Asper MBA News Archive

June 19, 2020 — 
Congratulations to Asper PhD student, Peter Pomart [MBA/18], who was award the SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Doctoral Fellowship.

June 10, 2020 — 
After spending years travelling internationally to teach yoga and scuba diving, Ivanka Watkin decided it was time to take her career to the next level, and for Watkin, that next level required an MBA degree.

June 5, 2020 — 
At the Asper School we take great pride in our diverse community of students, faculty and staff. We are committed to welcoming, involving, and mutually learning from and with ALL members of our community.

May 26, 2020 — 
When life happens, the best way to honour those that believe in you is to dig down deep and get it done. For Peter Pomart [MBA/18], this idea is representative of his academic journey, a path that started with a Bachelor of Science from Brandon University, an Asper MBA degree and his current adventure, the pursuit of a PhD from the Asper School of Business.

May 19, 2020 — 
An Asper MBA business venture team excelled at the world’s first virtual business plan competition by reaching the final round of the 2020 SCG Bangkok Business Challenge, Asia’s longest-running global student start-up competition.

April 9, 2020 — 
For this month’s Q & A with an MBA story feature, we connected with an Asper MBA alumna, who, along with Penner Oil, made a much needed donation of N95 masks to St. Boniface Hospital, right at a time where the global demand for personal protective equipment had increased.

April 6, 2020 — 
Asper MBA student and community leader Tanjit Nagra revisits her UMSU role to help save the U-Pass.

March 11, 2020 — 
After months of practice and a series of competitions, two Asper MBA teams are prepared to apply the skills, knowledge and experience they’ve gained in class to compete with some of the best business schools in the world.

March 9, 2020 — 
Asper MBA alumna Geeta Chopra [BComm (Hons)/11, MBA/16] is open to possibilities.

February 17, 2020 — 
In celebration of 50 years of graduates since our first cohort in 1970, the Asper School of Business has launched the Q & A with an MBA story series.