Asper School of Business News Archive

October 4, 2021 — 
Asper Alumna, Pamela Kolochuk prioritizes company culture and community contributions as the new CEO of Peak of the Market

September 28, 2021 — 
Op-ed written by Mary Jane Maillet Brownscombe, [BComm(Hons)/88, MA/11], Indigenous Business Relations Executive-in-Residence at the Asper School of Business

September 22, 2021 — 
Jacoby’s commitment to student experience, EDI and the Drake Building will leave a lasting legacy.

September 9, 2021 — 
Asper Professor’s study finds many hiring managers still discriminate based on surface-level characteristics

September 2, 2021 — 
Dr. Bruno Silvestre’s academic record and administrative achievements to support Asper’s growth trajectory.

July 29, 2021 — 
Asper Professor’s study on the relationship between lobbying spending and customer satisfaction published in the Journal of Marketing.

July 22, 2021 — 
The James W. Burns Leadership Institute recently welcomed a third cohort of 23 participants representing some 15 disciplines, for the core week of the President’s Student Leadership Program. Students from across the province dove into an intensive week of workshops, seminars, and group work. Participants also got the opportunity to engage with prominent and impactful community and business leaders about their own leadership journey and leading through crisis.

July 20, 2021 — 
Kelly Mahoney, UM alumna and Director of the Asper Career Development Centre, heads to Tokyo to serve as head referee for triathlon

July 12, 2021 — 
The Asper School of Business welcomes Dr. Suzanne Gagnon, Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education and Director of the James W. Burns Leadership Institute, as the School’s Associate Dean of Professional Graduate Programs and Executive Education.

July 6, 2021 — 
Dr. Bruno Silvestre, Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships & Administration at the Asper School of Business and Director of the Transport Institute, has been awarded a CN Professorship.