Asper School of Business News Archive
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Beyond numbers and spreadsheets
March 2, 2022 —
Sirius Zhang knew she had to study abroad to quell her burning curiosity for future-focused business practices.
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Sustainable solutions best in class
February 28, 2022 —
Asper MBA sustainability course assignment becomes international competition win
UM Community Events March 2022
February 28, 2022 —
Enjoy livestream midday recitals, cheer on the Bisons track and field team, learn how water purification is sustained in the Climate Series Webinar, and more
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Mentoring Manitoba’s future leaders
February 25, 2022 —
The Asper School of Business, home to the James W. Burns Leadership, connected with Block and Patel to hear their perspectives on the President’s Student Leadership Program, why students should apply, and what they as mentors have learned through this journey
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Celebrating another year of co-op success
February 23, 2022 —
On February 4, more than 200 co-op employers and students gathered virtually for the Celebrating Co-op Awards
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The business of environmental sustainability
February 14, 2022 —
It wasn’t until the beginning of the pandemic that Asper student Jessica Burtnick considered taking an MBA. Burtnick, who started the MBA program in January 2021 as an occasional student was recently appointed as the new Director of Marketing and Sales at Frontiers North Adventures (FNA), a local sustainable tourism business that specializes in polar bear, beluga whale, and northern lights experiences in Churchill, Manitoba.
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Asper Case teams draw valuable lessons from experiential learning
February 9, 2022 —
Only one month into 2022 and Asper students are already busy successfully representing the School on the international and national case competition stages.
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Naawi-Oodena “centre of the heart and community” to become Canada’s largest urban reserve
February 7, 2022 —
As the winter melt begins, so does the construction of Canada’s largest urban reserve, Naawi-Oodena. The massive project involving the evolution of the Kapyong Barracks site into an urban reserve with world class attractions is led by Asper alumnus Whelan Sutherland [BComm(Hons)/06], CEO, and Tim Daniels, Chief Development Officer for the Treaty One Development Corporation.
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Asper alum creates business out of non-alcoholic elixirs
January 31, 2022 —
“You’re my fourth Zoom meeting of the day,” laughs Leanne Kisil [BComm(Hons)/09] who recently moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver. “I’ve been here since August for a couple of reasons, including looking for a B.C. distributor, I am closer to some of the U.S. stores on the West Coast, and it’s where my partner lives.” Kisil is the owner and self-titled Chief Alchemy Officer of Solbrü, a company that creates non-alcoholic elixirs made of mushrooms, herbs, and other organic ingredients.
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Embracing winter, one pedal at a time
January 28, 2022 —
Asper alum Sinan Leylek [BComm(Hons)/14] is the President & CEO of Spark Rentals Inc., Canada’s first ice bike company that rents bikes designed to ride on frozen water.