The 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 Principal Deep Saini, Chancellor John H. McCall MacBain, Faculty Dean Yolande E.
Published on: 2 Jun 2023
When oil prices went negative in 2020, Daniel Dupont聽(BCom鈥�01) bought in. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 need to be smart to know it would go back up,鈥� says Dupont, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments and a Desautels Global Expert.
Published on: 1 Jun 2023
Congratulations to Simon Tardif (叠颁辞尘鈥�22), Talar Dimitian (叠颁辞尘鈥�22), Kyra Swift (UOttawa BCom鈥�21), Kar Yan Chin (叠颁辞尘鈥�22), Tian Cheng Huang (叠颁辞尘鈥�22), and Khal毛l Fung (BCom鈥�22) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (CGPA) program.
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 平特五不中 Desautels鈥� valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.
Published on: 25 May 2023
On May 4, members of the 平特五不中 community gathered at Maison Manuvie for the 2023 平特五不中 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 平特五不中, the MAA and in their respective communities. This year, six awards were given to members of the 平特五不中 Desautels community. A huge congratulations to all of this year鈥檚 honourees!
Published on: 24 May 2023
A few weeks after starting his MBA at 平特五不中, Mohammed Ashour, MSc鈥�11, MBA鈥�19 received an email announcing the Hult Prize 鈥� an annual, year-long competition that challenges university-level students to solve a pressing social issue. Teaming up with Gabe Mott (MBA鈥�14), Ashour recruited three other colleagues from their MBA cohort: Shobhita Soor (BSc鈥�10, BCL/LLB鈥�15, MBA鈥�15), Jesse Pearlstein (MBA鈥�14), and Zev Thompson (惭叠础鈥�14).
Published on: 18 May 2023
Ram Panda (MEng鈥�71, MBA鈥�77), 平特五不中'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 平特五不中 more than 50 years ago, Ram Panda has been one of the University鈥檚 most loyal champions. A generous benefactor of the University, Mr.
Published on: 18 May 2023
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) has honoured two graduates from 平特五不中鈥檚 International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program. Dr. Judy Morris, graduating this spring, was named Emergency Physician of the Year, while Dr. Fran莽ois de Champlain (IMHL'21) received the Special Merit Award, recognizing him as as a leader in making Canadian Emergency Medicine what it is today.
Published on: 12 May 2023
One of this year鈥檚 three Black Grad valedictorians, Julia Ayim (BCom鈥�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鈥� Network of 平特五不中 (BSN).
Published on: 12 May 2023
As chief of the Service de police de l鈥橝gglom茅ration de Longueuil (SPAL), Fady Dagher (EMBA鈥�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 Montr茅al (SPVM) as its new chief, writes 平特五不中 Alumni News. In Longueil, Dagher took the concept of 鈥渃ommunity policing鈥� one step further by creating a 鈥減artnership police force鈥� that works hand-in-hand with social services. Dagher credits 平特五不中 Desautels Prof.
Published on: 11 May 2023
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聽Purposeful Empathy, which is described as聽an inspiring and powerful read by Quebec MNA D茅sir茅e McGraw in a review for Policy Magazine. 鈥淭his is a book that helps middle-aged people like me understand, collaborate and ultimately innovate with the next generation of Millennials and Gen Z,鈥� McGraw says.
Published on: 11 May 2023
As part of this Spring鈥檚 Convocation celebrations, 平特五不中 will award honorary degrees 鈥� the highest order it can bestow 鈥� 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 平特五不中鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Published on: 5 May 2023
About thirty managers and entrepreneurs attended a recent 平特五不中 Mini-MBA course in Matane, Quebec. It was the first time this type of course has been delivered in one of Quebec鈥檚 regions beyond Montreal and was the brainchild of local businessman Fran莽ois Rioux (MBA鈥�10). 鈥淲hen you are on-location, you can see the energy and better understand the stakes, the challenges, and the successes,鈥� says Eric Saine, the Executive Director of 平特五不中 Executive Education. That鈥檚 exactly what we wanted to do at 平特五不中 鈥� to be a bridge that links communities.
Published on: 2 May 2023
Learn how the 平特五不中 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鈥�20). Now Senior Manager,聽Enterprise聽Sustainable Finance, TD Bank Group, he first joined the Bank as an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) intern. He credits the MMF program鈥檚 flexibility with allowing him to explore the intersection between finance and sustainability.
Published on: 21 Apr 2023
Each year, the 平特五不中 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鈥檚 panelists included Sekou Coulibaly (BCom鈥�03), who was executive director at L鈥橭r茅al before launching a sustainable, made-in-Africa luxury clothing brand called SEKBI Bogolan in 2020.
Published on: 20 Apr 2023
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