Asper BComm News Archive

April 12, 2024 — 
Asper BComm student Gilbert Eretchabor is currently working hard to revitalize the University of Manitoba Supply Chain Organization (UMSCO) as president and is a passionate advocate for the field. Supply chain isn’t something that Eretchabor pursued from the start of his degree, but some cogent advice from the Dean helped him see his future (and his past) in supply chain.

March 8, 2024 — 
Fidelia De Souza has always known that a CPA designation is her dream destination, and she’s started on a number of paths to getting there, always applying a more exploratory than prescriptive approach, but guided by a true passion for the practice of accounting.

February 22, 2024 — 
A BComm student, Darbara Kaushal’s Asper story so far is defined by connection. He has been involved in Asper case competitions and the University of Manitoba Actuarial Club (UMAC) since he started his BComm in 2022, right as UM students were returning to in-person learning full-time for the first time since 2020.

February 14, 2024 — 
When Asper BComm student Zahara Husain chose her majors, she thought as much about her career goals as she did her personal ones. With aspirations to pursue the Chartered Professional Human Resources (CPHR) designation after graduation, she is now completing a double major in human resource management and marketing.

January 5, 2024 — 
Alnaser’s story is international, already spanning an impressive portion of the globe. It is by engaging with diverse perspectives, cultures and people that he finds self-acceptance.

December 8, 2023 — 
The Asper School of Business is now accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), making the University of Manitoba the first university in Western Canada to receive this prestigious, globally recognized accreditation.

November 16, 2023 — 
Our community is full of talented students ranging from the Faculty of Science, Arts, Engineering, Business, and Graduate Studies, to name a few. At our Annual Convocation, we were proud to recognize our 2022/23 graduates from the College and our scholarship and bursary recipients.

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!

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 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.