Fond memories and big plans from the Desautels valedictorian
Corinna Ha has wrapped up her BCom degree and is gearing up to represent her graduating class as valedictorian. Sitting down with the McGill Reporter before convocation, she reflects on her life-changing McGill journey.
Building a better business through data analytics
Discover how Professor Juan Serpa and a team of Desautels students are using data analytics to streamline operations for Santropol Roulant.
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An eyewear game-changer
Sophie Boulanger (BCom'03), founder of retail sensation BonLook, dishes on her mentors and mantra for success, as well as the trials and tribulations of disrupting the eyewear industry.
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Meet Tampa’s new director of hockey operations
Former Canadiens player and Desautels alumnus Mathieu Darche (BCom’00) has been announced as the Tampa Bay Lightning’s new director of hockey operations, bringing his rich experience in sports and business leadership to bear.
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Impact investing for a brighter future
Set to launch in September 2019, the Montreal Social Value Fund (MSVF) is the first student-led impact investment organization mentored by professional impact investors in Quebec.
Meet some of the Desautels students behind the fund as they share the importance of this initiative.
A home away from home: Perspectives from a French student in Montreal
Desautels BCom student Alice Kreziak joins Le Monde to share what prompted her, at the age of 17, to travel across the Atlantic to study business at McGill.
A big surprise for her? Much like in her native France, everyone speaks French!
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Incoming Desautels BCom is MP for the day
Rebecca Welden, an incoming Desautels BCom student, recently joined 338 young women in the Daughters of the Vote initiative, which gave her a firsthand experience of life in the Canadian Parliament.
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McGill named among greenest employers
McGill has been named to the Canada's Greenest Employers list, a competition organized by the Canada's Top 100 Employers project.
In many ways, sustainability is embedded within McGill’s DNA through program offerings like the Bachelor in Commerce in Managing for Sustainability.
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Desautels students take home top prize at PRMIA
Congratulations to the Desautels Capital Management Team comprised of BCom students Ludovic Van den Bergen, Emilie Granger, Ian Jiang, and Roy Chen Zhang who won first place and $10,000 in prize money at the 2019 PRMIA Risk Management competition.
Igniting the power of data analytics
Discover how Professor Juan Serpa and the 16 Desautels students comprising a new food analytics club are revolutionizing the operations of beloved NPO Santropol Roulant – and it’s all through the power of data analytics.
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Gold, silver, bronze: Desautels students sweep accounting competition
It was a three-podium finish for Desautels BCom students who competed in the Affaire de Cas case competition for second-year accounting students. Congratulations to the following students:
1st place
Félix Dumouchel Gabrielle Schilling Samuel Dubuc Â2nd place
Catalyzing sustainable business across campus
Congratulations to the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network (DSN) who received a Catalyst Award from the McGill Office of Sustainability this week under the category of Sustainability in Connectivity & Governance!
A silver finish for BComs in Paris
Congratulations to BCom students Michael Amar, Tanya Gandhi and Babet Nieman who took second place in the final round of the Accuracy Business Cup, which unfolded in Paris in partnership with LVMH.
Desautels was one of six teams out of 100 entrants who were selected to advance. Thank you to Roman Celac and Peg Brunelle who contributed as coaches.
Reflecting on the Hot Cities Tour
Professor Karl Moore and Kenza Bennis (BCom’19) share takeaways from the eleventh edition of the Hot Cities of the World Tour, which brought McGill students and alumni to Japan and Thailand to study business trends in the Far East.
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BCom alumnus promoted to court judge
Howard Leibovich (BCom’90, BCL/LLB’94) Director of the Crown Law Office – Criminal, at the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto, has been appointed as Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, and a Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
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