Asper School of Business News Archive
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New research chair created by financial pioneer
November 19, 2015 —
Endowment is an “Investment in tomorrow’s business leaders”
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WFP: Students win big at Innovate Manitoba’s Pitch Day
November 19, 2015 —
Event allows anyone with a business idea to deliver a two-minute pitch to an expert panel of judges
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Game Changer: Now the work begins
November 17, 2015 —
'Our students want to transform the world and it’s rewarding to see how excited and committed they are to using the Game Changer competition as the platform to achieve this.'
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Asper alumna heads Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce board
November 13, 2015 —
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce welcomed Asper alumni Priti Mehta-Shah [BComm(Hons)/83, CA, CBV, CF] as the new chair of its board of directors
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Manjit Minhas of Dragon’s Den will share her insights with students
November 12, 2015 —
Join us Nov. 12.
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Supporting students through philanthropy
November 10, 2015 —
University donors celebrated on National Philanthropy Day
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Celebrating Actuarial Student Achievement
November 9, 2015 —
Congratulations to the Actuarial students honoured with awards at the 54th Annual Fish Dinner
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Asper prof achieves CFA designation
November 9, 2015 —
Congratulations to Ying Zhang, assistant professor of finance
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Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
November 5, 2015 —
Fang Wan has been awarded a University of Manitoba Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award
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2015 Associates Achievement Awards
November 2, 2015 —
Five professors at the Asper School of Business were presented with 2015 Associates Achievement Awards