Asper School of Business News Archive
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Asper School of Business marks sustainability month reflecting on a year of progress
October 24, 2023 —
The Asper School of Business is championing sustainability with a series of initiatives engaging staff, faculty, students and alumni. In light of UM’s Sustainability Month, Dean Bruno Silvestre is excited to highlight Asper’s commitment to sustainability in business education.
October 24, 2023 —
The Asper School of Business is championing sustainability with a series of initiatives engaging staff, faculty, students and alumni. In light of UM’s Sustainability Month, Dean Bruno Silvestre is excited to highlight Asper’s commitment to sustainability in business education.
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CBC Manitoba: University of Manitoba grad speaks on overcoming University struggles
October 20, 2023 —
University of Manitoba grad speaks on University struggles
October 20, 2023 —
University of Manitoba grad speaks on University struggles
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Asper School of Business celebrates Fall Convocation 2023
October 19, 2023 —
At Fall Convocation 2023, the Asper School of Business celebrates its first graduating cohort of Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics (MSCM) students and a cohort of amazing new alumni!
October 19, 2023 —
At Fall Convocation 2023, the Asper School of Business celebrates its first graduating cohort of Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics (MSCM) students and a cohort of amazing new alumni!
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Asper PhD candidate explores how businesses can contribute to creating a better world
October 13, 2023 —
Asper School of Business researcher, instructor and PhD candidate Mojtaba M. Shourkaei explores how businesses can advance sustainability. He recently completed research on Patagonia, an outdoor apparel brand, and published his findings this year in Business Strategy and the Environment, a leading academic journal in the field of business sustainability.
October 13, 2023 —
Asper School of Business researcher, instructor and PhD candidate Mojtaba M. Shourkaei explores how businesses can advance sustainability. He recently completed research on Patagonia, an outdoor apparel brand, and published his findings this year in Business Strategy and the Environment, a leading academic journal in the field of business sustainability.
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Asper MBA alum a champion of public service, community connection
September 27, 2023 —
Asper MBA alum Paris Fragkoulis has recently advanced to the role of assistant deputy minister, procurement and supply chain, with the Government of Manitoba. His impressive professional progress is due at least in part to his thoughtful and passionate approach to public service.
September 27, 2023 —
Asper MBA alum Paris Fragkoulis has recently advanced to the role of assistant deputy minister, procurement and supply chain, with the Government of Manitoba. His impressive professional progress is due at least in part to his thoughtful and passionate approach to public service.
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President’s Student Leadership Program works with local organizations
September 25, 2023 —
From forging intergenerational connections to providing basic necessities to the community’s most vulnerable, the fifth cohort of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP) recently completed five innovative and meaningful community leadership projects. PSLP brings together student leaders from post-secondary institutions across Manitoba, with specialties ranging from microbiology to marketing, at levels ranging from diploma to doctoral programs.
September 25, 2023 —
From forging intergenerational connections to providing basic necessities to the community’s most vulnerable, the fifth cohort of the President’s Student Leadership Program (PSLP) recently completed five innovative and meaningful community leadership projects. PSLP brings together student leaders from post-secondary institutions across Manitoba, with specialties ranging from microbiology to marketing, at levels ranging from diploma to doctoral programs.
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Asper BComm alum finishes on the podium of The Amazing Race Canada 9
September 21, 2023 —
Since graduating from the Asper School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business and Marketing, Ben Chutta [BComm(Hons)/15] has travelled to 52 countries across six continents, facilitated over $95 million in sales with multi-million- and billion-dollar corporations, and recently completed all 10 legs of The Amazing Race Canada Season 9 with longtime friend Anwar Ahmed.
September 21, 2023 —
Since graduating from the Asper School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business and Marketing, Ben Chutta [BComm(Hons)/15] has travelled to 52 countries across six continents, facilitated over $95 million in sales with multi-million- and billion-dollar corporations, and recently completed all 10 legs of The Amazing Race Canada Season 9 with longtime friend Anwar Ahmed.
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Asper exchange program helps BComm student adapt to the unfamiliar
September 15, 2023 —
International business major Will Lazarenko’s Asper School of Business experience has been remarkably unique: he adapted to remote learning during pandemic closures, studied abroad through Asper’s international exchange program and lived beneath the sounds of war in Ukraine on a self-initiated humanitarian mission.
September 15, 2023 —
International business major Will Lazarenko’s Asper School of Business experience has been remarkably unique: he adapted to remote learning during pandemic closures, studied abroad through Asper’s international exchange program and lived beneath the sounds of war in Ukraine on a self-initiated humanitarian mission.
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Asper associate professor’s work named best paper by top management journal
September 12, 2023 —
Buchanan’s work, whether he is studying reality TV or standards of sustainable forestry, takes our capacity for change seriously, approaching business as a dynamic and responsive field and pursuing individual phenomena with curiosity and a willingness to acknowledge, critique and learn.
September 12, 2023 —
Buchanan’s work, whether he is studying reality TV or standards of sustainable forestry, takes our capacity for change seriously, approaching business as a dynamic and responsive field and pursuing individual phenomena with curiosity and a willingness to acknowledge, critique and learn.
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Connecting, learning and giving back at the 2023 IGNITE Awards
September 8, 2023 —
On Thursday, September 7, members the Manitoba business community and the Asper School of Business, including many new Bachelor of Commerce students, gathered at the RBC Convention Centre for the 2023 IGNITE award ceremony, a key part of Asper’s annual The Commerce Week (TCW).
September 8, 2023 —
On Thursday, September 7, members the Manitoba business community and the Asper School of Business, including many new Bachelor of Commerce students, gathered at the RBC Convention Centre for the 2023 IGNITE award ceremony, a key part of Asper’s annual The Commerce Week (TCW).