Announcing the Inaugural Recipients of the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management
Congratulations to Loïc Brassard (BCom’22), Tian Cheng Huang (BCom’22), Kyra Swift (BCom UOttawa’21), Sandra Gagnon (BCom’21), Arielle Gregoire (BCom’22), Gabriel Ouellet (BCom’22), John-Anthony Salvo (BCom’22), Louis-Philip Massicotte (BCom’22), Claudia Guay (BCom Concordia’21) and Evelyne Jean (BCom’22) who were awarded the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program.
Indigenous Graduate Spotlight: Leon Picha (BCom’23)
"I want there to be a day where there’s more than just two red scarves [at the Faculty of Management convocation] and that’s what I’m going to continue to work to achieve," says Leon Picha (BCom’23).
BCom student headed to South Korea as McCall MacBain International Fellow
As part of the fourth cohort of McCall MacBain International Fellows, eight Â鶹AV students have been selected to spend a fully funded year abroad to study, live and work in a new country, including BCom student Jennifer Shi.
Â鶹AV Desautels offices lead the way in Sustainable Workplace Certification
Three more teams at the Â鶹AV Desautels Faculty of Management have been recognized for their exceptional commitment to sustainable workplace practices. The IT Customer Service department and the Bachelor of Commerce program have both earned Bronze Certifications, while the Â鶹AV Executive Institute earned a Silver Certification.
Graduates and Outstanding Achievements Celebrated at Spring Convocation 2023
The Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV Principal Deep Saini, Chancellor John H.
Desautels Global Expert Daniel Dupont uses patience to ride out market turbulence
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.
Announcing the 2023 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Simon Tardif (BCom’22), Talar Dimitian (BCom’22), Kyra Swift (UOttawa BCom’21), Kar Yan Chin (BCom’22), Tian Cheng Huang (BCom’22), and Khalël Fung (BCom’22) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA) program.
Nabil Anouti is the Desautels valedictorian at Â鶹AV’s Spring 2023 Convocation
Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says Nabil Anouti, who is Â鶹AV Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.
Several Â鶹AV Desautels alumni honoured at 2023 Â鶹AV Alumni Association Awards and Honours
On May 4, members of the Â鶹AV community gathered at Maison Manuvie for the 2023 Â鶹AV 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 Â鶹AV, the MAA and in their respective communities. This year, six awards were given to members of the Â鶹AV Desautels community. A huge congratulations to all of this year’s honourees!
Â鶹AV Desautels undergrads take 2nd at Baylor University’s Negotiation Competition
Â鶹AV Desautels undergraduate students Aaron Anandji (BCom’25) and Zacharie Faucillion (BCom’23), Co-Executive Directors of Â鶹AV Ventures, took second place at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business’ National Undergraduate Negotiation Competition (NUNC) this April.
BCom graduate Julia Ayim named Black Grad 2023 valedictorian
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 Â鶹AV (BSN).
Anita Nowak’s book Purposeful Empathy helps reviewer understand generation gaps in climate crisis impact
To understand the impact of the climate crisis on younger generations, 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.
Desautels African Business Initiative features alumni panellist Sekou Coulibaly
Each year, the Â鶹AV Desautels African Business Initiative (DABI) brings together attendees, panelists and guest speakers for an opportunity to learn, network and engage in stimulating discussions about the future of business in Africa. This year’s panelists included Sekou Coulibaly (BCom’03), who was executive director at L’OrĂ©al before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.
Â鶹AV takes 2nd and 3rd place at L'OrĂ©al Brandstorm Canada 2023
After months of hard work and 'brandstorming', two Â鶹AV teams took the podium at the 31st annual L'OrĂ©al Brandstorm National Competition in Canada, competing against top teams from across the country. BCom students Laetitia Doumet, Jo-Esther Abou Haidar and Andrea Salem (far right) placed 2nd, while Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) students Madison Laxer, Aditi Bali and Supreet Kaur (far left) took 3rd place.
Â鶹AV students earn podium finish in leading global case competition
Â鶹AV Desautels continues its hot streak in the case competition arena with another podium result, placing 2nd overall in the prestigious 2023 Copenhagen Business School Invitational Case competition. 12 schools flew to Copenhagen and were challenged to help Vestas, a leading company in wind power plant solutions, leverage its position to create new businesses in hydrogen technologies and develop a strategy for 2030.
