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Asper School of Business News

Asper experiential learning wins big at IDEA 2023

May 11, 2023 — 
This year for the first time in the IDEA award’s 39-year history, The Associates held an auction to raise funds in support of experiential learning at the Asper School of Business, which concluded with an outstanding final bid of $110,000.

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5 birth helpers at Wiijii'idiwag Ikwewag

Asper School of Business News

Indigenous women empowering each other through traditional birth support

May 10, 2023 — 
Kathleen BlueSky’s [MBA/15] role as co-founder and board chair of Wiijii’idiwag Ikwewag began during her time in the Asper MBA program, in a confluence of hard truths and tenderness.

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Asper School of Business News

2023 IDEA student event with beverage pioneer Anthony von Mandl

May 3, 2023 — 
IDEA event brings students into conversation with beverage pioneer Anthony von Mandl

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Alumni News

2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients revealed

May 1, 2023 — 
Meet the honourees for the upcoming September celebration

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Asper School of Business News

Case season wraps up at Asper with collaboration, community and experiential learning excellence

May 1, 2023 — 
In the last three months, the Asper case community has been busy with a diverse array of competitions, generating invaluable experiential learning opportunities and community engagement.

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Asper School of Business News

Research imitates life for Asper Assistant Professor published in FT50 journal

April 19, 2023 — 
Dr. Ratchel Zeng’s co-authored work on control and coordination receives prestigious publication and finds real-world application

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Meet some of UM’s climate changemakers

April 19, 2023 — 
Four members of our community who are taking on climate change with ambition, resolve and hope. Watch their videos!

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Asper School of Business News

Asper Co-op program receives international recognition for sustainability initiative

April 17, 2023 — 
The Asper School of Business has received recognition as a business school of tomorrow from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance.

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Asper School of Business News

Meet the MBA alum excelling in sports marketing

April 10, 2023 — 
“You can get something across—creating emotion or a sense of pride—with very few words.” Emily Sanders [BComm(Hons)/12, MBA/20], Director of Marketing Services at True North Sports + Entertainment, describes the commercial that confirmed her interest in sports marketing.

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Asper School of Business News

Asper alum follows his intuition to re-map success

April 3, 2023 — 
Sidhant Sharma [BComm(Hons)/21] is forthcoming about the highs and lows of his career journey. A Business Analyst Team Lead at Bison Transport, Sharma says the secret to his success is a combination of leaving his comfort zone, leading with responsibility, and following the occasional gut feeling.

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