#UMAlumni News Archive
Asper School of Business
Celebrate leaps made and chances taken at Asper Spring Convocation 2024
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.
Asper School of Business
Convocation a time to reflect on the moments that inspire
June 5, 2024 —
Last week, more than three years since that winter break, Connor Egan addressed a crowd of over 1,600 at the 2024 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (IDEA) Gala, the premier event of The Associates of the Asper School of Business, to announce that the Price Student-Managed Investment Fund (PSMIF) has raised over $3.5 million. Just one week later at Spring Convocation, Connor Egan will walk with his fellow Asper graduates in celebration of all they have accomplished during their unique BComm journeys.
Asper School of Business
Pride, a celebration of authenticity free from fear
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.
St. John's College
Max Sandred embarks on an experience of a lifetime
May 29, 2024 —
The UM and SJC alum studied Environmental Design during his undergraduate degree, spending countless hours at St John's studying for exams and eating food with friends in the Daily Bread Cafe. He also received several SJC scholarships and bursaries to support his education.
Asper School of Business
Asper BComm alum leading business development at New Media Manitoba
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.
St. John's College
Kevin Leung reflects on engineering career during Asian Heritage Month
May 14, 2024 —
The civil engineer worked as part of a diverse workforce at Manitoba Hydro, which took him to different locations all over Manitoba throughout his career. Prior to working at Hydro, Kevin moved to Canada from Hong Kong, where he stayed at St John’s Residence on campus, or as he refers to it, one big family.
St. John's College
Orde Morton publishes second world war story
May 1, 2024 —
Growing up after world war two, Orde thought it was time to take his experience from his thoughts to paper in his recent book, "Winnipeg Made Me: Growing Up After World War II", which is out now from Heartland Associates.
Asper School of Business
UM students collaborate to bring home case competition gold
April 30, 2024 —
Undergraduate students Ethan Harms, Habiba Mahmoud, Kenny May and Mustafa Khan travelled to Montréal in February to compete at the Engineering and Commerce Case Competition (ENGCOMM), the world’s only student-led multidisciplinary case competition.
Asper School of Business
From nurse to chief clinical operations officer
April 23, 2024 —
As Chief Clinical Operations Officer at CancerCare Manitoba, Asper alum Ken Borce [MBA/18] considers health equity a “guiding light” in his work.
Faculty of Architecture
10 Questions With… Heidi Painchaud [B.I.D. ’94]
April 19, 2024 —
Heidi Painchaud [B.I.D. '94] talks workplace design and more.