Asper Indigenous News Archive
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Asper School of Business
Op-ed: Finding the Truth in Reconciliation
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
![Dr. Gady Jacoby](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Gady-at-staff-and-faculty-event-150x150.jpg)
Asper School of Business
Departing Asper School of Business Dean reflects on his tenure
September 22, 2021 —
Jacoby’s commitment to student experience, EDI and the Drake Building will leave a lasting legacy.
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Asper School of Business
Asper School of Business seeks Indigenous artists for new installation
June 22, 2021 —
The Indigenous Art Committee at the I.H. Asper School of Business is seeking proposals for an art project to be installed on the main floor atrium stairwell in the Drake Building. Two dimensional or low relief work will be considered, including murals with permanent paint or other wall-mounted media.
![A cement sign says Drake Centre, I.H. Asper School of Business and University of Manitoba Transport Centre. It's summer and there is a green tree and the red brick Drake Building in the background.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Outside-of-Drake-building-Asper-School-of-Business-150x150.jpg)
Asper School of Business
A message from Dr. Gady Jacoby: Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2021 —
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members at the Asper School of Business. It is also important to recognize that our commitment is ongoing, and we still have much work to do.
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Asper School of Business
Asper alumnus hopes to inspire more Indigenous CPAs
June 2, 2021 —
Asper School of Business alumnus, Carter Wilson [BComm(Hons)/18], is one of few Indigenous CPAs in Canada – and is hoping to change that.
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Asper School of Business
Asper student wins UM Trailblazer Award
May 21, 2021 —
Jennifer Moose’s unique journey helps pave the road for other Indigenous business students
![Mary Jane Maillet Brownscombe wearing a white shirt smiling at the camera.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MJ-Brownscombe-150x150.jpg)
Asper School of Business
The business of reconciliation: Asper appoints new Executive-in-Residence
March 31, 2021 —
Mary Jane Maillet Brownscombe [BComm(Hons)/88, MA/11] has a long-term relationship with the University of Manitoba
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Asper School of Business
Research conference on Indigenous business themes connects academics around the globe
March 26, 2021 —
On March 18 and 19, the Asper School of Businesses' Indigenous Business Edcuation Partners and the James W. Burns Leadership Institute hosted the inaugural Emerging Themes in Indigenous Business research conference. Two hundred people from around the world including Australia, New Zealand, France, The United Kingdom, Chile, Mexico and across Canada participated in the two-day conference.
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Asper School of Business
Shaping the future of Indigenous business in Manitoba through education
March 12, 2021 —
Since 1994, the Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) has created a sense of community for Indigenous students studying at Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba
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Asper School of Business
Asper School hosts international research conference on emerging themes in Indigenous Business
February 26, 2021 —
The Asper School of Business and the James W. Burns Leadership Institute will be holding an international conference designed to encourage and present research that deepens our knowledge of Indigenous matters within the context of management studies