into its fifth consecutive year, the program pairs top ��ֱ�� undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations for paid placements over the spring and summer months. Past interns have reported that the experience has allowed them to be more empowered to take on social impact

Published: 28 April 2017

Hi-Rise Capital Announces Appointment of Michael Kraft as Chief Executive Officer

webfull — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:51:18 +0000

Hi-Rise Capital Ltd. (“Hi-Rise” or the “Company”), a mortgage broker and administrator focused on funding high quality real estate development projects in the Greater Toronto Area, is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Michael Kraft as Chief Executive Officer.

...Mr. Kraft holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from ��ֱ�� and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, graduating in both instances with academic distinction.

Published: 12 January 2017

��ֱ�� holds sustainability forums

webfull — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:12:34 +0000

Friday, September 23, marked the first of three open forum meetings that invited members of the ��ֱ�� community to discuss sustainability at ��ֱ��.

Published: 4 October 2016

Le succès de Juliette, la femme derrière le chocolat

webfull — Thu, 05 May 2016 15:25:29 +0000

Un moment en compagnie de Juliette Brun — la fameuse Juliette derrière Juliette et Chocolat — suffit à tout comprendre; le succès amplement mérité, le travail acharné, la passion, la gourmandise (pour le chocolat et pour la vie en générale), l'optimisme, la joie de vivre et la vision. Tel son produit fétiche qu'elle affectionne tant, la femme d'affaires se veut solide, douce, originale et réconfortante.

Published: 5 May 2016

��ֱ�� Management Students Focus on Helping Syrian Refugees

webfull — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:45:06 +0000

By Karen Seidman, Montreal Gazette, April 26, 2016 :

"Every semester, ��ֱ�� faculty lecturer Anita Nowak challenges her students to come up with projects for her social entrepreneurship and social innovation class based on a theme that she finds particularly timely and relevant.

For this semester, it was helping Syrian refugees integrate into Canadian society.

Published: 27 April 2016

Desautels BCom students make finals at CBS CC 2016

webfull — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:33:20 +0000

A Desautels undergraduate student case team composed of Jordan Bonneville, Wendelina Lai, Joshua Phoon and Luohan Wei made the finals at the 15th annual Copenhagen Business School Case Competition (CBS CC) held on February 29 to March 5, 2016.

Published: 11 March 2016

B2ten foundation is Olympic champion Jenn Heil's legacy

webfull — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:54:25 +0000

Ten years ago Thursday, a pint-sized Jenn Heil stood atop the mogul field in Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, with no regrets — regardless of what might have happened over the course of the next 26 seconds.

The 22-year-old ��ֱ�� commerce student had a note from her psychologist tucked in her pocket that read: “I’m ready. I know it’s going to be great.”

And great she was, exploding out of the gate and landing two monster jumps to win Canada’s first medal at the 2006 Olympics.

Published: 11 February 2016

BCom Students Take 1st Place at 2016 University of Auckland's Champions' Trophy

webfull — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:27:53 +0000

A Desautels BCom student case team composed of Rachel Burk, Maripaz Fernandez, Michael Fishman and Deven Sanon took 1st place at the 9th annual University of Auckland’s Champions Trophy held January 23 to 30, 2016.

Published: 4 February 2016

Desautels' New Programming in Managing for Sustainability Wins Page Prize Award

webfull — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:13:07 +0000

We are pleased to announce that the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and Desautels faculty members were recently named recipients of the 2014 Dr. Alfred N.

Published: 9 June 2015

Desautels team wins Montreal Regional Risk Management Challenge

webfull — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:02:51 +0000

Desautels BCom students Hasan Nizami, Ishani Majumdar, Fiona Xu and Sunaina Roy Chaudhuri (coached by Professor Sebastien Betermier) won the Montreal regional PRMIA Risk Management Challenge on January 22. The team will proceed to the International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge to be held in Minneaopolis, Minnesota on March 6th, 2015.

Published: 30 January 2015

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