Asper School of Business News Archive

June 7, 2024 — 
Over 200 students gathered at the Asper School of Business Drake Centre on May 30th to meet face-to-face with a business icon, industry giant, prairie powerhouse and 2024 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (IDEA) recipient, Gerry Price [BSc/70, MSc/72, LLD/17]. The

June 6, 2024 — 
Pinaz Mehta was prepared to climb the ladder from the laboratory to the boardroom, working as a criminalist assisting in the validation of AI software for the City of Tucson Arizona. With graduate training in forensic science and technology, Mehta excelled in research and began to detect the possibility of more. Suddenly, feeling even farther away from her family in Toronto amid lockdowns, Mehta realized that she needed a leap, not a ladder, to move forward. She began looking into MBA programs, seeking to develop her leadership skills closer to home.

May 30, 2024 — 
You might say that Asper BComm alum Kevin Chamagua [BComm(Hons)/18] runs a small business outside of his fulltime role as a Property and Casualty Specialist at Columbia Insurance, leveraging his Asper education in unique ways. He invests time, money and creative energy into this side gig; creating business plans, doing his own marketing, networking and managing a busy schedule for Marquesa, who is actually much more than a business.

May 28, 2024 — 
Manager of Business Development at New Media Manitoba and Asper alum Corinne Gusnoski [BComm(Hons)/18] spends her days doing everything from consulting with Ubisoft Winnipeg to learning new applications for virtual reality (VR) technology. Despite Gusnoski’s tech-oriented work, her background is in business. Day-to-day, she works with interactive digital media companies and leverages her business expertise to support their goals.

May 27, 2024 — 
Charlotte Vis van Heemst, Career Consultant at the Asper CDC, regularly meets with industry experts to learn more about meaningfully implementing principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in all elements of career development.

May 24, 2024 — 
Dr. Sandeep Arora is the 2023 recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Social Sciences category.

May 22, 2024 — 
Canada charts path for high-speed trains, but obstacles loom

May 21, 2024 — 
Eight UM faculty members are recognized at the Rh Awards at the May 27 ceremony.

May 17, 2024 — 
Each year, the University of Manitoba Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrates the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance UM’s commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability.  The 2024 recipients have been selected.

May 15, 2024 — 
In a hotel room in Rotterdam, Tyler Roslinsky submits his final assignment of his capstone finance course. He closes his laptop to realize that he is done; he has finished his Asper Bachelor of Commerce degree, from about seven time zones away.