For Jim West (BA’79) and Justin West (BCom’04), the music industry is a family affair. From a young age, Justin accompanied his father to industry conferences, and during his teenage years, he spent the summers working for his father’s record label: Justin Time Records. The younger West graduated from Desautels with a degree in accounting, but ultimately followed in his father’s footsteps. In 2006, he launched a label called Secret City Records.
Published on: 1 Mar 2023
In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning. Since the office’s inception, the team at the Lewtas Office, led by Leigh Korey, PhD, has been hard at work creating powerful hands-on learning opportunities that play a vital role in the student journey.
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Published on: 21 Feb 2023
On Friday, February 3, the Desautels Faculty of Management hosted the 43rd edition of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards, a student-run initiative which brings the global Desautels community together to celebrate the achievements of industry leaders who have demonstrated a career of great achievement and commitment of responsible business.
Published on: 17 Feb 2023
Quebec’s Finance Minister, Eric Girard (BCom’89) recently added the portfolio of Minister Responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers to his responsibilities. This makes him a key voice on Bill 96, the French-language bill passed by the Coalition Avenir Quebec government in 2022. “French is in decline in Canada, Quebec, Montreal, so the numbers are undeniable,” says Girard, who has met with groups and individuals from the English community to understand their concerns. “By now I understand a few things where we can do better.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2023
Congratulations to the ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Desautels accounting team for their first-place win at the I.C.B.C. case competition. The team consisting of Thomas Wakeham and Francois Kik was coached and assisted by Julia Scott and Peg Brunelle. The is one of the oldest case competitions in the world, held annually at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
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Published on: 25 Jan 2023
Congratulations to Desautels BCom students for their outstanding performance at the Jeux du Commerce (JDC) 2023! Hosted by HEC Montreal on January 6-9, it brought together 1,100 participants from 14 universities, and is the largest student case competition in Eastern Canada.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2023
The RĂ©seau du Sport Étudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) named its rugby all-star teams for 2022, and Desautels’ Martin Laval was among the selections. Laval is a third-year management student, and was named to the Second Team All-Stars. He was one of seven ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą players recognized for their play this season, and ranked ninth in the league in scoring, with 36 points in seven games. Congratulations, Martin!
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Published on: 17 Nov 2022
Coached by Senior Faculty Lecturer Niels Billou, BCom students Marc Ransom, Amy Pagé, Izabella Tyc and Hosseyn Al-Moussawi Wasserman traveled to in Waterloo, Ontario, to compete at the Lazaridis International Case Conference Competition.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
Congratulations to Karen Zhuang, Lara Landauro, Maë Vernet, and Thanh Nguyen who won the $2500 first place prize in the 2022 Scotiabank Ethics in Action Case Competition (undergrad track) hosted by Dalhousie University. The team, coached by Dr.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
Vaginal prosthetics known as pessaries are a critical tool for the maintenance of pelvic health in women. They are used as a first-line treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, a common condition that occurs when the muscles of the pelvis weaken, causing organs to drop into the vagina. But these devices are badly in need of an upgrade. Their failure rate is high, and the designs have changed little in the last 70 years.
Published on: 4 Oct 2022
Montreal is getting a new team in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), a professional women’s hockey league – and it will have Desautels representation. Ann-Sophie Bettez (BCom’11) is a ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą for the team, and was the 2011-12 CIS Player of the Year. The Montreal Force will be playing its home games across Quebec this year, and Montreal, Gatineau, Quebec City, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jerome, and Sept-Iles are all possible host cities.
Published on: 7 Sep 2022
Congratulations to 2023 BCom Jaslie Denault and MBAs Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez, David Iacono and Kriti Pradhan, in collaboration with Faculty Lecturer Tatiana Gauvin, for their honourable mention at the annual DEI Global Case Writing Competition for their submission Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Dyn
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Published on: 3 Aug 2022
Daniel Powell (BCom'21, GCPA'22), student of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among his graduating class as this year’s recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
The prize, which is valued at $2,750, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agrĂ©es du QuĂ©bec, and is awarded each year to honour Mellor’s enduring contributions to both ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą and his profession.
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Published on: 25 Jul 2022
Congratulations to Alice FĂ©lix da Silva (BCom’22) on being recognized by Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the United Nations' largest initiative to advance responsible management education in the world, for her outstanding contributions while representing ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Desautels as the 2021/22 PRME Global Students (PGS) Regional Leader in North America!
Published on: 25 Jul 2022
After naming ±«ÓăÖ±˛ĄÂ  earlier this month, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked Montreal as the most desirable Canadian city to be a student, and one of the most sought-after and praised destinations for international students in the world.Â
Published on: 30 Jun 2022
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