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۲ݮƵ Desautels Faculty of Management alum Tim Thompson (MBA’90) served as the keynote speaker at this year’s Lavender Grad, an event celebrating the graduation of ۲ݮƵ students who identify as two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, trans, queer, intersex, or non-binary.

Classified as: Desautels alumni, Desautels alumni events, Desautels Faculty of Management, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Desautels Global Experts
Published on: 12 Jun 2023

The ۲ݮƵ Desautels Faculty of Management proudly celebrated its Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, May 31. The event served as a special recognition for the exceptional accomplishments of students who have successfully completed their degrees in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs during the academic year of Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Addresses were made bt ۲ݮƵ Principal Deep Saini, Chancellor John H. McCall MacBain, Faculty Dean Yolande E.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Anna Kim, BCom Alumni, Convocation
Published on: 2 Jun 2023

When oil prices went negative in 2020, Daniel Dupont (BCom’01) bought in. “I didn’t need to be smart to know it would go back up,” says Dupont, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments and a Desautels Global Expert.

Classified as: Desautels Global Experts, BCom Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Daniel Dupont
Published on: 1 Jun 2023

Congratulations to Simon Tardif (dz’22), Talar Dimitian (dz’22), Kyra Swift (UOttawa BCom’21), Kar Yan Chin (dz’22), Tian Cheng Huang (dz’22), and Khalël Fung (BCom’22) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA) program.

Classified as: Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Amanda Abrams
Published on: 25 May 2023

Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says Nabil Anouti, who is ۲ݮƵ Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Convocation, Hot Cities of the World Tour, Case Competitions and Challenges, experiential learning
Published on: 25 May 2023

On May 4, members of the ۲ݮƵ community gathered at Maison Manuvie for the 2023 ۲ݮƵ Alumni Association Awards and Honours, which recognize alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff who stand out for their impressive contributions and achievements in service to ۲ݮƵ, the MAA and in their respective communities. This year, six awards were given to members of the ۲ݮƵ Desautels community. A huge congratulations to all of this year’s honourees!

Classified as: Patricia Hewlin, Aaron Stern, Sharon Stern, Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board, Desautels Global Experts, MBA Alumni, BCom Alumni, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 24 May 2023

A few weeks after starting his MBA at ۲ݮƵ University, Mohammed Ashour, MSc’11, MBA’19 received an email announcing the Hult Prize — an annual, year-long competition that challenges university-level students to solve a pressing social issue. Teaming up with Gabe Mott (MBA’14), Ashour recruited three other colleagues from their MBA cohort: Shobhita Soor (BSc’10, BCL/LLB’15, MBA’15), Jesse Pearlstein (MBA’14), and Zev Thompson (ѵ’14).

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Published on: 18 May 2023

Ram Panda (MEng’71, MBA’77), ۲ݮƵ's Lead Planned Giving Ambassador and former Chair of the Board of Governors, will receive a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the School of Continuing Studies at their convocation ceremony on June 7 at 6:30 PM. Since graduating from ۲ݮƵ more than 50 years ago, Ram Panda has been one of the University’s most loyal champions. A generous benefactor of the University, Mr.

Classified as: MBA Alumni, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Convocation
Published on: 18 May 2023

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) has honoured two graduates from ۲ݮƵ’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program. Dr. Judy Morris, graduating this spring, was named Emergency Physician of the Year, while Dr. François de Champlain (IMHL'21) received the Special Merit Award, recognizing him as as a leader in making Canadian Emergency Medicine what it is today.

Classified as: IMHL Alumni, International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL)
Published on: 12 May 2023

One of this year’s three Black Grad valedictorians, Julia Ayim (BCom’23) has just completed a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Strategic Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management. She and fellow graduates were celebrated at the annual Black Grad gala on April 30, a sold-out event organized by the Black Students’ Network of ۲ݮƵ (BSN).

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Convocation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Published on: 12 May 2023

As chief of the Service de police de l’Agglomération de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA’12) carried out a real revolution in the force, and he has now taken the reins of the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) as its new chief, writes ۲ݮƵ Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of “community policing” one step further by creating a “partnership police force” that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits ۲ݮƵ Desautels Prof.

Classified as: ۲ݮƵ-HEC Montreal Executive MBA (EMBA), EMBA Alumni, Henry Mintzberg
Published on: 11 May 2023

To understand the impact of the climate crisis on younger ۲ݮƵ, empathy is a place to start. It is a necessary part of confronting, but on its own, it is not enough. Desautels lecturer Anita Nowak (BA'97, BCom'97, PhD'11) recently published her book Purposeful Empathy, which is described as an inspiring and powerful read by Quebec MNA Désirée McGraw in a review for Policy Magazine. “This is a book that helps middle-aged people like me understand, collaborate and ultimately innovate with the next generation of Millennials and Gen Z,” McGraw says.

Classified as: Desautels alumni, BCom Alumni
Published on: 11 May 2023

As part of this Spring’s Convocation celebrations, ۲ݮƵ University will award honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — to 17 exceptional individuals who have made considerable contributions to society. Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), founder of CGI and a prominent figure in the Canadian technology industry, will be awarded an honorary degree from ۲ݮƵ’s Desautels Faculty of Management on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Classified as: Convocation, alumni
Published on: 5 May 2023

About thirty managers and entrepreneurs attended a recent ۲ݮƵ Mini-MBA course in Matane, Quebec. It was the first time this type of course has been delivered in one of Quebec’s regions beyond Montreal and was the brainchild of local businessman François Rioux (MBA’10). “When you are on-location, you can see the energy and better understand the stakes, the challenges, and the successes,” says Eric Saine, the Executive Director of ۲ݮƵ Executive Education. That’s exactly what we wanted to do at ۲ݮƵ – to be a bridge that links communities.

Classified as: ۲ݮƵ Executive Institute, Mini-MBA
Published on: 2 May 2023

Learn how the ۲ݮƵ Master of Management in Finance (MMF) can open a number of career doors. On this Earth Day, we catch up with an MMF alumnus working in ESG and Sustainable Finance, Mitchell McEwen (MMF’20). Now Senior Manager, Enterprise Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern. He credits the MMF program’s flexibility with allowing him to explore the intersection between finance and sustainability.

Classified as: Master of Management in Finance (MMF), MMF Alumni, Desautels Capital Management (DCM), experiential learning, Soutar Career Centre, Sustainability
Published on: 21 Apr 2023

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