Asper School of Business News Archive
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The rise and fall of United Grain Growers
October 17, 2019 —
For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture. What happened?
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Asper School of Business
Share your voice at the Asper Town Hall Meeting
October 8, 2019 —
Asper undergraduate students are invited to a Student Town Hall Meeting on Monday, October 21, from 4-5 p.m. in 343 Drake, where the proposed Strategic Plan for the Asper School of Business will be presented.
![Jocelyne Thorpe, Scott Ormiston and Joyce Slater are three of the many professors recognized by alumni.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Alumni-Answers_stairs_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni
Alumni name their fav UM profs
October 4, 2019 —
We were overwhelmed with messages about faculty who taught challenging topics with ease; inspired news ways of thinking and creating; and expanded students’ horizons
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Bison Sports announce 129 student-athletes with U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status for 2018-19
October 3, 2019 —
The total is another record high for Manitoba and the third year in a row that a new record has been set
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Asper School of Business
Asper School of Business mourns passing of long-time professor and alumna
October 3, 2019 —
Asper School of Business alumna and celebrated professor, Dr. Usha Mittoo [MBA/81] passed away on September 14, 2019.
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Food Systems Research Group
Do you want food system change on campus?
October 1, 2019 —
To celebrate World Food Day at the University of Manitoba, the Food Systems Research Group, in collaboration with the Winnipeg Food Council, is holding a campus food system transformation workshop Oct 16.
![(Left to right): Marlee McMillan, Owner/Operator of Centered Care Inc., Noah Palansky, Co-Founder and CEO at TaiV, Giovanna Minenna, Founder and CEO at Brows by G., and Chris Schmidt, Co-Founder and CEO at Pluto Ventures.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8427-150x150.png)
Asper School of Business
Innovative location inspires collaboration at CEO Manitoba’s first Kick-off to Entrepreneurship event
September 30, 2019 —
A space designed to stimulate innovative thinking was the ideal location to inspire Manitoba’s future entrepreneurs at the first-ever Kick-off to Entrepreneurship event, hosted by Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) Manitoba, an international student organization based out of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.
![Volunteers get their shine on for cystic fibrosis at the 2018 Shine Day.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Shinerama-150x150.jpg)
Asper School of Business
Get your shine on for cystic fibrosis!
September 12, 2019 —
It’s hard to miss 200+ volunteers in bright orange t-shirts. At the U of M, this can mean only one thing – it’s Shinerama season.
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Asper School of Business
Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) program celebrates 25 years
September 5, 2019 —
The Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) program has provided a sense of community for Indigenous (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) students studying at the Asper School of Business for 25 years
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Asper School of Business
ICYMI: What you missed this summer at Asper
September 5, 2019 —
It has been a busy summer at the Asper School of Business. Here are the headlines you might have missed.