#AsperCommunity News Archive

November 8, 2024 — 
Premium clothing retailers feel squeeze

October 23, 2024 — 
For Fall Convocation 2024, the Asper School of Business celebrates new Asper alumni as they take their hard-earned degrees into the workforce, further study, or their next great venture. Here is a snapshot of just a few new Asper alumni receiving their parchments on October 22, 2024.

October 22, 2024 — 
At one of Manitoba’s many maker markets, Toasti Bean co-founders Hayley Johnston [BComm(Hons)/13] and Thao Lam [BComm(Hons)/16] offer samples of pistachio ice cream, blueberry pancakes, and caramel stickybun, excited to share that—yes—many of these tasty treats are also available in decaf.

October 17, 2024 — 
The 2024 VIBE Awards are on November 14, 2024, celebrating this year’s recipients: Emilie McKinney, founder of Anishinaabe Bimishimo, and Shaun Vincent, founder of Vincent Design Inc. This prestigious annual event combines celebration, networking and philanthropy and will highlight the incredible contributions of VIBE Award recipients McKinney and Vincent, who have each led with ingenuity, passion and a vision that goes far beyond their respective industries. Says IBEP director Riley Proulx [BComm(Hons)/19], “everyone can find inspiration from the stories of resilience, courage and dedication of our award recipients.”

September 13, 2024 — 
Instructor and newly appointed director of Indigenous business relations, Katherine Davis [MBA/20] has spent the last 10 years working in cross-cultural settings building relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. She is the first Métis faculty member at the Asper School of Business as well as an alum of the Asper MBA and President’s Student Leadership Program.

September 11, 2024 — 
Associate professor of business administration and newly appointed director of EDI, Jieying Chen has conducted and published research on topics such as cross-cultural interactions, mindfulness, judgment and decision making, and strategic human resource management. She is currently conducting a project on immigrant adaptation, and some of her recent research examines factors that affect individuals’ adaptation in a new environment and gender issues in the workplace.

September 9, 2024 — 
Associate professor of supply chain management and newly appointed director of sustainability, Minelle E. Silva pursues research that mainly concerns supply chain sustainability and inter-organizational relationships. He is passionate about social and environmental justice and develops academic work that sheds light on problems in supply chains. Silva was appointed director of sustainability at the Asper School of Business effective July 1, 2024.

September 4, 2024 — 
Robert Biscontri, associate dean of undergraduate and international programs at the Asper School of Business, shares some exciting updates, including new and refreshed articulation agreements with post-secondary institutions across the province, more flexibility for Asper students choosing an academic minor, a new winter intake and a dedicated direct entry pathway for Northern Indigenous students.

August 1, 2024 — 
A little over a year before UM student Tinashe Mutamangira was preparing his Dragon’s Den Season 19 audition, he was preparing his business plan for the 2023 Stu Clark New Venture Championships.

June 25, 2024 — 
Beyond Profit: Seeking Sustainability, a short documentary film directed by Ridley, had its Winnipeg premiere on June 12, 2024. Featuring an introduction from the film’s executive producer, Bruno Dyck and a fireside chat moderated by Asper MBA alum, instructor and producer Rohan Shanker [MBA/23], the premiere welcomed community members, local business owners, students and faculty to connect over their passion for sustainable business.